[Jimbuna]

27th August 1917

Western Front

Ypres region: British line advance 200 yards astride St. Julien-Poelcapelle road.

Renewed activity on the Aisne.

Right bank of Meuse heavy enemy counter-attack repulsed.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Publication of official communication regarding operations in East Africa; enemy slowly being pressed back, eight miles in Masasi district.

Belgian columns from Kilossa drive enemy to south bank Ruaha river.

Midway between Lake Nyassa and sea, considerable German force closely invested.

Political, etc.

At Russian National Conference, General Kornilov appeals for measures to restore discipline in the army.

Ship Losses:

Anna (Denmark) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east of Lerwick, Shetland Islands, United Kingdom by SM U-87 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Aurora (Denmark) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 25 nautical miles (46 km) east south east of Lerwick (60°35′N 0°07′E) by SM U-87 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Hathor (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) off Cape Ténès, Algeria by SM UB-48 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. Her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.