[Jimbuna]

30th August 1917

Western Front

Attempted German night raid on British lines south-east of Lens repulsed.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British advance on front of 600 yards south-west of Gaza.

Political, etc.

Former President Roosevelt states pacifist Senators La Follette and William Stone should be sent to Germany, accusing them of pro-Germanism.

President Wilson exempts hospital interns and medical students from the draft.

Canada passes the Military Service Act to recruit more soldiers due to the heavy casualties suffered at the Somme.

Ship Losses:

Athinai (Greece) The coaster was shelled and sunk in the Kassos Strait south east of Cape Sidero, Crete by SM UC-74 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Eastern Prince (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 30 nautical miles (56 km) south west of the Eddystone Lighthouse (49°41′N 4°12′W) by SM U-62 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five crew.
Grelhame (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) south west of Start Point by SM U-62 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Natal (France) The passenger ship collided with another French merchant vessel and sank in the Mediterranean Sea off Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône. All 520 people on board were rescued.
Noya (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 8 nautical miles (15 km) west south west of The Lizard, Cornwall (49°52′N 5°22′W) by SM U-62 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
HMT Ocean's Gift II (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was lost on this date.