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Jimbuna · 09-24-17, 08:43 AM

24th September 1917

Western Front

German attack north of Bezonvaux, Fosses and Chaume Woods, Verdun (north-east), repulsed.

Southern Front

Captain Marchese di Laureati flies from Turin to London, non-stop, 650 miles, 7 hours 22 minutes.

Naval and Overseas Operations

British destroy German food depots west of Kilwa; Belgian column within ten miles of Mahenge.

Aviation

Aeroplane raid on London and south-east coast, 21 killed, 70 injured.

Political, etc.

Herbert Hoover, head of the U.S. Food Administration, recommends that people eat less candy to preserve sugar supplies.

Satisfactory Japanese Mission (Viscount Ishii) to U.S.A.

Great Britain apologises to Denmark for Jutland violation on 1 September 1917, and offers indemnity.

Ship Losses:

Europe (France) The four-masted barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (46°37′N 11°30′W) by SM UC-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMT Hastfen (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 11 (Karl Dobberstein) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of four of her crew.
Iriston (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south by west of Cape Camarat, Var, France (43°17′N 6°49′E) by SM U-32 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Leka (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 6 to 8 nautical miles (11 to 15 km) east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by SM UC-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of seventeen of her crew.
Louis Bossert (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Bay of Biscay (45°11′N 9°35′W) by SM U-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Mimosa (France) The three-masted schooner was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by SM UC-47 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued or reached St. Mary's in their lifeboats. Mimosa was later towed in to St Mary's.
Nuova Francesca (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Perseverance (France) The four-masted barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean by SM UC-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
S. Espedito (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

09-24-17, 08:43 AM	#2566
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 191,405 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	24th September 1917 Western Front German attack north of Bezonvaux, Fosses and Chaume Woods, Verdun (north-east), repulsed. Southern Front Captain Marchese di Laureati flies from Turin to London, non-stop, 650 miles, 7 hours 22 minutes. Naval and Overseas Operations British destroy German food depots west of Kilwa; Belgian column within ten miles of Mahenge. Aviation Aeroplane raid on London and south-east coast, 21 killed, 70 injured. Political, etc. Herbert Hoover, head of the U.S. Food Administration, recommends that people eat less candy to preserve sugar supplies. Satisfactory Japanese Mission (Viscount Ishii) to U.S.A. Great Britain apologises to Denmark for Jutland violation on 1 September 1917, and offers indemnity. Ship Losses: Europe (France) The four-masted barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (46°37′N 11°30′W) by SM UC-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. HMT Hastfen (Royal Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by UC 11 (Karl Dobberstein) and sank in the North Sea with the loss of four of her crew. Iriston (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) south by west of Cape Camarat, Var, France (43°17′N 6°49′E) by SM U-32 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Leka (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 6 to 8 nautical miles (11 to 15 km) east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, United Kingdom by SM UC-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of seventeen of her crew. Louis Bossert (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Bay of Biscay (45°11′N 9°35′W) by SM U-54 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. Mimosa (France) The three-masted schooner was shelled and damaged in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) north west of the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by SM UC-47 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member. Survivors abandoned ship and were rescued or reached St. Mary's in their lifeboats. Mimosa was later towed in to St Mary's. Nuova Francesca (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Perseverance (France) The four-masted barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean by SM UC-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. S. Espedito (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Tyrrhenian Sea by SM UC-53 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!