10th January 1918
Western Front
British raids near Ypres.
Ammunition depot near Courtrai bombed.
Eastern Front
Central Powers and Bolsheviks recognise the Ukraine as separate state; latter to be represented at negotiations.
British Government assure Russian Government of their support in creation of an independent Poland.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
General Maude's despatch of 15 October 1917 issued.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Board of Admiralty reconstituted, with Sir E. Geddes as First Lord and Sir R. Wemyss as First Sea Lord.
Political, etc.
House of Lords adopts Women's Suffrage clause.
Australia: Conscription Referendum: majority against - 165,000.
Vladimir Lenin heads to newly-independent Finland for few days of vacation.
Ship Losses:
Atlas (Netherlands) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 25 nautical miles (46 km) off Fuertaventura, Canary Islands, Spain (28°32′N 12°52′W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Cardiff (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Bay of Biscay 20 nautical miles (37 km) south west of Lorient, Morbihan, France by SM U-84 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of eight of her crew. She was beached but was later refloated.
Hulda Maersk (Denmark) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 24 nautical miles (44 km) off Cape Bojador, Río de Oro (26°26′N 14°28′W) by SM U-157 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Portland (United Kingdom) The auxiliary schooner caught fire and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Portugal. Her crew were rescued.
Ydun (Sweden) The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea off Stavanger, Rogaland, Norway. She came ashore at Ulboer, Rogaland and was wrecked.
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