[Jimbuna]

17th March 1918

Western Front

Big German raid north-east of Verdun.

Aviation

British aircraft continue their daylight raids against Germany, hitting the barracks and railway station at Kaiserslautern, Bavaria.

Political, etc.

White House announces it will cancel its annual egg rolling for Easter to conserve food. Other groups in the U.S. also urge people to observe an eggless Easter.

Ship Losses:

Anne Yvonne (France) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) off Cadgwith, Cornwall, United Kingdom (49°59′N 5°10′W) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Arvor (France) The sailing vessel was sunk in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north east of The Lizard, Cornwall (49°59′N 5°10′W) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Beata (France) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) north east of The Lizard (49°59′N 5°10′W) by SM UB-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Cressida (United Kingdom) The steam yacht was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) west by north of The Skerries, Isle of Anglesey (53°23′N 5°05′W by SM U-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew.
Dunure (United Kingdom) The barque sprang a leak and foundered in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) south of Isla Cristina, Spain. Her crew were rescued.
Eliza Anne (United Kingdom) The ketch was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean 33 nautical miles (61 km) south by west of the Eddystone Lighthouse by SM UC-75 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Guadalquivir (Spain) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (33°10′N 9°37′W) by SM U-154 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ivydene (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 36 nautical miles (67 km) north of Cape Bougaroni, Algeria (38°49′N 6°32′E by SM UB-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Sea Gull (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 7 nautical miles (13 km) off Point Lynas, Anglesey by SM U-103 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twenty crew.
South Western (United Kingdom) The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 9 nautical miles (17 km) west by south of St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by SM UB-59 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 24 of her crew.
Tripoli (Italy) The passenger ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Capo Figari, Sardinia (41°07′N 9°57′E) by SM UB-49 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Waihemo (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 37 (Otto Kümpel) and sank in the Aegean Sea off Piraeus. Her crew survived.