[Jimbuna]

18th March 1918

Western Front

French raids against German lines near Verdun nets them 160 additional prisoners and the destruction of German defenses on a 2000-metre line.

Belgians repulse heavy local attacks in Flanders.

Daylight air-raid by British on Mannheim.

Political, etc.

Publication of manifesto by Premiers and Foreign Ministers of Entente regarding Germany's policy towards Russia and Romania; they refuse to recognise the peace treaties.

Holland accepts Entente demands in regard to Dutch shipping, with reservations.

Ship Losses:

Atlantic Sun (United Kingdom) The tanker was torpedoed and sunk off Orsay, Inner Hebrides (55°49′N 7°10′W) by U-46 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Baygitano (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel off Lyme Regis, Dorset (50°41′N 2°56′W) by SM UC-77 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.
Heian Maru No.18 (Japan) The cargo ship caught fire and sank at Nagasaki. She was a total loss.
John H. Barry (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 104 nautical miles (193 km) north north west of Cape Bougaroni, Algeria (38°42′N 5°45′E) by SM UB-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three crew.
Massilia (Italy) The coal hulk was torpedoed and sunk at Augusta, Sicily by SM UC-25 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Prometeo (Italy) The tanker was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Carvoeiro, Portugal (37°54′N 16°00′W) by SM U-155 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Reidar (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 340 nautical miles (630 km) off the coast of Portugal by SM U-155 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four of her crew.
Saldanha (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and damaged in the Mediterranean Sea 95 nautical miles (176 km) north of Algiers, Algeria (38°19′N 2°39′E) by SM UB-52 ( Kaiserliche Marine). She was torpedoed again the next day and sank with the loss of six crew.
Utrecht (French Navy) The naval tug was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 90 nautical miles (170 km) east of Capo Figari, Sardinia, Italy (41°04′N 11°48′E) by SM UB-49 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two of her crew.