[Jimbuna]

8th July 1918

Western Front

Successful French attack north-west of Longpont (west of Villers-Cotterets); 346 prisoners.

Eastern Front

Czecho-Slovaks occupy Irkutsk.

Declaration of aims to Allies by Siberian Government.

Southern Front

Italians win passage of Vojusa and occupy Fieri (20 miles north-east of Valona); French and Italians threaten Berat (north-east of Valona).

Naval and Overseas Operations

British monitors aid Italian advance on Lower Vojusa.

Political, etc.

Report of five M.P.'s re: enemy aliens, recommending stricter treatment.

House of Commons prolongs life of Parliament to 30 January 1919.

Ship Losses:

Ben Lomond (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) south east of the Daunt Rock by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 23 crew.
Chicago (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of Flamborough Head, Yorkshire by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of three of her crew.
Horta (Portugal) The cargo ship was sunk in the Strait of Sicily by SM UC-73 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Manx King (Norway) The full-rigged ship was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean (40°05′N 52°00′W) by SM U-156 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Mars (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 74 nautical miles (137 km) west by north of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly (49°44′N 8°20′W) by SM U-92 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
San Nicola (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Andros by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
War Crocus (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km) east by north of Flamborough Head by SM UB-107 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.