1st August 1918
Western Front
Allies advance on Ourcq, on north, reaching line Cramoiselle-Cramaille (north-west of Fere-en-Tardenois), on south take Cierges (south-east of Fere-en-Tardenois).
French capture Romigny (south-west of Reims).
Eastern Front
Allied forces land at Archangel and capture defences.
Political, etc.
Speech of Mr. Balfour on League of Nations.
Ship Losses:
Columbia (Denmark) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Port Said, Egypt by SM UC-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Mikula Selyaninovich (Soviet Navy) Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War; The icebreaker was scuttled at Archangelsk to prevent capture by British forces.
Svyatogor (Soviet Navy) Allied Intervention in the Russian Civil War; The icebreaker was scuttled at Archangelsk to prevent capture by British forces.
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