6th August 1918
Western Front
Germans attack south of Morlancourt (south of Albert), retaking part of Australian gains.
General Foch promoted Marshal of France.
Political, etc.
Speech of Mr. Montagu on Indian Constitutional Reform.
M. Malvy sentences to five years' banishment.
Czech's, Yugo-Slavs, some Poles vote against Austrian Budget.
Retirement of Herren Ballin and Holtzendorff from Council of Central Europe.
Ship Losses:
Biruta (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) nort west of Calais, France by a Kaiserliche Marine submarine with the loss of twelve of her crew.
Clan Macneil (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Alexandria, Egypt (31°21′N 29°47′E) by SM UC-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMS Comet (Royal Navy) The Acorn-class destroyer collided with another vessel and sank in the Mediterranean Sea.
Diamond (United States Lighthouse Service) The lightship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean by SM U-140 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Merak (United States) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Hatteras, North Carolina (34°57′N 75°40′W) by SM U-140 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
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