October 11, 1918
Western Front:
Strong German resistance north of River Selle (Le Cateau); Germans retreat from strong positions north of River Sensee; British close to Douai.
Enemy retreats on 38-mile front north of Rivers Arnes and Suippe.
Big French advance.
Germans strip Flanders coats of ships and aeroplanes.
Southern Front:
Heavy fighting on Asiago plateau; 500 prisoners.
General Jekor, Bulgarian Commander-in-Chief, dismissed.
Allied raid north of Monte Grappa.
Nish, Serbia, reoccupied by Allied forces.
Prizren, Serbia, retaken by French forces.
Naval:
The Imperial German Navy's air command proposes that merchant ships be converted into Germany's first aircraft carriers with flight decks.
Political, etc:
Herr Erzberger announces German militarism is dead.
Huge military appropriations demanded in U.S.A.
Emperor Karl receives nationality deputations at Reichsrat.
Dr. Wekerle, Hungarian Prime Minister, resigns.
Martial law in parts of Poland.
Feng-Kuo-Chang, President of China, retires.
Air War:
There is no air combat this day.
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“Never do anything you can't take back.”
—Rocky Russo
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