17th October 1918
Western Front
Battle of the Selle begins.
British-American attack on nine-mile front carries line of Selle south of Le Cateau.
British enter Douai and capture Lille (stripped).
Belgians enter Ostend by land, their King and Queen and Sir R. Keyes by sea; Cavalry at gates of Bruges.
British reach outskirts of Tourcoing.
Americans fight west of Grand pre.
Eastern Front
British troops in Transcaspia capture Dushak, driving back Bolsheviks (announced).
Southern Front
Franco-Serbs occupy Knyazhevats and Krushevats.
Montenegrins rise against Austrians.
French capture Ipek.
Over half of Serbia cleared of enemy.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Tigris railway extended by British beyond Tekrit.
Political, etc.
British Government recognises Polish Army as autonomous.
Proclamation in Prague of Czech Republic, and at Agram of Yugo-Slav independence.
Bolshevik-German correspondence published in Washington.
London subscribes 31 million pounds National War Bonds in nine days.
Ship Losses:
Bonvilston (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Irish Sea 9.5 nautical miles (17.6 km) north west by west of Corsewall Point, Wigtownshire by SM UB-92 ( Imperial German Navy). Her crew survived.
Lucia (United States) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 1,200 nautical miles (2,200 km) off the coast of the United States (38°50′N 50°50′W) by SM U-155 ( Imperial German Navy) with the loss of four of her crew.
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