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[Jimbuna]

17th October 1916

Western Front

French gain new group of houses in Sailly-Saillisel.

Eastern Front

Romanians maintain positions at Rucar, but retreat in the Gyimes Pass (Mold.); enemy penetrate eight miles into Romania and reach Agas.

North of Korytnitsa (24 miles W.S.W. of Lutsk), obstinate fighting, Germans claim trenches and 1,900 prisoners.

Southern Front

Fighting in Dobropolye region (north of Kaymakchlan).

Italians capture Tooth of Pasubio (Trentino).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

British raid and take Dakhla oasis (175 miles south-west of Assiut).

Naval

The USS Arizona was commissioned on this date in 1916.


Political, etc.

British government orders all shops to close at 7pm (8 on Saturday) to conserve electricity, starting October 30. Liquor sales are exempt.

Nikola Tesla testifies in federal court that he has found a way to “isolate” energy in the air to control and use it.

Newspapers carry some of the first pictures of the “tank” made public.


Ship Losses:

Botnia (Norway) The cargo ship struck a mine and sank in the White Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) north of Gorodetsky[disambiguation needed], Russia (67°48′N 41°05′E). Her crew survived.
Edam (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk 45 nautical miles (83 km) west by south of the Feie Lighthouse by SM U-43 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Midsland (Germany) The cargo ship was scuttled at Bruges, West Flanders, Belgium. She was raised in 1920, repaired and returned to service.
Pacific (Netherlands) The schooner was abandoned in the North Sea. Her crew were rescued by the trawler Anna Josens ( Netherlands).
Selina Mary (United Kingdom) The ketch struck a rock an foundered in the Bristol Channel off Ilfracombe, Devon. Her crew survived.
Sten (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea off the Farne Islands, United Kingdom (57°00′N 4°02′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
U-16 (Austro-Hungarian Navy) The Type UB I submarine was sunk in a battle with Nembo ( Regia Marina and Bormida ( Italy) with the loss of eleven of her thirteen crew.

Waiting to play ─ Des Moines Register and Leader

[Sailor Steve]

October 17, 1916

Air War:
1055 French ace Alfred Heurtaux, flying a SPAD VII, shoots down an Albatros fighter for victory number 9.

1200 German ace Gustav Leffers, flying his captured Nieuport 11, shoots down an FE.2b for victory number 8.

1210 German ace Oswald Boelcke, in Albatros D.II 386/16, shoots down and FE.2b for victory number 35.

1210 German pilot Stefan Kirmaier, in an Albatros D.II, is credited with an FE.2b as well. There is some confusion, as records show only two FE.2s shot down this day.

German pilot Renatus Theiller, in an Albatros D.II, is also given credit for an FE.2, adding to the confusion. Whatever plane he shot down, this is victory number 3 for Theiller.



Norwegian Sea:
Hellmuth Jürst, commanding U-43, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Edam, 2,381 tons, bound from Enisei for Grimsby with a load of hides and hemp. He ends his second war patrol with 13 ships and 28,533 tons.



North Sea:
Otto von Schrader, in UB-35, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Sten, 1,046 tons, travelling from Skien to Grimsby with a general cargo. This is von Schrader's first sinking.



Barents Sea:
Norwegian freighter SS Botnia, 1,149 tons, carrying a load of timber from Umba to London, his a mine laid by Waldemar Bender in U-76. This is Bender's first sinking.



Black Sea:
German freighter SS Irmingard, 4,211 tons, is torpedoed by an unknown submarine and run aground.

[Jimbuna]

18th October 1916

Western Front

British make progress north of Gueudecourt.

French drive enemy out of Sailly.

South of Somme, French carry whole front between La Maisonnette Chateau and Biaches, facing Peronne.

Eastern Front

Romanians successfully attack enemy in Aluta (southern Transylvania) region, Austrians do not take offensive again here until 28th.

Southern Front

Serbs take village of Brod and completely rout enemy.

Strong enemy attacks in Doiran region repulsed by British.

Naval and Overseas Operations

"Munchen", small German cruiser, torpedoed by British submarine.

Political, etc.

Construction of the Commodore Hotel begins in New York City (it will be renovated by Donald Trump in 1980 as his first construction project).

Berlin bans the use of taxicabs to and from theatres, concert halls, and other places of entertainment.

Ship Losses:

Athene (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) south west by west of Hvidingsö by SM U-32 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ethel Duncan (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 40 nautical miles (74 km) west north west of Noop Head, Orkney Islands (59°25′N 4°36′W) by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Greta (Sweden) The barque was sunk in the Skaggerak 9 nautical miles (17 km) off the Hirtshals Lighthouse, Nordjylland, Denmark (57°47′N 9°56′E)[82] by SM U-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

Editorial cartoon: Safeguards ─ Chicago Tribune.

[Sailor Steve]

October 18, 1916

Air War:
1605 Russian pilot Vasili Yanchenko, flying a Nieuport 11, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 3.

Italian pilot Pier Ruggero Piccio, in a Nieuport 11, destroys an observation balloon for victory number 1.



Norwegian Sea:
Walther Schwieger, commanding U-20, sinks British freighter SS Ethel Duncan, 2,510 tons, out of Cardiff with a load of coal for an unknown destination. His score is now 34 ships and 139,515 tons.



North Sea:
Kurt Hartwig, in U-32, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Athene, 1,847 tons, bound from Narvik for Middlesbrough with a load of iron ore. This is Hartwig's first sinking.



Skagerrak:
Hugo Schmidt, in U-71, sinks Swedish barque Greta, 1,370 tons, carrying pit props and sleepers from Göteborg to Sunderland. This is Schmidt's first sinking.



Portuguese East Africa (Mozambique):
Australian barque Lobo, 860 tons, travelling from Parapato to New York with a load of mangrove bark, runs aground 30 miles south of the Angoche River.



Bombay, India:
British battleship HMS Vengeance leaves drydock and begins coaling for a long voyage.



Caribbean Sea:
Nicaraguan coaster SS L. Edward Hines, 982 tons, founders off the coast of Belize.

[Jimbuna]

19th October 1916


Western Front

British make progress north of Gueudecourt.

French drive enemy out of Sailly.

South of Somme, French carry whole front between La Maisonnette Chateau and Biaches, facing Peronne.

Eastern Front

Romanians successfully attack enemy in Aluta (southern Transylvania) region, Austrians do not take offensive again here until 28th.

Southern Front

Serbs take village of Brod and completely rout enemy.

Strong enemy attacks in Doiran region repulsed by British.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Ocean liner RMS Alaunia, carrying 164 crew members, strikes a mine laid by UC 16 (Egon von Werner) and sinks off Hastings. 2 crew members are killed..


Political, etc.

Chancellor of the Exchequer McKenna states Britain is paying the U.S. $10 million a day for supplies needed for the war effort.

Ship Losses:

Alaunia (United Kingdom) The troopship struck a mine laid by UC 16 (Egon von Werner) and sank in the English Channel off Hastings, East Sussex with the loss of two lives.
Cottica (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea (56°41′N 2°56′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Czarita (Imperial Russian Navy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Black Sea off Cape Midia, Romania (44°31′N 29°16′E) by SM UB-42 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Dido (Norway) The coaster was scuttled in the North Sea by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Fritz Emil (Denmark) The schooner was scuttled in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) west of Lindesnes, Vest-Agder, Norway by SM UC-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Guldaas (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea (56°41′N 2°56′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Jug (Russia) The ship was sunk by SM UC-25 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Mercur (Sweden) The cargo ship was sunk in the Skaggerak 10 nautical miles (19 km) east of the Skagen Lightship ( Denmark)[90] by SM U-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Normandie (Sweden) The cargo ship was scuttled in the North Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) west north west of the Vinga Lighthouse[92] by SM U-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Penylan (United Kingdom) The collier was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) west by north of Cape Bougaroni, Algeria (37°07′N 6°26′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Theodor (Sweden) The wooden barque, en route from Härnösand to Amsterdam, struck a mine in the Ålands hav and was later condemned. The crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

October 19, 1916

English Channel:
British passenger liner SS Alaunia, 13,405 tons, bound from New York for London with a general cargo, hits a mine laid by Egon von Werner in UC-16. Von Werner's score is now 30 ships and 37,766 tons.



North Sea:
Otto von Schrader, commanding UB-35, stops and scuttles 3 Allied ships:
Norwegian sailing ship Cottica, 320 tons, en route from Kragerø to West Hartlepool with a load of pit props.
Norwegian coaster SS Dido, 333 tons, carrying tinplate clippings from Stavanger to West Hartlepool.
Norwegian sailing ship Guidaas, 636 tons, travelling from Risør to West Hartlepool with a load of pit props.
Von Schrader's score is now 4 ships and 1,699 tons.



Swedish freighter SS Sjövik, 1,596 tons, carrying a load of timber from Örnsköldsvik to London, is wrecked at Longsands Beach, Cullercoats. The wreck is salvaged and the wood cargo is used for firewood that winter.



Skagerrak:
Hugo Schmidt, in U-71, scuttles two ships near the Skaw lightship:
Swedish coaster SS Mercur, 711 tons, travelling from Göteborg to Goole with a general cargo.
Swedish freighter SS Normandie, 1,342 tons, carrying a general cargo from Göteborg to Le Havre.
His score is now 3 ships and 3,423 tons.

Franz Becker, in UC-20, stops and scuttles Danish schooner Frits Emil, 190 tons, travelling from Kristianssand to West Hartlepool with a load of pit props. His score is now 2 vessels and 494 tons.



Åland Sea:
Swedish coaster SS Alfhild, 177 tons, bound from Stockholm for Mantyluoto with a general cargo, capsizes.



Baltic Sea:
Johannes Feldkirchner, in UC-25, sinks Russian vessel Jug, 75 tons, near Fästorne, Finland. His score is now 2 ships and 941 tons.



Barents Sea:
British coaster SS Saxon Queen, 276 tons, carrying a load of stores from Hull to Arkhangelsk, is wrecked at Ukanaki Bay.



Black Sea:
Fritz Wernicke, in UB-42, sinks Russian freighter SS Czarita off Cape Midia, bringing his score to 3 ships and 3,772 tons.



Bay of Biscay:
Greek freighter SS Aikaterini, 1,107 tons, travelling from Swansea to Tonnay Clarente with a load of coal, is wrecked at Pointe de Chassiron, Ile d´Oleron.



Mediterranean Sea:
Walter Forstman, in U-39, begins his latest war patrol with the sinking of British freighter SS Penylan, 3,875 tons, carrying a load of coal from Newport, Wales to Malta. his score is now 98 ships and 248,086 tons.

[Jimbuna]

20th October 1916

Western Front

Heavy enemy attack on Schwaben and Stuff Redoubts (Thiepval plateau) repulsed.

Eastern Front

Mackensen attacks on whole line in Dobruja, gains ground on east and takes Tuzla.

Naval and Overseas Operations

East Africa: General Smuts reports enemy limited to south-east portion of Colony of which all ports and main lines of approach held by Allied.

Russian battleship "Imperatritsa Maria" sunk by internal explosion.


Heavy storms on Lake Erie causes four ships to sink, resulting in the deaths of 49 people.

Aviation

U.S. military places largest-ever order for aircraft with plans for 375 for Army and 78 for Navy.

Political, etc.

Greek Government agree to withdraw half Greek troops concentrated at Larissa and practically to place Greek Army on peace footing.

German Note to Norway on her submarine policy.

Revolution in Abyssinia.

Dublin accepts a $2 million loan from a firm in Boston in order to rebuild the city after the Easter Uprising.

Ship Losses:

Barbara (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of the Isle of Wight (50°18′N 1°20′W) by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Cabotia (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) west north west of Tory Island, County Donegal (55°16′N 11°16′W) by SM U-69 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 32 crew.
Cliburn (United Kingdom) The coaster was scuttled in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Drafn (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea (57°01′N 6°20′E) by SM UB-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Guldborg (Denmark) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea off Coquet Island, Northumberland, United Kingdom (57°20′N 3°23′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Huguenot (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 11 (Max Schmitzand) sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) north east of the Sunk Lightship (51°55′45″N 1°40′30″E). Her crew survived.
Imperatritsa Mariya (Imperial Russian Navy) The Imperatritsa Mariya-class battleship caught fire, exploded and sank at Sevastopol with the loss of 228 of her 1,213 crew. She was refloated on 18 May 1918 and scrapped in 1926.
James B. Colgate (United States) The cargo ship sank in Lake Erie with the loss of all but one off her crew.
Lekna (Sweden) The barquentine was sunk in the North Sea (55°40′N 0°10′W) by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Libra (Denmark) The schooner was sunk in the North Sea (57°13′N 2°47′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Midland (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was scuttled in the English Channel 60 nautical miles (110 km) east of Ouessant, Finistère, France (48°55′N 3°46′W) by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Mombassa (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 8 nautical miles (15 km) north west by west of Cape Corbelin, Algeria (37°00′N 4°10′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Rakni (Norway) The sailing vessel was sunk in the North Sea by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Secundo (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Triagoz Lighthouse, Finistère (49°11′N 3°54′W) by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Svartvik (Sweden) The brig was sunk in the North Sea[110] by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
The Duke (United Kingdom) The coaster was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 40 nautical miles (74 km) north north east of Cap la Hève, Seine-Maritime, France by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
The Marchioness (United Kingdom) The coaster was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) off Fécamp, Manche by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

October 20, 1916

Air War:
0740 French ace Alfred Heurtaux, flying a SPAD VII, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 10.

0830 Canadian RFC pilot Harold Hartney, flying FE.2d A30 with Lt W.T. Jourdan as gunner, shoots down a Fokker D-type fighter for victory number 3.

0925 Canadian RFC pilot Harry Wood, in DH.2 7918, shoots down a German "Scout" for victory number 4.

0930 English pilot George Hackwill, in FE.2b 4849 with AM1 Edwards as gunner, shoots down an Albatros D.I for victory number 2.

1015 English Ace Eustace Grenfell, in Nieuport 16 A208, shoots down an Albatros D.I for victory number 7.

1030 German ace Oswald Boelcke, flying Albatros D.II 386/16, shoots down FE.2b 7674 for victory number 36. Lt Robert Parsons Harvey is wounded, but manages to land the plane on his own side of the lines. Gunner 2nd Lt George Keith Welsford is killed when he is thrown from the falling plane.

1030 German pilot Erwin Böhme, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down FE.2b 4857 for victory number 4. 2nd Lt Norman Rausch de Pomeroy is killed. 2nd Lt William Black is wounded and taken prisoner.

1135 Welsh RNAS pilot Ernest William Norton, in Nieuport 11 3994, destroys a German observation balloon for victory number 1.

1205 English RFC pilot Edwin Louis Benbow, flying FE.8 7627, shoots down an Albatros D.I for victory number 1.

1515 English RFC pilot James Hubert Ronald Green, in FE.2b 6990 with Cpl W.P. Gilbert as gunner, shoots down a German fighter for victory number 1.

1700 German pilot Hans Berr, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down an FE.2b for victory number 5.

1750 German pilot Max von Müller, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down BE.12 6608 for victory number 2.

French pilot Georges Flachaire, in a Nieuport, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory numbr 4.

French pilot Didier Lecour-Grandmaisson, observer Slt Labuissiere and gunner Marie Vitalis, in a Caudron R.4, bring down an LVG two-seater. Victory number 3 for Lecour-Grandmaisson and number 4 for Vitalis.

RFC pilot Denis Mulholland, in an FE.8, shoots down a Fokker E.III for victory number 2.




Celtic Sea:
Portuguese schooner Antonio Julio, 156 tons, departs Liverpool for Oporto and is not heard from again.



English Channel:
Otto Steinbrnck, in UB-18, sinks three British ships:
Coaster SS Cliburn, 440 tons, carrying a load of coal from Swansea to Honfleur.
Coaster The Duke, 376 tons, bravelling in ballast from Rouen to Newhaven.
Coaster The Marchioness, 553 tons, bound from Glasgow for Fécamp with a load of coal.
Steinbrinck's score is now 85 ships and 81,178 tons.

Werner Fürbinger, in UB-39, stops and scuttles two Allied ships:
British freighter SS Midland, 4,247 tons, travelling from Melbourne to Le Havre with a load of wheat.
Norwegian freighter SS Secundo, 1,512 tons, carrying a load of iron ore from Santander to Caen.
Fürbinger's score is now 52 ships and 48,426 tons.

Karl Neumann begins his second war patrol (his first in UB-40) with the sinking of British freighter SS Barbara, 3,740 tons, travelling from Philadelphia to West Hartlepool with a load of refined sugar. His score is now 6 ships and 3,969 tons.



North Sea:
Ernst Hashagen, in UB-21, sinks three Allied vessels:
Swedish barquentine Lekna, 204 tons, carrying a load of pit props from Mandal to Blyth.
Norwegian sailing ship Randi, 467 tons, out of Langangen for West Hartlepool with a load of pit props.
Swedish brig Svartvik, 322 tons, travelling from Holmestrand to Wes Hartlepool with a load of pit props.
Hashagen's score is now 4 ships and 1,268 tons.

Bernhard Putzier, in UB-22, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Drafn, 774 tons, bound from Fredrikshald for Hull with a load of pig iron. This is his first sinking.

Otto von Schrader, in UB-35, sinks two Allied ships:
Danish freighter SS Guldborg, 1,569 tons, carrying a load of iron ore from Narvik to Middlesbrough.
Danish schooner Libra, 174 tons, en route from Drammen to Leith with a load of wood.
Von Schrader's score is now 6 ships and 4,078 tons.

British freighter SS Huguenot, 1,032 tons, travelling in ballast from London to Newcastle, hits a mine laid by Max Schmitz in UC-11. This is Schmitz's first sinking.

Swedish schooner Magnus, 147 tons, carrying a load of coal from Hull to Uddevalla, is wrecked at Ritöfjord.



Barents Sea:
Norwegian steamboat SS Moholmen, 71 tons runs aground at Kapp Heer, on the east coast of Svalbard and is crushed by the ice.



Mediterranean Sea:
Walter Forstmann, in U-39, sinks British freighter SS Mombassa, 4,689 tons, carrying a general cargo from London to Zanzibar. His score is now 99 ships and 252,775 tons.



German East Africa:
Monitor HMS Severn has moved from Kilwa Kivinje to Dar-Es-Salaam, where she settles into her new role as the local stores ship, recieving supplies and passing them out to other ships and shore facilities. Things have grown so quiet that her crew are put to work chipping old paint and applying new.



United States:
Lake Erie is hit by one of the worst storms ever in that region, known as the "Black Friday Storm".
American schooner D.L. Filer, 357 tons, carrying a load of coal from Buffalo, Nw York to Saugatuck, Michigan, runs into a storm on Lake Erie on October 18th. After two days of trying to reach the Detroit River, the schooner sinks. The seven crew try to climb the foremast but it snaps. Two of them manage to climb the after mast, but the other five are lost. As the freighter Western States approaches one of the remaining men slips into the water and is washed away. the only survivor is the D.L. Filer's master.

American Great Lakes steamer SS James B. Colgate, 1,713 tons, strikes the bottom of the lake running down a giant wave. The only survivor is her captain, Walter Granshaw.

American Great Lakes freighter SS Marshall F. Butters, 346 tons, headed for Cleveland with a load of shingles, exits the Detroit River into Lake Erie. As the weather worsens the wooden steamer springs several leaks, and the boilers go out. The captain and two men remain aboard as ten others put out in the only lifeboat. All thirteen men are rescued by other ships.

American bulk carrier SS Merida, 3,261 tons, carrying iron ore from Fort William, Ontario to Buffalo, NY, founders and is lost with all hands. Twenty-three bodies are found the next day, identified by the ship's name on their lifejackets.



Atlantic Ocean, west of Ireland:
Ernst Wilhelms, in U-69, sinks British freighter SS Cabotia, 4,309 tons, en route from Montreal to Manchester, bringing his score to 10 ships and 25,528 tons.

[Jimbuna]

21st October 1916

Western Front

British advance line on 5,000 yard front between Schwaben and Le Sars 500 yards, and take 1,018 prisoners.

Eastern Front

In Torzburg Pass, enemy drives Romanians 12 miles across frontier.

Austrians seven miles within Romanian frontier through Buzeu Pass.

In other Passes, Romanians hold their ground.

In Dobruja, Romanians retiring; enemy take Toprosari and Kobadinu.

Southern Front

Weather breaks and fighting in the Cherna region dies down.

Naval and Overseas Operations

British submarine torpedoes German cruiser, Kolberg class, in North Sea.

Political, etc.

Despite the U-boat threat, 5 liners leave New York City today for Europe, carrying 1,800 passengers.

Karl von Stürgkh, Premier of Cisleithania (Austria), is assassinated by Social Democratic politician Friedrich Adler.

Prince Henry of Prussia, the brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, is named the grand admiral of the Austrian navy, an honorary title.

Italian government orders all street lights and lights in stores, hotels, and cafés to be dimmed at 10:30 pm to save electricity.

Ship Losses:

Antoinette (Sweden) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Skaggerak[114] by SM UB-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
August (Sweden) The barque was sunk in the Baltic Sea off the Finngrundet Lightship ( Sweden)[116] by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Brizeux (France) The barque was sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) north north west of the Casquets, Channel Islands (49°51′N 2°48′W) by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Cock O' the Walk (United Kingdom) The sailing vessel was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) north north west of the Les Hanois Lighthouse, Guernsey, Channel Islands (49°42′N 3°05′W) by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Condor (France) The barque was sunk in the English Channel 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of the Casquets by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Fart III (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south south west of Beachy Head, East Sussex, United Kingdom by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Fortuna (Netherlands) The cargo ship foundered in the English Channel with some loss of life.
Fulvio (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the English Channel 12 nautical miles (22 km) north north west of the Casquets by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Grit (United Kingdom) The barge was shelled and sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Beachy Head by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Grønhaug (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea (55°39′N 0°57′E) by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Hebe (Denmark) The coaster was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 12 nautical miles (22 km) nort west of Aber Wrac'h, Finistère, France by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Helga (Denmark) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north west of the Île de Batz, Finistère by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Julia (France) The schooner was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of the Le Four Lighthouse, Finistère by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Marshall F. Butters (United States) The cargo ship foundered in Lake Erie with the loss of all but one of her crew.
Mérida United States The cargo ship foundered in Lake Erie.[129]
Princess May (United Kingdom) The ketch was scuttled in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) south of Beachy Head by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Rabbi (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the English Channel north west of the Casquets (49°47′N 2°30′W) by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Raftsund (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) south west of Stavanger, Rogaland (58°20′N 2°42′E) by SM UB-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Rønnaug (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Skaggerak 8 to 10 nautical miles (15 to 19 km) off Risør, Aust-Agder (58°39′N 10°04′E) by SM U-71 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Snestad (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) north north west of the Île Vierge Lighthouse, Finistère by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Theodor (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea (56°35′N 3°30′E) by SM UB-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ull (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the North Sea 70 nautical miles (130 km) east by north of Rattray Head, Aberdeenshire, United Kingdom (57°48′N 0°03′E) by SM UB-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
William and Emma (Royal National Lifeboat Institution) The lifeboat was wrecked at Salcombe, Devon with the loss of thirteen of her fifteen crew.

Editorial cartoon: He's curious to know ─ Chicago Tribune.

[Sailor Steve]

October 21, 1916

Air War:
1405 English RFC pilot John Vincent Aspinall, flying FE.2b 7012 with 2nd Lt W.M. Taylor as gunner, shoots down a Fokker E.III for victory number 1.

1600 English RFC pilot, in Nieuport 17 A212, shoots down a Roland C.II for victory number 5.

1630 German pilot Otto Bernert, in a Halberstadt D.III, shoots down a Caudron for victory number 4.

In the same action German pilot Alfred Mohr, also in a Halberstadt, brings down a Nieuport for kill number 1.

German pilot Stefan Kirmaier, flying an Albatros D.II, shoots down BE.2c BE.2c 2546 for victory number 5.

French pilot Georges Flachaire, in a Nieuport, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 5.



Celtic Sea:
Ernst Voigt, commanding UB-23, begins his seventh war patrol with the sinking of two Allied vessels off Ushant:
French schooner Julia, 166 tons.
Norwegian freighter SS Snestad, 2,350 tons, bound from Bilbao for Middlsebrough with a load of iron ore.
Voight's score is now 34 ships and 11,574 tons.

Werner Fürbinger, in UB-39, sinks two Danish vessels off Ushant:
SS Hebe, 775 tons, out of Almeria for London with a load of lead and fruit.
SS Helga, 1,182 tons, carrying a load of cork from Lisbon to Dundee.
Fürbinger's score is now 54 ships and 50,383 tons.



English Channel:
Otto Steinbrinck, commanding UB-18, sinks four vessels off St. Catherine's Point, Isle of Wight:
French freighter SS Brizeux, 2,197 tons, travelling in ballast from Le Havre to Buenos Aires.
French barque Condor, 740 tons, travelling in ballast from Le Havre to New York.
Norwegian coaster SS Fulvio, 309 tons, Bound from Barry for Honfleur with a load of coal.
Norwegian freighter SS Rabbi, 878 tons, en route from Swansea to Rouen with a load of coal.
Steinbrinck's score is now 90 ships and 84,832 tons.

Herbert Pustkuchen, in UB-29, starts a new war patrol with the sinking of three ships:
Norwegian coaster SS Fart 3, 232 tons, carrying a load of coal from Llanelly to Tréport.
British motor barge Grit, 147 tons, scuttled while en route from Le Havre to London.
British ketch barge Princess May, 104 tons, carrying aload of bones from Le Havre to London.
Pustkuchen's score is now 48 ships and 54,667 tons.

Karl Neumann, in UB-40, stops and scuttles British ketch barge Cock O' The Walk, 111 tons, sailing in ballast from Granville to Fowey. His score is now 7 vessels and 4,080 tons.



North Sea:
Otto Dröscher, in U-78, takes Norwegian freighter SS Atle Jarl, 1,249 tons, carrying a general cargo from Bergen to Newcastle, as a prize.

Ernst Hashagen, in UB-21, attacks two Allied ships:
Norwegian freighter SS Fritzöe, 641 tons, travelling from Narvik to London with a load of timber is taken as a prize.
Norwegian freighter SS Grönhaug, 667 tons, carrying timber and steel products from Göteborg to Hull, is sunk.
Hashagen's score is now 6 ships and 2,567 tons.

Bernhard Putzier, in UB-22 sinks two Allied ships:
Swedish barque Antoinette, 912 tons, travelling from Gothenburg to Tyne with a load of pit props.
Norwegian sailing ship Theodor, 234 tons, carrying a load of pit props from Moss to West Hartlepool.
Putzier's score is now 3 ships and 1,920 tons.

Theodor Schultz begins his career in UB-34 with the sinking of Norwegian freighter SS Ull, 1,139 tons, carrying a load of iron ore from Narvik to Middlesbrough.

Otto von Schrader, in UB-35, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Raftsund, 937 tons, travelling from Narvik to Middlesbrough with a load of iron ore. His score is now 7 ships and 5,015 tons.



Skagerrak:
Hugo Schmidt, in U-71, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Rönnaug, 1,331 tons, travelling from Fedrikstad to Londo with a load of lumber. His score is now 4 ships and 4,754 tons.



Gulf of Bothnia:
Cassius von Montigny starts his career in UB-30 with the scuttling of Swedish barque August, 346 tons, carrying a load of coke from Gävle to Raumo.

[Jimbuna]

22nd October 1916

Western Front

French carry ridge west of Sailly.

Aeroplane raid on Sheerness, no damage.

Eastern Front

Evacuation of Constanza commences.

Stiff fighting north of Halicz (Galicia) for river heights.

Southern Front

Bulgars reinforced by Germans, counter-attack; everywhere repulsed and lose ground (Cherna front).

Naval and Overseas Operations

Portuguese forces in East Africa, eight miles north of Rovuma River, attack at Nakalala; enemy retires leaving munitions.

Aviation

Hostile seaplane visits Sheerness, afterwards shot down.



Political, etc.

In occupied Belgium, Ghent University is transformed into a Flemish academy by the Germans (nicknamed Von Bissing University).

Ship Losses:

Alix (Norway) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) west of the Triagoz Lighthouse (49°10′N 3°40′W) by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Caerloch (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the North Sea (56°00′N 1°36′E) by SM UB-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Cluden (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 11 nautical miles (20 km) west of Cape Ténès, Algeria (36°33′N 1°14′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of four crew.
Effort (United Kingdom) The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) east north east of Buchan Ness, Aberdeenshire by SM UB-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMT Fame (Royal Navy) The naval trawler was lost on this date.
Fortuna (Netherlands) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 16 (Egon von Werner) and sank in the English Channel 7.5 nautical miles (13.9 km) west by south of Beachy Head, East Sussex (50°41′N 0°16′W).
Georges M. Embiricos (Greece) The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 18 nautical miles (33 km) south east of The Lizard, Cornwall, United Kingdom (49°50′N 4°40′W) by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Gunn (Norway) The barque was sunk in the North Sea (56°11′N 2°17′E) by SM UB-22 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
London (Denmark) The schooner was sunk in the North Sea (55°56′N 1°36′E) by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Maris Stella (France) The sailing vessel was sunk in the English Channel 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north of Île Vierge, Finistère by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Nina (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of Cape Ténès (36°28′N 0°56′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ravn (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 16 nautical miles (30 km) north west of the Cape Ténès Lighthouse by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Risøy (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Ouessant, Finistère (48°45′N 5°05′W) by SM UB-40 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Theodosi Tschernigowski (Russia) The cargo ship was sunk in the Barents Sea off Vaidaguada by SM U-56 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Thor (Norway) The auxiliary sailing vessel was scuttled in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east of Grimsby, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (55°51′N 2°09′E) by SM UB-21 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
W. Harkness (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Mediterranean Sea 17 nautical miles (31 km) off Cape Ténès (36°32′N 1°00′E) by SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

The prosperity that depends on the suffering of others ─ Chicago Tribune

[Sailor Steve]

October 22, 1916

Air War:
1815 South African RFC pilot Henry Meintjes, flying Nieuport 17 A214, shoots down a Roland C.II for victory number 1.

0900 Canadian RFC pilot William Drummond Matheson and English observer William Geoffrey Meggitt, in FE.2b 7007, shoot down an attacking German fighter. Victory number 1 for both.

0900 German pilot Emil Schäpe, flying a two-seater with a Lt Zentzynski as observer, shoots down an Allied two-seater for victory number 1.

1050 English RFC pilot Edwin Benbow, in FE.8 7627, shoots down a German two-seater for victory number 2.

1100 German ace Hans Berr, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down a Morane-Saulnier parasol for victory number 6.

1100 German observer Otto Hartmann, riding in a two-seater with an unnamed pilot, shoots down a BE.2 for victory number 1.

1115 German pilot Albert Haussmann, flying a two-seater with Hptm Lincke as observer, scores his first victory over an "Enemy Aircraft".

1150 German ace Oswald Boelcke, in Albatros D.II 386/16, shoots down BE.12 6654 for victory number 37. 2nd Lt W.I. Wilcox is taken prisoner.

1150 German pilot Erwin Böhme, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down Sopwith 1½ Strutter 7786 for victory number 5. 2nd Lts Oliver John Wade and William Johnson Thuell are both killed.

1200 German ace Hans Karl Müller, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down a DH.2 for victory number 7,

1530 Canadian RNAS pilot Daniel Galbraith, flying a Sopwith Pup, shoots down a seaplane for victory number 3.

1540 Oswald Boelcke scores his second kill of the day, shooting down Sopwith 1½ Strutter A1903 for number 38. The fates of the crew are unknown.

1620 William Meggit scores his second kill, riding in FE.2b 4877 with pilot 2nd Lt D.S. Johnson. Again the victim is only listed as "D" (fighter).

1740 German pilot Hans Imelmann, in an Albatros D.II, shoots down FE.2B 7684 for victory number 2. Crew fates unlisted.

French pilot Louis Coudouret, in a Nieuport, shoots down an Albatros two-seater for victory number 1.

French ace Georges Flachaire, in a Nieuport, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for kill number 6.

French pilot Marcel Viallet, in a Nieuport, brings down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory numer 5.



English Channel:
Herbert Pustkuchen, commanding UB-29, stops Greek freighter Georges M. Embiricos, 3,636 tons, bound from Buenos Aires for Brixham with a load of maize. After the crew has abandoned ship, Pustkuchen sinks the merchant with his deck gun. His score is now 49 ships and 58,303 tons.

Werner Fürbinger, in UB-39, stops and scuttles Norwegian freighter SS Alix, 1,584 tons, travelling from Bilbao to Stockton with a loas of iron ore. His score is now 55 ships and 51,967 tons.

Karl Neumann, in UB-40, sinks two vessels off the coast of Brittany:
French schooner Maris Stella,106 tons, en route from Cardiff to Morlaix.
Norwegian freighter SS Risøy, 1,129 tons, travelling from Barry to Brest with a load of coal.
Neumann's score is now 9 vessels and 5,135 tons.

Dutch freighter SS Fortuna, 1,254 tons, travelling in ballast from Rotterdam to Cardiff, hits a mine laid by Egon von Werner in UC-16. His score is now 31 ships and 39,020 tons.



North Sea:
Ernst Hashagen, in UB-21, sinks two ships:
Danish schooner London, 184 tons, carrying a load of wood from Tønsberg to West Hartlepool.
Norwegian auxiliary motor vessel Thor, 372 tons, travelling from Skien to Grimsby with a general cargo.
Hashagen's score is now 8 ships and 3,123 tons.

Bernhard Putzier, in UB-22, sinks two ships:
Norwegian freighter SS Caerloch, 659 tons, bound from Göteborg for Tyne with a load of railway sleepers.
Norwegian sailing ship Gunn, 483 tons, en route from Fredrikshald to West Hartlepool with a load of pet props.
Putzier's score is now 5 ships and 3,062 tons.

Theodor Schultz, in UB-34, stops and scuttles British trawler Effort, 159 tons, off Buchan Ness, Scotland, bringing his score to 2 vessels amd 1.298 tons.

His Majesty's Drifter Fame, 68 tons, runs aground at Hok Sands in a gale.



Barents Sea:
Hermann Lorenz, in U-56, begins his career with the sinking of Russian coaster SS Theodosi Tschernigowski, 327 tons, off Vaidaguada.



Baltic Sea:
German freighter SS Elsa Martini, 1,211 tons, departs Oxelösund, Sweden for Germany and is not heard from again.



Mediterranean Sea:
Walter Forstmann, in U-39, sinks four ships west of Algiers:
British freighter SS Cluden, 3,166 tons, carrying a load of wheat from karachi to Cardiff.
Italian freighter SS Nina, 3,383 tons, out of New York for an unlisted destination.
Norwegian freighter SS Ravn, 998 tons, travelling from Middlesbrough to Algiers with a load of coke and pig iron.
British freighter SS W. Harkess, 1,185 tons, bound from Bône for Seville with a load of phophate and empty barrels.
Forstmann's score is now 104 ships and 261,507 tons.

British freighter SS Creole Prince, 1,988 tons, carrying a general cargo from Melbourne to the Mediterranean, sinks in the Strait of Gibraltar following a collision.



Australia:
Australian coaster SS Tuncurry, 158 tons, bound from Sydney for Brisbane, springs a leak and has to be beached Barranjoey, New South Wales.

[Jimbuna]

23rd October 1916

Western Front

British advance towards Le Transloy capture 1,000 yards enemy trenches.

Weather breaks.

Eastern Front

In Predeal Pass (southern Transylvania) Romanian reverse, lose many prisoners.

Fall of Constanza, enemy in front of Cerna Voda.

Battle in Halicz dies down.

Germans claim total repulse of Russians from west bank of Narajowka.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Sir C. Dobell takes over command of Eastern (Sinai) force.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Severe fighting south-west of Iringa (East Africa).

British mine-sweeper "Genista", sunk, fighting.

Aviation



Political, etc.

Canadian Premier appeals for more volunteers as “the climax of the war is rapidly approaching.” 370,000 Canadians have enlisted so far.

Sir Edward Grey urges neutral nations to create a united “league” aimed at stopping future wars.

Ship Losses:

Alf (Denmark) The schooner was sunk in the Bay of Biscay west of L'Orient, Morbihan, France (47°35′N 4°02′W) by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Antoine Alloisa (France) The fishing vessesl was sunk in the English Channel by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Arromanches (France) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Bayreaulx (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (50°27′N 11°24′W) by SM U-63 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all 23 crew.
Chieri (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south of Ireland (49°15′N 8°12′W by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Elly (Sweden) The ship was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia off Mäntyluoto, (Finland by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Felix Lewis (France) The three-masted schooner was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 120 nautical miles (220 km) south west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by SM U-20 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMS Genista (Royal Navy) The Arabis-class sloop was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland (51°26′N 13°10′W) by SM U-57 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 73 crew.
Gladys (Isle of Man) The ketch foundered in the Irish Sea off Douglas with the loss of all hands.
Regina (Norway) The barque was sunk in the North Sea 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Aberdeen, United Kingdom by SM UB-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of two crew.
Rensfjell (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Barents Sea 24 nautical miles (44 km) east of Vardø, Finnmark by SM U-56 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Saint Pierre (France) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Bay of Biscay 6 nautical miles (11 km) south of Guilvinec, Finistère (47°45′N 4°32′W) by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
SMS T64 (Kaiserliche Marine) The S7-class torpedo boat struck a mine and sank in the Baltic Sea.
Tuncurry (Australia) The coaster sprang a leak and sank off Broken Bay, New South Wales.
Venus II (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the Bay of Biscay 7 nautical miles (13 km) west of Point Penmarc'h, Finistère (47°45′N 4°32′W) by SM UB-23 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

Editorial cartoon: Lest you forget ─ Chicago Tribune

[Sailor Steve]

October 23, 1916

Air War:
1515 German pilot Hermann Karl Ludwig Kunz scores his first kill, shooting down a Nieuport. What type of aircraft Jasta 7 was flying during this period is unknown.

French pilot René Doumer, flying a Morane-Saulnier AC, shoots down two "Enemy Aircraft" for victories 3 and 4.

French pilot Paul Gastin, in a Nieuport, shoots down an Aviatik two-seater for victory number 2.

French pilot Henri François Languedoc, in a Nieuport, shoots down an "Enemy Aircraft" for victory number 1.



Celtic Sea:
Walther Schwieger, commanding U-20, sinks three Allied ships:
French freighter SS Arromanches, 1,640 tons, bound from Montreal for France with an unspecified cargo.
Italian freighter SS Chieri, 4,400 tons, route and cargo unknown.
French schooner Felix Louis, 275 tons.
Schwieger's score is now 37 ships and 145,830 tons.

Carl-Siegfried von Georg, in U-57, torpedoes British sloop HMS Genista, 1,250 tons, bringing his score to 21 vessels and 4,848 tons.

Otto Schultze, in U-63, sinks a British freighter, but does not gain positive identification. SS Bayreaulx, 3,009 tons, sailed in ballast from Cardiff for Montreal in October 20, and went missing. Bayreaulx is believed to be U-63's victim, and Schultze's score is now 2 ships and 8,259 tons.



North Sea:
Theodor Schultz, in UB-34, sinks Norwegian Barque Regina, 823 tons, carrying a load of pit props from Porsgrund to Tyne. His score 3 ships and 2,121 tons.



Barents Sea:
Hermann Lorenz, in U-56, sinks Norwegian freighter SS Rensfjell, 781 tons, carrying a load of salt herring from Fraserburgh to Arkhangelsk, off Vardö, Norway. His score is now 2 ships and 1,108 tons.



Baltic Sea:
Cassius von Montigny, in UB-30, sinks Swedish coastal boat Elly, 88 tons, carrying iron works from Stockholm to Mäntyluoto. His score is now 2 vessels and 434 tons.

German minesweepr T-64, 125 tons, hits a mine and sinks, with the loss of 10 crew.



Bay of Biscay:
Ernst Voigt, in UB-23, sinks four Allied ships:
Danish schooner Alf, 196 tons, out of Liverpool for Rochefort with a load of pitch.
French fishing boat Antoine Allosia, 29 tons.
French schooner Saint Pierre, 151 tons.
Norwegian freighter SS Venus II, 784 tons, carrying a load of coal and steel from Newport, Wales to Hennebont.
Voigt's score is now 38 vessels and 12,734 tons.



United States:
American schooner Eliza Levensaler, 141 tons travelling in ballast from Boston, Massachussetts to Rockland, Maine, is wrecked on Monhegan Island.

[Jimbuna]

24th October 1916

Western Front

Verdun front: French attack on line of half-mile; recapture village and fort of Douaumont and quarries at Haudromont, take 4,500 prisoners (French Army now back to positions held by it in May).

Eastern Front

Enemy advances Torzburg region; fighting near Campulung.

In Dobruja, Mackensen advancing north and north-west of Constanza, reaches Mejidia (on Danube-Black Sea railway); enemy claims 6,700 prisoners.

Southern Front

Serbs take heights on left bank Cherna. To the west communications established between Italians (at Koritsa) and the French (south-west of L. Prespa).

Political, etc.

German and Britain agree to exchange prisoners over the age of 45.

Henry Ford grants women equal pay with men. All workers in his factories will receive minimum wage of $5 a day (about $110 today).

Ship Losses:

Anna Gurine (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of the Longships Lighthouse ( United Kingdom) by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Arvid (Sweden) The cargo ship foundered in the Ålands Sea. Her crew were rescued.
Cannebière (France) The barque was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 20 nautical miles (37 km) south south west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (49°32′N 6°30′W) by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Clearfield (United Kingdom) The tanker was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off the Flannan Islands by SM U-55 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all 32 crew.
Elin (Russia) The schooner was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia off Rauma, Finland by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Framfield (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 11 (Max Schmitz) and sank in the North Sea 3 nautical miles (5.6 km) north east of the Sunk Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of six of her crew.
Ingersoll (Russia) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia off Rauma by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Jenny Lind (Russia) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia off Rauma by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Lobo (Australia) The barque was wrecked 30 nautical miles (56 km) south of Angoche, Portuguese East Africa. Her crew survived.
Propontis (Greece) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Ionian Sea by SM U-73 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Sidmouth (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 22 nautical miles (41 km) south of the Wolf Rock, Cornwall (49°35′N 5°44′W) by SM UB-29 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sola (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 82 nautical miles (152 km) west of the Bishop Rock, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom by SM U-69 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Twig (United Kingdom) The schooner was scuttled in the English Channel 15 nautical miles (28 km) north of Alderney, Channel Islands by SM UB-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Urpo (Russia) The auxiliary sailing vessel was sunk in the Gulf of Bothnia off Rauma by SM UB-30 ( Kaiserliche Marine).