On This Day - 30 September 1918
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
Important progress on St. Quentin-Cambrai front, Thorigny-Guistain-Rumilly taken.
Cambrai fired by enemy.
General Gouraud, on 20-mile front in Champagne takes Ste. Marie-a-Py, etc.
General Mangin progresses on Aisne and Vesle.
Belgians take Dixmude and threaten Roulers.
Stiff American fighting in Argonne Forest.
British progress north of Neuve Chapelle.
Southern Front
Bulgaria surrenders at noon and accepts the Allied terms.
Opening of Sobranje and King's Speech.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Damascus taken by British and Arabs. 7,000 prisoners.
End of Battle of Samaria.
Naval and Overseas Operations
British seaplane squadron over Heligoland Bight.
U.S.S. "Ticonderoga" torpedoed (121 soldiers lost).
Political, etc.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer opens a "Feed-the-Guns" campaign to raise a second War Loan of �1,000,000,000.
Mr. Balfour on the League of Nations.
Count Hertling and all German Secretaries of State resign.
