Diary May 11, 1917

05-1917, Diary WWI, War Diary, Year 1917 / 1 minute of reading

Germans arrested by the New York police — Some German citizens living in the USA are arrested by the New York police.

World War One Diary for Friday, May 11, 1917:

Home Fronts

USA: Only 125 aliens arrested since 6 April.
France: 10,000 Paris clothing workers strike (until May 23) against living costs.
Britain: Appeal for men of 41-50 to volunteer, also coal economy.

Western Front

Artois: Canadian 44th Brigade regains 300 yds of trenches west of Avion and holds it against repeated German 80th Reserve Division counter-attacks. British attack astride Scarpe captures Roeux (German division fails to retake it until May 14), British cavalry the Farm and Chemical Works.

Eastern Front

Western Russia: German officers visit General Dragomirov’s North Front HQ at Dvinsk at his soldiers’ request but with little result. Prince Leopold’s follow-up letter suggesting armistice made a German leaflet (May 29).

Sea War

Black Sea: Successful Russian submarine Morzh sails on last patrol, mined or sunk by air attack off Bosphorus.
Baltic: Russian Baltic Fleet Central committee meets as ‘Centrobalt’ at Helsinki.

About The Author

Kretaner

My name is Norman 'Kretaner' and since my childhood I am interested in history and strategy games. Later, I have learned programming and the development of computer games, and finally with the Internet, also web design. I'm in the fortunate position to combine all my interests with my work and to live on a place of my choice, on Crete. All information, figures, specifications and statistics used here had been compiled from a variety of sources and the large, over decades collected, library of the author about military history, WW2 and weapons.