England's Distress: Postcard map of England and Ireland with the restricted zone Germany proclaimed around the islands, showing the ships destroyed by submarine in the 12 months beginning February 1, 1917.
Englands Not12 Monate uneingeschränktenU-Bootskrieges auf dem nördlichen See kriegsschauplatzAlle durch Minen und vor dem 1. Februar 1917 vernichteten Schiffe sind in dieser Karte nicht enthalten.SperrgebietsgrenzenBedeutet ein durch die Tätigkeit unserer U-Boote versenktes Schiffe ohne Berücksichtigung seine GrosseDie Eintragungen der Schiffe entsprechen dem Versunkungsort.England's distressUnqualified 12 monthsSubmarine warfare in the North Sea theaterAll ships destroyed by mines of before February 1, 1917 are not included in this map.restricted zone boundaries[Sunken ship symbol] indicates a ship sunk by the actions of our submarines without taking into account the size of the vessel. The records correspond to the ships' place of operations.Reverse:Auf Anregung Sr. Majestät des Kaisersi. Auftr. des Admiralstabes d. Rais. Marine zu Gunsten der Sinterbliebenen der Besatzungen von U-Booten, Minensuch- und Vorpostenbooten herausgegeben vom Verein für das Deutschtum im AuslandFaber'sche Buchdruckerei, Magdeburg.At the suggestion of His Majesty the Emperorhis commission of Naval Staff Rais d. Navy issued in favor of the sintering relatives of the crews of submarines, minesweepers and outpost boats by the Association for Germans abroadFaber'sche book printing, Magdeburg.
"January 26th [1918].—The last day of two monotonous weeks of 3-in-the-morning réveillé and doing uncongenial navvy work, although there was plenty of interest, much of it painful, in the political game in which the conduct of the war was floundering. In notes and letters I made seven references to politics during the fortnight. The peace feelers, which began to be protruded in 1916, had been protruded further and more actively during recent weeks. . . . In Eastern Europe Germans and Bolsheviks split hairs over Poland and the Baltic lands. At home Mr. Lloyd George, as Prime Minister, found unlimited scope for his genius for intrigue, and for short-sighted deals and expedients. The wretched Irish-Ulster imbroglio was up again; there were fresh talks along old lines, and it was being said that the Prime Minister had tried to diddle both sides."
Excerpt from the entry for January 26, 1918 from the writings — diaries, letters, and memoirs — of Captain J. C. Dunn, Medical Officer of the Second Battalion His Majesty's Twenty-Third Foot, the Royal Welch Fusiliers, and fellow soldiers who served with him. Negotiations in Brest-Litovsk between Russia and the Central Powers raised hopes on both sides that peace would come soon, but in late January the talks were at a stalemate, in part over Germany's refusal to evacuate occupied Russian territory. There were attempts to extend conscription in Ireland from Ulster to the rest of the island, highly unlikely in the aftermath of the Easter Rebellion of 1916.
The War the Infantry Knew 1914-1919 by Captain J.C. Dunn, pp. 435–436, copyright © The Royal Welch Fusiliers 1987, publisher: Abacus (Little, Brown and Company, UK), publication date: 1994
1918-01-26, 1918, January, Lloyd George%-%, Ireland, Dublin
