Countdown on the Great War, October 22, 1918: The British reach the Schelt. The Atlantic is Quiet. A Hollywood Starlet becomes a victim of the Spanish Flu.

1. There were no shipping losses at all on this day, which is remarkable in and of itself.

2.  The British reached the Schelt River in Belgium.

3.  The British also reached Khan al-Sahbil, Syria. This was the first time in the Pursuit to Haritan in which the British made visual contact with the Otttoman's once again.

Myrtle Gonzalez.

4. Myrtle Gonzalez, the American movie industries first Hispanic movie star, died of the Spanish Influenza at age 27 at her parents home in Los Angeles.  She had acted in 78 films.  In spite of her young age, she was retired at the time having married actor and direct Allen Watt the year prior.  It was her second marriage Watt had been commissioned in the Army and the couple lived for a time at Ft. Lewis, Washington, but her frail health due to a heart ailment demanded her return to Los Angeles and Watt was released from the service to care for her.  She left a son, age seven, from her first marriage.