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January 31, 1917

31 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Diplomacy & foreign affairs, Eastern Front, European theatre, Italian Front, Military life, Naval warfare

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1917, Beaucourt, Bukowina, Cornwall, England, Falmouth, food, France, German Imperial Chancellor, Germany, Great Britain, hospital, Imperial German Navy, Italy, Latvia, Le Transloy, munitions, Netherlands, Neuville St. Vaast, prisoners of war, Riga, Romania, Russia, Serre, sinking, Southwold, submarine, Suffolk, Theobald von Bethmann Hollweg, United States of America, Vlissingen

Germany’s announcement to neutrals of a policy of “unrestricted naval warfare” from February 1; all sea traffic to be prevented in wide zones round Great Britain, France, Italy, and in Eastern Mediterranean. United States to be allowed access to Falmouth with one steamer per week, and a Dutch paddle steamer to be allowed to ply between Flushing and Southwold. German Chancellor explains and justifies the policy; his firmer attitude towards submarine warfare only pro tempore; time has now come with increased number of submarines, world shortage of corn and shortage of coal in France and Italy to wage unrestricted submarine war. Foreign Office statement issued announcing Germany’s intention to sink British hospital ships; allegations that they are used for transport of troops and munitions denied and reprisals threatened. Successful British raid south-east of Neuville St. Vaast. German attacks near Beaucourt and Serre fail; more German prisoners near Le Transloy. Russians recover their gains near Riga. Russians take 1,000 prisoners in Bukovina.

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January 30, 1917

30 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Balkans, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front

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1917, Bukowina, Cote 304, France, Germany, Iacobeni, Jakobeny, Latvia, Reims, Riga, River Aa, Romania, Soissons, Verdun

Fighting at Hill 304, Verdun. German attacks between Soissons and Reims fail. Violent German attacks between the Tirul Swamp and the River Aa; Russians retire at one point. Further Russian success near Jakobeny.

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January 29, 1917

29 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Diplomacy & foreign affairs, European theatre, Western Front

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1917, Allies, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Petrograd, Russia, Souchez, Warlencourt

British raids near Butte de Warlencourt and east of Souchez. Lord Milner and other British, French, and Italian delegates arrive in Petrograd for Allied conference.

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January 28, 1917

28 Saturday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Eastern Front, European theatre, Mesopotamian Campaign, Middle Eastern theatre, Western Front

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1917, Alsace, Armentieres, Brzezany, Champagne, Festubert, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iraq, Kut, Les Eparges, Neuville St. Vaast, Ottoman Empire, Russia, Second Battle of Kut, Tigris, trenches, Turkey, Ukraine, Vermelles

British raids near Neuville St. Vaast, Festubert, Armentières, and Vermelles. French patrol engagements in Champagne, at Les Eparges, and in Alsace. Russian raid south of Brzezany. British in complete possession of Turkish first and second lines south-west of Kut on right bank of Tigris on front of 4,300 yards, and of third and fourth lines on frontage of 600 yards.

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January 27, 1917

27 Friday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Balkans, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front

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1917, Bukowina, France, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Le Transloy, prisoners of war, Riga, Romania, Russia, Serre, Somme, Vermelles

British success near Le Transloy, on right of Somme front; 350 prisoners. British raids at Vermelles and Serre. German attacks on Riga front broken. Russians break through on a 3,000-yard front the enemy line on the Kimpolung-Jakobeny road, at the meeting point of Bukovina, Transylvania, and Rumania; over 1,000 prisoners.

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January 26, 1917

26 Thursday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Eastern Front, European theatre, Mesopotamian Campaign, Middle Eastern theatre, Naval warfare, Western Front

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1917, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iraq, Jutland, Kut, Latvia, Loos, mines, North Sea, Ottoman Empire, Riga, Russia, Second Battle of Kut, Turkey, Vermelles

Successful British raids at Loos and Vermelles. German attacks on Riga front broken. British recover all ground lost at Kut; most severe Turkish losses. New British minefield in the North Sea, off the Jutland coast, announced from Scandinavia.

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January 25, 1917

25 Wednesday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Britain at home, European theatre, Mesopotamian Campaign, Middle Eastern theatre, Naval warfare, Western Front

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1917, Al Hay, bombardment, civilian casualties, England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hai, Hulluch, Imperial German Navy, Iraq, Ireland, Kut, mines, Ottoman Empire, Second Battle of Kut, sinking, SS Laurentic, submarine, Suffolk, trenches, Turkey, Verdun

British raids at Hulluch. Heavy German attack at Verdun repulsed. British attack on Turkish trenches south-west of Kut and west of the Hai; 1,100 yards of first line and considerable second line trench gained, but not all held. German vessel fires a few shells at the Suffolk coast; no casualties. British auxiliary cruiser Laurentic sunk off Irish coast by submarine or mine.

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January 24, 1917

24 Tuesday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in African theatre, East Africa Campaign, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front

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1917, Belgium, British Empire, Flanders, France, German East Africa, German Empire, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Lielupe, Riga, River Aa, Russia, Somme, Tanzania, Woevre

German and British raids on the Western front; French raids on the Somme front and in the Woevre. Further German progress along the Aa west and south-west of Riga. German force of 39 Europeans and 250 natives surrenders in southern part of German East Africa.

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January 23, 1917

23 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Balkans, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front

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1917, Armentieres, Belgium, Bulgaria, Danube, Flanders, France, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Neuville St. Vaast, Ploegsteert, prisoners of war, Riga, Romania, Russia, Tulcea

Raids on the Western front; British raid at Neuville; two German attempts between Armentières and Ploegsteert. Bulgarians who had crossed the Danube opposite Tultcha driven back by the Russians; 337 prisoners. Russians lose a mile and a half of their ground gained west of Riga.

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January 22, 1917

22 Sunday Jan 2017

Posted by The Times Report in Aviation, Balkans, Diplomacy & foreign affairs, Eastern Front, European theatre, Naval warfare, Western Front

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1917, aeroplanes, air raid, American President, bombardment, Bulgaria, casualties, Danube, France, Germany, Great Britain, HMS Simoom, IJmuiden, Imperial German Navy, Latvia, Netherlands, North Sea, peace, Riga, Romania, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Navy, Russia, Saar, Saarbrucken, sinking, Tulcea, Tulvea, United States of America, V69, Verdun, Woodrow Wilson, Ymuiden

Two actions in the North Sea off the Dutch coast: division of German destroyers encountered by British light forces; one enemy destroyer sunk, the others scattered; subsequent destroyer action off Schouwen Bank; British destroyer torpedoed and eventually sunk by British ships; 47 lives lost; German destroyer V 69 puts into Ymuiden badly battered, with many killed and wounded, including the division commander, Corvette-Captain Schültz, killed. German attacks on Riga front driven off. Bulgarians cross an arm of the Danube opposite Tultcha. Unsuccessful German attack at Verdun driven off. Sixteen British naval aeroplanes bombard blast furnaces of Burbach, in the Sarre basin. President Wilson’s speech in the United States Senate on peace; disapproval of a peace based on victory of either belligerent alliance.

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