Western Front
British bomb successfully, by day, Karlsruhe, Thionville and Metz area.
French repulse attacks on Chaume Wood and make successful raid in Lorraine.
Canadian raid north of Lens, successfully destroying German positions and taking prisoners without casualties.
Eastern Front
Brest-Litovsk: Von Kuhlmann warns Russians that German terms have now reached extreme limit.
Southern Front
Italians advance east of Brenta Valley in Asolone District and to lesser extent in Piave Delta. Italian 22nd Infantry Division reaches Mt Asolone summit, taking 400 PoWs, but forced off until January 16.
Naval and Overseas Operations
German destroyers bombard Yarmouth (Norfolk); six killed, six injured.
Harwich Force (Reginald Tyrwhitt promoted Rear-Admiral today above 48 captains) sails within 90 minutes of shelling starting but unable to intercept until January 15.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Tafile, south-east of Dead Sea, captured by Hejaz troops.
Political, etc
Russia: Attempted assassination of Lenin at Petrograd, after he receives diplomatic corps, and speaks at departure of ‘
first volunteers of the Socialist army’. Lenin is unhurt, but Fritz Platten, a Swiss Communist who forced Lenin to take cover from the fire, is slightly injured.
Soldiers of the socialist revolution. A relatively small party of 350,000 men should succeed in bringing a country with 150 million inhabitants under control:
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France: M. Joseph Caillaux arrested on treason charge of ‘peace intrigue’ with Germans during 1915 Argentina visit. Convicted on lesser grounds February 1920 and soon released.
United Kingdom: House of Commons reassembles. Sir A. Geddes introduces Man-power Bill. 420,000-450,000 men needed immediately.
Argentina: Allies sign wheat convention with Argentina.