(Special, 1919): World War I: The Paris Peace Conference opened, to set the peace terms for the Central Powers.
Eastern Front
Romania: Battle of Pralea: Unsuccessful attacks on Central Powers’ positions between Casin and Susitsa valleys.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Feisal begins final march on Wejh.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Channel: UC-18 torpedoes Royal Navy destroyer
Ferret, but the latter survives to be converted to a minelayer.
Ferret’s sister ship
HMS Jackal.
https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...1/DD-Jackal.jpg
South Atlantic: Raider
Wolf lays 29 mines off Cape Agulhas, South Africa; 2 ships sunk and only 7 mines swept in 1917.
Black Sea: Russian submarine
Nervel sinks 3,000t steamer; 440 mines added to fields off Bosphorus.
Political, etc.
Germany: (Special, 1871): Independent German states unified into the German Empire, with Prussian KingWilhelm I being proclaimed as its first Emperor.
Members of the Prussian Diet urge the vigorous prosecution of the war with the increased use of submarines.
Russia: Re-opening of Duma and of Council of the Empire postponed by Russian Government from 25 January to 27 February.
United Kingdom: Lighthouses in Jamaica and other British possessions in the Caribbean are darkened due to fear of German raiders and submarines.
Victor Bruce, Earl of Elgin and former Viceroy and Governor-General of India, passed away:
http://imgur.com/5Un6v1g
English bar council votes with an overwhelming majority against allowing women to practice law.
Bulgaria: Kaiser Wilhelm and Bulgarian Tsar Ferdinand I reviewing Bulgarian cavalry at Nis, Serbia:
http://imgur.com/rxK09Nk
Greece: British Military attaché and Chief Control Officer reports 8,948 Greek troops; 3,132 animals, 78 guns and 62 MGs have transferred to Peloponnese in past month.