Eastern Front
Russian Army now 6,900,000 men strong.
Romania: Battle of Pralea: Falkenhayn repulsed northeast of Focsani (January 13-14), but takes Nanesti on January 19 and Fundeni on January 20.
German-led forces advance on a 10-mile front towards the Siret River against Romanian and Russian forces, capturing 2 villages.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Japanese battlecruiser
Tsukuba sunk by internal explosion in harbor, resulting in 305 deaths.
http://imgur.com/CAB0EIs
Channel: Q-ship
Penshurst makes her second kill, coastal submarine
UB-37. Q-ships are posing as unarmed merchantmen and shelling unwary U-boats with their concealed guns:
https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...7/01/Q-ship.jpg .
UB-37 had sunk 31 ships.
North Sea: Beatty concentrates Grand Fleet for wide sweep and exercises especially in night shooting.
Political, etc.
Germany: German economist professor Moritz Julius Bonn states that a victorious Germany should punish statesmen who are responsible for the war.
Romania: At Ciurea station, Romania, a train crash causes 800-1000 deaths. Due to war, no formal investigation takes place:
http://imgur.com/ZVnpou4
Poland: Provisional Council of State first meets; Prince Niemoyovski appointed Regent by Kaiser Wilhelm II.
United States: US cruiser
USS Milwaukee runs aground off Humboldt Bay while trying to salvage the sunken submarine
H-3:
http://imgur.com/S2MvzcR
China: China awards a new contract to an American company to build 300 miles of railway in Hunan province to Hubei province.