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Old 01-30-2017, 08:46 AM
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30 January 1917

Western Front
Lorraine:
Destructive French trench raid south of Leintrey; penetrates to German second line taking PoWs. Further small success south-west of Leintrey.

Eastern Front
Airship LZ-98 raids Petrograd.
Baltic Provinces: Between Tirul swamp and River Aa (Riga) strong German attack succeeds in one sector, 900 Russians taken prisoner.
Romania: East of Jakobeny (southern Bukovina) Russians assault and capture important hill fortifications claiming to take over 1,000 prisoners.

Political, etc.
Germany:
Government replies to Wilson’s message from January 22, 1917 and ‘will do her best to protect US interests.’
Germany estimates that due to the blockade and war, food supplies have decreased by 2 million tons of grain compared to last year.
Russia: Allied conference is ongoing in Petrograd to help reorganize the Russian military and financial situations.
United Kingdom: British Committee on Electoral Reform suggests that women 30 years and up should be given the right to vote.
Norway: Norway re-issues statement forbidding submarines in territorial waters.
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