Western Front
Twelve miles north-west of Compiegne the French carry out successful large-scale raid.
Bruges harbour again bombed by British naval airmen.
Eastern Front
Between Zloczow and Tarnopol (northern Galicia), Germans report successful great raid, taking six Russian officers and 275 men prisoners.
Southern Front
Serbia: East of Monastir, Italians counter-attack and re-establish their line.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Black Sea: 2 Russian destroyers and a minelayer from Batumi sink 15 Turkish schooners between Amasra and Sinope.
Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Emperor Charles of Austria-Hungary hosts a dinner for Kaiser Wilhelm: “I drink to the health of your majesty, my true friend and ally.”
Germany: Germany remains defiant towards the U.S., stating its submarine warfare “will under no circumstance be restricted.”
Russia: Secret Russo-French Treaty signed at Petrograd on territorial aims.
United Kingdom: British Government inform Japanese Government that they will support Japanese claims to German possessions in the Pacific north of the Equator if it is understood that Japan will support similar British claims south of the Equator (see December 16th, 1914).
British Government give pledge in House of Commons that the “restitution” of Alsace-Lorraine is an object of the war (see November 15th).
United States: German ambassador Graf (Count) Johann von Bernstorff sails from Hoboken NJ in the
S.S. Frederik VIII (home March 14, 1917). Congress votes funds for fortifications and $3.6 million for airships. Bernstorff, the ‘good German’ but ladies’ man – a diplomat discomfited by scandal. But the German ambassador was a generally competent diplomat to whom both the American and German governments should have listened:
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U.S. considers intervening in Cuba, as a liberal insurgency grows in strength in the country, threatening U.S.-owned sugar plantations.
U.S. Cabinet becomes divided on the issue of whether or not to arm American merchant ships, as it could lead to armed conflict with Germany.
Switzerland: Switzerland institutes meatless days and rations rice and sugar, as food supplies become more restricted due to the war.