Western Front
British follow-up retreating Germans.

Eastern Front
In Galicia, German and Austro-Hungarian troops penetrate Russian lines, blowing up 4 mine shafts and capturing 253 prisoners.
North-west of Ocna (Moldavia) the Russians lose the heights of Magyaros, and 1,000 prisoners.

Southern Front
(Also reported for earlier in the month): Allied advances in Albania and Macedonia succeed in cutting off Greek territory from the Central Powers.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: 14th Indian Division (350 casualties) makes dawn crossing into Shumran Peninsula 7 miles west of Kut, builds a pontoon bridge and takes 544 Turk PoWs. Kiazim Karbekir evacuates Sannaiyat (night February 23-24).
Kut reoccupied by British forces (see 24th, and January 9th).

Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea:*U-boat*sinks a Norwegian and 4 British steamers.
German submarine SM UC-32, credited with sinking 6 ships, is accidentally sunk by its own mine.
Black Sea:*30 landing ships ordered for Russian Fleet, 3 completed by April 1918.

Political, etc.
Russia: Duma President Rodzianko in last report urges Tsar to appoint new ministry, also sees Chief of Staff General Gourko on February 24-25; Duma re-opens on February 27.
United Kingdom: Prime Minister’s speech warns of more import restrictions (14th list issued), announces minimum wheat and oat prices till 1922 and 25s per week minimum wage in farming.
Ireland: (also reported for yesterday ?): 28 Sinn Fein agitators arrested and exiled for alleged plotting with Germans.

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