Western Front
Artois: British trench raid northeast of Arras (40 PoWs).
South-east of Grandcourt British capture a strong point.
Eastern Front
Near Jakobeny Russian counter-attacks repulsed.
Naval and Overseas Operations
More neutral ships are sunk by German submarines, with at least 2 Swedish, 2 Norwegian, 1 Greek, and 1 U.S. ships being sunk today.
The White Star liner
Afric, of 12,000 tons, reported sunk.
South Algeria, Sahara: 150 rebels repulsed from Ain El Hadjadj south of Fort Flatters.
Political, etc.
Germany: Germany states it will hold 72 American sailors as hostages until assurances can be given on the safety of German sailors stuck in the US.
German Research Institute of Psychiatry (today Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry) is founded by King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
Russia: At Petrograd, Lord Milner, at close of Allied Conference, says much good done in bringing about closer co-operation between Entente countries.
France: Mata Hari arrested in Paris:
https://i2.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...2/Mata-Hari.jpg
United Kingdom: Lord Curzon, member of the British War Council, states he is “not dissatisfied” at the progress in limiting losses incurred by U-boats.
Belgium: The American Commission for Relief in Belgium notifies the German occupation that they will cease relief work due to the diplomatic break.
United States: Several representatives of American manufacturers meet with U.S. Navy officials to discuss creating war zeppelins.
Frances T. Evans, Sr., one of the first U.S. Marine Corps aviators, becomes the first person to loop a seaplane:
http://imgur.com/MKhN2Tg
Scandanavia: Scandinavian Governments' joint protest against German submarine warfare published.
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