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*German attacks repulsed by French near [[Ypres]] and by British west of [[La Bassée]].
*Ground lost by French near [[Craonne]].
*[[Zeppelin]] brought down by [[Libau]] forts.
*Russian advance in [[Pillkallen]] district ([[East Prussia]]); hard fighting in the [[Carpathians]].
*British raid on [[Alexandretta]]; telegraph wires cut.
*German light cruiser ''Gazelle'' torpedoed by Russian submarine off Rugen, but towed to harbour.
*German Government issues decree seizing all stocks of grain and flour as from [[1 February]].
*[[Rumania]] refuses Entente suggestion that she should join [[Greece]] in support of [[Serbia]].
*[[Lieut-General]] Sir W. Robertson appointed Chief of the General Staff, [[British Expeditionary Force]], [[France]].
*General Pimenta da Castro succeeds Senhor Coutinho as Portuguese Premier.
==1916 (Tuesday)==
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