Air War

Baltic: German Navy Parseval airship PL 19 shot down by Russian anti-aircraft fire during bombing raid on Libau.

Western Front

Flanders – First Action of Givenchy: British 1st Division repulse an attack. French stand firm near Ypres.
Aisne: ­German advance on Craonne plateau.
Champagne: ­Germans attack at 4 points around Hill 200 near Perthes. Joffre agrees next day to postpone the French attack until drier weather.
Alsace: Fog impedes operations.

Eastern Front

East Prussia: By now Russian Twelfth Army forming to invade East Prussia from south. The advances from northeast are at Pillkallen area and on Tilsit on January 29.

Sea War

Baltic: Russian submarine torpedoes German cruiser Gazelle off Rügen, but towed to harbor. Russian submarine sinks German torpedo boat off Cap Moen, Denmark on January 29.

Neutrals

Romania: Government refuses to join Greece supporting Serbia.
USA­: Bell makes first transcontinental telephone call.

Occupied countries

Belgium­: Germans seize metal stocks

Home Fronts

Germany: Government decree seizes all grain and flour stocks from February 1.

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