[Jimbuna]

4th January 1917

Eastern Front

Germans fail to cross to right bank of Dvina near Glandau.

Enemy advance in Focsani sector, and also take Gurgueti and Romanul, thus piercing the Braila bridgehead; Russians evacuate Braila.

Russians defeated at Vacareni (Dobruja).

Southern Front

British airmen bomb Maritza bridge at Kuleli Burgas (south of Adrianople).

Political, etc.

Kaiser Wilhelm visits Vienna to meet with Austro-Hungarian officials to discuss the war.

New French tax on tobacco causes the closure of more than half of the retail shops, leading to shortages.

Emperor and Empress of Austria-Hungary sends an envoy to the Vatican to urge the Pope to intervene for peace.

German Governor General of Belgium issues decree ordering the collection of household goods made of brass, copper, tin, nickel, or bronze.

Ship Losses:

Calabro (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Ouessant, Finistère, France (48°30′N 7°02′W) by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Chinto Maru (Japan) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean south west of Spain (36°29′N 9°36′W) by SM U-79 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Gabrielle François (France) The fishing vessel was sunk in the Gironde Estuary by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Liberté (France) The schooner was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape St. Vincent, Portugal (35°49′N 6°10′W) by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Lonclara (United Kingdom) The cargo ship struck a mine laid by UC 31 (Otto von Schrader) and sank in the River Tyne at Sunderland, County Durham with the loss of four of her crew.
Luigi Ciampa (Italy) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 15 nautical miles (28 km) off Sagres Point, Portugal by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Næsborg (Denmark) The cargo ship was sunk in the English Channel west of Guernsey, Channel Islands (49°26′N 3°40′W) by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ruby (Russia) The barque was scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean off the Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom (49°53′N 8°24′W) by SM U-70 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Seemel (Russia) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean (36°32′N 8°09′W) by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Wragby (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 45 nautical miles (83 km) west by north of Cape Spartel, Morocco (35°57′N 6°49′W) by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.