[Jimbuna]

5th January 1917

Western Front

British capture two enemy posts near Beaumont Hamel.

Eastern Front

Ground gained in Russian offensive between Lake Babit and the Tirul marsh (west of Riga).

Enemy advance at various points on Romanian front, especially between the rivers Rimnic and Buzeu.

The Dobruja entirely cleared of Russians and Romanians.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Battle of Kut-el-Amara begins.

Naval and Overseas Operations

British occupy Kibambawe in Rufiji valley (German East Africa).

Political, etc.

French, British, Italian, and Russian government and military officials meet in Rome to discuss the war situation.

German male citizens age 16 and over living in Spain are ordered to register at the consulate for conscription purposes.

After negotiations, the Netherlands agrees to export 220 pounds of fresh pork to Germany for 176 pounds sent to England.

U.S. Federal Reserve Board estimates the belligerent nations have accrued $49.455 billion in new debt since the start of the war.

Ship Losses:

Allie (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was scuttled in the Bay of Biscay off the Île de Ré, Charente-Maritime (46°15′N 1°48′W) by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Asta (Norway) The coaster was sunk in the English Channel 25 nautical miles (46 km) north of the Casquets, Channel Islands (50°09′N 2°34′W) by SM UB-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Combermere (Italy) The full-rigged ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cabo de Gata, Almería, Spain by SM UC-37 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Danevirke (Denmark) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 10 nautical miles (19 km) off Ouessant, Finistère, France (49°14′N 4°17′W) by SM UB-18 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ebro (Denmark) The cargo ship was sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 75 nautical miles (139 km) west south west o the Créac'h Lighthouse, Finistère by SM U-82 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Lesbian (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east by south of Malta (35°48′N 17°06′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived, but her captain was taken as a prisoner of war.
Markland (Norway) The cargo ship was sunk in the Bay of Biscay 10 nautical miles (19 km) west of the Île de Ré by SM UB-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Salvatore Padre (Italy) The sailing vessel was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).