On This Day - 14 January 1918
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British bomb successfully, by day, Karlsruhe, Thionville and Metz area.
French repulse attacks on Chaume Wood and make successful raid in Lorraine.
British raid north of Lens.
Eastern Front
Von Kuhlmann warns Russians that German terms have now reached extreme limit.
Attempted assassination of Lenin at Petrograd.
Southern Front
Italians advance east of Brenta Valley in Asolone District and to lesser extent in Piave Delta.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Tafile, south-east of Dead Sea, captured by Hejaz troops.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Yarmouth bombarded by enemy destroyers; six killed, six injured.
Political, etc.
House of Commons reassembles. Sir A. Geddes introduces Man-power Bill.
Allies sign wheat convention with Argentine.
M. Caillaux arrested.
