The Cameroons:—The British capture Jaunde (the capital of the German colony).
Jan. 2 (Sun.)
The Russians approach Czernowitz.
The British passenger steamer Glengyle is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean.
Jan. 4 (Tues.)
Lord Derby's report on the recruiting campaign in Great Britain is issued.
Mesopotamia:—The Kut relieving force advances from Ali-el-Gharb.
Jan. 5 (Wed.)
The Military Service Bill that inaugurates conscription is introduced in the British House of Commons.
The Russians advance in the Bukovina.