Jan. 13—Germans, reinforced, win victory at Soissons, forcing French to abandon five miles of trenches and to cross the Aisne, leaving guns and wounded; heights of Vregny are won in this fight by the Germans under the eyes of the Kaiser; Germans take 3,150 prisoners and fourteen guns in two days' fighting.
Jan. 15—French are calm over the Soissons defeat; British gain near La Bassée.
Jan. 17—Allies take trenches in Belgium; deadlock at La Bassée; Allies closing on Lille.
Jan. 18—Fierce fighting at La Boisselle; both sides are claiming success at Tracy-le-Val.
Jan. 19—French advance in attempt to cut off St. Mihiel.
Jan. 20—French are nearer Metz; British take Freylinghuysen.
Jan. 21—Germans repulsed in Ardennes woods by French and Belgians; French retake trenches at Notre Dame de Lorette; Germans retake Le Pretre woods; it is learned that the Soissons battle was won by von Kluck's veterans, and that the Germans granted a half-hour truce while French Red Cross aided wounded.
Jan. 22—Fierce fighting in Hartmanns-Weiler region.
Jan. 23—Germans renew activity near Ypres and bombard left wing of Allies; fighting in Argonne region.
Jan. 24—Germans are bombarding Flanders towns; Allies leave St. Georges.