World War I - 1917 DAY BY DAY

JANUARY

1st- Berlin: a report reveals that in 1916 the submarine war sank 2,327,000 tons of Allied freighters, (or neutral in trade with them), in exchange for 22 lost submersibles. German East Africa: English offensive towards Mgeta. Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, president of Nicaragua

2 - Germany declares total underwater warfare to merchant ships. Eastern Front: The battle of Riga begins, a Russian offensive surprises the Germans, and the Russians inadvertently cut the German fences by several points and take the first German defensive line.

3-Romania: with Russian assistance, the Romanians organize a front over the Danube Delta and the low course of the Sereth.

4-London: The Allies declare that in 1916 they lost 415 ships, or a total of 1.04. 058 tons, which represents half of all Allied ships sunk throughout the war. Russia: One day after Rasputin's funeral, without any trial, Tsar Nicholas II sent his cousin Demetrio and Felix Yusupov into exile.

6-Aegean Sea: Turkish coastal batteries manage to sink a British aircraft carrier near Kastellorizo.

7-Eastern Front: Battle of Riga, the Russians break the second German defensive line and create a gap of about 7 km. United States: A fire breaks out at a munitions factory in New Jersey; the subsequent investigation pointed to an act of sabotage

8-Russia: Prince Nikolai Golitsyn is appointed prime minister.