Eastern Front
Romania: Very heavy fighting on whole Romanian front.
Battle of Casin: Bulgars and Turks advance slowly towards Macin.
Battle of Rimnicu Sarat: Austro-German progress at various points in mountains and south-east of Ramnicu Sarat, but checked between here and Focsani.

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Emperor Charles I (of Austria) crowned King Charles IV of Hungary at Budapest. http://imgur.com/6xU2j0s* © IWM (Q 70806)
The ceremonial guards at the coronation of Charles I: http://imgur.com/6zn0DIK* © IWM (Q 88222)
Charles I of Austria-Hungary: “Our enemies are finally commencing to understand that they cannot conquer us.”
Russia: Tsar tells British Ambassador ‘In the event of revolution, only a small part of the Army can be counted to defend the dynasty.’
Germany: War Ministry dismounts 16 cavalry regiments.
Germany announces it will release 100 French POWs who have at least three children. If France reciprocates, it will release more.
France & United Kingdom: ALLIES REJECT GERMAN PEACE NOTE as ’empty and insincere’. https://wwi.lib.byu.edu/index.php/E...cember_30,_1916
Anglo-Chinese labor agreement for Western Front.
Bulgaria: Bulgarian Government reply accepting President Wilson's Note (see 18th, and January 10th, 1917).
Serbia: Southern Slavs Committee issues declaration at Coronation of Austrian Emperor.
Greece: Greek Note to Allies requests rising of the Blockade.
Spain: Spain declines to second President Wilson's proposal.

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These are sure interesting. I've enjoyed following "the course of the war" on this day-to-day basis. Fascinating looking back into history. Thanks, GG for your work putting his together.

Western Front
106 French, 56 British, 6 Belgian and 1 Russian division oppose 127 German divisions (44 new divisions formed in 1916).
French military announces (that is, claims) it took 78,500 German prisoners during the Battle of Verdun.

Eastern Front
Romania: Further Austro-German progress in Moldavian mountains and west and south of Focsani.

Southern Front
Italy: Avalanches in the Italian Alps have killed around 10,000 Austro-Hungarian and Italian soldiers this month.
Salonika: Bulgars fail in attack on Braila bridgehead, but carry positions east of Macin.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Sinai: Magharah Wells, Hassana and Nakhl (Sinai) cleared of Turkish forces.

Naval and Overseas Operations
In last quarter of 1916 only 958,000t neutral shipping (723,000t Norwegian) enters British ports compared with 3,442,000 in January to March. Grand Fleet now mostly equipped with Poulsen-arc jam-resistant radios.
North Sea: Dover Patrols has 5 cruisers and 35 destroyers and many smaller craft with 10 French destroyers (Admiral Ronarc’h).
East Africa: Campaign of the Sudan forces in Darfur comes to an end (see March 1st).
Convoy of Indian sappers traveling in trucks on the road to Rufiji, German East Africa: http://imgur.com/Ow2tfRT* © IWM (Q 15609)

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Nearly 5 million men mobilized (800,000 killed, 1 million wounded and sick) but 20 new divisions formed.
Russia: Raspútin murdered in Petrograd. (also reported for 17 December (Old Style) and 30 December (New Style).
By now 14,648,000 Russian men mobilized including 47.4% of the male peasants.
Russian Duma adopts a resolution stating “dark forces” inside the nation are hampering its war efforts.
Germany: German Army has now 16,000 MGs, each division has 48 mortars. In 1916 it has raised 1,050 batteries (4,200 guns).
Kaiser Wilhelm to troops: “All their [Allied] assaults, East and West, have collapsed owning to your bravery and devotion.”
Bankruptcies in Germany fell this year with 2,277 cases, compared to 4,580 in 1915 and 7,738 in 1914.
France: French Army has now 40,000 motor vehicles.
Paris Municipal Council adopts “decisive victory” as the New Year’s resolution for France.
United Kingdom: Douglas Haig promoted to Field Marshal.
United States: Alice Ball, African American chemist who discovered an effective treatment for leprosy, passed away at age 24: http://imgur.com/B1aYptk
Greece: Entente Note to Greece calling for reparation for events of 1 and 2 December, with other demands.

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Western Front
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) School of Photography is formed at Farnborough.
After his Albatros D III’s lower wing cracks in combat in January, Richthofen switches temporarily to a more conventional Halberstadt fighter. Despite modifications wing failures continue to plague the ‘Vee-strutter’ Albatros D III and D V/Va.
No 53 Squadron with B E 2 arrives in France. No 43 Squadron with Sopwith two-seater on January 17; No 35 Squadron with Armstrong-Whitworths on January 24.
Normal activity proceeding.

Eastern Front
Romania: Stubborn fighting in Carpathians. Austro-Hungarian troops advance against Romanian troops in Bekas Pass, crossing the Moldavian frontier.
Dobruja: Austro-Germans in touch with Bulgarians along the Sereth lines at Focsani and Fundeni.

Southern Front
Salonika: Captain G Murlis Green (17 Squadron) forces down 2 Albatros two-seaters behind British lines.
Lieutenant W S Scott of RFC 17 Squadron lands second agent behind Bulgarian lines (first on December 17, 1916).

Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: During January battlecruisers Courageous and Glorious (Nicknamed ‘Outrageous’ and ‘Laborious’, respectively) join Grand Fleet.
In January. HMS Muskerry, world’s first fleet minesweeper enters service, 19 sister ships follow by August 1917. Beatty proposes 157-mile minefield with 80,000 mines (only 1,100 in stock) to encircle Heligoland Bight, officially announced on January 23. 
Eastern Mediterranean: Egypt-bound British troop transport Ivernia sunk by coastal submarine UB-47 off Cape Matapan (120 lives lost).
Caribbean: During January US Atlantic Fleet maneuvers until April.
East Africa: British carry German lines near Lissaki in the Mgeta valley (German East Africa), and pursue Germans towards the Rufiji valley at Kibambawe.

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: RFP (Retail Food Price) 87% (up 3%).
During January Wheeldon family arrested for farcical plot to murder Prime Minister on golf course with air rifle poison dart (charged at Derby on January 31, jailed March).
Official film Battle of the Ancre and the Advance of the Tanks released.
Rail fares up 50%.
J.R.R. Tolkien, while on medical leave, is currently writing the early versions of The Book of Lost Tales.
Turkey: Bank of National Credit formed.
Publication of denunciation by Turkey of Treaty of Paris (1856) and Treaty of Berlin (1878).
United States: Sketch by Theodore Roosevelt on his “unsuccessful effort to draw bats from the belfry of WA White.” http://imgur.com/Efc7h0d
Thomas Van Lear becomes the first (and only) Socialist mayor of Minneapolis: http://imgur.com/uOkr2sL
Tuskegee Institute reports that 50 African Americans were lynched in the United States last year.
Egypt: General Sir R. Wingate becomes High Commissioner of Egypt.

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Western Front
Reports claim Allied nations captured a combined total of at least 582,723 prisoners on all fronts last year.
Haig issues orders for Arras offensive on April 8.
Lorraine: Mudra (from Eastern Front) takes over German Army Detachment A (until June 18, 1918) from General d’Elsa (in command since April 15, 1916).
The ruins of the Chateau at Contalmaison, France. The cellar was used as a dressing station: http://imgur.com/TpyoNTn* © IWM (Q 6194)

Eastern Front
Galicia: Südarmee attack near Zloczow repulsed.
Dobruja: Germano-Buolgarian advance between frontier and Focsani; Russian successful counter-attacks south-east of that town.
Mackensen’s Bulgars take Macin and Jijila.
Baltic Provinces: General Scholtz takes over Eighth Army (until April 22) from Mudra (in command since October 22, 1916). General Hutier replaces Scholtz in command of Army Detachment D.
Moldavia: Continued heavy fighting in Moldavian mountains. Austro-Hungarian troops penetrate 8 miles into Moldavian territory and capture 3 villages from the Romanians.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Lawrence and 35 camel men ambush Turk camp southeast of Yanbo. Feisal’s 10,400 men, 4 guns and 10 MGs march on January 3 to Owais wells, 15 miles north of Yanbo for 185-mile advance on Wejh.

Political, etc.
Italy: Italian government orders its cities to increase food production by cultivating available public land, including city parks.
Japan: Japan notifies the U.S. that its merchant ships passing through the Panama Canal will be armed to protect against German U-boats.
Romania: M. Bratianu, Premier of Romania, reconstitutes Cabinet.

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Western Front
First units of Portuguese Expeditionary Force land in France (see August 8th, 1916, and June 17th, 1917).

Eastern Front
Galicia: Lechitski attack succeeds near Mt Botosul, 2,218 German PoWs taken between Kimpolung and Jakobeny (January 27 and 30); 3 German night attacks fail on January 31.
Dobruja: Focsani (Rumania) taken by German forces.
Baltic Provinces: Germans take Dvina Island near Glandau northwest of Dvinsk but Russians recover on January 8.
Romania: Cossack Division leaves Rumanian III Corps for Russian one causing gap that Falkenhayn exploits on January 6.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Emir Faisal and his army on the attack. Picture taken by T.E. Lawrence: http://imgur.com/l0SvLqP* © IWM (Q 58863)

Naval and Overseas Operations:
East Africa: Action of Beho-Beho (until January 4) continues German retreat, but big game hunter Captain Selous DSO, is killed, aged 65 on January 4. Beves’ South African advance guard crosses river Rufiji in four Berthon boats.

Political, etc.
Russia: Imperial family buries Rasputin at Tsarskos Salo by night. His murderers exiled in January 6.
United Kingdom: Admiralty reasserts "immemorial" right of merchant-ships to defend themselves against attack or search by an enemy.

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And the war goes on. Amazing info, GG! Thanks. What a great history lesson.