24 February 1917
 

Western Front
Somme: Germans retreat from Serre salient, evacuating Serre, Miraumont, Petit Miraumont, Pys and Warlencourt.

Southern Front
French machine gunners in a foxhole near Koritza (Korçë), Albania: http://imgur.com/GNuqSBl

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: Turks abandon Kut, retreat west on Baghdad losing 1,730 PoWs and 4 guns but British Cavalry Division fails to pursue vigorously although 2 armoured cars do damage on February 25. Royal Navy gunboat Mantis rehoists Union flag at Kut.
Indian Lancers marching through the streets of Kut, Mesopotamia (Iraq): http://imgur.com/ZhWU57B* © IWM (Q 25223)
Persia: Turkish 6th Division falls back from Hamadan to Kermanshah, 2nd Division follows on February 26.

Political, etc.
Russia: Russian government opens a special committee to discuss the future status of Poland.
France: French Chamber of Deputies approves a resolution to recall some farmers serving at the front in order to boost food production.
United Kingdom: Lord Arthur Balfour writes that more than 1.2 million Armenians living in the Ottoman Empire have been killed or deported.
Lloyd George states restrictive measures are needed to ration food in Britain, such as cutting beer & liquor production by two-thirds.
United States: US London Ambassador Page, having received Zimmermann Telegram from Balfour cables Wilson with news, received with ‘much indignation’ but awaits Secretary of State’s return.
U.S. War Department proposes a bill that would increase the Army size to 3,296,023 men, which will cost $472,258,746.
Spain: Mr. Gerard is received at Madrid by the King of Spain.

25 February 1917
 

Western Front
Somme: German forces withdraw from front line positions on the Ancre as part of the withdrawal to the Siegfried Stellung (aka Hindenburg Line). (see November 18th, 1916 and March 14th, 1917).
British troops advance on an 11-mile front, to a depth of 3 miles.
Destroyed sugar refinery in Serre captured by the British in operations around Ancre, France: http://imgur.com/lJ3wvw0* © IWM (Q 1769)
BEF 2nd Division and Anzac Corps fight for the Thilloys (until March 2) southwest of Bapaume.
Flanders: General Sixt von Arnim takes over Fourth Army from Duke Albrecht of Wurttemberg who now commands his own Flanders Army Group; both in command for duration of war.
France: Prime Minister Briand proposes that ‘In order to ensure unity of command on the Western Front, the French General-In-Chief will from the 1 March 1917 have authority over the British Forces … in all that concerns … operations … dispositions … allotment of material and resources … to the Armies’. Haig and Robertson object (plan modified February 27).
Successful raids at Monchy-au-Bois, Lens and in Champagne.
English Naval air raid on Brebach (near Metz).

Eastern Front
Baltic Provinces: 100 Royal Navy Division PoWs arrive at Reiskatte Reprisal Camp (c.3 miles from Front) to dig trenches, often under Russian fire (until June 10); another 500 PoWs join them. [Ed note: this “reprisal” action was one of the responses to the Allied “reprisal” actions of carrying U-boat officers as hostages aboard cargo vessels, or exposing German PoW work parties to German artillery fire on the Western Front. And of course, these two “reprisal” actions were themselves a response to Germany’s unrestricted submarine warfare, which itself was a partial response to Great Britain’s illegal blockade methods.
Truly, and illustration of how absurd tit-for-tat actions in war can be.]

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: The pursuit to Baghdad begins (see 24th and March 11th). Turks destroy much war material.

Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea: German destroyer raid on Margate and Broadstairs; 11 German destroyers (Heinrich (?) Tillessen) raid*Dover barrage*including 10-minutes shelling of Margate and*Broadstairs*(4 civilian casualties). (see March 18th).
Atlantic: British S.S. Laconia sunk by submarine SM U-50; this was exceptionally controversial, because earlier in the war, the Royal Navy had taken the Laconia into service as an armed merchant cruiser, and used her at several points in a naval capacity, particularly in the African campaigns. By the time she was sunk, though, the Laconia had been discharged from the Royal Navy, and handed back to Cunard. It is not clear if she was, however, completely disarmed; the British had long since, instituted their policy of arming merchant ships, so the Laconia may have still had some guns on board. However, armed or not, she was at the time of her sinking, a passenger liner in regular service. At least two of the deaths on the SS Laconia are American citizens, further increasing the support for war in the United States. http://imgur.com/NkjsDjc

Political, etc.
France: Due to rationing, only stale whole meal bread can be sold in Parisian restaurants and night work in bakeries are banned.
United Kingdom: (also reported for earlier in the month) New British War Loan subscriptions amount to (new money) £1,000,312,950.
United States: U.S. Senators express anger at President Wilson, who remains silent on the issue of German submarine warfare.

26 February 1917
 

Western Front
Anglo-French Military Conference assembles at Calais to discuss operations, the co-operation of the armies and the co-ordination of operations by the French Commander-in-Chief (continued on 27th) (see March 12th); fixes next Western Front offensive.
Somme: North and south of the Ancre British make further progress, capturing the village of Le Barque (south-west of Bapaume).
Due to the German withdrawal towards the Hindenburg line, British forces have gained 22 square miles of territory in France.
An artificial armored tree used by the French as an observation post in the Auberive sector: http://imgur.com/2k6HunP* © IWM (Q 78890)

Southern Front
Macedonia: 20 aircraft of KG 1 (transferred from Bucharest) surprise bomb French Gorgop airfield; 8 French aircraft destroyed, 4 damaged. KG 1 later bombs Yanesh airfield (RFC), British dumps and camps (28 casualties).

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: British 13th Division belatedly drives Turkish rearguard from Sheikh Ja’ad, but 3 Royal Navy gunboats (2 hit) destroy Turkish flotilla (4 ships and 1,500 PoWs) and recapture the gunboat HMS Firefly.
Turkish rearguard covers the retreat 15 miles from Kut.

Political, etc.
United Kingdom: British Government requisitions Dutch ships in British ports.
British government announces that it raised £1 billion in new war loans, raised by the contribution of 5 million subscribers.
United States: President Wilson in address to Congress asks for power to arm merchant ships (see February 21st, 1916 and March 12th, 1917). Bill introduced on February 28, but filibustered in Senate to session’s end, March 3.
President Wilson asks the Senate “blanket” authority to use “all instrumentalities” to meet emergencies if Congress is not in session.
American Committee for Armenian and Syrian Relief states $5 million a month is needed to save refugees in the region.
President Wilson signs the bill creating the Mount McKinley (Denali) National Park in Alaska.

27 February 1917
 

Western Front
Somme: On February 26 and 27 British troops capture villages of La Barque, southwest of Bapaume, and Ligny; in past week gains on 11-mile front (south of Gommeccourt to east of Gueudecourt) to maximum depth of 3 miles.
Flanders: Successful British trench raid east of Armentieres.

Eastern Front
Near Jakobeny the Germans take several Russian positions on high ground and 1,300 prisoners.

Southern Front
Macedonia: Salonika: KG 1 raids British Summerhill camp north of Salonika (376 casualties). Raiders intercepted by fighters of Nos 17 and 47 Squadrons; 1 Halberstadt escort fighter forced down and pilot taken PoW. Most of 47 Squadrons fighters damaged.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: British cavalry reconnaissance Aziziyeh (until February 28) 50 miles west of Kut but supply shortage forces them back to river. Turkish losses since February 23 including 4,300 PoWs; 39 guns; 22 mortars and 11 MGs. Maude cables C-in-C India asking further advance approval after necessary supply pause till March 5.

Naval and Overseas Operations
US Cruiser USS Des Moines is sent to the Ottoman Empire to carry supplies & rescue American refugees. Germany refuses to give safe conduct.
Royal Navy purchases the HMS Nairana from Australia to be converted into a seaplane carrier: http://imgur.com/WRzp1MF

Political, etc.
Germany: von Bethmann-Hollweg hails U-boat success and justifies breaking agreement with USA, saying it was conditional on America insisting on Great Britain respecting international law concerning "Freedom of the Seas".
Russia: Re-opening of Duma.
France: Calais Agreement: Lloyd George and French War committee (Briand and Lyautey) agree on Nivelle-Haig plan of operations. British agree (Haig reluctantly) that general conduct of imminent campaign should only be in hands of the French C-in-C subject to Haig’s usual right of appeal to London.
United Kingdom: British government seeks 2000 U.S.-made tractors to help support food production in Britain.
United States: President Wilson states that he considers sinking of Laconia the "overt act" for which he was waiting (see 25th and April 6th).
Wilson thanks Balfour for ‘information of such inestimable value’ (Zimmermann telegram).
John M Browning demonstrates his new short recoil, water-cooled machine-gun. In a very short space of time the US Browning M1917 machine-gun was ordered into production in large numbers. https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...wning-M1917.jpg
Standard Oil Company seeks $150 million from the Allies for destroying Romanian oil fields during their retreat from the Central Powers.
Sweden: Train carrying invalided captured Russian soldiers, sent home by Germany through Sweden, suffers a crash, resulting in 50+ deaths.

More interesting data. Thanks, gg. Really enjoy this series of posts. :thumbs:

28 February 1917
 

Western Front
End of February British make first pigeon drops by balloon (after 3 agents so sent), 40% return rate by end of war.
Somme: British troops in the Somme capture Thilloy, Gommecourt, Puisieux, and Sailly-Saillisel, as the German retreat continues. British have captured 11 villages and 2,133 PoWs during February.

Eastern Front
Romanian counter-attacks in Bukovina partially successful.

Southern Front
Austrian “attacks” on Asiago Plateau and north of Gorizia repulsed.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: Turkish losses in Mesopotamia in last three months estimated at over 20,000.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Atlantic: In February British 10th (Minesweeping) Sloop Flotilla transferred from*Immingham*on East Coast (Humber) to Queenstown to meet mine threat off Southern Ireland, loses 2 ships in March.
7 Arethusa-class cruisers from*Harwich Force*and Grand Fleet converted to lay 70-74 mines each (February to November); carry out 35 operations (2,553 mines laid by November 1918).
Allied February shipping losses: 254 ships of 500,673t (German figure 520,412t) including record 105 British ships worth 313,486t. Mediterranean toll is 105,670t.
French destroyer Cassini torpedoed in Mediterranean.

Political, etc.
Germany: Only 60,000 Auxiliary Service Law Volunteers (mainly women) instead of 200,000 hoped for. Women transport blanks for 15 cm shells in a national German ammunition factory: https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...tionsfabrik.jpg
Russia: Duma member Kerensky calls for end to ‘medieval regime’.
France: Nivelle letter to government warns of ‘pacifist propaganda’ reaching troops.
Canada: Canadian government states it seeks a $150 million loan in order to fund the war effort.
India: Act forms Indian Defence Force (all British European subjects).
United States: German proposals to Mexico for alliance against the United States published in the American Press (see January 19th).
China: Allied Minister present Memorandum to Chinese Government.

1 March 1917
 

Western Front
French troops working at a heavy artillery repair park at La Neuville-Sire-Bernard: http://imgur.com/PX4Dq3b* © IWM (Q 78229)
British falsely claim that German air losses during February are twice those of Allies.
Aeroplane raid on Broadstairs: six injured.

Southern Front
The ruined town of Leskovik on the Albanian-Greek border: http://imgur.com/RpbY7m7

Naval and Overseas Operations
While under construction, the battlecruiser HMS Furious is ordered to be converted into an aircraft carrier.
During March an average of 40 U-boats at sea per day and maximum of 57. Shipping entering British ports in February and March is only 25% of February to March 1916 levels. 16 British oilers (Fleet tankers) sunk March to September. Germany announces end of safe period for sailing ships in Atlantic.
British hospital ship Glenart Castle damaged by mine between Le Havre and Southampton (see February 26th, 1918). Further mine or torpedo disasters to hospital ships on March 20 (Asturias; 14 killed), March 30 (Gloucester Castle, no lives lost); April 10 (Salta, 52 killed); April 17 (Lanfranc, 35 killed including 20 German PoWs) and ambulance-transport (red crosses and distinctive marks dropped) Donegal (41 killed). Germans convinced, probably erroneously, that the hospital ships were carrying munitions and radioing U-boat positions, both blatant violations of international law. This excuse was used to explain Germany’s blatant violations of the same when attacking hospital ships.
Mediterranean: From mid-April British hospital ships sailing zigzag course and get 2 destroyer escorts. French embark 70 German officer PoWs as hostages (April 15 to c.August 15) in 5 hospital ships and notify Berlin (which sends 200 French officer PoWs to Western Front areas shelled by Allies). Again, these last two acts were both blatant violations of international law, and were further illustrations of the stupidities of tit-for-tat tactics.
First weekly statement of shipping sailings, arrivals and losses issued.
Germany announces end of safe period for sailing vessels in Atlantic.

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Arthur Arz, Baron von Straussenburg, succeeds Franz Conrad as CoS.
Germany: Speech by Herr Arthur Zimmermannn on torpedoing of neutrals.
Colonel Richard Hentsch (Marne decision) made CoS German Romania military occupation.
United Kingdom: British government announces that during February, it captured 2,133 German prisoners, including 33 officers.
A remotely controlled bomber is tested unsuccessfully at Upavon.
Government of India's offer of £100,000,000 towards cost of war accepted.
Turkey: The Ottoman Empire realign its Rumi calendar to the Gregorian calendar, although years are still based on Muhammad’s migration (Hegira).
United States: Wilson hands press Zimmermann Telegram. The Zimmermann telegram produces widespread condemnations of Germany among U.S. politicians, press, and the public.
In March DW Griffith sails for Europe to make two British-funded films on Western Front.
(listed for yesterday): U.S. House of Representatives pass a law 276 votes to 143, imposing prohibition of alcohol in Washington D.C.
(Also listed for yesterday): President Wilson meets with pacifist groups at the White House and promises he would do everything to avoid war.
Switzerland: Rice and sugar rationing cards issued (2 meatless days per week since February 12).

2 March 1917
 

Western Front
A large trench raid at Vimy, led by the 4th Canadian Division, fails, resulting in 637 Canadian casualties.
British lines advanced north-west of Puisieux and north of Warlencourt (Ancre).
German withdrawal to the Hindenburg Line slows, as they launch limited counterattacks against the British advance.
A French caterpillar artillery tractor at a training ground near Bouy: http://imgur.com/NXyH7Mb*© IWM (Q 78891)

Eastern Front
Fighting continues in southern Bukovina.
Activity round Riga and on Narajowka river (Galicia), where Germans claim success.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Persia: Turks fall back towards Baghdad, one column from Hamadan and one to Dauletabad.
Hamadan, Kangavarand Sehna (March 5) (Western Persia) recaptured by Russian forces (see also August 10th, 1916, and March 16th, 1918).
A Russian army 107-mm Field Gun Model 1910 in action with Armenian gunners in Middle East https://i1.wp.com/ww2-weapons.com/w...mm-FieldGun.jpg

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Charles’ Army reforms begin to take effect.
Germany: Zimmermann tells press his telegram is true.
France: 1918 recruits called up.
Poland: State Council, Warsaw, reported organising national army against Russia, using Polish legions as cadres.
United States: U.S. Congress passes resolution for arming merchant ships.
China: Allied nations offer to cancel China’s indemnity for the Boxer Rebellion and revise tariffs if it enters the war on their side.
Mexico: Mexican and Japanese embassies reassure the U.S. that they had nothing to do with the Zimmermann Telegram.

3 March 1917
 

Western Front
Somme: British advance east of Gommecourt (until March 5).
Aisne: German 51st Reserve Division raid south of Ripont and captures Nivelle’s memo on general offensive from December 16, 1916.

Eastern Front
Western Russia: Russian gas attacks north of Lake Naroch near Krevo (March 4).
Pripet: German 1st Landwehr Division (with 400 field guns and mortars support) attack west of Lutsk and nets 9,000 PoWs; 15 guns; 200 MGs and mortars.

Southern Front
Fierce fighting near Monastir; Italian troops in action.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Arabia: Captain Newcombe and Arabs wreck Hejaz Railway a Dar-el-Hamra Station. During these days Cairo intercepts Djemal Pasha cable to Medina indicating evacuation plan, Lawrence urges Felsal to act.

Political, etc.
Germany: Zimmermann on submarine warfare: “We regret that neutrals [nations] have to suffer by it, but we cannot help it.”
Russia: The first major protest of the February Revolution occurred on 3 March [18 February in the Julian calendar, still in use in Russia at the time] 1917 as workers of Putilov (later called Kirov Plant), Petrograd's largest industrial plant, announced a strike to demonstrate against the government. Strikes continued on the following days. Due to heavy snowstorms, tens of thousands of freight cars were stuck on the tracks, with the bread and fuel. On 7 March [22 February O.S], the Tsar left for the front. http://imgur.com/5kWLpWw
United Kingdom: British Major-General Frederick B. Maurice predicts that there will be another winter of war, as the German Army is still capable.
U.S. Ambassador Page and Premier Lloyd George confer to discuss the possible entrance of the U.S. into the war.
British government reports 933,000 women are now occupying jobs once held by men called to the front or other war-related services.
Turkey: Ottoman Empire borrows $48 million from Austria-Hungary, on condition that it be used to buy Austro-Hungarian goods.
Belgium: Council of Flanders group in Germany (sees Kaiser) to petition independence.
United States: [yesterday ?] Jones-Shafroth Act is signed by President Wilson, which grants anyone born in Puerto Rico citizenship & creates the Puerto Rican Senate.
Special Preparedness Fund and first Excess Profits Acts passed.
President Wilson is sworn in for a second term as President of the United States.
President Wilson and the First Lady riding a carriage through the streets of D.C.: http://imgur.com/6SK19Hq
Scandinavia: Scandinavian liners resume service to the United States, but will not carry passengers due to the threat of U-boats.

4 March 1917
 

Western Front
General d’Esperey (Northern Army Group) vainly asks Nivelle to let him attack retreating Germans (and on March 6 again), asks for tanks on March 9.
Aisne: French advance between rivers Oisne and Aisne, south of Mouvron.
German withdrawal on the Ancre and Somme front still continues. British troops advance two-thirds of a mile on a two-mile front.
Somme: British 8th Division (1,137 casualties) captures Bouchavesnes with 217 PoWs and repels six counter-attacks.
Verdun: German 28th Division attack on a 2-mile line, penetrates Caurieres Wood, and manages to capture 572 French prisoners. French artillery checks further advances.
French troops transporting a 240 mm heavy artillery gun near Beaurieux: http://imgur.com/0cLcJTA* © IWM (Q 78287)
Naval aeroplanes bomb Brebach (Saarbrucken).

Eastern Front
Germany: Hoffmann diary ‘The Russian Army is deteriorating.’
Romania: Romanians troops bombard near Calieni, but lose Magyaros Ridge on March 8 and fail to regain it on March 10 and 28.
Russia: Another Russian gas attack near Krevo (south-east of Vilna).

Southern Front
Isonzo: Italians form Gorizia Defence Command (3 corps) for Mt Kuk to Mt Santo sector under General Capello, Second Army reduced to IV Corps because of this.
Austrian attack east of Gorizia repulsed. Italians occupy heights in Costabella Mountains. Fighting in the Dolomites.

Political, etc.
Russia: Food riots in Petrograd (and on March 6 and 7).
France: Tubercular Ex-Soldiers Flag Day.
United Kingdom: War Office decides to form 9 tank battalions (total of 1,000 tanks).
Belgium: Flemish deputation received by German Chancellor.
United States: US Secretary of the Navy Daniels announces he will immediately exercise emergency powers to commandeer private shipyards to produce warships.
China: Chinese Cabinet decides to cut off ties with Germany, but President Li Yuanhong rejects the Cabinet’s decision.

5 March 1917
 

Western Front
At Verdun, French troops attack German positions and capture trenches north of Caurieres Wood.
British progress on Ancre front towards Bapaume Ridge.

Eastern Front
Russia: Romanian people of Austro-Hungarian PoWs in Darnitsa Camp near Kiev sign oath to fight Dual Monarchy. [That is, Austria-Hungary]

Southern Front
Sharp fighting in the Dolomites.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Russians occupy Kangavar, south of Hamadan.
Palestine: Turks abandon strong position west of Shalal (Sinai Peninsula): Kress evacuates Wadi Sheikh Nuran for Gaza-Beersheba line.
Mesopotamia: Maude resumes advance; 13th Hussars’ charge foiled by second trench line.

Naval and Overseas Operations
According to a British report, 123 British vessels were sunk by the Germans in February, while 9,463 ships were able to safely enter port.

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: Government reply to USA backs U-boat war.
A second report that Marshal Arz von Straussenburg is appointed the new Chief of the General Staff of the Austro-Hungarian Army: http://imgur.com/1zo1W9I
Russia: Food riots in Petrograd continue.
Lord Milner returns from Petrograd saying ‘it is quite wrong to suppose that in Russia there is any controversy about the waging of the war’.
United States: Wilson’s second term inaugural address ‘We stand fast on an armed neutrality.’
London Ambassador Page cables to US ‘France and England must have … enough credit in the US to prevent collapse of world trade’.
12 pacifist US Senators successfully filibuster a bill that would have armed merchant ships to protect them from German submarines.
“The Poor Little Rich Girl,” starring Mary Pickford and directed by Maurice Tourneur, is released: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipe...%281917%29.webm

6 March 1917
 

Western Front
First DH4 fast, high-flying S/E bombers [ed note: I think this is a typo, referring to De Haviland light bombers: the S/E series were Royal Aircraft Factory products, the “S E” standing for Scouting Experimental] with first Constantinesco cc MG synchronizing gear (6,000 issued to December) join No 55 Squadron Royal Flying Corps. Wikipedia has this to say about No 55 Squadron: No. 55 Squadron was formed at Castle Bromwich on 27 April 1916. It initially operated as a training unit, flying a mixture of types, including the Avro 504, Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 and the Armstrong Whitworth F.K.8, but in January 1917 it changed its role to a day-bomber squadron and re-equipped with the Airco DH.4, being the first squadron to receive the new light bomber.
Despite a blizzard, fighting continues in Verdun, with French forces successfully defending their trenches from German attacks.
British line extends south of Somme to neighbourhood of Reims, twice the length of a year before.

Eastern Front
Night attack on German positions south of Brzezany fails.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: British occupy Lajj and Ctesiphon.
British cavalry 14 miles from Baghdad.
Members of the 1st Australian Wireless Signal Squadron on horseback during their advance on Baghdad: http://imgur.com/WXUb4lH

Political, etc.
Germany: 250 British PoWs entrain at Minden to work in Ruhr coal mines (2,000 Allied PoWs there already).
German Reichstag budget committee unanimously approves Zimmermann’s attempts to secure an alliance with Mexico against the U.S.
Russia: Food riots in Petrograd continue.
France: Paris is suffering from a potato shortage, and French women are urged to grow potatoes and other foodstuffs instead of flowers.
United Kingdom: Controller of Potatoes appointed. Army Demobilization Trades Register begun.
United States: 18,000 soldiers parade past President Wilson (picture is incorrectly labeled March 4th): http://imgur.com/0jm9cum
U.S. Supreme Court decides S S Appam case in favor of British owners.

7 March 1917
 

Western Front
Occupied Belgium: New German Gotha bomber base of Scheldewindeke operational south of Ghent.
Britain: 11 home air defence squadrons have 147 aircraft instead of 222 establishment and 113 pilots of 198. Field Marshal French orders no anti-aircraft gun firing at hostile planes (until June 7) except in specific coastal defenses; crews reduced to send men to France.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: British fail to cross river Diyala but cross Tigris to southern bank by steamer (bridged on March 8).
Three Turkish columns in western Persia continue retreat, converging on Baghdad road at Kangavar; main column thrown from Assadabad Pass by pursuing Russians.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Austria: C-in-C Njegovan urges hastened U-boat and MTB construction.
North Sea: Royal Navy CMBs torpedo German destroyer leaving Zeebrugge during air raid.
Black Sea: Russian submarine Kashalot sinks 8 Turk sailing coasters and 3 tugs east of Bosphorus.

Political, etc.
Austria-Hungary: 1920 class called up in Austria.
Russia: Food riots continue. Tsar Nicholas II leaves Petrograd (St. Petersburg) and head towards the front, even as demonstrations against the government continues.
France: National manifestation at Sorbonne, Paris, for triumph of right.
United Kingdom: Recruiting for W.A.A.C. temporarily completed. 114,803 enrolled for National Service to date.
Turkey: Proclamation by Ulema of Mecca to the Faithful published
United States: U.S. Secretary of State Lansing & Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo signs a check to buy the Danish West Indies: http://imgur.com/MYkPjKP
Joint committee of 11 U.S. Senators work to limit the power of the filibuster.
Survey of Princeton students reveal 41 students think kissing a girl is “highly immoral,” yet 14 of them have engaged in the practice.
Philippines: City of Manila, Philippines orders that everyone on public streets must wear a shirt.

8 March 1917
 

Western Front
France: Canadian Prime Minister visits BEF, Haig and Nivelle (until March 12).
Champagne: French regain most of salient lost on February 15 (Butte de Mesnil-Maisons de Champagne); more gains in eastern sector on March 12.
Flanders: 5 raids on British trenches north of Wulverghem (Messines).
Slight British advance in Ancre valley.
Great air activity.

Eastern Front
Romanians lose three heights (late Russian positions) north-west of Ocna (Moldavia).
Germans “repulsed” near Mitau (Riga).

Southern Front
Several days' shelling of Monastir reported.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theaters
Mesopotamia: British forces begin engaging Ottoman defenders on the confluence of the Tigris and Diyala River south of Baghdad, Mesopotamia (Iraq).
Russians on road from Hamadan rout Turks, who withdraw to Hajiabad.

Naval and Overseas Operations
Italy: Rear-Admiral G. Mortola First Inspector of Shipping Defence.
North Sea: Norwegian relief ship Storstad torpedoed.

Political, etc.
Germany: Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin dies, aged 79, pioneer of giant metal-framed rigid airships (civil and military) since 1891 and of giant LR biplane aircraft. http://imgur.com/dHC9QGK
Prussian government blames the illegal use of ration cards for contributing to the lack of potatoes and bread in Germany.
Russia: The February Revolution begins in Petrograd (different calendar, remember). Demonstrations in Petrograd grow as people celebrating International Woman’s Day join the protests. Women, in particular, were passionate in showing their dissatisfaction with the implemented rationing system, and the female workers marched to nearby factories to recruit over 50,000 workers for strike. Both men and women flooded the streets of Petrograd, demanding an end to Russian food shortages, the end of World War I and the end of autocracy. By the following day 9th March [O.S. February 24], nearly 200,000 protesters filled the streets, demanding the replacement of the Tsar with a more progressive political leader. The protesting mob called for the war to end and for the Russian monarchy to be overthrown. By 10 March [O.S. 25 February] 1917, nearly all industrial enterprises in Petrograd were shut down by the uprising. Although all gatherings on the streets were absolutely forbidden some 250,000 people were on strike. The president of the Imperial Duma Rodzianko asked the chairman of the Council of Ministers Nikolai Golitsyn to resign; the minister of Foreign Affairs Nikolai Pokrovsky proposed the resignation of the whole government. There were disturbances on on the Nevsky Prospect during the day and in the late afternoon four people were killed.
France: Civil mobilisation report tabled in French Senate: civilians of both sexes, 17 to 60, included.
United Kingdom: Irish Nationalists in the House of Commons demand immediate Home Rule and call Premier Lloyd George a “turncoat.”
Interim report of Dardanelles Commission issued.
British Government accepts Nizam of Hyderabad's offer of £100,000 towards anti-submarine campaign.
United States: George W. Guthrie, U.S. ambassador to Japan and former mayor of Pittsburgh, dies in Tokyo while playing golf: http://imgur.com/uDqGRXD
Wireless communication between U.S.A. and Germany suspended.
President Wilson decides to arm American ships against submarines.

Following the events in Russia is especially interesting. A great deal of transition from Czar to Communist Rule is not well understood in the U.S. This helps build some of the basis for what happened there. Thanks.