Diary for Wednesday, January 19, 1916:
Southern Fronts
King Nicholas of Montenegro flees to Scutari, thence sails to Brindisi.
Middle East
Mesopotamia: Lieutenant-General Sir P Lake succeeds Nixon as CÂ-in-C. Aylmer resumes advanceÂ.
Kut: Turks repulsed from Woolpress village on south bank.
Politics
Allied War Council in London.