Home Fronts
Britain: Women’s War Service Register opened but only 8,500 of 40,000 registered employed to end 1915.
Treasury Agreement: 34 trade unions accept arbitration in industrial disputes.
France: Land bought for new Citroën shell factory; 2,000 rounds per day on August 16; 10,000 on September 29 and 50,000 per day end of 1917.
Western Front
First Battle of Champagne ends as Langle gets Joffre to halt offensive. By March 23, 2,000 PoWs were taken since December 20, 1914 but advances minute for 100,000 casualties (including 2,450 PoWs).
Eastern Front
East Prussia: 4,000 Russians capture and burn Memel but Pappritz retakes it on March 21 and freed 3,000 PoWs and civilians.
Middle East
Dardanelles: Hamilton assumes command of MEF at Tenedos.
Mesopotamia: Â33rd Indian Infantry Brigade lands at Basra until March 25. Nixon made GOC. His orders from March 24 include plan for advance on Baghdad.
Air War
France: Calais bombed by German Army airship LZ12 (night 17/18).
Western FrontÂ: French bombers attack 7 rail stations: Bazancourt (northeast of Reims), Altkirch, Cernay (Alsace), Anizy, Chauny, Tergnier and Couey le Chateau.
Secret War
British negotiators leave Bulgar Aegean port of Dedeagach after DNI’s (Director of Naval Intelligence) vain effort to bribe open Dardanelles with £4millions is countermanded.
Politics
France claims Syria and Cilicia in secret message to British ambassador.