6. Russians capture Kimpolung in southern Bukowina, near the Rumanian frontier.
14. British forces occupy Swakopmund, German Southwest Africa.
17. Russians capture Kirlibaba pass in the Carpathians.
24. Important naval battle off Dogger Bank, between German battle-cruiser squadron raiding coast of England and British squadron under Admiral Beatty, results in sinking of German battlecruiser "Blucher" and the flight of the remaining German ships to protected waters.
29. German airships bombard Yarmouth, King's Lynn, and other towns in Norfolk, England.
30. Russians occupy Tabriz, Persia.
“If God give thee not only earth but heaven, that thou shouldest rule over sun, moon, and stars, and have rule over the highest of the sons of men, it would not be enough to satisfy thee, except thou hadst God himself.”
–Jeremiah Burroughs, The Rare Jewel of Christian Contentment