Emperor Nicholas II c1909, Boissonnas & Eggler.
Image in public domain.
- Emperor Nicholas II assumes command of the Russian armies
- Hector Edward Williams enlists. Hector is commemorated on the Centenary of WWI in Orange Honour Roll; he would be killed in action in France on 3 May 1917.
- Responding to American protests over U-boat attacks on neutral shipping, Germany announces their withdrawal from the English Channel, confining operations to the Mediterranean Sea.
