16 November

Western Front

 * Rains and floods put a term to the struggles on the Yser: Fighting dies down round Ypres.
 * Germans fail to cross the Aisne at Vailly.

Eastern Front

 * Poland: Russian rearguards defeated at Vlotslavek and Kutno.

Naval and Overseas Operations

 * SS Berlin, German auxiliary cruiser, interned at Trondhjem.

Political

 * Turkey: Sultan at German instigation, proclaims the "Holy War."
 * Great Britain]: Mr. Asquith moves War Credit for £225,000,000.