17 November

Western Front

 * End of the First Battle of Ypres; stationary warfare now the rule.

Eastern Front

 * Poland: Violent conflicts round Plotsk.
 * Galicia: Russians begin to recover over Carpathian Passes.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

 * Mesopotamia: Turks decisively routed at Sahil.

Political

 * Great Britain: Mr. Lloyd George introduces his first War Budget.