14 April

1915 (Wednesday)

 * Germans accuse the French of using poison gas near Verdun (see 22 April).
 * Zeppelin raid on Tyneside. Civilian casualties include one woman and one child. See Air Raids on Great Britain in 1915.
 * Germans repulsed before Osovyets.
 * Indecisive fighting at the Uzsok Pass.
 * Russians make progress east of Czernowitz.
 * British offensive south of Shaiba (Mesopotamia) routs Turks. Battle of Shaiba ends (see 12 April).
 * Mr. Fisher states in Australian Parliament that the Government will send every available man to the war.
 * Mr. Harcourt, British Secretary for the Colonies, states that the Dominions will be consulted as to peace terms (see 14 July).
 * General von Bissing suppresses the Belgian Red Cross.
 * Greek Government reject Entente offer of Smyrna (see 12 April).
 * Japanese Government inform British Government of German overtures for separate peace.