12 April

1915 (Monday)

 * Failure of French attack south-east of Hartmannsweilerkopf.
 * French consolidate their positions at Les Éparges.
 * German airship bombs Nancy.
 * Russians checked east of the Uzsok Pass.
 * Indecisive fighting at Kurna and Ahwaz.
 * Turks attack Basra from west and south.
 * French cruiser St. Louis bombards Gaza.
 * Battle of Shaiba (Mesopotamia) begins (see 14 April).
 * First Allied advance on Yaunde (Cameroons) begins (see 7 and 28 June).
 * Entente Governments make offer to Greece of Smyrna and hinterland in return for immediate action against Turkey (see 14 April and 24 January).
 * French Government notify Russian Government of their acceptance of Russian claims to Constantinople (see 12 March).
 * Papal Note to President Wilson declaring the readiness of the Pope to co-operate for the restoration of peace.