10 April

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1915 (Saturday)

French success in the Bois de Montmare (Woevre).
Severe fighting for the Uzsok Pass (Carpathians).
Austrian gunboat shells Belgrade.
Albanians bombard Durazzo.
Belgian relief ship Harpalyce torpedoed.
White Book published, containing correspondence between the British Government and the US Ambassador on German treatment of prisoners of war and interned civilians.^{[note 1]}
German Note to USA protesting against the unneutral conduct of America.
Pope Benedict XV orders prayers for peace.^{[note 2]}

Notes

↑ White Book containing correspondence between British Government and American Ambassador in London; British treatment of German prisoners better than German treatment of British prisoners.
↑ Memorandum declared that USA was unneutral in allowing export of munitions to the Allies.

References

Acknowledgements

Various material contemporary with the war have been used to compile The Great War:On This Day and associated index. Data has been gleaned from two main sources: Chronology of the War (1918-1920), and History of the Great War – Principal Events 1914-1918 (1922). The information in these works were deemed correct at the time of their respective publication dates, and may not accurately represent present-day histories, spelling of place names, political, and geographical boundaries. Click here for a full list of sources.

[1] White Book containing correspondence between British Government and American Ambassador in London; British treatment of German prisoners better than German treatment of British prisoners.

[2] Memorandum declared that USA was unneutral in allowing export of munitions to the Allies.

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