1915 (Friday)
- French make a little progress at Les Eparges (east of Verdun).
- Heavy fighting in the Vosges; Germans take the Reichsackerkopf and occupy Metzeral and Sondernach.
- Russian counter-offensive on East Prussian frontier.
- Sorties at Przemsyl repulsed.
- Austrian offensive on the River Dunajec checked after slight advance.
- Russian retreat near Nadworna.
- Stanislau (Galicia) captured by Austrian forces (see 30 October 1914, and 4 March 1915).
- Bombardment of forts at entrance to Dardanelles by five British and three French battleships and battle-cruisers (see 18 March).
- Norwegian SS Belridge torpedoed in Channel (but not sunk) and reaches port. First ship torpedoes by German submarine without warning.[note 1]
- Memoranda published by British Government in reply to USA Notes about the neutral flag[note 2] and SS Wilhelmina.[note 3]
Notes
- ↑ German Government subsequently asserted that this ship was attacked in error.
- ↑ It is urged that the British Merchant Shipping Act allows the use of the British flag by ships of other nations for the purpose of evading capture, and no nation has forbidden such use of its flag. It is added, however, that the British Government has no intention of advertising British merchant shipping to use foreign flags as a general practice or to resort to them except in order to escape capture or destruction. A belligerent vessel has the obligation of ascertaining the character of a ship before capturing it, and the British Government cannot assume responsibility for what may happen if this is disregarded.
- ↑ The memorandum states that when the Wilhelmina's cargo was seized, the British Government had before them the German decree of January 25, under an article of which imported grain and flour might be delivered only to certain organisations under Government control or to municipal authorities. It has since become know that on February 6 this article was repealed. The effect of this change must be decided in the Prize Court. The article in question, however, was not the only reason for the seizure of the cargo: the conduct of Germany was sufficient justification.
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Acknowledgements
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