The Year 1915 Illustrated/Diary of the War, July 1915

DIARY OF THE WAR

JULY, 1915

The name of his Holiness Pope Benedict XV has figured in the war news to a considerable extent. The interest of the Pope in the case of Cardinal Mercier, Archbishop of Malines, around whose palace a German guard was placed, will be recalled. Further, it was the Pope who made proposals for the exchange of wounded prisoners unable to take further part in the war. In addition, there are to be recorded the visit to Rome of Sir Henry Howard, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from this country, and the Letter which the Pope issued in July, pleading for peace.

Jul 01 –	Leyland Liner Armenia sunk by submarine off Cornish Coast.
"  02 –	Crown Prince's army repulsed in the Argonne. – Commander Max K. Horton torpedoed German battleship Pommern in Baltic.
"  03 –	Lord Fisher appointed chairman of the Inventions Board.
"  06 –	Long dispatch from Sir Ian Hamilton published.
"  08 –	Sir Robert Borden, Canadian Prime Minister, arrived in England.
"  09 –	Governor Sietz surrendered to General Botha all the German forces in South West Africa. – Lord Kitchener spoke at the Guildhall.
"  10 –	Germany's reply to the United States in regard to the sinking of the Lusitania published.
"  12 –	The Admiralty reported the destruction of the Königsberg in the Rufigi river.
"  13 –	Welsh Coal strike proclaimed. – War Loan reported to have realised £570,000,000.
"  14 –	Sir Robert Borden attended meeting of Cabinet. – Great German thrust for Warsaw.
"  15 –	200,000 miners out on strike in South Wales.
"  16 –	German offensive reported towards Riga.
"  18 –	Roumania bars the passage of war material for Turkey.
"  21 –	Coal strike ended in South Wales.
"  24 –	New United States Note to Germany issued. – Turks defeated near Bassara in Persian Gulf.
"  25 –	Germans crossed the Narew at Paltusk.
"  27 –	Further advance of Italians reported near the Isonzo. – Total British casualties reported 330,995.
"  29 –	British submarine sank a German destroyer in the North Sea.
"  30 –	Germans used "flame projectors" near Hooge and penetrated British first line of trenches. – The Pope issued an address on Peace.
"  31 –	Leyland Liner Iberian torpedoed.

Seventh year of issue.

The Year 1915 Illustrated: A Record of Notable Achievements and Events

Home Front

A Heroine of the War (Nurse Edith Cavell)Death of Field-Marshal Lord RobertsZeppelin RaidsThe War at Home

Western Front

Antwerp and AfterBattle of La BasséeFirst Battle of YpresWinter in the Western TrenchesThe Battle of Neuve ChappelleThe Second Battle of YpresThe Advance in Artois and ChampagneGerman Barbarism in Belgium

Eastern Front

Autumn Campaign in the EastVictory of the Serbian ArmyWinter and Spring Campaigns in the EastThe Russian Retreat in Galicia and Poland

Southern Front

The Dardanelles and GallipoliThe Balkans Again

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

The Fall of Tsing-Tau

Naval and Overseas Operations

The War on the SeasThe Intervention of TurkeyNaval Battle in the North SeaGermany's Piracy BlockadeNaval Activities in the Gulf of RigaBritish Submarines in the Baltic

Political Events

The Intervention of ItalyThe End of Liberal GovernmentThe CoalitionLord Kitchener's Review of the War

Editorials

One Year of War (By Frank H. Simonds)

Other

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