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

From The Great War 1914-1918
DIARY OF THE WAR

JUNE, 1915
Jun 01 Zeppelin raid on the outskirts of London.
 "  02 Lord Kitchener decorated with the Order of the Garter.
 "  03 Germans re-take Przemyśl. – Russia on the defensive.
 "  04 Allies gain 500 yards in the Dardanelles.
 "  07 Sub-Lieut. R. A. J. Warneford, R.N., destroyed a Zeppelin between Ghent and Brussels.
 "  08 Resignation of Mr. Bryan from United States Government. – French captured two lines of trenches round Arras.
 "  09 French captured Neuville. Munitions Bill passed second reading. Germans occupied Stanislau. – German submarine sunk.
 "  10 Two British torpedo boats sunk off the East Coast.
 "  11 Text of President Wilson's Note in reply to Germany published. – Italians occupied the Heights of Monfalcone.
 "  13 French captured Souchez station.
 "  15 The Allies bombarded Karlsruhe. – German Admiralty admitted the loss of submarine U-14.
 "  16 Zeppelin raid on North-East Coast.
 "  17 Further gains by French at Souchez and in Alsace. – Germans half-way to Lemberg.
 "  18 Sub-Lieut. Warneford, V.C., killed. – Reported that Australian Commonwealth had equipped 90,000 troops for service in the war.
 "  20 Russians defeated near Grodek.
 "  21 Mr. McKenna, in the House of Commons, announced the terms of the new War Loan.
 "  22 De Wet sentenced to six years imprisonment and a fine of £2,000.
 "  23 Lemberg re-taken by the Austrians.
 "  25 Russians drive Austrians across the Dneister. – Lieut.-Commander Martin Eric Nasmith awarded V.C.
 "  28 Allies gained 1,000 yards in the Gallipoli Peninsula.
 "  29 National Register Bill introduced by Mr. Walter Long.
 "  30 Germans claimed having taken during the month in Galicia: 150,650 men, 80 guns, and 268 machine guns. – British casualties in Dardanelles to date 44,434.


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