18th May 1915
Western Front
Battle of Festubert: British advance to La Quinque Rue-Bethune road.
Eastern Front
Austrians drive Russians from Sieniawa (San).
German and Austrian troops begin bombarding Przemysl forts. Austria claims they have captured 174,000 Russian prisoners.
Southern Front
Dardanelles: Turks attack at Gaba Tepe.
Major General Sir William Bridges is killed in action at Gallipoli while he was inspecting the front lines.
Naval
Political, etc.
Lord Kitchener in the House of Lords insists on the importance of an adequate supply of munitions.
According to official lists from the German government, German dead and wounded now number 1.8 million men.
President Wilson conducts a fleet review at New York Harbor. Fleet is led by Admiral F.F. Fletcher.
Ship Losses:
Drumcree ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 11 nautical miles (20 km) north by east of Trevose Head, Cornwall (50°41′N 5°00′W) by
SM U-27 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
SMS V150 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The S138-class destroyer collided with SMS V157 and sank in the Jade Bight with the loss of 60 of her crew.