26th June 1915
Western Front
Battle of the Argonne begins; Crown Prince attacks.
Eastern Front
Russians repulse heavy German attacks on Bukaczowce-Halicz front (eastern Galicia), but retreat.
Aviation
U.S. government announces plans to form a military air fleet with 4000 men and issues call for volunteers.
Political, etc.
Bishop of London calls the present conflict a “holy war” in response to the Pope’s position that war is unjustifiable.
Vladimir Sukhomlinov resigns as the Russian Minister of War for failing to provide enough munitions & other failures.
He is replaced by Alexei Polivanov.
Dutch government issues order preventing the press from reporting on German zeppelin flights for 24 hours.
German government suspends the publication of the Socialist newspaper “Vorwaerts” for appealing for peace.
Ship Losses:
Campania ( United Kingdom): The trawler was shelled and sunk in the North Sea 60 nautical miles (110 km) north of Hoy Head, Orkney Islands by
SM U-39 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Torpedinere 5 pn ( Regia Marina): The torpedo boat was sunk in the Gulf of Venice by
SM UB-1 ( Kaiserliche Marine).