26th July 1915
Western Front
Attacks by Crown Prince in Argonne checked.
French success on Lingekopf (Alsace).
Eastern Front
Enemy held on Narev line, fierce fighting east of Rojan; Zeppelin captured by Russians.
Germans repulsed at Shlok (Riga), warships co-operating.
Southern Front
Italians occupy crests on Julian front and capture Monte Sei Busi; and attack Plateau of Doberdo.
Great fire in Constantinople.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Announced that Nejd (north-east Arabia) has proclaimed its independence and put Turkish garrisons to flight.
Naval and Overseas Operations
French operate against Lagosta (Adriatic) destroying Austrian submarine supply station, etc.
Italians land and capture Pelagosa Island (centre of Adriatic).
North Sea
German destroyer
V.188 torpedoed and sunk by submarine E.16, 50 miles N of Terschelling.
French submarine
Mariotte was sunk in the Dardanelles by the Ottoman Navy. She rounded Cape Helles on the surface, but dived to avoid being spotted by a searchlight about an hour later and attempted to pass underneath a minefield near Çanakkale. The boat became entangled in the cables and when she surfaced in an unsuccessful attempt to free herself, she was immediately engaged by a Turkish gun battery at close range. Mariotte could not submerge because her conning tower had been penetrated by shells so her commander, Lieutenant de vaisseau Auguste Farbre decided to scuttle the boat and surrender. The Turks ceased fire when he signaled his surrender and so his crew was able to destroy documents and equipment before opening the seacocks to sink the submarine. The wreck lies off Cape Nara near a Turkish naval base at a depth of 5 meters
Political, etc.
Great Britain's reply to American Note of 30 March received in Washington.
Canada's recruits up to date, 140,000.
German Army announces that “warm underclothing, gloves, & wristlets” have been provided for soldiers in the event of a winter campaign.
National Association of Liquor Dealers, Restauranteurs, and Hotelkeepers of France protest recent government stance against alcohol.
Ship Losses:
Cimba ( Norway): The clipper ran aground in the Gulf of St. Lawrence and was wrecked.
Elna ( Denmark): The three-masted schooner was sunk in the North Sea (56°53′N 2°46′E) by
SM U-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Emma ( Sweden): The coaster was sunk in the North Sea 130 nautical miles (240 km) east north east of the Longstone Lighthouse by
SM U-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Marie ( Denmark): The schooner was sunk in the North Sea (56°59′N 2°52′E) by
SM U-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Mariotte ( French Navy): The submarine was sunk in the Dardanelles by the Ottoman Navy. Thirty-one crew were taken as prisoners of war.
Neptunus ( Denmark): The sailing ship was sunk in the North Sea (56°59′N 2°05′E) by
SM U-6 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
SMS V188 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The V138-class destroyer was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by
HMS E16 ( Royal Navy) with the loss of five of her crew.
Irish playwright and intellectual, George Bernard Shaw, celebrates his 59th birthday.
