29th July 1915
Western Front
Artillery action Souchez and Soissons sectors, around Arras, etc.
Nancy bombed.
Eastern Front
Line of Lyublin-Kholm railway cut by enemy.
German troops break through Russian positions west of the Veprj.
Unsuccessful enemy attempt to advance between Narev and the Orz.
Russian military admits that Warsaw will be evacuated instead of risking encirclement by German troops.
Southern Front
Strong Italian offensive in Cordevole valley.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Austrians attempt to recapture Pelagosa.
American Note to Germany concerning the "Leelanaw" reported.
Political, etc.
Mr. Lloyd George speaks at conference of mining industry.
U.S. government protests Germany for using forged U.S. passports for spying in Allied countries.
Ship Losses:
Princesse Marie Jose ( Belgium): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the English Channel 1.5 nmi (2.8 km) off the Shipwash Lightvessel ( United Kingdom) by
SM UB-4 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
“Uninjured Figure in Wrecked Church” from Fromelles, France, taken today.