21st October 1915
Western Front
British soldiers beat back a German attack near Hulluch, France with the help of heavy artillery bombardment.
Eastern Front
Germans capture Dvina bank ten miles east of Riga.
Fighting at Baranovichi (northern Polesia).
Southern Front
Germans advance west of the Morava; Bulgars take Kumanovo; French take Robrovo.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Official British losses due to U-boats is now 183 merchant vessels and 175 fishing boats.
Allied squadrons bombard Dedeagach (Aegean), Varna and Burgas (Black Sea).
Political etc.
The King goes to France.
The first trans-Atlantic wireless transmission is achieved between Arlington, Virginia and Paris.
Serbian official: “The situation grows more and more serious. The arrival of Allied troops is awaited anxiously.”
Ship Losses:
Cape Antibes ( United Kingdom): The collier struck a mine and sank in the White Sea with the loss of six of her crew.
Monitoria ( United Kingdom): The collier struck a mine and sank in the North Sea (51°47′N 1°31′E). Her crew survived.
Roi Leopold ( Belgium): The cargo ship was wrecked on the Macau Bank off Gironde, France. She was raised c.1921, repaired and returned to service.
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