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[Sailor Steve]

November 3, 1915:

North Sea:
British freighter SS Fairgate, 264 tons, carrying a cargo of loam from London to Middlesbrough, hits a mine laid by Matthias von Schmettow and UC-6, bringing his score to 18 ships and 14,486 tons.

British iron trawler FV Dominican, 134 tons, goes missing while on a fishing trip out of Grimsby. No trace has ever been found.



Mediterannean Sea:
Waldemar Kophamel, commanding U-35, sinks British freighter SS Woolwich, 2,936 tons, bound from Port Sudan to Plymouth with a load of phosphates and zinc. Kophamel's score is now 25 ships and 51,221 tons.

Max Valentiner, in U-38, sinks British freighter SS Woodfield, 3,584 tons, travelling in ballast from an unlisted port to Salonica; and Japanese freighter Yasukuni Maru, 5,118 tons, carrying petroleum products and railway materiel from Newport News to Salonica, both north of Morocco just inside the Strait of Gibraltar. Valentiner's score is now 55 ships and 89,284 tons.



United States:
American fishing schooner FV Ella M. Doughty sets out for a fishing voyage from Gloucester, Massachussetts, to the Bay Islands, Newfoundland, Canada, and is never heard from again. Assumed to have foundered in a gale sometime in early December, she is officially listed as missing on December 28, her captain and crew of 5 lost.
http://www.downtosea.com/1901-1925/emdoghty.htm

American freighter SS Santa Clara, 1,588 tons, en route from Portland, Oregon for San Francisco, is runs aground at Coos Bay, Oregon.
Wrecksite.eu, from which the information came, lists the wreck as November 3, but the official account says November 2.
http://www.wholeshebang.com/WreckofSantaClara.htm

[Jimbuna]

4th November 1915

Western Front

Fierce fighting in Champagne.

Southern Front

Turkish attacks at Anzac repulsed.

Serbians check Bulgarians at Izvor (Macedonia).

Bulgarian troops advance to six miles from the strategic city of Nis, Serbia. King Peter urges his troops to fight on.

Naval

German submarine SM UC-8 runs aground near Terschelling, Netherlands, and is interned by the Dutch.


Political etc.

Lord Lansdowne announces in House of Lords that Government would spare no pains to prevent General Election during the War.

Greek Cabinet defeated after speech by M. Venizelos. M. Skouloudis appointed Premier.

Ship Losses:

Dahra ( France): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Arzew, Algeria (36°22′N 0°25′W) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Ionio ( Italy): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Ivi, Algeria (36°28′N 0°04′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Le Calvados ( France): The troopship was torpedoed, shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 22 nautical miles (41 km) north west of Cape Ivi, Algeria by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 740 lives. Lady Plymouth ( United Kingdom rescued 55 survivors.
SM UC-8 ( Kaiserliche Marine). The Type UC I submarine ran aground on Terschelling, Friesland, Netherlands (52°23′N 5°05′E). She was subsequently interned and taken into Dutch Navy service as HNLMS M-1.

Former President Roosevelt and Edith Roosevelt with their grandson, taken today.


Brigadier General George Miller Sternberg, former U.S. Surgeon General and pioneer in bacteriology, has passed away.

[Sailor Steve]

November 4, 1915:

North Sea:
British trawler Jersey, 139 tons, leaves Hull for a fishing expedition and is not heard from again.



Mediterranean Sea:
Max Valentiner, commanding U-38, sinks French freighters SS Dahra, 2,127 tons, following an unknown route with a cargo of grain; and SS Le Calvados, 1,658 tons, bound from Marseille to Oran carrying troops and war materiel; Italian freighter SS Ionio, 1,816 tons, carrying a general cargo; and damages British freighter SS Mercian, 6,305 tons; all in the area north of Oran, Algeria. His score is now 58 ships and 94,885 tons.



Madagascar, Indian Ocean:
British sail-and-steam freighter SS Yves de Kerguelen, 218 tons, sailing from Natal to Majunga (Mahajanga) with a load of steel rails, is lost on a reef on the Madagascar coast.

[Jimbuna]

5th November 1915

Western Front

Fighting continued north of Massiges (Champagne).

3rd Battle of Artois ends in a Germany victory. Over 100,000 French and British troops were casualties in the failed offensive.

Eastern Front

Germans repulsed with heavy losses at Platonovka, south of Lake Sventen (Dvinsk).

Southern Front

Fall of Nish, after three days' fighting. Germans get thereby Danube and Ottoman railway route.

Main German-Bulgarian forces join at Krivivir, 35 miles north of Nish.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Mr. de Wet in election campaign in South Africa and Generals Botha and Smuts declare identification of Union with British cause.

Political etc.

President Wilson states there needs to be a “reckoning” with American immigrants with foreign sympathies.

First meeting of the Society for Promoting Mutual Friendly Relations between Russian and America takes place in Petrograd.

Russian government orders all shops, except those devoted to sale of food, to close at 7 pm to conserve fuel and electricity.

Italian cabinet becomes divided over the issue of whether or not to send an expeditionary force to the Balkans.

M. Zaimis, Greek Prime Minister, resigns.

Ship Losses:

Abbas (Egypt Egyptian Coast Guard): The ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sollum by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Buresk ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 30 nautical miles (56 km) north by west of Cape Bengut, Algeria by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Dagã ( Imperial Russian Navy): The auxiliary minesweeper was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea off Osmussaar, Estonia (59°18′N 23°22′E) by SM U-9 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
King William ( United Kingdom): The trawler struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 125 nautical miles (232 km) east by north of the Spurn Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of two of her crew.
SMS S129 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The S90-class torpedo boat ran aground and sank in the North Sea near the island of Scharhörn with no casualties.
Sidi Ferruch ( France): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 42 nautical miles (78 km) off Algiers, Algeria by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
HMS Tara ( Royal Navy): The armed boarding steamer was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Sollum by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of twelve lives.

[Sailor Steve]

November 5, 1915:

British pilot Louis Strange is promoted to major, on the same day he marries Marjorie Beath. They have been a couple since October 1913, when he took her for her first aeroplane ride in a Bleriot monoplane. Strange's best man is longtime friend and Britain's first ace Lanoe Hawker.



Baltic Sea:
Johannes Spieß, commanding U-9, torpedoes Russian auxiliary minesweeper Dagö. His score is now 13 ships and 9,715 tons. This is U-9's last sinking. Spieß will go on to command U-19.



Mediterranean Sea:
British freighter SS Astrea, 2,124 tons, bound from Newport to Taranto with a load of coal, is abandoned.



Waldemar Kophamel, commanding U-35, sinks British armed boarding steamer HMS Tara, 1,862 tons, and Egyptian coast guard vessel Abbas, 298 tons. Kophamel puts the survivors into lifeboats with some on the deck of the u-boat, and tows them to the port of Suliman, where they are made prisoner by Libyan officials. Later they will be handed over to the local Senoussi tribe.

Kophamel attacks another Egyptian coast-guard boat, Nour-el-Bahr, but she is only damaged. His score is now 27 ships and 53,381 tons.



Max Valentiner, in U-38, sinks British freighter SS Buresk, 3,673 tons, traveling in ballast from Malta to Barry, and French freighter SS Sidi Ferruch, 2,797 tons cargo and route unlisted. Valentiver becomes the second u-boat captain to pass the hundred thousand mark with 60 ships and 101,355 tons.

[Jimbuna]

6th November 1915

Southern Front

German munition convoys arrive Ruschuk for Bulgaria and Turkey.

Bulgarian troops capture the strategic city of Nis, Serbia. Over half of Serbia is in the hands of the Central Powers.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Ex-Khedive, Abbas-Hilmi sends resignation to Sultan of Turkey. His intrigues in Italy unsuccessful.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Success at Banyo mountain (Cameroons) by General Cunliffe.

Political etc.

Suspension of Globe for publishing misleading statements about Lord Kitchener, etc. Latter is visiting near Eastern Theatre to report on situation.

King of Greece accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Zaimis, who lost a vote of confidence due to his support of neutrality.

Hubert Loutsch becomes the new Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Luxembourg under German occupation.

Former Secretary of State Bryan criticizes President Wilson, stating his policies threatens the safety of the nation.

Ship Losses:

Abdul Moneim ( Egyptian Navy): The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk at Sallum by a German submarine.
Alastair ( United Kingdom): The coaster struck a mine laid by UC 3 (Erwin Waßnerand) and sank in the North Sea 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east of Southwold, Suffolk with the loss of seven of her crew.
Birgit ( Finland): The coaster was sunk in the Baltic Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) west of the Vestra Bank Lightship (flag unknown) (60°51′N 17°47′E) by SM U-10 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Caria ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south by east of Cape Martello, Crete, Greece (33°14′N 25°47′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Clan Macalister ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) south by east of Cape Martello (33°10′N 22°50′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMS E20 ( Royal Navy): The E-class submarine was torpedoed and sunk in the Sea of Marmara by SM UB-14 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of 21 of her 30 crew.
Elisa Francesca ( Italy): The brigantine was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Algeria (37°22′N 6°33′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Glenmoor ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 5 nautical miles (9.3 km) north east of the Cap de Fer, Algeria (37°06′N 7°12′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Lumina ( United Kingdom): The tanker was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 120 nautical miles (220 km) east by south of Cape Martello (33°04′N 25°56′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Prince Abbas ( Egyptian Navy): The torpedo boat was shelled and sunk at Sallum by a German submarine.
Ticino ( Italy): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 12 nautical miles (22 km) off the Cap de Fer (37°17′N 7°12′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Yser ( France): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) north north west of the Cap de Fer (37°00′N 7°15′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).

The United States Navy armored cruiser USS "North Carolina" becomes the first warship to launch an aircraft by catapult, launching a Curtiss AB-2 flying boat piloted by Lieutenant Commander Henry Mustin over her stern.

[Sailor Steve]

November 6, 1915:

North Sea:
British freighter SS Alastair, 366 tons, bound from London to Tyne, with a cargo of burnt ore, hits a mine laid by UC-3 under the command of Erwin Waßner. His score is now 4 ships and 4,296 tons.

British trawler FV Dovey, 160 tons, is sunk by a mine with the loss of nine of her crew.

British trawler FV Cassiopeia, 152 tons, on a fishing trip from Grimsby, goes missing.



Gulf of Bothnia:
Fritz Stuhr, in U-10, sinks Finnish freighter SS Birgit, 226 tons, carrying a general cargo from from Stockholm to Matyluotu. His score is now 7 ships and 1,651 tons.



Mediterranean Sea:
Waldemar Kophamel, in U-35, sinks British freighters SS Caria, 3,032 tons, travelling in ballast from Liverpool to Alexandria; Clan MacAlister, 4,835 tons, bound from Liverpool to Calcutta with a general cargo; and tanker Lumina, 6,218 tons, carrying fuel oil from Tarakan to Malta. His score is now 30 ships and 57,466 tons.

Max Valentiner, Commanding U-38, sinks Italian sailing brigantine Elisa Francesca, 208 tons; British freighter Glenmoor, 3,075 tons, bound from Bombay to Tees carrying manganese ore; Ticino, 1,470 tons, route and cargo unlisted; and French freighter Yser, 3,545 tons, hauling a general cargo from Cardiff to Bizerta. His score is now 64 ships and 109,595 tons

French freighter SS Emile, 966 tons, goes missing.



Sea of Marmara:
Heino von Heimburg, in UB-14, sinks British submarine E-20, 725 tons, bringing his score to 5 ships and 24,298 tons.

[Jimbuna]

7th November 1915

Eastern Front

General Alexeiev's estimate of German and Austro-Hungarian forces in field.

Russians progress near Riga.

Russian casualties over two millions to end September.

Southern Front

Austro-Germans reach Krushevats and force Morava River at Kralyevo.

Naval and Overseas Operations

German cruiser "Undine" sunk by British submarine off southern Coast Sweden.


Italian liner "Ancona" shelled and sunk by German submarine under Austrian flag; 25 Americans on board, many lives lost. (Other sources claim 8th).
The Italian liner ANCONA left Naples for New York at 11.45 p.m. on Saturday, November 6th, 1915, under command of Capt. Massardo. The liner called at Messina on Sunday and embarked 130 more passengers, leaving again at 5 p.m. with a total of 446 on board of whom 163 were crew. On Monday, November 8th, when the Ancona was off Cap Carbonara she was sighted by a submarine flying the Austrian flag which gave chase and fired about 100 rounds at the liner. Later, at about 1 p.m., the liner was torpedoed. The boats were then hurriedly launched, but as the Ancona was still steaming slowly they capsized as soon as they reached the water. The death-roll was very heavy. One hundred and ninety-four persons, of whom 11 were American citizens, lost their lives and the U.S. government at once demanded satisfaction from Austria. After some delay the Austrians admitted that their submarine commander exceeded his instructions, but stated in extenuation of his action that he believed the ANCONA to have been a transport. The shelling was admitted, but it was contended that only 16 rounds, and not 100 as stated by the Italians, were fired. The loss of life owing to the capsizing of the boats was due, not to any Austrian action, but to a foolhardy attempt to launch them whilst the liner was under way. Several of the Ancona's boats were picked up by the French cruiser PLATON, which put out from Bizerta in the hope of rendering assistance. A new light on the whole incident came later when it was dis­covered that the torpedoing was the work of the U-38, a German submarine flying the Austrian flag and commanded by Lt.Cdr. Max Valentiner, an exceptionally able, but very callous officer. At the time of the sinking Italy was not at war with Germany. (Italia Steamship Co.; 1908; Workman, Clark & Co.; 8,210 tons; 482,3 x 58,3 x 26,2; 1,221 n.h.p. ; 15 knots; triple­expansion engines.)

Political etc.

Earl Kitchener, Secretary for War, meets with French Premier Briand, Minister of War Gallieni, and General Joffre in Paris.

Ship Losses:

SMS A3 ( Kaiserliche Marine): The A1-class torpedo boat foundered in the Baltic Sea with the loss of all hands.
Bearnais ( France): The tanker, a schooner, was severely damaged by fire at Bordeaux, Gironde. She was later repaired and returned to service as a cargo ship.
France IV ( France): The passenger ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 85 nautical miles (157 km) south west of Cape Teulada, Sardinia, Italy (38°08′N 9°54′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Moorina ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 105 nautical miles (194 km) south of Cape Martello Cape Martello, Crete, Greece (33°10′N 25°10′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
HMT Princess Victoria ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler collided with another vessel and sank in the Atlantic Ocean off Ouessant, Finistère, France.
SMS Undine ( Kaiserliche Marine): The Gazelle-class cruiser was torpedoed and sunk in the Baltic Sea 20 nautical miles (37 km) south of Scania, Sweden by HMS E19 ( Royal Navy).
Ancona ( Italy): The ocean liner was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia (38°14′N 10°08′E) by SM U-38 (Austria-Hungary Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of over 200 lives.

[Sailor Steve]

November 7, 1915:

Air War:
German Ace Max Immelman scores kill number 6 in a Fokker E.I, shooting down BE.2c 1715. Pilot Cpt. Theodore Dawson Adams and observer Lt. Owen Vincent le Bas are both killed in the crash.



Atlantic Ocean:
His Majasty's Trawler Princess Victoria is sunk in a collision off Ushant (Oessant).



North Sea:
British freighter SS Eppleton, 947 tons, carrying coal from Tyne to Boulogne, is wrecked on the Haisborough Sands, off Norwich.

Danish barque SV Alexandros, 446 tons, runs aground on the northwest coast of Denmark.



Mediterranean Sea:
Waldemar Kophamel, commanding U-35, sinks British freighter SS Moorina, 4,994 tons, bound from Bombay to Marseille with an unlisted cargo. His score is now 31 ships and 62,460 tons.

Max Valentiner, in U-38, sinks French passenger steamer SS France IV, 4,025 tons, en route from Mudros to Marseille. His score is now 65 ships and 113,620 tons, making him the high-scoring u-boat ace.



Pacific Ocean:
British freighter SS Nord, 1,843 tons, carrying Kerosene from Melbourne to Hobbart, strikes a rock and sinks off Cabo Pilar, at the western entrance to the Strait of Magellan.

[Jimbuna]

8th November 1915

Eastern Front

Germans on defensive on Russian front.

German fortified positions in region of Kolki (Chartorysk) occupied.

Southern Front

Italians carry Col di Lana (Ventian Alps) by assault.

Skirmishes in Strumitsa region.

The city of Krusevac, Serbia, one of the last strongholds remaining in the country, falls to German and Austro-Hungarian troops.

French take number of Bulgar prisoners.

Political etc.

Drastic criticism in House of Lords of Government's measures, especially the Press Censorship.

Professor Sprague of Harvard warns that if Germany wins the war, the U.S. will go bankrupt as the Allies would not be able to pay debts.

Ship Losses:

Den of Crombie ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was shelled and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 112 nautical miles (207 km) south west of (33°10′N 24°50′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
Sir Richard Awdry ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Gavdos, Greece (31°25′N 25°38′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Wacousta ( Norway): The cargo ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea off Gavdos (33°46′N 24°43′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.

[Sailor Steve]

November 8, 1915:

North Sea:
British trawler FV Yarmouth (GY334), 161 tons, goes missing while on a fishing trip out of Grimsby.

Dutch trawler FV Hibernia 191 tons, also goes missing. Neither vessel is ever heard from again.


Mediterranean Sea:
Waldemar Kophamel, commanding U-35, sinks British freighters SS Den of Crombie, 4,949 tons, bound from Bangkok to Lisbon and Oporto with a general cargo; Sir Richard Awdry, carrying rice from Saigon to Marseille; and Norwegian freighter SS Wacousta, headed from Pictou, Nova Scotia to Vladivostok with a load of railway materials. His score is now 34 ships and 73,164 tons.

Max Valentiner, in U-38, sinks Italian passenger liner SS Ancona, 8,210 tons, en route from Naples and Messina to New York with 283 passengers and 163 crew. 194 passengers and crew lose their lives, including either 9 or 11 Americans (reports vary). As U-38 is flying the Austrian flag at the time of the attack, this will lead to U.S. demands for Austrian reparations. The Italians claim that U-38 fired 100 rounds of ammunition at the liner; the Austrians say the number of shells was only 16. Many of the deaths were due to premature launching of the lifeboats while the ship was still underway, causing them to capsize immediately.

Valentiner's score is now 66 ships and 121,830 tons.



United States:
American sailing barge Senson No. 3, 41 tons, founders at Nome, Alaska. No one is on board at the time.

[Jimbuna]

9th November 1915

Eastern Front

Russian success on the Styr (north of Kolki), 3,500 prisoners.

Southern Front

Bulgarians take Leskovats (on line to Salonika).

Naval and Overseas Operations

French battleship Masséna is scuttled to form a breakwater at Gallipoli.


The SS Californian, known for its association with the Titanic disaster, is sunk by a German submarine.


Political etc.

PM Asquith: “Be the journey long or short, we shall not falter nor pause until we have secured…final emancipation from a reign of force.”

MP Herbert Samuel proposes a law where the British government will insure the homes of the poor from air raids.

White Star Line, following Cunard Steamship, announces they will not permit British men of military age to emigrate.

German Federal Council votes to confiscate all oils and fats and will be only sold through a government commission.

U.S.A. announces that all non-contraband shipments consigned to Germany will be deemed immune.

Ship Losses:

Californian ( United Kingdom): The passenger ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 61 nautical miles (113 km) south west of Cape Matapan, Greece (36°26′N 22°40′E) by SM U-35 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of a crew member.
Firenze ( Italy): The passenger ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea 37 nautical miles (69 km) off Syracuse, Sicily (36°40′N 16°04′E) by SM U-38 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Irene ( United Kingdom): The yacht, used as a lighthouse tender, struck a mine laid by UC 1 (Egon von Wernerand) and sank in the Thames Estuary 1.5 nautical miles (2.8 km) east south east of the Tongue Lightship ( United Kingdom) with the loss of 21 of her crew.
Jesus Marie ( France): The fishing vessel was torpedoed and sunk in the north Sea off Dunquerque, Pas-de-Calais by SM UB-17 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of all six crew.
Skraastad ( Norway): The cargo ship departed Port Talbot, Glamorgan, United Kingdom for Bordeaux, Gironde France. No further trace, presumed foundered with the loss of all hands.

[Sailor Steve]

November 9, 1915:

North Sea:
British lighthouse tender Irene, 543 tons, hits a mine laid by Econ von Werner and UC-1, with 21 casualties. Von Werner's score is now 8 ships and 8,162 tons.

British destroyer HMS Matchless, 1,010 tons, is damaged by a mine.

Russian schooner SV Polar, 200 tons, travelling from Arkhangelsk to Yarmouth, is lost and drifts ashore at Portmahomack, Scotland.

Swedish freighter SS Skandia, 4,336 tons, is lost after colliding with Norwegian SS Freikoll.

Norwegian freighter SS Skraastad, 1,390 tons, departs Port Talbot for Bordeaux with a load of coal and is not heard from again. Her crew of 18 are all lost.



English Channel:
Ralph Wenninger, in UB-17, mistakes French fishing vessel Jesus Marie, 74 tons, for a destroyer in the darkness and torpedoes the small craft. The crew of 6 are all lost. Wenninger's score is now 7 vessels and 539 tons.



Mediterranean Sea:
Waldemar Kophamel, commanding U-35, finishes his seventh war patrol with the sinking of British freighter SS Californian, 6,223 tons, travelling in ballast from Salonica to Marseille. His score is now 34 ships and 75,866 tons.
This is Kophamel's last patrol in U-35. He will become Flotilla Commander at Pula, Croatia, for two years before taking command of a u-boat again.

Max Valentiner, in U-38, sinks Italian freighter SS Firenze, 3,960 tons, bound from Genoa to Port Said with a general cargo. His score is now 67 ships and 125,790 tons.



South Atlantic Ocean:
British freighter Indian Monarch, 4,383 tons, underway from New York to New Zealand, is abandoned after a fire starts in her boiler room.



United States:
Motor fishing boat Clare of Juneau, 5 tons, travelling from Dolomi, Alaska to Ketchikan with a load of canned fish, is forced ashore in a gale and wrecked. The crew of 2 survive.

[Jimbuna]

10th November 1915

Eastern Front

German lines broken west of Chartorysk; 2,050 prisoners.

Southern Front

Turkish reports of artillery duels in the Dardanelles.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Russian advance on Teheran.

Persian gendarmerie, under foreign officers, revolts and imprisons British subjects.

German intrigues in Persia.

Naval and Overseas Operations

Great fire at American munition works, Bethlehem Steel Co., German incendiaries suspected. Many guns destroyed.

Political etc.

Mr. Asquith announces strengthening of General Staff by more intercommunication with Allies.

Lord Peel warns the House of Lords that Britain must control its military budget. Daily war expenditures are over £4 million a day.

France, Britain, and Russia give Greece a loan worth $8 million in order to keep the country close to the Allies.

Ship Losses:

Bosnia ( Italy): The cargo liner was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea south west of Crete, Greece (33°32′N 23°10′E) by SM U-34 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
France ( France): The ship was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea or possibly by a submarine. Her 73 crew were rescued by a tug.

[Sailor Steve]

November 10, 1915:

Atlantic Ocean:
French freighter SS Boileau goes missing while carrying a load of coal from Swansea to St. Nazaire.

Italian freighter SS Inisiativa, heading from Swansea to Civita Veccia with a load of coal, goes missing.

Swedish freighter SS Karin, 1,136 tons, goes missing while transporting coal from Barry to Barcelona.



Baltic Sea:
German naval tanker SS Bürgermeister Petersen, 2,893 tons, is sunk by a mine off the Hel (or Hela) Peninsula at Gdynia, Poland.



Mediterranean Sea:
Claus Rücker, commanding U-34, sinks Italian freighter SS Bosnia, 2,561 tons. This brings his score to 11 ships and 26,548 tons.



Gallipoli Peninsula:
Freighter SS Saghalien, 4050 tons, is scuttled alongside French battleship Massena as part of a breakwater.



Canada:
Barbados-registered schooner Empress, 355 tons, catches fire and is lost off the Barrington Passage while en route from Nova Scotia to New York.