[Jimbuna]

12th April 1915

Western Front

Failure of French attack south-east of Hartmannsweilerkopf.

French consolidate their positions at Les Eparges.

German airship bombs Nancy.

Eastern Front

Russians checked east of the Uzsok Pass. Russian forces continue a slow advance in the Carpathians into the Hungarian plain, but Austro-Hungarian forces hold the strategic Hill 992.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Indecisive fighting at Kurna and Ahwaz.

Turks attack Basra from west and south.

Naval and Overseas Operations

French cruiser "St. Louis" bombards Gaza.

The steamer Minnesota, the largest American cargo ship, runs aground off the shore of Iwajima, Japan, and is stranded.

Political, etc.

Papal Note to President Wilson declaring the readiness of the Pope to co-operate for the restoration of peace.

Pyotr Bark, Russian Finance Minister, states the war is a blessing to the peasants, who are “more prosperous than at any time in history…”

Kaiser Wilhelm refuses to return a $10,000 trophy for the upcoming Brooklyn singing festival, stating he does not want it fall to the Allies.