[Jimbuna]

15th April 1915

Western Front

Ostend bombed by 15 Allied aeroplanes.

French airship bombs Freiburg.

Severe fighting off Ostend.

Eastern Front

German troops under the command of General Litzinger launches a counterattack against the Russian left wing in the Carpathians.

Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres

Russian Black Sea fleet bombards Ergeti and other places on the coast of Anatolia.

Political etc.

Sir John French's despatch on operations from 2 February to 20 March published.

French War Office looks into adopting khaki uniforms due to the disadvantage of the current blue uniforms.

Ship Losses:

Ptarmigan ( United Kingdom): The coaster was torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea 6 nautical miles (11 km) west by north of the Noord Hinder Lightship ( Netherlands) by SM UB-5 ( Kaiserliche Marine) with the loss of five crew.