25th August 1915
Western Front
British line extended: French positions taken over.
French bomb Dillingen iron works; air raids in Woevre, Argonne and Artois.
Eastern Front
Storming and fall of Brest-Litovsk.
Southern Front
Brescia bombed by Austrians.
Account published of operations in Gallipoli since 6 August.
Fighting at Cattaro between Austrians and Montenegrins.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Coast of Asia Minor and Syria declared in state of blockade.
Horrible Armenian massacres reported.
Political etc.
U.S. Department of Justice arrests Gutav Kopsch on charges of spying for Germany. He had photographs and maps of Fort Monroe, VA.
Russia consider abolishing the Pale of Settlement, which would allow Jews to settle freely in the Russian Empire.
Foreign Minister of Japan expresses hope that Japan would see closer relations with Britain, France, and Russia after the War.
German message to the US over the sinking of the Arabic, which cost 3 American lives.
Ship Losses:
Disa ( Sweden): The coaster struck a mine and sank in the North Sea 5 to 6 nautical miles (9.3 to 11.1 km) north by east of the Shipwash Lightship ( United Kingdom) (52°09′N 1°39′E). Her crew survived.
Petshora ( Russia): The cargo ship was sunk in the Gulf of Finland by
SM U-26 ( Kaiserliche Marine).
Young Frank ( United Kingdom): The fishing smack was scuttled in the North Sea 38 nautical miles (70 km) north by east of Lowestoft, Suffolk by SM
UB-12 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.