26th August 1915
Western Front
French bomb poison gas factory Dornach.
Eastern Front
Germans occupy fort of Olita on Niemen and advance south-east and north-east of Brest-Litovsk.
Southern Front
Italian progress in Val Sugana (Trentino).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Rustam (north-west India) column defeats Brunerwals at Surkhabi.
Aviation
62 French planes bomb Saar-louis, and another squadron of 60 British, Belgian, and French planes bomb German positions in Flanders.
Naval and Overseas Operations
North Sea
JASPER, Admiralty-owned trawler, 221/1912, previously Kingston Steam Trawling, purchased by Admiralty pre-war, 1-6pdr, Admiralty No.164, commissioned as minesweeper, Lt William St Clair Fleming RNR. Taking part in sweeping field laid by German auxiliary minelayer
Meteor in Moray Firth, mined at 0935 and sank quickly (He - 58.13N, 02.22W; wi - in 58N, 03W); 8 ratings killed (He – 7 died; wi - 11).
Political, etc.
French Navy declares it had started the blockade of Ottoman Asia Minor and Syria from the island of Samos to the Egyptian frontier.
Letter published from Sir Edward Grey in answer to German Chancellor's speech.
French Chamber of Deputies votes 539 to 1 in support of Premier Viviani and Minister of War Millerand.
Lord Selborne addresses agricultural representatives.
Ship Losses:
HMT Jasper ( Royal Navy): The naval trawler was lost on this date.
Sahina Noria ( Italy): The sailing vessel was sunk in the Aegean Sea off Orak, Rabbit Islands, Turkey by SM
UC-13 ( Kaiserliche Marine).