11th December 1915
Western Front
Belgian powder factory blown up near Havre, many lives lost.
Southern Front
Publication of Gallipoli casualties up to 11 December.
Bulgarians attack Anglo-French front at Furka (Macedonia) and lose 8,000 men.
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
300 hostile Arabs encountered by reconnoitring force near Mersa Matruh (W. Eg.) and driven west with many casualties.
Russians occupy Hamadan (Persia); rebel strength 8,000 irregulars, 13,000 gendarmes, with rifles and machine guns.
Political etc.
A Belgian arms factory near Havre explodes, resulting in over 1000 deaths and injuries.
Due to food shortages in Germany, German-Americans send condensed milk, rice, and lard through first-class mail.
Allied War Council in Paris agrees that they will continue to occupy Thessalonica, Greece in order to launch a future Balkan offensive.
Great rush of recruits, last two days under the age group system.
China’s National Assembly “elects” Yuan Shikai as Emperor of China.
Ship Losses:
Pinegrove ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship struck a mine laid by
UC 3 (Erwin Waßner) and sank in the English Channel 8 nautical miles (15 km) west of Cap Gris Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France with the loss of two of her crew.
Rosmed ( Sweden): The cargo ship struck a rock and sank in the Norwegian Sea off Hindoen, Norway.
St. Kilda ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship came ashore on Little Miquelon, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and was wrecked.