British naval aeroplanes drop bombs on the German submarine repair base at Ostend.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

British East Indian Squadron bombards the forts at Smyrna.

The Queen Elizabeth takes part in the Dardanelles operations.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Admiralty announce that German submarine U-8 had been sunk by destroyers off Dover, her crew being saved.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

The British collier Thordis rams and sinks a German submarine off Beachy Head.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Mr Asquith announces Britain’s decision to blockade Germany and to allow no commodities of any sort to enter or leave German ports.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Admiralty announce that all the forts at the entrance to the Dardanelles have been successfully reduced.

French progress reported in Champagne.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Russian official communiqué reports successful operations in the Carpathians, with the capture of 48,351 Austrian prisoners and munitions.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Aeroplane drops bombs on Colchester, Coggeshall, and Braintree, doing only minor damage.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

The British and French combined fleets and aircraft commence an attack on the forts of the Dardanelles.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

German submarine “blockade” of Great Britain commences, since which date several merchant vessels have been torpedoed, but British vessels normal arrivals and sailings uninterrupted.

Banbury Guardian May 1915