Further attack by 40 allied aircraft on Ostend, Middelkerke, and Zeebrugge.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

British and French advance at Givenchy.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

Attack by 34 naval aeroplanes and sea planes on enemy’s submarine depots at Zeebrugge, Ostend, and other places.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

A German submarine tries to torpedo the British hospital ship Asturias off Havre.

Turks try to bridge Suez Canal, but are repulsed, and a full retreat ensues.

Banbury Guardian May 1915

In the early morning a British North Sea patrolling squadron of battle and light cruisers and destroyers encountered a German squadron of four battle cruisers with light cruisers and destroyers, apparently making for the British coast. They engaged them and the enemy speedily retreated. The British vessels pursued and kept up a running fight, the German cruiser Bluccher being sunk and two others badly damaged. No British vessel was lost, and the personal casualties were slight.

Banbury Guardian January 1915

Zeppelin raid on the East Coast of Britain. German airships, apparently three in number, at about half-past eight in the evening dropped bombs on Yarmouth, and afterwards on Kings Lynn and near Sandringham. Considerable damage to buildings was done at Yarmouth, and two people were killed at that place and at Lynn.

Banbury Guardian January 1915

Great Russian victory over Turks in the Caucasus announced. An enemy army corps was captured and two others routed at Sarykamysh.

Banbury Guardian January 1915

The French troops continue their advance in Alsace, and take Steinbach after severe fighting, which necessitates taking the town quarter by quarter with hand-to-hand encounters.

The Russians take possession of the Austrian province of Bukowina.

Banbury Guardian January 1915