On This Day - 30 July 1915
Theatre definitions:
Western Front comprises the Franco-German-Belgian front and any
military action in Great Britain, Switzerland, Scandinavia and Holland.
Eastern Front comprises the German-Russian, Austro-Russian and
Austro-Romanian fronts. Southern Front comprises the
Austro-Italian and Balkan (including Bulgaro-Romanian) fronts, and
Dardanelles. Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres comprises
Egypt, Tripoli, the Sudan, Asia Minor (including Transcaucasia), Arabia,
Mesopotamia, Syria, Persia, Afghanistan, Turkestan, China, India, etc.
Naval and Overseas Operations comprises operations on the seas
(except where carried out in combination with troops on land) and in
Colonial and Overseas theatres, America, etc. Political, etc.
comprises political and internal events in all countries, including Notes,
speeches, diplomatic, financial, economic and domestic matters.
Source: Chronology of the War (1914-18, London; copyright expired)
Western Front
British line pierced at Hooge by enemy using "flame-throwers".
45 French aeroplanes bomb Freiburg (Baden), Pfalzburg (Lorraine), and petrol factories at Pechelbroon, etc.
Eastern Front
Russians fall back along entire line, only resisting north of Grusbieszow (lower Bug).
Evacuation of Warsaw continues.
Austrians occupy Lyublin.
Southern Front
Italian offensive in Trentino resumed.
Italians bombard forts in and around the Cadore valley and Sexten (Carn.).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turkish success reported in Grsbudo Hills (Armenia).
Cholera among Turkish troops at Constantinople.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Leyland liner "Iberian" torpedoed.
Political, etc.
United States protests against fraudulent use of passports by German spies.
Political crisis and resignation of Japanese cabinet.
Pope addresses letter to heads of belligerent States.
�7,500,000 voted for new Dutch naval programme.
Australian Federal Government proposes War Tax.
