05 Sunday Jul 2015
Posted in Britain at home, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front
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1915, Archduke Joseph August, Arras, Austria-Hungary, bombardment, France, fundraising, Galicia, Germany, Krasnik, Poland, River Bug, Russia, Souchez, The Times appeal, Wieprz
Archduke Joseph of Austria heavily defeated by the Russians north-east of Krasnik on the line Urzedow-Wilkolax-Bychawa; Germans repulsed between the Wieprz and the Bug. Fighting round Souchez; Arras bombarded. The Times Fund exceeds £1,500,000.
29 Friday May 2015
Posted in Britain at home, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front
27 Wednesday May 2015
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1915, aeroplanes, air raid, Dardanelles, England, France, fundraising, Germany, Great Britain, HMS Majestic, HMS Princess Irene, Imperial German Navy, Kent, Liverpool, munitions, Ottoman Empire, Queen's Fund for Women, Royal Navy, Sheerness, sinking, SM U-21, SS Nebraskan, Turkey, United States of America
H.M.S. Majestic is torpedoed by a submarine off the Gallipoli Peninsula. H.M.S. Auxiliary ship Princess Irene is accidentally destroyed by an explosion off Sheerness. French airmen (18) attack an enemy explosives factory at Ludwigshafen. U.S.A. steamship Nebraskan reaches Liverpool disabled by an explosion. The Queen’s Work for Women Fund, £157,286.
25 Monday May 2015
Posted in Britain at home, Eastern Front, European theatre, Western Front
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1915, Battle of Bellewaarde, Belgium, British Army, Flanders, France, fundraising, gas, Germany, National Relief Fund, Poland, Przemysl, San, Second Battle of Artois, Second Battle of Ypres, weapons, Ypres
The enemy at Ypres uses gas over a front of five miles. French are still gaining ground. Germans claim successes on the San towards Przemysl. Official list of the new Cabinet is issued. National Relief Fund accounts, to March 31, issued. Subscriptions amounted to £4,901,000, and £1,960,000 allocated for relief.
17 Sunday May 2015
Posted in Aviation, Britain at home, European theatre, Western Front
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1915, air raid, Battle of Festubert, Belgium, British Army, Dunkirk, Eastchurch, England, Flanders, France, fundraising, Germany, Great Britain, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, lightship, Nieuport, North Sea, Ramsgate, Second Battle of Ypres, The Times appeal, weapons, Westgate-on-Sea, Ypres, Zeppelin
A Zeppelin that attacked Ramsgate early this morning was chased off by Eastchurch and Westgate machines as far as the West Hinder Lightship. When off Nieuport she was attacked by eight naval machines from Dunkirk. While the First British Army has been dealing the enemy a severe blow to the south of Ypres, the French troops to the north have considerable success. The Times Fund over 1¼ million sterling.
30 Thursday Apr 2015
Posted in Aviation, Britain at home, Women
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1915, air raid, Bury St Edmunds, England, fundraising, Great Britain, Ipswich, National Relief Fund, Queen's Fund for Women, Suffolk, The Times appeal
Air raid on Ipswich and Bury St. Edmunds; no loss of life. The Times Red Cross Fund, £1,208,242. The National Relief Fund, £5,026,000. The Queen’s Fund, £153,196.
31 Tuesday Mar 2015
Posted in Britain at home, Eastern Front, European theatre
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1915, Austria-Hungary, bombardment, Carpathians, fundraising, Germany, Great Britain, Latvia, Libau, Liepaja, Russia, The Times appeal
Germans bombard Libau. Heavy fighting in the Carpathians. The Times Fund for Sick and Wounded, £1,119,678.
12 Thursday Mar 2015
Posted in Britain at home, European theatre, Naval warfare, Western Front
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1915, Battle of Neuve Chapelle, British Army, casualties, Duke of Connaught, dye, England, France, fundraising, Great Britain, HMS Bayano, Imperial German Navy, India, L'Epinette, La Bassee, merchant cruiser, merchant navy, monarchy, Prince Arthur, Royal Navy, sinking, SM U-27, St John Ambulance, submarine, The Times appeal, trade
In the La Bassée district counter-attacks are easily repulsed by the 4th Corps and the Indian Corps. The village of L’Epinette is captured by the 3rd Corps. The Admiralty report the loss of H.M. auxiliary cruiser Bayano, engaged on patrol duty, having been sunk by torpedo. The Government acquire greater part of crop of natural indigo now coming forward for the use of dye users in United Kingdom. The Duke of Connaught writes, as Grand Prior of the Order of St. John in England, to thank The Times for help in raising funds for sick and wounded.
20 Friday Feb 2015
Posted in Britain at home
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1915, British Red Cross, Cardinal Bourne, Charles Johnston, fundraising, Great Britain, King George V, Lord Mayor of London, Lord Rothschild, monarchy, Queen Alexandra, religion, St John Ambulance, The Times appeal
The Times Fund for the Sick and Wounded exceeds £1,000,000. The King addresses a letter of congratulation to Lord Rothschild. Queen Alexandra, Lord Rothschild, Cardinal Bourne, and the Lord Mayor send congratulations to The Times.
31 Saturday Jan 2015
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1915, Argonne, Fontaine Madame, France, fundraising, Iran, Ottoman Empire, Persia, Russia, Tabriz, The Times appeal, Turkey
