The Austrian Reichsrath is summoned for the first time during the war; the new Emperor Charles promises a more liberal constitution after the war.
June 1 (Fri.)
Great Britain:—Lord Devonport resigns the office of Food Controller (see June 15).
The French Premier, M. Ribot, announces the refusal of his Government to allow French Socialists to attend the Stockholm Conference (see May 9 and Aug. 13).
British naval aeroplanes bomb the German bases at Bruges, Ostend, and Zeebrugge.
June 2 (Sat.)
The British transport Cameronian is sunk by a submarine in the Mediterranean (63 lives lost).
June 3 (Sun.)
Great Allied air-raids on the German aerodromes at Zeebrugge, St. Denis Westrom, and Bruges.
A French air-raid on Trèves, as a reprisal for the bombardment of Bar-le-Duc.