April, 1916
Reading edition
1 Some shells on faubourgs.
2 Violent bombardment 9 A. M. to 5:30 P. M., 1500 shells, 5 killed, 41 wounded.
3 Calm.
4 Bombardment 5 to 6 P. M., 150 shells.
5 Some shells; artillery at night.
6 Day calm; French artillery at night.
7 Day calm; artillery at night, 15 shells.
8 French artillery in morning; 1 shell 8 P. M.
9 French artillery; Taubes morning and afternoon; cannonade at night.
10 Taubes 9 A. M.; bombardment 11 A. M., 50 shells, 1 killed; renewed 4 to 4:30 P. M., 9 shells; again 10 to 11:30 P. M., 26 shells.
11 Taube 6 A. M.; artillery afternoon and night.
12 Bombardment 10 A. M., 2 victims; renewed 3 P. M.; artillery afternoon and night.
13 Some shells 3 to 4 P. M.; artillery at night.
14 Some shells 2 P. M.; artillery day and night.
15 Bombardment 10 to 11:40 A. M.; renewed 2 to 5:30 P. M.; again 8:30 P. M.
16 Taubes 6:30 and 9 A. M.; bombardment 11 to 11:30 A. M.; renewed 5:30 P. M.
17 Bombardment in afternoon.
18 No shells on Reims.
19 Calm.
20 Some shells 6:30 A. M.; aerial combat 5:30 P. M.
21 Bombardment 11 A. M., 12 shells.
22 Bombardment 3 P. M., 2 shells, 1 wounded; renewed 4:15 P. M., 4 shells; again 5 to 6 P. M.
23 Easter Day. No shells.
24 Taubes in morning; bombardment 2:30 to 7:30 P. M., 200 shells. 4 killed, 19 wounded.
25 Calm.
26 Bombardment 10:30 to 11:30 A. M., 30 shells.
27 Anti-aerial fire in afternoon; 5 or 6 shells in evening; French artillery at night.
28 Bombardment 7 to 11 A. M., 16 shells; renewed 1:30 to 3:30 P. M., 28 shells; again 5 to 6 P. M., 15 shells; again 9 P. M., 9 shells.
29 A few shells.
30 Bombardment 3 to 5 P. M., 8 shells; renewed 5:15 to 6 P. M., 11 shells; again 9:30 P. M., 7 shells, 2 victims.