February, 1917
Reading edition
1 Nothing to note.
2 Absolute calm.
3 Nothing to note.
4 Nothing to note.
5 Some shells at end of day.
6 Intermittent bombardment all day; 16 shells 4:30 to 5:30 P. M.
7 Bombardment 10 to 11 A. M., 14 shells; renewed 3 to 5 P. M., 12 shells.
8 Bombardment 4 P. M., 13 shells; renewed 8 to 8:30 P. M., 16 shells.
9 Bombardment 9:30 A. M.; renewed 1 to 5 P. M., 57 shells.
10 Nothing to note.
11 Bombardment 4:30 to 5 P. M., 2 shells.
12 Bombardment 3:15 to 3:45 P. M., 5 shells.
13 Bombardment 11:30 A. M. to 3:30 A. M., 117 shells.
14 Bombardment continued to 3:30 A. M.; day calm; renewed 9:30 P. M.
15 Bombardment 10 A. M. to noon, 8 shells; renewed 12 to 3 P. M., 8 shells; again 5 to 6 P. M., 64 shells; again 8 P. M., 1 shell.
16 Nothing to note.
17 Nothing to note.
18 Some shells in early morning.
19 Calm.
20 Calm.
21 Calm.
22 1 shell in afternoon.
23 Nothing to note.
24 Bombardment 7:30 to 10 P. M., 13 shells; renewed 10:30 P. M. to 2 A. M., 25 shells.
25 Bombardment continued to 2 A. M.; renewed at noon, 3 or 4 shells; again 9 P. M., 3 shells.
26 Bombardment 5:30 P. M., 3 shells; renewed 9:30 P. M. to 5:30 A. M., 20 shells.
27 Bombardment continued to 5:30 A. M.; renewed 9 A. M., 5 shells; distant artillery afternoon and night.
28 Bombardment 3 A. M., 5 shells; renewed 5:30 P. M., 5 shells; 3 shells in night.