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The Bombardment of Reims

October, 1915

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1 Calm.

2 Calm.

3 Artillery duel; some shells on faubourgs at night.

4 No report available.

5 Some shrapnel on faubourgs in afternoon.

6 Some shells; French artillery at night.

7 French artillery; no shells on Reims.

8 Calm.

9 Calm.

10 Some shrapnel in afternoon.

11 Calm.

12 Bombardment 10:30 A. M.; renewed 3 P. M.; again 4 P. M.; French aeros over German lines.

13 Some shells in morning.

14 Bombardment 2:30 to 5 P. M.; French aeros.

15 Taube dropped bomb in afternoon; bombardment in evening.

16 Taube dropped bombs.

17 Calm in sector; 3 shells at night.

18 A few shells 5 P. M.

19 French artillery 5 A. M.; bombardment 8 to 11 A. M., 500 shells, some wounded.

20 Bombardment 1:30 to 8 P. M., more than 200 shells and 100 shrapnel; 6 shells at night, 2 killed, 6 wounded.

21 Calm.

22 Some shells afternoon and night.

23 Calm.

24 Calm.

25 Calm.

26 Calm.

27 Calm.

28 1 shell 4:45 P. M.

29 Calm; complete stoppage of artillery on front.

30 Complete calm.

31 Incessant cannonade on front.

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