THE APSE AND SOUTH TRANSEPT

May, 1917

1 Bombardment continued, 1200 shells.
2 Bombardment violently continued, 600 shells.
3 Bombardment continued day and most of night; Hôtel de Ville took fire 2 P. M.; library lost.
4 Bombardment continued day and night; Hôtel de Ville still burning.
5 Bombardment continued; furious at night.
6 Bombardment continued day and night.
7 Bombardment continued; night less agitated.
8 Bombardment from 9 A. M.; centre of Reims violently bombarded 11:30 A. M.; some shells in afternoon; renewed 10 to 11 P. M.
9 Bombardment 9 A. M.; renewed 10 P. M.; perhaps 900 shells.
10 Bombardment from 10 A. M.; redoubled 1 to 7:30 P. M.; renewed 9 P. M. for the night.
11 Bombardment continued to 11:30 A. M.; renewed at noon; considerably diminished 2 P. M.; renewed 4:30 P. M.
12 Bombardment continued day and night.
13 Bombardment continued day and night; 15,000 shells, estimated, since May 11.
14 Bombardment 9 A. M. to 2 P. M.; renewed in night.
15 Bombardment continued afternoon and part of night, with less intensity.
16 Bombardment continued, less intense.
17 Bombardment continued.
18 Bombardment 11:55 A. M.; renewed 2 to 3 P. M.; continued in night; 500 shells in day.
19 Bombardment continued; 3000 to 4000 shells estimated for day and night.
20 Bombardment day and night, about 500 shells.
21 Bombardment continued day and night, 1000 shells.
22 Bombardment continued with less intensity, about 200 shells.
23 Bombardment continued day and night, 500 shells.
24 Morning calm; bombardment in afternoon, 200 shells.
25 Bombardment continued; 500 shells.
26 Relatively calm; bombardment 2 P. M., 200 shells.
27 Bombardment from 5 A. M., more than 1000 shells; asphyxiating shells 6 to 8 A. M.; night relatively calm.
28 Bombardment from 6 A. M.; perhaps 2000 shells.
29 Bombardment from 4 A. M., day and night.
30 Bombardment continued in day, 300 shells; night calm.
31 1 shell 1 A. M.; bombardment from 6 A. M., day and night, 200 shells.

June, 1917

1 Taube dropped 2 bombs 12:30 A. M.; bombardment continued, 500 shells; night calm.
2 Bombardment from 7 A. M., 500 shells.
3 Bombardment from 6:30 A. M., day and night, more than 1000 shells.
4 Bombardment from 7 A. M., 300 shells.
5 Bombardment from 7 A. M., 200 shells.
6 Bombardment from 6:30 A. M., 1500 shells; St. Benoît injured.
7 Bombardment from 5:30 A. M., 200 shells; night calm.
8 Bombardment continued, 400 shells.
9 Bombardment day and night, 500 shells.
10 Bombardment from 4 P. M.
11 Bombardment afternoon and night, 500 to 600 shells.
12 Bombardment from 6 A. M., 1200 shells.
13 Bombardment from 5 A. M., 400 to 500 shells.
14 Bombardment from 6 A. M., 500 shells.
15 Bombardment from 5 A. M.
16 Bombardment from 5 A. M.; violent 9 A. M. to 2 P. M., 500 shells; continued at night; 1500 shells in all.
17 Bombardment from 7:30 A. M., day and night, 2500 shells.
18 President Poincaré visited Reims; gave decoration of Legion of Honour to Cardinal Luçon, Archbishop of Reims; MM. de Bruignac and Émile Charbonneaux, adjuncts to the Mayor of Reims; Dr. Harman of the hospital service; M. Beauvais, director of the School of Commerce and Industry; M. Martin, secretary-in-chief to the Sous-Préfecture, and M. Paul Dramas, editor-in-chief of "L'Eclaireur de l'Est." Bombardment from 5 A. M. and at night, 500 to 600 shells.
19 Bombardment all day, 3000 shells.
20 Bombardment from 6 A. M., day and night, 500 to 600 shells.
21 Morning calm; bombardment 4 to 7 P. M., 450 shells; renewed at night.
22 Bombardment most of the day; renewed 10 P. M. to 4 A. M., 850 shells.
23 Bombardment continued to 4 A. M.; renewed 6 A. M., more than 1300 shells (800 from 9 A. M. to 1 P. M.; 205 from 1 to 3 P. M.; 255 from 3 to 7 P. M.; more than 50 at night).
24 Bombardment continued, 717 shells.
25 Bombardment continued; terrible in the afternoon and night, 2442 shells.
26 Bombardment day and night, less intense, 617 shells.
27 Bombardment continued day and night.
28 Bombardment continued; 8 shells on the cathedral.
29 Bombardment continued day and night, 772 shells.
30 Day relatively calm; intense bombardment at night, 200 shells.