January, 1917

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1 Day calm; 1 shell at night.
2 Bombardment 1 to 3 P. M., 19 shells.
3 Bombardment 11 A. M., 2 shells; artillery at night.
4 Some shells.
5 Some shells.
6 Calm.
7 Calm.
8 Nothing to note.
9 Bombardment 5 to 5:30 P. M., 16 shells.
10 Almost complete silence.
11 Nothing to note.
12 Calm.
13 Calm.
14 Bombardment 12:15 to 1 P. M., 12 shells; heavy cannonade on front to next morning.
15 Intermittent artillery in day; more active at night.
16 Some artillery; continued in night.
17 Nothing to note.
18 Nothing to note.
19 Nothing to note.
20 Nothing to note.
21 Bombardment 12:30 to 3 P. M., 15 shells; renewed 3 to 4 P. M., 24 shells.
22 Bombardment 5:30 to 6 P. M., 8 shells.
23 Bombardment 7 A. M., 1 shell; renewed 10:30 to 11:45 A. M., 10 shells; again 4:30 P. M., 1 shell; again 5 to 6:30 P. M., 10 shells.
24 Bombardment 9 A. M. to noon, 26 shells; renewed 12:30 to 2 P. M., 19 shells; again 2 to 4:30 P. M., 13 shells; again 7 to 8 P. M., 14 shells.
25 Various bombardments in day; 10 shells, 5 to 6 P. M.
26 Relatively calm; some shells.
27 Kaiser's birthday. Bombardment 11 A. M. to 5 P. M., 77 shells; renewed 9 P. M.
28 Bombardment 12 to 5 P. M., 24 shells; renewed 9 to 9:45 P. M., 10 shells.
29 Bombardment 10:30 A. M. to 12:30 P. M., 4 shells; renewed 3 to 4 P. M., 4 shells; again 10 P. M. to 3 A. M.
30 Bombardment continued to 3 A. M.; intermittent bombardment in afternoon.
31 Bombardment 4 to 6 P. M., 82 shells.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

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