19th May 1916
Western Front
Battle of Verdun: Germans take a work south of Hill 287.
Southern Front
Italians retreat from Monte Toraro-Monte Campolon-Spitz Tonezza line (Trentino).
Asiatic and Egyptian Theatres
Turks evacuate Es Sinn position on right bank (Tigris).
Aviation
German air raid on coast of Kent; 1 killed, 2 injured; one German seaplane destroyed off Belgian Coast.
Georges Boillot, French racer and pilot, dies of injuries he sustained when he was shot down by Germans.
French ace Jean Navarre shoots down a German Aviatik C over Chattancourt, France, becoming the first Allied ace credited with 10 victories.
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Political, etc.
British summer “daylight savings” bill is given royal assent, and will go into force this Sunday morning.
Evidence of Mr. Birrell before Irish Commission.
Even with the Allied blockade and the ongoing war, trade between Germany and U.S. amounts to $1 million each month.
German embassy instructs its German subjects in the U.S. to obey American laws in an effort to improve relations with the U.S.
Ship Losses:
Hermion (Norway) The cargo ship caught fire and sank at New York, United States.
"A Peculiar Theory" (Western Mail cartoon)
