21st April 1916
Western Front
Battle of Verdun: French make progress near Mort Homme, Vaux fort and Bois de Caillette.
British retake ground lost at Langemarck-Ypres.
Southern Front
Italian progress in the Carso.
Political, etc.
British government charges Germany of not properly treating prisoners in Southwest Africa. POWs were forced to boil hide for food.
British government stops authorization for the American Red Cross to ship aid to the Central Powers.
Prussian Finance Minister says that the German Empire may have to directly tax its states to forestall financial crisis.
Veracruz, Mexico holds a day of mourning to observe the second anniversary of the U.S. invasion of the city.
John Surratt, Confederate spy who was accused of being involved in Lincoln’s assassination, has died.
Ship Losses:
Estafette (French Navy) The naval trawler struck a mine laid by
UC 6 (Matthias Graf von Schmettow) and sank in the North Sea off Dunquerque, Nord (51°02′N 2°11′E) with the loss of eight of her crew.
Feliciana (United Kingdom) The cargo ship was torpedoed and sunk in the Atlantic Ocean 67 nautical miles (124 km) north north west of the Fastnet Rock (51°08′N 11°27′W) by
SM U-19 ( Kaiserliche Marine). Her crew survived.
