German aviators made an ineffectual attempt on the night of May 21
to raid Paris. Three persons were killed and several wounded in the
outskirts of the city, but none of the raiders reached Paris itself.
The following night another attack was made, and this time one of the
German aviators succeeded in reaching the city. Bombs were dropped at
various places, causing thirteen casualties, with one killed. German
aviators also attacked the railroads north and northeast of Paris, but
the bombs dropped caused no serious damage.
Forty-four persons were killed and 179 injured in the London area
during an air raid on the night of May 19. Four of the German
machines were destroyed, and a fifth fell flaming into the sea. This
was the sixth raid on London since the beginning of 1918, and with
the exception of that on Jan. 28 the most disastrous. Many of the
casualties were among persons who were on the streets or in doorways,
thus disregarding the warnings to seek shelter.