British Envoys Apologize for Censure Linked to Mexico Row
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice, the British ambassador to the United States, apologized for Sir Lionel Carden's remarks criticizing President Wilson over troop withdrawals from Mexico. The clash touched diplomatic etiquette and drew U S calls for confirmation while Carranza handed Carden his passports and Brazil faced scrutiny over a British registry transfer on the Robert Dollar.
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Liom Carden
Brazil
Wilson
Mexico
State Department
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Cecil
Lanning
Lionel Carden
Foreign Office
Lansing
Carranza
Carden
Sir Lionel Carden
Transports Ordered to Move U.S. Troops from Vera Cruz
Secretary of War Garrison ordered six transports to Vera Cruz to ferry American troops back to the United States. The ships Buford Kilpatrick City of Macon City of Denver Kansas Cristobal were stationed at Calon Newport News Galveston New York. It would take about ten days to assemble all transports at Vera Cruz.
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Secretary of War
Vera Cruz
United States
Buford
International Harvester Defers Dividend Amid War
New York Sept 18 The International Harvester Company postponed the dividend on its common stock due to the ongoing European conflict.
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New York
International Harventer Corporation
Russian Defeat Noted as German Front Extends
Berlin reports General von Hindenberg telegraphed Emperor William that the Russian army of Vilna has been defeated by German forces. Austrian losses are heavy with 120,000 prisoners reported. German and Austrian fronts reform as Allies press toward Paris and Meuse valley in a major clash.
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von Hindenberg
Emperor William
Vilna
Poland
Galicia
East Prussia
William
France
London
Igor
United States
Wilson
Germany
Maubeuge
Belfort
Journal Des Debate
Esnerte
Thana
Sfeken
German Retreat From Verdun Battles Continues
French observers view the German withdrawal as a sign of a failed campaign. German forces pull back about 40 miles in ten days from Paris toward a line of barrier forts from Thionville to Metz and toward Strassburg. A major fresh battle may unfold along the Meuse or at Sedan as German reserves redeploy for a decisive clash.
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Metz
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Meuse
Varennes
Aire
Ciaonne
Rheims
Laon
Department of Marne
Paris
Aiine
Thionville
Strassburg
Belfort
Meus
Battle on the Aisne shapes fate of Paris crisis
Paris reports furious fighting north of the Aisne as Allied forces suffer heavy casualties over two days and retreat attempts against German positions. Paris notes arrive of wounded from Rheims and 1500 prisoners at Noisy le Bec with captured guns and matériel. German lines around the Oise Meuse are entrenched. French and British defenses hold while denials over Belfort surface.
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