16 Sep 1914
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Newspaper
Utah Ogden Standard
Location
Ogden, Utah, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1914
Page
1
London reports the Aisne front remains favorable as German counter attacks against the first army corps are repulsed. Allied lines on both flanks hold, German losses are heavy, and about 200 prisoners are taken.
Allied forces marshal full strength in a second major clash against a powerful German army. The fight spans from the Argonne hills through Rethel to Chateau Porcien toward a French summer training area at Lissonne. German strategy remains uncertain as observers weigh whether they will stand and fight or retreat toward the Meuse.
Dispatches from Rome and London describe a massive energy driven by German and Allied forces on the Western front near the Meuse Aisne and Verdun sectors. Reports detail German retreats and Russian pressure, with Emperor William moving east to Prussia and French artillery active. The outcome remains unsettled as both sides maneuver for advantage.
Dispatches describe heavy fighting north of the Aisne with German troops maneuvering along the Craonne and L H ville forest line. Casualties rise as wounded soldiers crowd hospitals while Indian cavalry arrival is confirmed but not yet battlefield-tested amid ongoing Marne- to Ardennes-running operations.
Commissioners representing the King of Belgium present a formal Belgian statement of German atrocities to President Wilson at the White House East Room. The president greets them, pledges sympathy, and reaffirms friendship with the Belgian people during their distress.
Belgians form a mission to discuss alleged German violations in Belgium. President Wilson receives them at the White House with Secretary of State and expresses admiration for Belgian people. The exchange centers on impartial, international settlement of wartime conduct and the hope that conflict will soon end.
The New York cotton exchange committee notified members that Liverpool had agreed on a price of 4.0 for January and February, effective tomorrow, with December cotton also expected to be adjusted. The committee reported orders to sell and stated no rules would change unless officially notified otherwise.
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