10th September
Western Front
Battle of the Marne ended. Germans retreat on west and centre.
Pont-a-Mousson evacuated by Germans.
Eastern Front
Poland: Dankl defeated in second Battle of Krasnik, Archduke Joseph defeated at Opole.
Naval and Overseas Operations
Emden makes first appearance in Bay of Bengal.
Political etc.
Senator Stone urges Americans to support neutrality: “Why should any American at this time attack the Kaiser...& offend the German people?”
German and Austrian representatives expelled from Egypt.
Ship Losses:
Indus ( United Kingdom): The cargo ship was captured in the Indian Ocean (11°00′N 83°45′E) by SMS Emden ( Kaiserliche Marine) and was scuttled after all her crew had been taken on board.
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