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Sailor Steve · 09-10-14, 10:02 AM

September 10:

In France the Battle of the Marne comes to an end. French and British forces have successfully stopped the German advance on Paris, and pushed the German armies back 40 miles. The Germans dig in at the Aisne River and start building the first of the trenches.

In East Prussia the Battle of the Masurian Lakes continues. Russian General Rennenkampf uses two of his two divisions in an attempt to hold back the two armies led by Hindenburg and Ludendorff while the rest of his army escapes.

SMS Karlsruhe returns to her supply ships at Rocas, the departs with the to fastest, Crefeld and Rio Negro. The intent is to station the vessels 20 miles to either side of the cruiser. If a merchant is spotted the collier will approach first, hiding the presence of a German cruiser in the vicinity. It will also apprise Köhler of the presence of British warships before they can see him, increasing the chances of a quick escape.

"What pleased us most, however, was that she was carrying an almost fantastic amount of soap...Our upper deck looked like a colossal warehouse. There were stocks, or at least samples of everything. There were towels, soap, linen, tinned foods, fresh meat, live hens and ducks, drinks, nautical instruments, charts, pencils, and some very welcome oilskins with which we could re-equip the cutters' crews and the watches against bad weather."
- Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern, 2nd Torpedo officer aboard SMS Emden, describing the sinking of SS Indus.

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Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	September 10: In France the Battle of the Marne comes to an end. French and British forces have successfully stopped the German advance on Paris, and pushed the German armies back 40 miles. The Germans dig in at the Aisne River and start building the first of the trenches. In East Prussia the Battle of the Masurian Lakes continues. Russian General Rennenkampf uses two of his two divisions in an attempt to hold back the two armies led by Hindenburg and Ludendorff while the rest of his army escapes. SMS Karlsruhe returns to her supply ships at Rocas, the departs with the to fastest, Crefeld and Rio Negro. The intent is to station the vessels 20 miles to either side of the cruiser. If a merchant is spotted the collier will approach first, hiding the presence of a German cruiser in the vicinity. It will also apprise Köhler of the presence of British warships before they can see him, increasing the chances of a quick escape. "What pleased us most, however, was that she was carrying an almost fantastic amount of soap...Our upper deck looked like a colossal warehouse. There were stocks, or at least samples of everything. There were towels, soap, linen, tinned foods, fresh meat, live hens and ducks, drinks, nautical instruments, charts, pencils, and some very welcome oilskins with which we could re-equip the cutters' crews and the watches against bad weather." - Franz Joseph, Prince of Hohenzollern, 2nd Torpedo officer aboard SMS Emden, describing the sinking of SS Indus. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 09-13-14 at 12:28 PM.