Sept. 18—Stricter watch on spies; minors allowed to enlist, with permission of mothers.
Sept. 19—Suffering in Lunéville; statement issued by Washington Embassy to show that Germany began the war.
Sept. 20—Northern France is being laid waste; Menier château raided.
Sept. 21—Foreign Office sends protest to neutrals against bombardment of Rheims Cathedral; Ambassador Jusserand lays complaint before United States State Department.
Sept. 22—Loss in officers very heavy; their uniforms may be changed; refugees return to Paris.
Sept. 23—Germans say they were compelled to bombard Rheims.
Sept. 24—Germans admit aiming one shell at Rheims Cathedral to drive out observers; refugees advertise in newspapers for relatives.
Sept. 25—Germans again shell Rheims Cathedral; formal complaint of German atrocities filed at United States State Department; statement by Ambassador Jusserand.
Sept. 26—Stricter news censorship in Paris; Belgian refugees aid in gathering grapes at Bordeaux.
Sept. 28—Joffre denies Rheims Cathedral was being used for observatory; two German spies shot.