Crossword-Solution: MIRMAN 6 letters, 1 clue 🏆 scrabble score: 10

Mirman--in visiting the regions overwhelmed by the German invasion between August 20 and September 10, 1914--a period and a theatre of the War of which we English usually have but the dimmest idea.

Madame Mirman came with him to Lorraine, and was followed soon afterwards by her daughters, all under twenty, and her young son.

Mirman, the Prefect of Meurthe et Moselle, who had paid it his first official visit about a week earlier, and had at once carefully examined all the available evidence as to what had happened on the spot.

Mirman wrote to me at the time, most of which is too personal to quote, though he gave me full liberty to show it to any French authorities whom I might meet, he expressly said that I had been guilty of no indiscretion during my stay, that my papers and my comings and goings had always been perfectly in order, and that he would be happy to see me come back to Nancy.

Mirman’s standing and record and experience and ardent patriotism, does not take upon himself the responsibility and trouble of making a direct appeal to the highest authorities on behalf of the correspondent of a foreign newspaper without very good reason.