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®he Mlanta SeraOWeeW amitnal VOLUME XX. ONLY 101 ON TRANSPORT REPORTED LOST MAY EXPECT TEUTON U-BOATS W TIME. SENATOR LEWIS SAYS No Danger of Successful In vasion. He Declares, but Landing of Troops Would Be to Terrorize People Declaring that Germany has finally abandoned her boasted friendly attitude toward the people of the United Blates in her effort to stimulate interest in nehalf of the German peace propaganda in this country. United States Senator J. Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois, in Atlan ta, Thursday, asserted Americans must be prepared any morning to f nd a fleet of German submarine* tn our harbors. He emphasized, however, that this country in no danger of a successful invasion by the enemy, but that any movement to land German forces on our shores would be made only to distract, terrorize and frighten the people of this country. Senator Lewis arrived in Atlanta Wed nesday night on his return to Wash ngton from Augusta. Ga.. where he vis ired his father. Major John C. Lewis, who is seriously ill. The senator will leave Thursday for the north. In defense of,the administration of the war department at Washington. Sen ator Lewis declared that Secrtary Baker took the "erippled miUtarj machine, which he inherited, and in six months established an organization that has per formed achievements In military un dertakings equal to those accomplished in England in three years." "As the whip of the senate I have to keep up with the progress of legisla tion and the need for changes." said Senator Lewis, at the Piedmont hotel. Thursday morning. Always Wanted Haeta "I have long thought that if America did not hasten soldiers to France, while the peace propositions of Germany were being agitated, we would fall to get our men over without serious loss at sea. "Germany has been withholding sub marine attacks on our ships, hoping 'hat by refraining from attacking rheae ships whe could aid her peace pro paganda and anti-war plans to an ex tent sufficient to prevent our successful o-operaUon with the allies. "Now Germany has seen we are in earnest with this war and that with gr’.m determination we are lending men and money to crush German Imperial power in Europe and to force Germany io accede to the demands of the United States. ■ 'Germany now will abandon her pre vious pretense of being kindly disposed •oward us and. beginning with the at taek yesterday on the Tuscania, she will center her submarine assaults on our vessels. "She will do everything in her power to destroy every agency of this country ro prevent us from landing in Europe with supplies or men and will con cen trate her strongest efforts rapidly to ward our destruction wherever it is possible, so as to defeat all our move ments in aid of the allies, while they are weak and before we can strengthen ■ hem.. Must Expect V-Boats “This country must now be prepared »o wake up on almost any morning and rind a fleet of German submarines in an American harbor and the actual landing of some German forces upon the coast of the United States for the purpose of forcing us to concentrate on our de fenses at home and to strike a panic among the people; to frighten them from ending more men, money and munitions away from this country to the allies, on the theory that they will be needed here »o protect this country from the ln . ader. "This, as I see it, is the new coming policy of German warfare on America. This country should not be frightened by any such move on the part of the enemy. We must continue with the war just as we have launched it. because ■Germany never can do any real damage to this country by an invasion. Her purpose is merely to distract and ter rorise ua." Defending Secretary of War Baker. Senator Lewis said that mistakes “have occurred and shortcomings caused by haste in handling a task of such great magnitude.** “Mr. Baker will be vindicated by con gress as an efficient secretary of war." i said the senator, “and President Wil- 1 son will be sustained in his efforts to prevent any outside agencies being put on him to conduct the war over his head.** Senator Lewis spent the morning it the hotel, where he received several vis itors. At breakfast he emphasized that he desired no milk with his hominy, when he gave his order to the waiter, because he "is a Georgian and prefers it the Georgian way." CARRANZA FELICITATES KAISER Congratulates Hohenzollerns and Sends Best Wishes for “Prosperity” of Huns LONDON. Fab 7.—Venuriano Car ranza, president of Mexico, sent a ful ->orne message to Emperor William of Germany, recently, according to Reuters, limited. President Carranza, in this message, used the phrase: “Tour maj esty who celebrates his anniversary today with Just cause for rejoicing." Reuters, limited, learn that, according to a telegram from Copenhagen. Presi dent Carranza sent a telegram to the German emperor on the latter's birth day, reading as follows: "To your majesty, who celebrates his , adversary today with just cause for rejoicing. -I have the honor to send . your majesty my most cordial congrat • lotions and am pleased to express to you my best wishes for your personal iapp>ness and that of your august fam ily. as well as for the prosperity of this great, friendly nation.” OVER 5 PER CENT IS ASSURED ROADS UNDER NEW BILL Will Be Assured of $945,000,- 000 Annually, Which Chair man Smith Says Reflects l Neither Poverty Nor Riches WASHINGTON, Feb 7.—Chairman Smith, of the senate interstate com merce committe, in reporting favorably to the senate today the administration railroad bill, estimated that under the measure's provisions the government will guarantee annually to the railroads of the country $345,000,000. which will represent a return of 5.32 per cent. This he says ’‘reflects neither poverty nor riches." but the committee believes a majority of the railroads will accept “these terms as a just and fair measure o ft heir constitutional rights." An agreement on the bill was reach ed by the committee last Saturday, but minority reports are to be submitted by Senator Cummins and La Follette. Ad ministration leaders plan to call the bill up for consideration next Monday. "Your committee is of the opinion that this is the time for war emergency legislation and not the time to settle the many controversial and vexed ques tions concerning our future transporta tion policy.” Chairman Smith says in prefacing bls report. He then takes up the compensation section and adds: “About 75 great operating railroads do over 90 per cent of the railroad busi ness. The committee believes that most of these great railroad carriers will accept these terms as a just and fair measure of their constitutional rights. Section one further provides that ordinary taxes, national and state, •hall, as now, be paid out of operating revenues; but war taxes accruing under the act of October 3, 1917, are to be paid by the companies out of their own funds, or charged against the standard return. In other words, the holders of railroad securities are to bear their •wn just portion of the war burden, flection one also requires that each agreement shall contain adequate and appropriate provisions for the mainte nance and depreciation of the property and the creation of reserves so that the properties may at the end of federal control be returned to the owners in a condition substantially equivalent to their condition when taken oxer by the government. Chairmen Smith explained that in of controversy over compensation the bill permits an appeal. The committee recommends, the re port says, that improvements made by •he government while the carriers are under government control should go to the railroads when they are returned to the security holders. This should be arranged through an agreement between the carriers and the president. Discussing the provision inserted by the committee providing for the ter mination of government control eighteen months after the peace proclamation has been issued, the report says: “It Is possible that certain conditions may arise from federal control which will need adjustment before the proper ties are returned to their owners, and a reasonable period should intervene in which these conditions may be met and adjusted. It may be that the nation will be unwilling to return to the con ditions obtaining before the assumption i of federal control. Legislation may be demanded radically changing the re lation of the government to the rail roads from that now existing in the interstate commerce act as amended. Your committee has suggested a period of eighteen months, and they believe it wil be found adequate for that pur pose. "There is also a provision to the ef fect that the president may. prior to July 1. next, relinquish control of such transportation systems as he may deem not needful or desirable, and may. there after. on agreement, relinquish all orany part of any system of transportation. "The section also contains a general provision that the president may re linquish all railroads at any time when he shall deem such action needful or desirable." THE TRUTH ABOUT BELGIUM Told by Brand Whitlock WATCH for the first article, which win appear bornly to the task of keeping this record—and beginning FEBRUARY 19TH. rarried it on unceasingly—until now —he gives us this stupendous story: terrible—pitiful, magnifi- The Atlanta JOURNAL has secured the exclu- cent in Its infinitely vital truth —which must stir sire right to publish THIS GREAT STORY in the every true American, and brings us closer to the state of GEORGIA, which will reveal most vividly time—when America strikes—with all her might and accurately at the Destroyer of Belgium. THE TERRIBLE BRUTALITY OF THE GERMANS will appear in installments in this paper, be- ALI doubts and denials, all the allowances that ginning with the issue of February 19th. If your we, a generous-minded people have made tor seem- time has expired or you are not a subscriber now iugly incredible reports must be set aside when j g time to get your subscription to us so you Braud Whitlock tells us the terrible truth that w jii not miss a single part of this great story’, drives home the horrible facts. Our prices are more than reasonable: 75 cents You will hear of the devastation and desola- rear |1 for 18 months $1.25 for two tion from an EYE-WITNESS. You will see cities an 3 or $1.50 for three sears- Tell all you see and houses and Cathedrals burned and blasted. about this great story and induce them to sub- You will feel the horror of rapine, and will shrink If you can raise a club of five or more before the nameless brutality and the murder of subscribers and send to us at one time we will Edith Cavell. He KNOWS—and tells —powerfully. make a special club price of only .> cent a for * one years subscription. Raise a club for us in Faithfully—Brand Whitlock held himself stub- your community. . It will not be necessary for you to write a letter if you sign your name and address to this coupon and send to us with your remittance. The Senri-Weekly Journal, Atlanta, Ga.: Enclosed find $ for which send me The Atlanta Semi-Weekly Journal for months. Name P. * R. F. D. No State I Full Associated Press Service MMINISTMTiON DEFENDED 81REPDESENTATIVE GLASS Answers Chamberlain Point by Point on Management of War Details '< WASHINGTON, Feb. 7. Representa tive Glass, in a speech delivered in the house today, came to the defense of : the administration, answered the I charges contained in Senator Chamber lain's indictment of the war depart ment and denied that the American war machine has “fallen down.’ Mr. Glass followed Senator Chamber lain's speech, point by point, and praised the work of the administration in each i instance. He safd that it was General ' Joffrc who suggested supplying Ameri can troops with ammunition from. French factories "since it would save the un avoidable delays, me pressingly needed cargo space, the tremendous cost of shipment.” Keg-.rding the machine gun contro versy, Mr. Glass asserted that the Browning gun was selected because ex perts pronounced it "the best machine gun in the world.” “The only prop on which the critics now rest their case," he said, “is the plea that the Lewis gun was Imme diately available, while deliveries of the Browning gun will be delayed. "The American army •'in France has thousands of machine guns to go up against the enemy,” he said. "It is as well equipped with machine guns as any army in Europe- -perhaps better equipped than the German army. And no set of malcontents should be permitted to deceive the people of this country into the disturbing supposition that our lighting forces in France are suffering in equipment of any kind.” Regarding the health of the soldiers in camp, Mr. Glass referred to the con ditions at Spartanburg, S. C., where he said theer weer only four deaths among 31.000 men during a period of more than three months. Referring to the difficulties which the administration faced at the outbreak of the war. Representative Glass, pointed out the success of the selective draft as a remarkable achievement. “Not until the third year of the war could Great Britain venture to apply partially a conscription law,” he said. “Not until a few months ago could Can ada do It in opposition to the rebellious threat of one of its largest provinces. It has not been done as to Ireland, and Australia has twice declined to attempt the system. And yet, this republic. In stantly applied the democratic method of selective draft, and the country re sponded with unparalleled spirit of pa triotism. Great military cities were built almost overnight; and then with out friction or hesitation, our boys went, offering their bodies and their lives tn defense of human liberty. We have sent nearly ten times as many troops abroad as the French and Eng lish military missions had expected that wc could do In the time required, and we have trained and are training an army far beyond the original estimates. This year we will have in France more than a million men.’’ Savannah Is Awarded Shipbuilding Contract By French Government WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Contracts were awarded by the French govern ment here today to the Foundation com pany for the construction of 36 mine sweeping vessels at the company’s yard at Savannah, Ga. The craft are to be completed in six months. Thev will be of steel, 150 feet long, and the contract calls for their complete equip ment. including armament. German Prisoners Arrive AN ATLANTIC PORT, Feb. 7.—Sever al hundred German prisoners from the Philippines have arrived here by sea. en route to Hot Springs, N. C„ for safe keeping at the detention camp, where hte population will be increased to about 2.000 by the addition of these men. ATLANTA, GA., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1918. immciM 11. 5. FW. SMALL RAIDS ARE REPORTED American Gunners Drive Off Twenty German Airmen—En tente Aviators Bomb German Positions Behind the Lines NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—(Summary of 1 European cables.) —On the battle front kin France the German artillery contin | ues active in Flanders, the Arras-Cam- I bria sector and in Champagne. There also have been small raid:, at widely scattered points. In the American sec ! tor the artillery action is lively. I Only the artillery has been active on : the Italian front. Entente aviators are still busy drop ping bombs on German military estab lishments 'and in downing enemy air men. One of two American flyers in a French bombing squadron, brought down an enemy machine and American gunners drove off twenty German air men that ttempted io cross the Amer ican lines. French, British and Italian aviators during the last few days have brought dowp thirty-one German air planes and have di opped many tons of bombs on hostile targets. Berlin claims the destruction of seven entente machines o nt he western front. Liverpool Troops Make Raid,' Capture Prisoners LONDON, Feb. 7.—Liverpool troops successfully raided enemy positions east of Armentieres last night, taking sev eral prisoners and machine guns, Field Marshal Haig announced today. "Our casualties weer light,” he said. Southwest of Cambral and south of Lens he reported German artillerying. Heavy Artillery Reported By French in Alsace PARIS, Feb. 7.—Heavy artillery right ing on the Alsne and Verdun fronts and in Alsace is reported in today’s official communication. It follows: * "The artillery on both sides was par ticularly active on the front north of the Aisne, in the region of Chavlgnon. Pargny and Filaln, on the right bank of the Meuse, in the sector between Samogneux and Hill 314, and in the vicinity of Hartmanswoiler-Kopf. Ger man detachments which attemtped to approach small French pents northesat of Braye-en-laionnols in {he region of Mortler Wood, were repulsed. “In the Champagne the French car ried out a successful raid on German trenches east of Teton. In Alsace, aft er violent artillery preparation, the Ger mans made an ineffiectual attempt to pentrate the French lines at two points near Banholz. “Yesterday morning a German air plane was brought down by the fire of French anti-aircraft guns.” Southern Baptists to Raise $3,000,000 Fund NASHVILLE. Tenn.. Feb. 7. —Plans of the Southern Baptist Commission of Ministerial Relief made public propose j $3,000,000 as the first goal to be aimed at. Two million dollars of this will be used as a general endowment fund to provide relief for ministers of any age who are sick, broken down or in need. The other million is to be a nucleus I on which to build an annuity system ' for ministers who are willing to con tribute to that end from their earn ings, the annuity to begin at the age of sixty-eight, at disability or at death. The plan must be approved by the Southern Baptist convention, which meets in Little Rock in May. Dr. Allen Fort, of this city, is chairman of the commission. Sims in Rome ROME, Feb. 7. —Vice Admiral Sims has arrived in Rome. A dinner in his honor will be given tonight. He will re main here only a few days. BOLO FISH* CRINGES DEFODE HIS ACCUSER Loses Jauntiness When' M. Doyen Shows Money Re ceipts of Deutsche Bank PARIS. Feb. 7.—8010 Pasha, who is on trial before the high court on a charge of treason, lost something of his customary nerve at the close of yester day’s session, when the government’s first witness, an expert accountant, M. Doyen, after solemnly turning to »he prisoner with the declaration, “All of Bolo’s statements are lies; he never re ceived the commissions he alleges as the basis of his fortune,” handed to the court receipts, chequ’es and other docu ments, showing that 8010 had received half a million dollars each from the Guaranty Trust company of New York, agent of the Deutsche bank before the war, and the Royal bank of Canada. Bolo’s face lost the half-smirk, half sneer, which it had worn all day at the sensational close of M. Boyen’s testi mony, and for the first time since the opening of this trial he waived the op portunity to interrogate. M. Doyen occupied the stand for sev eral hours, detailing slowly and method ically his examination of Bolo’s affairs. His testimony was often technical and many who had jammed their way into the building had left when the witness reached the climax. During the early portion of the trial 8010 maintained the attitude which he had assumed yesterday, his joviality bringing repeated laughs that had to be checked as he sparred with prosecutor and chief judge during his own examina tion. He was jaunty as ever, striking attitudes in the dock, gesticulating gracefully, taking with lightninglike ra pidity, seemingly never at a loss for an answer to the questions rained upon him by prosecutor and court alike. It was when M. Doyen began his testi mony that 8010 slumped down in his seat and with face,that strove to look unconcerned, listened to the accusations hurled at him. He presented a. strong contrast at first to his co-prisoner, Por chere, his former secretary, who in a pitiful, shaking voice, with hand up raised. had sworn he was innocent. In the latter half of the session, however, Porchere seemed cooler than 8010. Th’s was especially true when M. Doyen read a specimen letter from a collection of photographic reproductions of cheques and other papers, which had been sent i here by the attorney general of New I York. This letter was addressed to the I Amslnck bank, reading: “You will receive sums for my ac count. the amount of which Pavenstedt (former head of this bank) knows.’’ Among the other exhibits were cheques showing the payment by the Guaranty Trust company to the Amslnck bank for $500,000 paid “for the account and by order of the Deutsche bank.” and cheques to the order of the Royal bank of Canada and a receipt from that insti tution for $500,000. SOULE FADMIEHS AGAINST DISPAFGHES Says Changes in Food Regula tions Will Be Announced Officially Federal Food Administrator Soule Thursday issued a caution to the farm ers of Georgia not to be misguided by the publication of a dispatch from Washington anonuncing that he must hold Georgia strictly in line with the i conservation rule of the government which limits the cereal supplies of a state to 70 per cent of the amount con sumed in 1917. The telegram also stated that the “Alabama rule,” designed to provide that ino person already in possession of cereals other than wheat be required to buy them when purchasing wheat flour, is considered “dangerous,” and recommends that the plan recently put into efffect In Georgia by Dr. Soule, be continued. At Dr. Soule’s ofices it was stated I that when there is any change in the | food regulations for Georgia it would be announced through them. Dr. Soule has also issued a warning against any unwarranted increase In the price of wheat flour substitutes. At least one of the substitutes, it is point ed out, is raised in every community and if any shortage occur they will be purely local unless transportation dif ficulties arise. While the normal ten- ! dency under such conditions would be to advance the price, Dr. Soule an- | nounces that licenses of dealers taking unfair advantage of consumers will be ■ revoked. The supply of substitutes, the warn- . ing continues, is ample to meet all needs and that it is confidently expected ’ that with the freer movement of grain lower prices than those now prevailing ; will result. Crazy Soldier Kills Comrades THE AMERICAN FRONT IN • ’•RANCE, Feb. 6.—(Delayed./—One de- ; :nented American soldier is reported to i have shot and wounded two comrades and then killed himself today. No names . have be’en made public. Cured His Daughter of Fits A well-known resident of Milwaukee. Wisconsin, reports that his daughter has been completely cured of Epilepsy ■ Fits) by a prescription secured from .i friend. This girl had suffered as many as one hundred attacks in a day I ind seemed beyond all hope of relief. ■ Her father says he is so grateful for ' ' her recovery that he will gladly mail >. bottle of this wonderful medicine tn j plain sealed wrapper, free, to any suf ferer who writes him. If you, a friend, or a relative, suffer, write R. P. N. Lepso, 18 Island Ave., Milwaukee. Wis consin, and get a free bottle —(Advt.) GENERAL BURNHAM AND HIS OFFICERS TAKE GAS COURSE Staff Thoroughly Instructed in Use of Gas Masks and Attack by British Experts at Camp ATLANTA JOURNAL BUREAU, Camp Gordon, Ga., Feb. 7. —General Burnham and the staff officers of the Eighty-second division have just com pleted the same course of gas instruc tion ’ which the junior officers of the camp have taken for some time and which the privates will be put through before they are sent to active service in the trenches on the western front. All the staff officers were instructed thoroughly in the use of gas masks and all of them passed through atmosphere composed, in turn, of the three grades of gas which are used in the training. These three grades vary in intensity. Students are first sent through with masks and then are required to brave the poisonous atmosphere with their breath held tightly, but with no arti i fleial protection. A recent interesting event in the ■ progress of gas warfare training at Gor i don was the mock raid conducted by | Captain Daniel, of the English navy, ac i companied by a picked squad, on a I trench occupied by fifty masked <le- I fenders. BOLSHEVIKI CONFIDENT ’ ! OF GERMAN REVOLUTION Already Plan for Representa tion in Central Empires, Soldiers Want Peace PETROGRAD, Feb. 2.—(Delayed.)— ■ The greater portion of the Russian armies want peace—regardless of terms. But the Bolsheviki. adopting a "win or bust” opllcy, are determined to surren der to Germany only as a last resort. They are hoping that a revolution in Rumania, or possibly in the central empires will save the situation for them. The Bolsheviki are counting so strong ly on an Austro-German revolution, in fact, that they are already planning to delegate leaders of the Socialists in the central empires the task of representing Russia in Berlin and Vienna after the war. They have picked Liebneckt, the German radical, as the Russian repre sentative at Berlin and Otto Bauer, at Vienna. No news has been received at the Smolny institute from Brest-Litovsk in the last thirty-six hours. The Germans have cut the wires to prevent the Rus sians receiving news of the general strike in the central powers. Under Secretary Tchicerin demanded of Minister Bach, one of the German delegates, an explanation for the cutting of the wire. Minister Bach denied the Germans i were responsible, declaring their own ; wires were cut. Tchicherin replied that the explana- I tion was “raw” and that the severence of communications was “unquestionably deliberate.” Smolny institute does not know posi tively whether the peace negotiations have been resumed. The Znomiatruda, organ of the Social revolutionists of the Left, has received and indirect wire from Brest-Litovsk, stating the Russian delegation regards as “preposterous” the signing of an other peace agreement at this time. The delegates are awaiting develop ments of the German strike, it is said, and may demand another rcces steward that end. DUKE ALBRECHT OPPOSES AMERICAN FORCES ABROAD German Pits One of Her Ablest Generals Against Gen eral Pershing NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—Duke Albrecht, of Wurtemburg, is in command of the German forces facing the American troops who have taken over a sector of the French front near St. Michiel. Albrecht is one of two German gen erals of royal blood who have made rep utations during the war. The other is the Crown Prince Rupprecht, of Ba varia. Albrecht was Inspector general of the Sixth German inspection district when the war broke out. He command ed the Thirteenth army corps at Stutt gart and was one of the leaders of the German drive through Belgium. He commanded the German army that subdued the great French fortress at Maubeuge on the Belgian border. It was the fall of Maubeuge under the un precedented pounding of the new type of German siege guns that led to the aban donment of the fortress warfare in the present struggle and the substitution of trench warfare. After the battle of the Marne, in which Albrecht is not known to have participated, he was re ported to have been given command of the German armies in Belgium. This post he did not hold for long. One year i later he received from the kaiser the j coveted order pour le merite, on the anniversary of the fall of Maubeuge. Albrecht’s selection to command the ' German line opposite the American trenches means that he is to guard the' i road to Metz, the great fortress in Lor- 1 raine. Under American hammering Metz may prove to be Germany’s Maubeuge and ( Albrecht may suffer the same fate he j inflicted upon the French and British ■ which gained him his reputation as the < destroyer of modem fortifications. , Albrecht is fifty-three years old and is a widower. His wife and his mother ; were born Austrian princesses. Albrecht does not belong to the ruling line of i the Wurtemburg dukes, but is the son of ; the head of the Wurtemburg ducal Catholics. NUMBER 39. MOST DF MISSING i ; MEMBERS OF M. LONDON REPORTS Boatswain’s Mate of Subma rine Victim Describes Sink ing of the American Troop* Ship LONDONDERRY. Ireland. Feb. 7. The submarine which torpedoed the Tus cania was attacked by a destroyer. An American officer gave intimation that the submarine was destroyed. NEW YORK, Feb. 7.—The Cunard i liner A urania, 13,400 tons, was torpe doed by a German submarine within the last forty-eight hours while bound for the United States, it was learned from officials of the Cunard line today. Although badly damaged by the ex plosion, the ship was not sunk, and is believed to be making her way back to port with the assistance of govern ment vessels, it was said. The ship carried but little cargo. 101 in All Missing, and Majority Are of Crew LONON, Feb. 7.—The loss of life on the Tuscania is now estimated at only 101. This total is given in a dispatch from a correspondent of the Associated Press in Ireland and was subsequently confirmed by the American embassy. At one point there are 550 survivors, eight of whom are in a hospital. At another point there are 1,350 survivors, eighty of them in hospitals. / Three men from the Tuscania died from exposure in one boat. Thomas Smith, of Glasgow, a boats wain’s mate on the Tuscania, said the steamer was proceeding to an English port under convoy. “At 5:45 o’clock on Tuesday evening,” he continued. "I was In number one room talking with a , fellow boatswain when I heard a ter rific explosion and felt the vessel heel ing over. ”We commenced lowering boats on the starboard side. soldiers were lined up on the deck watting for the boats. Unfortunately many overboard. “I found the boat at number nine -sta- M tion to which I proceeded had been blown to pieces. I then helped to get boats 9-A, 9-B and 9-C, away with full complements and the second officer got boats one to seven safely away. After seeing these launched I proceeded to the other deck were I launched a raft. I picked up fourteen soldiers and twq of the ship's company who were swim ming about. We had no oars and had to paddle along with our hands. We were picked up at 9 o’clock in the evening and landed Wednesday morn ing.” The first survivors were landed at J 4:30 o’clock Wednesday morning. BTomw| then until 7 a. m. many patrol boats rived, each bringing a full complement , of survivors, the number of whom by 1 that time had reached 550, Including 40 1 members of the crew. The admiralty announced late this afternoon that ten more survicors had reached a Scottish port. All the medical men at Larne, on the eastern coast of Ireland, where some off the survivors were landed, were requi sitioned. There was sufficient time for removal of all those on board the Tuscania g as she remained afloat for about two hours after being torpedoed. The Tuscania was one of a convoy of troop and provision ships which was en- j tering what until recently were consid ered comparatively safe waters. The ships were within sight of land which was just distinguishable in the dusk of ; evening when a torpedo hit the Tus cania amidships. This was at about 7 o’clock. The steamer took a heavy list which made proper lowering of the boats im practicable. Some men jumped intto the sea. Others were thrown into the water when the boats were lowered. The survivors are receeiving every attention. Tuscania Went Down With 2,179 U. S. Soldiers WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.—Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine, the Cunard Liner Tuscania, bearing 2,179 officers and men of the Thirty-second national guard division, lies at the bot tom of the North Atlantic ocean today and at least 168 troopers, probably rrora are missing, according to earlier official reports. On the basis of figures reported to the war and state departments here the missing would be 267; the figures of the British admiralty, as they stood today, however, placed the missing soldiers at 168 and members of the crew at 42. It was thought possible here that survivors of the British crew of the vessel, not reported in war departihent advices, might account for the differ ence in figures as to the number of missing. The Tuscania was torpedoed Tuesday night. There was some speculation among , ’ naval officers on the possibility that the Tuscania might have struck a mine. The indicated location of the disaster is , in a region not previously frequented by submarines, but the text of official announcements say the ship was tor pedoed and until detailed accounts of the incident are available for study, there is nothing to justify going behind the formal statement. It is doubtful that the Tuscanigi was • in a route usually followed by American transports. As a British vessel under British convoy, the security of the American troops beyond question was entrusted to British handling. So far “ as now known, no American naval craft shared in the task. Probably numerous other transports or army supply vessels were in the convoy. The Tuscania remained afloat for two hours. The condition of some of the sur vivors of the Tuscania was pitiable. Many had cast aside all their clothes (Continued on Page 7, Column 2.)
