Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1917-10-20

aDly lOSC. All the navy and army o. are among the 1G7 survivors.
 The missing are members of tn enlisted men of the navy and IF of : reasons. Neither the submarine nor sport, hit squarely amidships, sank in
 First Large Loss.
 This tragedy of the sea, the first in which an American ship engaged ir war duty has been lost, is the first of any magnitude to bring home to the people of the United States the rigors of the war in which they have en- gagged against Germany. It carries the laregst casualty list of the war SC far as American lives are concerned and marks the first success of Ger many's submarine attacks on Ameri- can transports. That the loss of life was not greater is due to the safe guards with which the navy has sur rounded the transport service and the quick rescue work of the conveying warships.
 Secretary Daniels announced the dis aster tonight in a statement based upon a brief dispatch from Vice Ad- miral Sims which gave few details and did not state whether it was a day or night attack. An accurate list of the missing cannot be issued until General Pershing reports the names of army men on the vessel and the list of the merchant crew
 Daniels Statement.
 Secretary Daniels authorized the following announcements:
 "The department is in receipt of a dispatch from Vice Admiral Sims, which states that the steamship An titles, an army transport, was tor pedoed on October IF while returning to this country from foreign service. This vessel was under convoy of the American patrol vessels at the time. The torpedo which struck the Antilles was not seen, nor was the submarine which fired it. The torpedo hit abreast of the engine room bulkhead and the ship sank within five minutes. One hundred and sixty-seven out of about 237 on board the Antilles were saved. About 70 men are missing. All the naval officers and officers of the army who were aboard the ship at the time were saved, as were the officers of the ship with exception of the follow ing: Walker, third engineer officer; Doyle, junior engineer officer; O'Rourke, junior engineer officer. The following navy personnel were lost: B. l.. Kinzey, seaman, second class, next of kin, Thomas M. Kinzey, father, Water Valley, Miss. J. w. Hunt, sea- man, second class, next of kin, Isaac Hunt, father, Mountain Grove, Mo-; iC. L .Ausburn, radio electrician, first class, next of kin, R. Ausburn, brother, 2800 Louisiana avenue, New Orleans, La., and H. F. Watson, radio elctrican, third class. next of kin, Mrs. w. l.. Segar, mother, Rutland, Mass.
 Army Personnel.
 There were about B of the army en- listed personnel on board of whom 17 were saved. The names of the missing of the army enlisted personnel and of the merchant crew of the ship cannot be given until the muster roll of the army in France of those on board can be consulted. As soon as the depart ment is in receipt of further details concerning the casualties they will be made public immediately.
 Upon receipt of a cablegram from i Admiral Sims the government kept its promise not to withhold bad news from the public. The issuance of the state. ment was delayed only until the navy could telegraph to the families of the men known to have been lost.
 News Reaches President. Secretary Daniels carried word of the loss of the Antilles to the white house when he went there late to- day with Admiral Mayo who made his report to President Wilson on his visit to England at the direction of the president. The news added to the gravity of the hour that the secretary and Admiral Mayo spent n,~confer- ence with the president.