The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-02-15
1000 j. S. MEN 4
DIE ON TRANSPORT
SUNK BY U-BOAT
LOO Survivors From TuScania
Landed in Ireland.
NO NAMES ARE REPORTED
Liner Carrying American Soldiers to
France Is Attacked by Submarine
of the Irish coast-First
Loss for U. S.

Washington, Feb. THE United
States transport Tuscania, with 2,179
United States troops on board has
been torpedoed and sunk Off the Irish
coast.
/ Approximately one thousand are
missing, according TO an official report
received by the war department.
Gen. Frank Mcintyre, army censor,
announced that names of survivors and
missing would be the next news made
public concerning the disaster.
1,1o0 Survivors Landed.
Eleven hundred survivors have been
landed at Buncrana and Larnc, Ire
land.
The names of no survivors or men
missing have been reported.
Additional details, the war depart
ment announced, are promised.
This is the first American transport
bound for France that has fallen vic
tim TO German submarines.
Official Statement.
The official announcement follows:
"The war department has been Off
cially advised that the steamship Tus-
cania was torpedOed and sunk and that
survivors numbering LOO, as far as
could be at that hour ascertained, were
landed at Buncrana and Larne, IN Ire
land.
There was total 2,179 United
States troops on this vessel. No list
Of persons lost has been reported to
the war department and no names Of
survivors was reported. Additional
particulars are promised as soon as
received"
The sinking is accepted here Gs
opening the combined sea and land Of
fensves heraIded these past weeks in
the German newspapers.
That the U-boats which are under
stood TO have been restocking and re-
victualng for weeks at the German
bases intend directing their drive
against American-laden transports has
been the expectation set forth i'm the
last several war summaries of Secre-
tary of War Baker Hindenburg's pur-
lJINt. All ItNtlil uuNlNtc HuNt SuuMll. IL
to strike with the full force of the
PrusSian mailed fist before the full
power of the United States could be
struck in the war.
Tuscania a British Ship.
The Tuscania, it was stated at the
war department, was not only British
ship, but ut the time of the attack was
lnder British control, armed and
manned by British sailors, and armed
guards.
The sinking of the Tuscana repre-
;ents apparently the largest casualty
ist since the United States entered the
var.
The identity Of the troops on board
he vessel is still unknown. The Tus-
,ania was a Cunard liner in the trans
,ort service and was one of the YES
els loaned the United States by Eng
and. It is understood that she was
ormerly engaged in the transportation
# troops from Canada to France.
The Tuscania was Il steel twin screw
lnchor line steamer of 14,34S tons.
She was built in 1914 by A. Stephen
I Sons, Ltd, of Glasgow, Scotland, for
henderson Bros, proprietOrs Of the An
hor line. She had four decks and
heller deck.
The liner was taken over by the
British government for transport serv-
ce some time ago. She was. one of the
ewest British liners, maying been
in 1914.
U. S. Ship Torpedoed; Six Die.
An Atlantic Port, Feb. 7.-Shipping
zen received cables advices that the
.merican steamship Alamance had
cen torpedoed off the English coast.
tx lives are reported lost None Of
hem was an American.
The Alamance was owned by the
arland Steamship company. She was
ship of 5000 tons and carried crew
( 80 men and naval gun crew of %.
British Ship Lost With go.
London, Feb. Loss of passen-
er steamship In the channel was re-
called by Admiralty Secretary McNa-
lara, replying to inquiries in the com
IONS. Mcnamara reported the loss Of
4 men of a crew of %, and is out of
D army and navy men aboard. Name
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