Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-07

Irish coast The president was at the theatre when the news was received and he was not told until he return ed to the White House In the mean time the war. navy and state depart ments had send uregnt messages by wireless and cable instructing their representatives in England and Ire land to forward every available fact immediately
 No Definite Details
 Because Of the nature of the mili- tary examinations carried by the ship. the war department announced that it would be impossible 10 say definite ly what troops were aboard until the list or survivors was received Later. however. the adjutant generals office made the list public
 All the soldiers are former Wiscon- sin and Michigan grardsmen except those in the aero squadron. who prob ably were recruited from all parts of the country
 Neither the dispatch to the war de partment nor that to the state de partment. referred to the fate of the members. of the Tuscania's crew. Un- dOubtedly many Of them were saved and when all reports are in officials hope that the loss of life will be re markably small The liner. which iI not a regular transport. was under convoy and the wsrships apparently were quickly alongside for rescue work when the torpedo struck
 The state departments dispatch gave the number of soldiers on board as 2-I7S. six less than the war oe- partment's respOrt It told of plans promptly made for caring for the sur vivors- The state department issued this statement:
 The latest adEicss received by the state department from the embassy ar London regarding the Tuscania Is that at II D. m. February the latest information was that 1912 officers and men on the Tuscania were accounted for. out of 2173.
 The ambassador has sent an as sistaEt military atfache and another army officer to Belfast. Ireland. Re presentativeh of the American Red Crcss and of the Y NJ C. A. have gone with full power to spend all the money needed and authorizations from the British Red Cross to use their equipment at Belfast The ambas- sador further reports that the lord mayor at Belfast is giving all the aid possible
 First Troop Ship Sunk.
 The Tuscanis was the first ship carrying American troops to Europe to be sunk by German submarines but the American transport Antilles was tOrpedOed and sunk in the war gene while returning to the United States from France and fourteen sol disTs were lost with 156 other persons. inCluding several members of the naval armed guard
 American warships conveying tran sports to France last June twice fought off submarine attacks Since fhen. however. there mas been no re port of an attack on a ship carving American troops to Europe
 Recently the navy department has feared that the Germans would make a concerted effort to intercept tran sports. the recall of many of the sub marines to their bases being inter Freted as preliminary 10 such a cam paisn-
 The position of the Tuscania when slF2 was sunk is taken to indicate that she was bound to England. Her sink irs definitely diseloses that Elritisa ships are being used to carry Ameri- can troops abroad supplementing American transport tonnage Tins fact has been intimated before and probably arises from the decision of the supreme war council tOsmake ev- cry effort 10 augment General Pe-sh- ins's army during the present year.
 Navy officials have insisted that despite the most careful plans and ef- forts to safeguard transports there was always a chance that a srlop ship would stumble upon q lurking submarine and the general belief to- night was that this is what happened in. this case
 The same regulations as to life say Ing apparatus govern the movement ci American troops on British 1ss- sci as would govern their passage on an American craft These regulations. visch are rigidly enforced. provi5e for sufficient lifeboats and life craft cana city for every man aboard the ship. even if one half or the boats are rendered useless through the listing or the ship when she is struck.
 DETAILS OF SHIP.
 For some time the Tuscauia has ceen under charter to .he Cunard line and she is the fifth big vessel of the t'Cnard company lost since the war began
 Altnoagh prior to January Ist of the nresent year there were more than 2ee-000 American troops in France ccoruinE to the statement made bv Secretary of War Baker. the Tuscs- m was the first transport to be tor pedoed on the voyage from an Ameri- can port to France Several American transports. however. have been tor. peoced on the return journey. after having debarked troops.
 Wien the Tuscania was first nut i1io service her appointments sor first eabin Dassengers of whom she could carry S50, were sumptuous. The naDe. ins or her main lounge room was in oiiYe wood inlaid win line of svc. aHlore- The floors were of polished oak
 A veranda- cafe and gymnasium smoking rooms dining salons and a