Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-08
WASHINGTON
COUNT GIVES
113 MISSING
Still a Conflict in Figures
Hope Felt for Further
Drop in Toll.

London. Feb. S.-Revised figures
Indicate that the loss of life on
the Tuscania probably was con.
siderably In excess of yesterdays
estimates Of 1O1. Il Is .now be.
deved complete returns will show
the number dead to be nearer 200
than 100.
Reports received at the Ameri.
can embassy yesterday indicated
the loss Of 1O1 lives while the
British admiralty's estimate was
91O. This discrepancy now up.
pears to have been due to the fact
that the figures supplied to the
embassy evidently did not include
the missing, Of which there are
still many.
1t was announced today that ar.
rangements were being made by
British and American officials
Jointly for great military funerals
for the Tuscania's dead.
Washington, Feb. S.-Advices to the
war department accounting for all ex-
cept lib Of the 2.156 American SOL
1iers who were aboard the Tuscania
when she was Summarized Tuesday
night, remained unchanged today and
officials anxiously awaited additional
details expected to clear up the con-
flict with foreign figures on the losses:
Cable dispatches from an Irish port
last night saying that A bodies of
American soldiers battered beyond
recognition. had been washed ashore
Is miles from the scene Of the tor
pedoing, dampened hope that the troop
losses would prove very small. Ac-
cer<iins- to press dispatches only 10l
of those aboard, including soldiers,
members Of the crew and passengers
were missing.
Bodies Unidentified.
The report from the Irish port
which also said that army identifica-
zion tags found on the bodies of the
soldiers washed ashore, bore no
names or numbers making identifica-
ton impossible, caused considerable
speculation. Army regulations re-
quire Identification tags bearing name,
rank, company and regiment Of the
wearer.
Reports that the British destroyer
which was conveying the Tuscania
pursued and sank the submarine lack
confirmation and the report of the
British admiralty is eagerly awaited.
Navy officials are inclined to the view
that the Tuscania incident is an iso-
lated case and have no reason to
change their views that the submarine
menace has been overcome.
More are Saved.
The navy department today an
nounced that latest reports of the sur
vivors of the Tuscania show rs Off
GERS and 1924 enlisted men Of the
army have been landed at Buncrana.
Ireland; that 16 officers and seaman
of the crew have been landed at Larne,
Ireland; and that approximately so
officers and enlisted men Of the army
have been landed at Islay, Scotland.
I'm addition" the department an
nOuncement continues approx
mately ninety-nine soldiers and men,
bers Of the crew are reported to be in
hospitals. Six members of the crew
and 70 soldiers are in the military
hospital at Londonderry. Ten soldiers
are in Tough Foyle hospital at Lon
donderry and nine soldiers and two
of the crew are in the county infirm-
airy at Londonderry"
War department officials are un-
able to account for the statement
made in news dispatches that blaak
Identification tags were found on the
bodies of "A American soldiers washed
ashore.
Even II the men had not been def
nitely assigned to an organization the
army regulations require that the tag
bear on one side. the full name OF the
wearer. When the soldier is assigned
the number of his regiment, the deslg-
nation of his company and his indvid-
ual number in That company are sup
posed to be added Immediately to tn
other side Of the tag.
Preparing List of Lost.
Physical difficulties in preparing
lists Of survivors Of the Tuscania, it
was said today at the war department,
may greatly delay publication of an
accurate list Of the lost. The surviv-
ors have been landed at various points.
Until officers manage to get in touch
with them and check them off against
the muster rolls. or until complete
list OF the names Of survivors can be
assembled at some central point and
checked against the ships papers,
there is no way to determine who are
missing, although the number may be
known
There Is also a possibility that ad-
dit.onal survivors may have been
picked up by patrol boats and will be
brought In later.