Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-08
CONFUSION AT WASHINGTON
ABOUT ENGINEERS on TUsCANIA


ABOUT ENGINEERS on TUsCANIa
10y Associated Prcsc.l
WASHINGTON. February AT trst
there Was come confusion at tho war
Department. as to whether tho Tween.
tioth Engineers or the One Hundred and
seventh Engineers we're aboard the
Tuscania.
1t finally was established that the
One Hundred and Seventh Engineer
Regiment WAS not on boarG. (Ths is a
separate organization from ;hc t,ae
Eundrtd and Seventh Engineer Train,
which wa6 on bc3rdl.
\ headnuatttrS eompsn? and com
psnies T.. T. aud / e: the Twentieth
Engineers we're OF board. These unito
Comprise the Si:ta fattalitn OF the
Twentieth. wiitA is forestry rog,.
mcpt, not attached TO the Th.rty-sccond
Division. II Is one OF :Me forestry rcsi.
ments specially organized 70. work IN
France.
The Twentieth Engineers tIorestcrs)
is the largest regimen, IN the world
although only one Battalion wss on
tho Tuscania. Tho aggregate strength
OF the reCimtnt is 1900 officers and
nitn. Some OF tho units are still in
training in camp nca. hero. Colonel
w, y. Mitchell. OF the regular army,
commands tho regiment ana Henry s.
Graves. chief forester OF tbs United
States Department, Of Agriculture. is
Northumberland. Neither. however,
was with tho BATTALION on the Tus.
tania.
Tho work OF the Twentieth Regiment,
which was raised w:.h The active CO.
AN,
recitation. il TO cut timhe: in taa
French forests for military uses at the
hshtinS front: tar hospitals, Y. ". &.
A. buildings and other purposes.
Secretary Baker Issued tho fci,oT!nc
abatement:
'.Iho sinking OF The Tustaaia brinss
rs face 10 face with the losses OF war
IN i;a mos. relentless form. It is n
fresh challenge To tho civilized world
ban adversary who has refined. bu;
made more deadly. tho stealth OF the
tsvasc In warfare. We must win this
war. and We vii! win Kills. war. I.oaaes
lihe this unite tho country In sympathy
With tho families ct those who havo
suffered loss; they also unite W., to
make more determined our pusposs -
press on.
LAS ra3id!y as details come IN. they
Will be given 10 the lblic, in orde.
10 relieve anxiety where possible, aud
notice Will be sent at promptly a. pos
s.ble 10 those whore sons and broth.
ers have been added 10 the nations
heroic dead"
among thofs arriving a. Fort l.llon
ls!ar, Scotland. were:
Second Lieutenant Franz :, Make.
engineers; FirS; Lieutenant Scrc.c!s.
singer.
The Wa. Usaartmsnt issued the fol-
lowing statement:
British suthor;s!e, haze wired IN.
et.uciions &c their commands in Scot.
land and Ireland 10 afford our trooos
from the luscan.a every poss!tle az
sisianee and % furEisl them with
c'othing REQUIREMENT.. Officers have
heen dispatched from L!vcrpocl and
HassoT and London t. points in I.t.
'~"o "Hs!o iL!v!Nc!a roE arc, aud
they Viii wire name .rirncdia,cl,
..''SncSn c7"sul az GslTa.: r:pcr;s eco
Survivors 4; Larnc. * socn 49, thew
are properly Quilted ,hsy VIII he
brought 20 Winchester"
Although tho American ;..n:-cr; An.
EHes vat ,ornedoaa and .unl: IN The
var zone wh!lt returning from, 1r,a,r-
and i"uriecn sh!Giers ana ls6 other,
"e'f lost, tho TL.can!a &: tho frs, .htn
carving tn'e-!esn troops 10 Huron.
20 he sIuH By a submarine. .hot-i..r
""''hinS' c"nroH!mg TRANSPORTS i,s.
1u"e' twice fought on subnoarln, a,
'"S' sHH since ,htm thcre have hccu
no reports CT attacks on uhir. CARVING
american troop 10 France
~" eoLDiENS LOST PRoTECTEu
bf GOVERNMENT INSURANCE.
I'oFy american so!dic. ,oI. ON III.
sFaa!a having Dependents. wau rro.
,sSsSd pY government Insurance. N.r,.
mac applied 70. Voluntary insurance
Wh'"h rs issucd III amounts uo -,
$3.50 and all are covered t., rn,.y
oeflmt"t 'tmrs NATION. rayaLIe -
"l"o'' cS!!d or widowed mother T,,.
agto:haNo inturancq aSs.tga,cg aleu-,
Sou and x paid q; the rate .: 49,,
~ month for twenty scars.
40 ATTEMPT MADE TO
FHEPARE LIST or n1ss,xc
80 sitemp; was mace ;o.nich. -
Wtpare list OF tho !os, or m:,.;,.
oh!y rev name Of survivor 80
neeh received, and the indics,jons ,r.,n
tnat II would be I'M 7ossibie to ,nro,,nc.
'pcm all before Tomorrow 4, Tho
oaF!ie&t. Tho rescued we're laosoJ -.
W'oe!y saparated ir!,h and Scotch mort
a"a while all reports tell Of e,sbor,,,
aT!&hSementa 70! thcir care and com.
teft' urgent Instructions TO reprcseD,,.
yves OF the War. state and NAVY To
psFtihents that full GetaNs OF the d..
aoter ana complete record ot INK
haVtd be sent at the earliest ncay,h,e
moment tonight had brought bu,
r1HaSer re.ponses
virtually nc story 6! the .inkiur 6,
hs Tusexnis has reached the govern.
rntrt through official channels. Dis.
patenes from the embassy at London
and other sources So far have been
conhned TO terse statements and an.
pouncement5 OF the number saved.
PRESS accounts consequently hav,