Republican farmer., 1918-05-31
No Connecticut Men
 Lost In The SinkinQ
 MSteaIler MOldaVia
ToRPEDOED WITH AMERICAN TROOPS ON BOARD SINKS QUICKLY-MISS-
 ING MEN OF co. B, 48TH U. S. INFANTRY.

London May 2-ess than quarter of an hour the British armed merchant troopshp Modava with American troops board had been orpedoed off the southeast coast of England Thursday morning. virtually every had gone the side of the vessel into the lifeboats.
 Edwin and Clyde Bosley of North Troy V leaped from the deck and drowned Had not been for this the losses which given officially 56 American soldiers would have been confined those killed by the explosion of the torpedo
 The Bosley brothers guard when the ship struck There sharp s and they evidently believed she turning Search made for them but they not after they jumped overheard.
 The steamer Modava off the southeastern coast when she attacked says the correspondent of the Daily Mail in
 southeastern coast port He quotes member of the saying
 "A careful watch was kept submarine not seem sighted before the torpedo struck Only half dozen who put off raft got much vet ting, and they saved"
 With the exception of 53 American soldiers all the per- sons on board the British troop ship Modava which was tor pedoed sunk Thursday morning. saved and landed at southeren British port No officers is among the list of missing and it contains the of only commissioned officers
 The Moldavia carried 480 American soldiers of the fanry. All those reported lost belonged to Co., B.
 Washington May 25-The war department today gave out the of 53 members of 18th United infantry Fourth division missing from the torpedoed British steamer Moldavia.
 Corps Fred Chappel Philadelphia; Roy shenk a47 East New street, Lancaster, Pa Privates Armstrong; Bridgeport Okla; Andrew Blackwell Ho1ny Okla; George Boosalis, Fargo D. Clyde Bosley Moth Troy V Er w. Bosey, North Troy V G. Bracken Royalton Minn Walter G. Bracken North St Cloud Minn; William A. Brown Hoytsvle Utah; George N Buchanan Manette Emil Butcher, Fl Central Cal; Joseph Callan Milwaukee, Fred D. Canwel Fall River, Mass; Louis Castro San Jose Ca Edwin L. Clausing, Grafton, Wis., Virgil Cook Hobart Okla; William G. Croa DePere, Wis; Herman Dehl New York; Herman w. Dierks Baunfes Tex Conrad Ecke Ais Wis., Fred Gerhardt, Chicago; Edward L. Ger Mani towoc Wis., Redwald Goenberg Pigeon Falls Giuseppe Grac Ica, Sicily; Charles Hacker Milvile Cal Thad- deus Hodges Mount Carmel Utah. CIem Johnson Martins M Tex Isdor Kneip, St. Paul Mnn John Kobus South Mil waukee, Wis., Henry Ladng, Srasburg H.; John Larsen Chicago Barney Williams Dxon Ky; Frank Lewandoski Chicago Clyde Lindsey Carksburg, Miss; Anton dell, South Chicago Ill.,; James G. Mccarthy, Boston; Frank Mckinney ssonngon H.; Jesse Marsh shebyville H.; R doph Mke DePere, Wis; Jesse Malone, Oney H.; Frank IODe, Blyhevle Ark; Emil M Bosh Lankin S. D.: Frank Roux, Rice Lake Wis., Lee Reaser Cedarsvle w. Va Walter G Sautter New Hartford N. Y John Schuh Portsmouth O.. Joseph Sherman Fort Totten N D. Lewis Spies Nelson Wis., Ray Swartz Pleasant H o. Maurice G. Seetland AL bany Vt; Willow Trapp, Arbor Vitae, Wis., Edward N. Weber, Tolley, N D.