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New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

for theirs when the general alarm
sounded.
False alarms had been sounded for
boat drill every day of the trip, hut
all knew that this one was genuine.
Officers shouted instructions to the
men. Many Of them were husky youths.
and, despite their brief military train
ing. they displayed wonderful GOODNESS
as they marched to their boat stations.
There was no running about, nothing
resembling panic. In few isolated
cases there were signs Of nervousness
on the part of some of the youngsters
Loard, and they slid to the railing, to
which they clung for dear life. But
that was all Veteran British officers
in the crew, VINO had ben torpedoed
several times, marvelled at their cool
ness.
Most of the Americans were lost
through the Tuscania's sudden heavy
list after being torpedoed. which
caused faulty launching. of the life
boats.
The German torpedo struck the Tus-
cania a vital blow amidships, causing
her to list almost Immediately to star
board.
Port Lifeboats Useless
Instead of ploughing forward in this
fashion, as most vessels do under the
circumstances, the Tuscania stopped
dead. A shiver ran through her, and
she heeled over to dangerous angle.
The list to starboard 80 elevated the
lifeboats on the port side as to render
them practically useless, and only a
few of the boats on that side were
launched
The first of these struck the water
unevenly, capsizing and throwing the
occupants into the sea. After that sew.
eral boats were launched successfully
but the vessels list became more peril.
Gus. and some of the men who were
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Britons Marvelled
At Mems Goodness
Is Lookouts allied to
See Torpedo Which
Hit Ship i'm the
Vital Spot

AN IRISH PORT, Feb. IA mass of
swirling wreckage on the calm neck
of the sea along the Irish coast marks
the grave of the Tuscania, the first
American troop transport sunk by a
German submarine. A few bodies of
the one hundred men who perished
have been washed ashore, and some
of the injured now in hospital are ex-
pected to succumb. The survivors,
numbering 1926, are quartered in
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Newsdealers Strike Called Off

The committee
and Staoners yesterday afternoon
oo"ng their action Irwin Raco the attorney
this notice
heard of the decision of the executive committee:
lin view of the action of the executive Nation
al Association of Newsdaers and Statoner ordering
OF the strike the the
against the members of the
fled to resume business N after
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
rs u. S. Officers
Among the SURVIVORS

LONDON, Feb. 7.-Only fiftv
American soldiers lost their lives
when the British steamer Tuscania
was torpedoed and sunk off the Irish
coast Tuesday night, according to the
latest dispatches from Ireland.
These give the number of United
States soldiers saved as 2,106. 1t is
reported here that the troops on
board numbered 2,156.
Among the American survivors are
seventy-six officers. There are eighty
one American troops in hospitals.
The total deaths is said to be 1O1.
Fifty-one were therefore presumably
members of the crew or supernumer-
aries of some sort. Crew and troops
together made the number of those
aboard 1897
The Tuscania was torpedoed at 6
o'clock Tuesday evening, just as dark
ness was closing in. An hour before
the convoy, which included a number
of transport and provision vessels.
had sighted the Irish coast.
Two Torpedoes Fired
The U-boat fired two torpedoes.
One shattered the side of the big ves-
sci near the engine room, burst one
of her boilers and put the dynamos
out of commission. The ether tore a
white wake just astcrn of the str:ck.
Ell ship.
With the conclusion of the explo-
sion every light on the ship went out.
In the first furry that followed the
blast there was some confusion
among troops and sailors alike. This
was quickly quelled, and during the
two hours that the vessel remained
afloat most of those on the sinking
liner were transferred to the boats
safely.
A destroyer of the convoy swooped
down at once upon the spot from
which it was believed a perisccpe
had protruded for a moment and dis
charged a depth bomb. Her officers
claim that they avenged the Tus-
canal by wiping out her killer.
Immediately after the explosion
the liner listed tremendously. This
made the launching of lifeboats exc
tremely difficult. Fortunately the sea
was calm, otherwise the tale would
have been far more terrible.
Boats Overturned
Some of the boats, loosed from
their davits by men still in the thoes
of the first panic, auerturned before
they reached the water, spilling out
their crews. Many died in this man
ner. Others were killed after being
thrown into the water by other boats
coming down on top Of them.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Good as Far
As 1t Will Go

The situation in Congress regarding
the Presidents bill remains where it
was No one has explained the bill to
Congress. When it becomes under
stood the real objection in the Senate,
among those who feel that our war or
ganization has broken down, to the
Presidents bill will be that, in spits
of its extraordinary provisions, no
adequate reorganization will follow its
passage Among other present oppo-
nents of the bill, however, an under
standing of the Presidents purposes
will probably remove objections. Ulti-
mately the bill, as explained, is likely
to pass with some notifications that
will make it less offensive to legisla-
tive dignity. And the reorganization
that will follow will be of piece
with all reorganizations hitherto-good
as far as it goes. but it will not go far
enough.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER
Its Purity Has Made 1t Famous."-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Stettinius Was
Appointed Unawares

How hastily this was worked out in
the face of criticism is shown by the
facts of the Stettinius appointment.
Mr.. Baker has been represented as
planning this appointment for long
time. AS a matter of fact, Assistant
Secretary Crowell called Mr.. Stettinius
up on the long distance telephone and
told him that he had been appointed to
his present post and that the appoint
ment had been announced to the press.
1t was the first Mr.. Stettinius had
heard of the matter. Mr.. Crowell re-
gretted the haste which had prevented
the consultation with Mr.. Stettinius.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
Bakers Influence
Is Undiminished

In spite of the unfortunate impress
sion" Mr. Baker has created on the
stand, his influence is undiminished.
His counsel prevailed in the reorgan
ization that resulted in the creation of
the War Industries Board. and his
model Of functional reorganization" is
the accepted model to-day.
The War Industries Board needs to
be strengthened, for some of the re-
organizations that have been effected
elsewhere have weakened its position
It's influence has been lessened and the
industrial situation is growing CORE
spondingly more chaotic. Apparently
Mr.. Wilson differs from Mr.. Baker on
this point. The Secretary of War
thinks the War Industries Board has
enough power.
The President, it is said. would give
the chairman of the board definite
AUTHORITY
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
| anslng Has
Kaiser-Hale
Interview
New Feature Is That German
Emperor Called Roosevelt
the Greatest Man
[Stdf Correspondence


WASHINGTON Feb. t. The only
copy of the celebrated iiaie-Naiser in
interview which is positively known to
exist is now safely deposited in a
State Department vault. It was dcliv-
cred within the last ten days to Sec
retary Lansing by James w. Boutwell,
of the De Vinnc Press New York.
AS it travels around more and more
is learned of it's character. Hitherto the
structures passed by the Kaiser upon
the catholic Church have been treated
as the most important part of the in
terview. but now it is believed that
more interesting still is the part in
which the Kaiser eulogizes Theodore
Roosevelt.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08

Praise of Theodore Roosevelt as "the
greatest man of all time and second
only to God Himself" was contained
in the interview with William Bayard
Hale obtained from the Kaiser in 1907,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-08
WEATHER

Fair and slightly colder to-day. To-
morrow increasing cloudiness.
Moderate north to north
east winds.
Fall Report on Page 13
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
BUILDING MORALE
OF JEWISH TROOPS
Work OF Jewish Welfare Board Pro,
ducing Splendid Results In
Camps and Trenches

No more effective work toward
maintaining the highest morale among
the American troops has been done
by any war organization than by the
Jewish Welfare Board, which is en-
gagged In its task Of keeping up the
lines of communication between the
Jewish men in the trenches and
training camps and the folks back
home.
Believing that in the struggle Of
morale against 'kultur" the American
army has every advantage that will
insure success, the Jewish organiza4
tion is making It's chief issue the
stiffening of mental and moral fibre
among the soldiers Of the Hebrew
faith. The call for workers is urgent
and rabbis, professional men, Journal.
lists. social workers and others are
entering the service of the Jewish
Welfare Board to make UP the 400
workers needed to fill the ranks.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
SERVICE AS BROAD
AS THE Community
War Camp Community Service Pro.
vides NumberIess Intimate Com
forts For Soldiers

Club rooms for soldiers, entertain
ments for the boys In khaki, outings
for convalescent men back from
France, small, but appreciated SER
vices to soldiers and their relatives
and friends-these are some of the
manifold activities Of the War Camp
Community Service.
The War Camp Community Ser
vice comes close to the intimate life
OF the soldier and provides for his
mental as well as physical comfort
by furnishing the facilities which
make 1t possible for him to relax
from the strain of military training
and the preparation for overseas
fighting.
Its symbol is the red circle and its
activities are as unending as the cir
cumference of its insignia. Thou-
sands Of soldier boys take advantage
OF its facilities and other thousands
of relatives and friends of the boys
in Uncle Sans uniform are daily
benefited through its various ave
nues Of effort.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
ANXIOUS FOR BOOKS
American Library Association Pro,
vldins Reading Matter for Boys
On Battle Fronts

Despite the fact that the ocean
transportation facilities are being tax
cd to the utmost, the task of provid,
ing reading matter for the boys in
the trenches is being handled with
an efficiency and dispatch that is sur
prising even to those who are closely
I'm touch with the situation.
; The American Library Association,
which has shouldered the responsible
dty of collecting books, magazines
and newspapers by the millions in
every oity and town throughout the
country, Is distributing this huge
Quantity Of reading matter to the
men in France through the Y. NJ. C.
a., the Red Gross, the knights OF
columbus and the Salvation Army.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
HUT SERVICE PROVIDED
FOR men IN BRITAIN
Knights Of Columbus Establish Ha-
vens for Soldiers In England

+, London.-The Knights of Columbus
In Greet Britain ars making remark
able progress in their efforts to pro
vide facilities that will enable mon
in the United States forces overseas
TO enjoy such social entertainment
rs will help to brighten the routine
Of military and naval life. UP to the
present writing. they have establish
ed clubs at the following posts: 266
Edgware Road, London: Market
Drayton, Iittlehampton, and Inver
ness. Temporary structures have
been erected in many OF the larger
camps, which are to be replaced
shortly by substantial huts.
To date 1000 secretaries have been
called for, and the response Is bring
Ing splendid men of high principles
and ready sympathies. Each man Is
over thirty five years Of age and has
placed himself unoonditionally at the
service of the organization, to what.
ever post of danger OF hardship he
may be called.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11

Strangely, my wound did not
seem TO pain me very much but ]
was terribly weak. My uniform
was clotted with blood and dirt,
and my mangled arm Law help.
less al my side At length, ! felt
stronger ard arose and walked
nearly mile to a dressing sta.
tiOn.
"Save My Arm !"
| can't tell about the different
dressing stations that | went to
my orders forbid beng too def
nlte-but at length | arrived at a
hospital Other wounded men
were coming in. | was placed on
an operating table. With scls-
sors, they cut my blood-soaKed
clothing from my body.
"Saye my arm. If you can, doc
tor" / asked. y
They placed a cone over my
face to give me ethec. The stuff
seemed to choke me. lrarsed nv
good arm to push the cone away.
UnwI'tIngly, | took a deep breat h
and inhaled the ether. That was
the last / remember.
Memphis Car Conductor
But | should have begun nv
story a. the beginning. My par.
ents, Mr., and Mrs. j, w. McCune
live at Walden, Miss. / came to
Memphis IN 1914 and took a
course at the Memphis Business
college | changed around quite
a blt, and finally vent to work
for the street car company. | ran
on the Thomas ST. line. NV sis.
ter. Mrs. W S. Jones. lives here
at 102 N Dunlap st.
On June II, 1917, J enlisted at
the Memphis r, cru'ting ststlon5
We hadn't been at war verv long
then, aud | wanted to get in. |
chose the Marines as the best bet !;
now am convinced | made a wise
decision. You've got to hama it
to the Marine Corps-it's a reg
ular outfit.
Anyway, / signed up, and was
sent TO Paris Island, S. G., for
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
six Y. ". c. A. WOMEN
: ESCAPE FROM RUSSIA

Atlanta, Ga.-The six secretaries
sent to Russia year ago by the
Young Woman's Christian Associa-
tion to organize the work OF the as
sociation In Petrograd and other
large cities. have escaped from Rus
'sia, Is the news Just received.
The whereabouts OF these six wo-
men had baen unknown for months.
Whether they we're alive or dead,
had been a mere matter OF guess
work.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
3|Cbe STORY Of fly Empty Sleeve"
Mississippi Marine Hero of Beeau Wood Tel Lost His
Arm Helping Stop Huns Chateau Thierry

The is true story OF Carroll countys first and Mississippi,
first wounded veteran James dcCune
Salem community few miles from Carroon, McCune at.
tended the A d M College for four He
nown the hospital al BROOKLYN Y where he will he su
pied witt artificial and taught o
cunatlon When asked he had done cause of
liberty he replied: Not by long shot! Before nv
ther and sister treated as the Huns women
would let
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
training. From there was
transferred to q lantlco, Va. In

training. From there was
transferred to q lantlco, Va. In
the spring | sailed for France.
/ saw considerable of France
and picked up lot of their Ian.
guage. The people were very
KIND to us, and we made the best
of friends. | passed thru Paris
twice, the second timeon nv wav
to Chauleau Th,erry. We went
to he trout.
Got Mine" at Belleau Wood.
| lasted about II DAVIS IN some
pretty hot scraps before [ got nv
wound We took ourfltch IN the
trenches regularly, always enter
ing and leaving after nghtfa!I
We had been out almost two DAYS
In the rest bllllts--Yhen sud
denly at midnight, June Is. thnv
called us back to Bellbau Wood.
We went, and at dayhreak that
morning | got nine.
There were no trenches in Bel.
leau Wood. Open warfare was
fought there. Once ittwas for
est, but the shells have torn # ~
SO that you could hardly tell 1t.
Splmtered trunks of trees. with
the branches entirely blown away
stand uprlg hit, as naked as tele.
phone poles Shell holes dot the
ground in every direction, and
both sides used these for cover.
AS was an expert r,faman-
and they lost nv medal when
they cut my clothes away in the
hospital-I was detailed for sni-
per duty. My rifle had telescop.
c sights and | tried to pick off a
German everytime the oppor.
tunitv offered.
Like He'll Broke Loose
l don't KNOW how many | kill
ed, Tor at times the dln,ls so great
that you can ha rdly hear the re.
port of your gun Even if you
should see All enemy @Yali. you
can't swear you got him. because
there are so many Others firing.
Sometimes, 1t seems like all hell
has broaen loose, and then YOU
fire for all you are worth.
On yes, ! saw a lot of dead
Germans. In places they were
scattered all over the ground,
They're treacherous ours and
you've got to watch yourself
You don't know when one OF the
wounded Will rise up and finish
you with a pistol shot IN the back
Took Few Prisoners.
What few prisoners we took
and the Marines are not seeking
any records for taking prisoners
we passed them back to the
Continued on page 2
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
BY PRIVATE, JAMES MCCUNE.

BY PRIVATE, MES MCCUNE.
| got my empty sleeve at Bel
leau Wood. IN the Chateau Thier.
ry sector, at daVb reak, on the
morning of June Is.
Our comnany had advanced
against the Germans, and cor.
pora and myself were digging IN,
irving to make an old shell hole
deeper reached up for my
trench shovel, which was on my
pack that [ had dropped on the
: ground
Bang! A charge of sharpncI
burst overhead. scattering frag.
ments IN all directlons. A sting
ing pam shot thru my right fore
arm 1T felt just like a baseball
had struck 1t and shattered the
bone from elbow TO wrist. 1t was
badly mangled and bleeding.
In five minutes or less | received
n St-ald treat ment, thanks to the
efficient organization of the
Marine Corps. A hospital ap-
prentice following close behind
our men. despite the terrific fire,
came and kuet down beside me.
From hls fltstald pack he took a
lornlquet and twisted 1T around
m arm, just below the shoulder.
he gave me what other relief he
4e1nld ard passed on to the next
MN
Lay Two Hours In Hole
the corporal in the Shell hole
with me had his loot mangled IN
the same explosion He also re.
ceived slight tlnsh wound. The
Lass | saw Of him was when thew
Carried hlm away on a Stretcher.
| have since learned that he re-
covered.
After receiving the first. .ald
treatment, | lay in the Shell hole
for two hours The hospital ap-
prenlice-a brave boy he was
kept right on, unmindful of the
nre. stopping a flow of blood
here. applying bandage there,
and rendering what relief he
could
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11

On account of the prevalence
of influenza, the State w CT u
meeting which was to be held at
Ackerman, Oct. 25-27 has been
postponed indefinitely.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11
Dead.

At the cotton null Wednesday
night, Mrs. r. L. Phillips, wife
of the head spinner of the mill
died after a protracted illness.
Her remains were taken to a
town near Jackson and inferred.
The Starkville news. (Starkville, Miss.) 1902-1960, 1918-10-11

Messers. W. W Magruder, W.
Il. Sudduth and II. W, Woodward
attended the funeral of Rev. ].
Park at Houston.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11
NEW OVERTIME
RULE ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Oct. fin announc-
ing awards in three labor controversies
the War Labor Board laid down the
rule that no worker shall draw over
time or extra time pay unless he works
as regular hours a week, except where
illness or some other just cause pre-
vents.
The policy meets complaints that
have come from many war industries
that some employees make a practice
of laying off during the week TO work
overtime on Sundays for higher rates
Of pay. Todays ruling puts this prac-
tice under the ban, and at the same
time provides that excessive overtime
neither shall be permitted nor exacted.
In order TO keep overtime within rea-
sonable limits, II Is ordered that where
more than two hours In excess Of eight
hours work In one day is required
overtime shall be paid for that day,
regardless OF whether the worker shall
have worked the regular schedule that
week.
The awards were in controversies be
tween employees and arrangements Of
the American Locomotive Company, Of
N. Y; the Mason Machin-
cry Company, OF Taunton, Mass, and
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11
ALLIES MONEY
GAINING VALUE

LONDON, Eng. Oct. H.-On practi-
cally every foreign exchange the quo
tatIons on money are steadily swinging
allies-ward.
On the London market the French
franc has Jumped per cent. in the past
month and the Italian lire has Jumped
"a per cent. The British pound sterling
has gone up everywhere.
At the same time the German mark
Is going down.
The fall since July p has been from
3 per cent. to 5 per cent. and more, on
all foreign exchanges except Switzer-
land
This movement is entirely attfibut-
lble to the allies military success ana
IS victory draws closer bankers expect
further and more remarkable advances
in allied money.
The recent Spanish loan to the Uni'ed
States for the purpose Of facilitating
exchange operations, indicates that the
Spanish bankers are beginning 10
awaken to the military situation and
its certain ultimate outcome.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11
L. A UE SHOOT AT
BELLEVUE TOMORROW

The Wilmington Trapshootlng Asso-
citation will open the i9is-t9i9 season OF
the Philadelphia Trapshooters' League
tomorrow by meeting the Pennsylvania
Railroad Gun Club, Of Philadelphia, on
the grounds at Bellevue. The match
will be at so targets per man, the ten
high men on each side to compose the
team. the high team and score to win
the race.
There win be a sterling silver spoon
for the winner in each class and the
scores made in the league race will also
count on the Frank l.. Connable trophy
which is competed for on the Added
Target Handicap System.
The officials Of the local club are do
ing their best TO insure good at
tendance as the p. r. r.. Club have an
nounced their determination TO win the
pennant this year and to do so know
they must defeat the local cracks. 1t
should be some contest, but the w. 4.
A. Is confident OF upholding its repu-
tation on their own grounds and If they
got their crowd out should be returned
the winners.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11

By the United Press.
WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE, Sept. IA (By Mail.)-Two ro-
tund old French women stood in a
doorway Of battered house watching
number OF American soldiers sta
TONED In the village for a rest. The
boys had just come out OF the trenches
after repelling a heavy German attack,
anu they were making the most Of a
repose to wash clothes, catch 'cooties"
and talk over how they had handled the
Bo:hes.
The two old women were watching
the boys carefully. 1t is always inter
estlng TO find out the views Of old
French people, particularly those who
have been within a few miles OF the
lines ever since war broke out. These
fat old women were veterans. Hence
their opinions were sought.
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11
Now We Know What
is Wrong With The Yank

They were careful about their views,
chary Of criticism. They liked the
American boys, they said emphatically.
They were hons garcons, bons soldats,"
good boys and good soldiers. Every
thing they said was Of the same ma
ture.
But you are like all the French peo-
pie Madame, always complimentary.
You never say what you really think.
We want the truth"
This provoked one old woman TO
statement. Looking around TO see that
no one was listening, raising her round
gOod-natured face, she said in a low
but emphatic voice. "rll tell you, mon
sieurs, they're fine boys, brave sol
diers, all right in every way, but they
cut their hair too short and don't have
any mustaches. French soldiers have
long hair and mustaches."
Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1918-10-11
Warm, Knit Underwear
is essential to health and comfort

finished" knit under
fall
will
Splendid other
in and silk silk WOOL
e N a a S5.75 garment
for Exchange privilege" well