The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-02-08
Troops Show Wonderful Dis
cipline While Waiting
for l.ifebOats.
SING NATIONAL AIRS
DURING GREAT CRISIS
Small Loss of Life Attributed
to Calm Sea and Con-
vOys' Presence.

Washington. Feb. Army officers
and all Americans are proud Of The
way United States troops. aboard the
transport Tuscania, attacked and sunk
| ily Il submarine off the Irish coast, be-
haNed, and army officers point to the
story of how the partially trained boys
lined up on deck singing national airs
to await their turns IN the boats ~
evidence of what may be expected of
Amci lean soldiers,
To this absence of confusion and tho
| fact that the vessel remained afloat
| about two hours In a calm sea, is at
| iribuicd the small loss OF life. The
! TnscanA was part of a large con-
voy, and immediate relief was at hand.
Sub Sinking not Confirmed.
There had been no mention in Of
| fetal messages tonight of a report that
- conveying destroyer sighted and pur
! sued the submarine that made the at
| tack The destroyer probably was
British. and British admiralty reports
on the incident win be awaited with
| the kcenest interest.
On board the liner were engineers,
military police and replacement de-
tachmcnts composed of former Michi-
gan and Wisconsin national guards
men and three aero aauadrons. one of
which was recruited almost entirely in
and around New York city. Members
Of the other two sanadrons came from
nearly every section of the country.
Hope Total Viii Be Less.
| Latest official advices to the war de-
pnrtmont tonight accounted for all ss~
c,pt li3 of the 2,la6 American soldiers
who we're on board the Tuscania when
"A submarine sent her down Tuesday
night off the Irish coast.
This figure was NOT final and high
| hopes that the loss Of life would prove
much smaller were built mp on cabied
reports saying just ioi men. most of
them members of the crew, were miss
! ing among the entire force OF soldiers,
sailors and passengers.
No attempt was made tonight to
prepare II list OF The lost or missing.
only few names Of survivors hnd
been received ana the Indications were
that it would be impossible to an
the earliest,
Land at Different Ports.
The rescued were landed at widely
separated Irish and Scotch ports ind
while all reports tell Of elaborate ar
rangemsnts for their care and com
fort, urgent instructions TO rcpresen
tatives of the war state and navy de-
partmcnts that fun details Of ths
disaster and complete record Of tht
saved be sent at the earliest possible
moment tonight had brought but
mcagre responses.
| According TO the war departments
official report tonight. the total miss
ing from the 1897 persons aboard tht
liner was 2iO, The latest dispatch
gave this recapituiatlon:
Washington Figures.
Survivors, United States troops
2oi%: crew and passengers. ~: total
2,1si.
on board United states troops
LEG: crew and passengers. 241; total
2,3s1.
Missing, United States troops. 1i3
crew and passengers, 81; total. 30.
AS rapidly as details come in" Sec
retary Baker said tonight they vii
i hc given 10 the public, in order to re
lieve anxiety where possible and motto
win be sent AZ promptly aa possible T.
thosc whose sons and brothers hgv
, been added to the nations heroic dead.