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The undersigned, formerly trading
a. CASE g. CRAWFORD, having mutu-
ally agreed to dissolve partnership,
hereby give notice to that effect
EDWARD w. CASE,
JAMES G. era WFURD.

MIR. Edward WV. Case will continue
i'm the Real Estate Business &C 81
East Main Street, while Mr.. James G.
Crawford, will continue in the Real
Estate e Insurance business, trading
- Crawford ~ Company, next door To
the City Hall, Westminster, Md.
aug a, 4t
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ST.lLTl2YEdlln...

Lewis Shipley, IT., IT 8 Navy, In
spending his vacation with his sister.
Mrs. Alice Williams and brother,
Horace u Shipley, Of Statewood
Herman Green, WIZ. II. Navy boy. ~
spending his vacation with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Kensey Eugene
Green, of Meadow Brook Farm, near
Statehood
ME- and Mrs nh. VIM Sellers, Of
York. Pa. spent the weeks end with
relatives here.
WE are experiencing extremely
warm weather.
Jennings. GlenllGr Elizabeth and
Genevive Palmer, or Statewood, spent
frnm Saturday until Sunday with
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last saturday.
Emory Bollinger and family visit
ed near York, Pa, last Sunday
INIT. and Mrs. HIaden Bollinger and
children, Mr. and Mrs. Abdel BOllin-
ger, Edward Bollinger, Mrs. Jennie
Seipp and daughter, Mildred, Of near
Westminster, visited Emory Boiling
er and family recently.
Miss Minnie zepp visited in Balti-
more few days last week.
SIMPLIFY.
Mr.. and MR.. Charles Mag1n enter
tanned Sunday as their guests Mr.
and Mrs. Morris Mitten, Miss Eliza
beth Mitten, Mrs. Ada Magin and
Misses Alethea and Pauline Magin, of
Westminster; also Miss Ethel Mitten,
Westminster; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
SchildWachter, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
SchildWachter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Oston and Miss Funk, of Balti-
more.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hughes and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. VIM Hughes and sister, Freedom.
The Sunday school festival Of Zion
4
held this Saturday evening in the
grove, near the church. The Taylors-
vile Band Will IT, present at night.
All invited
Miss Christina Owings still con-
tinues Ill. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Owings, her parents have our sym
pathy. She is their only daughter
and we hope she may soon recover.
MIR. and Mrs CHARLES Magin and
Miss Ethel Mitten visited Mrs. Catha-
rine Ruppert, Sunday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. John m. Hook enter
tanned several days MIR. and Mrs. Bub
Engleman, MIR. and Mrs. John Engle-
man and family, or Baltimore.
VA The stork visited Mr. and Mrs. 10,
EC. Zepp and left a little soldier boy.
August D.
MIR. and Mrs. d. G.. Hook and fam
Ivy visited Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Baker
Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert jordan visited
Mr. and Mrs. Beal Condor Sunday.
MT Condor was iii and died Monday
morning. This fine old gentleman
had been sick for long time.
Mr. and Mrs. M. E Conner spent
Sunday with MIR. Grove J. Shipley,
Bird Hill.
Mr. and Mrs. o. G. Zepp had ID
callafs Sunday evening MIR. and Mrs.
y. P Wilhide, Miss Marie PoIster and
Mr. Earl wv Gibson and others.
Misses Marie Polster and Reda Glib
SON spent Saturday evening ana
night with Mrs. Mary Ditman, Church
street, Westminster.
MT and Mrs. Andrew Polster call
ed on Mr, and Mrs Grant Hook sun
day evening.
These who have received letters
from sons, members OF the eKpedi-
tfonary forces over there are Mr. nnd
Mrs. Charles Magin, from John Ma
GIN William Baker, from Oscar
Baker; Mrs. Elizabeth Wtlhide, from
Earl Owings and Mrs. Louise Hook
from her brother, Oscar Baker
Mrs. Mary Ditman called on NV.
and Mrs Andrew Polster and Mrs,
Amelia Wagner Sunday.
Several from here spent Sunday at
Camp Meade Among those were Mr.
Joseph T Hook Earl wv. Gibson, Mr.
Herman Wagner and sister, and their
guest. Miss Haines and others.
Mrs Frank Schneider who has
been TIT IS able to be about again.
much improved
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WATERS VTLLE.

The service of t1la Brethren before
noticed held at the old Baptist church
last Sunday afternoon, was of very
interesting character, and was well
attended. The service was opened ny
prayer bE Rev = E- Englar, of New
Windsor; the Rev Ralph w. SchIoss
|er, Of ElizabethtUwn College Pa.
made Iforcible, eloquent and inn
presSiTe discourse from WIZ text
Then Peter said unto them. Repent.
and b. baptized every one of YOU in
IT, name of Jesus Christ f0r the 49,
mission Of sins and ye shall receive
the g1ft Of the Holy Ghost. THE
meeting was closed NV al short address
and prayer by Elder wv. E. Roop.
After tlle service Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Fharney, entertained at their home,
Oak Spring, which ~ near the church,
the Revss Ralph mi Schlosser, 4. E.
EnglaT, W. E. Hoop, wife ana child,
o. and Mrs George KLINE, Messrs.
Lewis Green and RALPH Coe, Mrs.
Mary El Englar, Miss DebOra TX.
Davis, and others.
MR. and Mrs George WI Main, IT,,
met with an accident last Saturday
evening They were driving to NIL.
Airy when tlle horse became frighten-
ed and Mrs. Main was thrown between
the wheels uT the vehicle, and sus-
tanned painful bruises ON arm, face
and hip, bat fortunately 10 bones
we're broken. MR. Main escaped un-
hurt, and there was no damage to the
horse and buggy.
Mrs. DoIlie Brassher, of Hkdge Road,
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs
John I'M 6elby.
Miss Cora Brasshers, after visiting
relatives returned tO Baltimore last
Sunday evening.
Misses Mary and Jennie Selby, for
merly of this neighborhood, are
spending the summer with their niece
Mrs Dorothy Morton, of St. Paul, wa
W.T. John Spauldings, Of Long Cor
neF, Howard county, called on Dr
Waters last Sunday.
The good Old summer time is here
in earnest and those who complain
now about the heat should remember
|the cold of last winter. Nature has
arranged everything in it, own or
der which man can not add W MOI
take from.
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Emory BoIIinger mas HAD his house
and other buildings painted
home after spending month among
friends n Baltimore.
John Null has sold his farm. near
here, which is occupied at present hT
Aaron Reading to MT. Kelly. Of near
BaChman'a Valley.
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been giving the Grrnans much
trouble. Both parties fere hidden in
shell craters, he say and stalked
each other for ninetee hours, with
the result, according D the story,
that three wounded American
"Satans" were brought X For their
work their captors reeived Iron
Crosses
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1918-08-09

Experimenters III Ceylon have
found that cocOanut water, fermentad
for few days, can be used to coag-
ulate rubber.
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Have you started To read @TMe
Lions Claws published elsewhere in
this paper. YoR can zee Ii In pictures
at the Star.
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go 1900 S,.e,,,, s,SsTav rn+iI Ct.
+l4. ~D#T T,,gn rr, r-r $3.50 -;f
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Srftl lu5a rSr. 1rr,4 I'M r srd
farIiYv' - H'
NJ Mr# r!l,arIaA f4rSnfE uviY, and two
children. oIf' Union bridge. are the
quests of hgr gigter. Mrs. VI. A. New
conner. NH
.Jt,l,n case 49, w. haan Y nat;ant
at FredarfrM TSf4v FTn arnts ~ s tI,e
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sarnx INSTITUTION IVY ssafszYlSav ~ '--'
Nj MMarI1rIfrr RnwnTar,# nyrT r5fpa NJ,
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and Harry XVI BrardTa anH fan,iIv 1,,o 4,
tored to GettysburgI am sunday
VI NESS Mary HeSyOn 49, as n.y. Rnes+s
this week Miss Katharine A1Iwi1la M
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0f Glen Rnnk MIMI l 1
Philip Shreeye of Wavnaahora A.
the Fuest WYNN fis amt MT Mar,i v
Hockenamith. Nj
Misses Julia and Margarat S.,st,
are spending the week witF, relatives
and friends IN Harrigburr - 800 =
For tha second time fn " wear
thieves entered fha STORE of IN NJ
Hesson on Monflav rSplys car-v;r W !.
away goods anlountfnr MI aIbnl1t fa ra1I
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EOR SALE. Steam Deitrick Hay
U Press. Capacity 30 tons q day,
size of bale TIA by 1G inches bale three
feet long, weight OF bale hundred end
hundred twenty-five To-. Weight Of
press complete. 21s tons, on good
road can ID drawn by four horses,
on splendid truck and in first-cla@S
condition, selling FOR want w use, no
reasonable offer refused, price right
Telephone IL Els, New Market o.
post office Address
H. CHALMER SWONIEYp
,sugg-t4 Route ", New Market, Ma
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Of 400
Tha members oT TRINITY Reformed
Sunday school, will have a. outing
Saturday, August 10, iP Cranberry
Woods.
ReE. W. ~. BIatt, pastor WI the Re
formed church, will No. absent for
two sundays. Harvest Home service
Sunday morning, August 25
Mr. Oliver ippy received a letter
from VIII grandson, Oliver, Jr.. who
is somewhere in France. Tile has
been ~ active service; Is well, but
had a narrow escape from Gas.
All members or the Red Cross of
Manchester district are invited to
participate in the carnival parade at
Hanpstead, Saturday, August 18th
at a pa nl M
Mr.. ana Mrs. Walter Wentz and
daughters Isabel and Mabel and Mr.
G. wv. 7. Everhart, visited the home
OH NIT. Bert Bubb, Sunday, August a,
in honor of the birthday OF MRS.
Leranda O. T.. Shaffer, mother Of Mrs.
Bubb- Mrs $haffer was Oh years
old. Though not able to leave her
room she Enjoys fairly good health
and a brighi mind.
Private Guy Il. Hanson spent Sun
day att his hSme.
Rev. Chares Trump, of Martins
burg, va, Az listing his sister, Miss
Elizabeth Trump.
Mr. Clinton Warner and family, "
Baltimore were visiting friends here
last week.
MISS Knedler, OF Baltimore il visit
ing at the home or Mr.. Charles Bril-
hart
MI and Mrs. hter Helfrfck, of this
town, and MIR. md Mrs. Horatio
Black, of HanoTe, Pa, spent several
days In Baltimore the guests Of Mrs.
Flavia Sullivan.
Mrs. William Brgoon and daugh-
tiers, Marguerite IND Mrs. Rudolph
Wink, Mrs. Edgal Nagle and Miss
Mamie Follis, or Baltimore, spent ten
days at Penn GroveCamp They re-
turned home Monda.
DIR. Robert Wells aSd wife. w West
minister visited the twn this week.
Mrs. VIM. I'll. Shower spent the
weeks end in baltimore and
Annapolis.
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DETOUR

Mr.. and Mrs. Card Cover ara
visiting Mrs. Covers pEents, u. ~.
DiAer and wife. Mr. Over returned
recently from the hospitl.
MIR. and Mrs. Guy Warren and
daughters and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Warren visited relatives a the Valley
View Mana on Sunday.
Many dG our folks attnded the
Keysville picnic on Saturday. M.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. G. Millei and Miss
Helen Miller, of Thurmont MIR. and
Mrs. VIM. Filler and SON, IF Phila-
delphia visited E. I'D. Essick and wife
during the week.
Miss Ella Duttera spent Suday at
the home of her parents, mar New
Midway.
Miss Vallie wi, ShOrb ID sending
her vacation with some friends along
Gunpowder River
TT. IT, Boyer and daughter inter-
tanned over Sunday Misses Edit and
LenOre Lindsay, of Union BIdge.
MesEs. Charles Etzler, of LinSood,
David ". Englar and Charles E.Ma-
lony, of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ohler ind
daughter, Mary, of EmmitsburgIre-
Gently visited Charles Harner I'D
vile.
Mrs. James Warren and Mrs. CIV
Warren and daughters spent Wedna-
/ day at Calvin Anderson's.
Mrs. Catherine Dresher is on til
sick list.
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Charlie Chaplin win be l the Star,
Saturday, August 18th 9-9-2t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08

Boston, Feb. THE British govern
ment. through its embassy at Wash
ington. today offered Il cargo Of ccat
to James J. Storrow. New England
fuel administrator. to help relieve this
districts fuel famine. Mr.. Storrow ac-
cepted the offer. The cargo. it is
understood, is of the best selected coal
originally consigned Tor bunkering
British ships tied up at New York
These ships. however, have now been
supplied.
Five Steamers Get into Boston
During the day five steamers sue
ceeded in smashing their way through
heavy ice fields TO this port, bringing
in approximately $4,000 tons OF coal.
the amount for domestic purposes be-
ing 5000 tons. In, order to relieve the
suffering in households throughout
New England. Mr. StorTuW telegraph
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
TUSCANIA SURVIVORS
SAY TWO T0RPEDOES
WERE FIRED AT SHIP

London, Feb. sergeant F.. G. Du-
buque and Sergeant Muller, both of
Brooklyn, were rescued from a raft by
a coaSting schooner.
The sergeants say that the Tuscania
took a tremendous list to starboard
almost as soon as hit Almost all the
life boats on that side We're either
blown into the air or otherwise rem
dered useless.
The soldiers We're Immediately lined
up and stood at attention as one man
began to sing My Country 'Tis Of
Thee" and The Star Spaneled BAN
rer."
The crew, which lined up on tie OPP
posite side sang God Save the King"
Sergeant Dubuque said the boat to
which he had been assigned was shat
tered by the explosion. He climbed
over 10 the port side the best way he
could and was placed in a boat With
10 or Il other men.
When they had been lowered about
half way down the ropes became dis
arranged. They We're all thrown into
the water There was Il rather heavy
sea, but the sergeant as able to swim
TO the stern Of the liner and climbed on
Il raft There he found Sergeant Null
ler
Sergeant Dubuque said ne saw men in
the sea. ColapSible RATS were thrown
overheard to enable those who were
struggling in the water to save them
selves Some of these rafts struck
loaded boats. The sergeant said he be
lieved d number of them must have
been killed in this way.
The sergeant and the others on the
raft were at the point Of collapse when
picked up. but they soon recovered
Two Torpedoes Fired
Survivors report that two torpedoes
were fired The first passed Just astcrn
Of the vessel. The second struck in the
vicinity Of No. boiler.
The behavior of the greater part OF
the oldiers and menfpers Of the crew
was splendid. A few of them became
excited hindering the lowering Of the
boats. In some cases the entire crews
were thrown ont while .he boats were
being lowered Other boats We're let
down hurriedly on men who We're swim
ming around the liner Many casual
ties were occa stoned in this way
sto-y Of College Students
lanes Alison burlington of New
Hampshire. college student said:
"I was on the upper deck when the
.ornedo struck the vessel on the star
board side. There was terrific ex-
Continued on Page 2-col. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
BITTER OPPOSITION TO BILL
GIVING WILSON MORE POWER
Republican Leader Gallinger Calls Conference
of Republican Senators to Consider Measure
Rep. Glass of Virginia Denounces Critics of
G0vernment-Senate Military Committee Ex-
amines Maj. Gen. Wheeler

the Wal department had broken down.
He detailed army achievements and de-
clartd lG times more troops had been
sent to France than had been expect
ed.
Representative Mason. Republican ot
Illinois, who followed Rep. Glass. told
the House he admitted Secretary Baker
as 4 man who could admit mlstakes
had been made IN his department and
added:
For Gons sake, lets quit lighting
each other and fight the Kaiser
Will" waiting for Secretary Bakers
information regarding tonnage aNaI--
able for transportation of troops 10
Europe the Senate military commit
ice today resumed its war inquiry, ex-
amining Maj Gen. Wheeler. acting
chief of ordnance. and his aides behind
closed doors regarding explosives pro-
duction.
The commit tee is now said to he
evenly divided on the bill and Chan
man Chamberlain admitted tonight
that when the vote is taken because OF
administration influence thrown
against the measure enough votes may
be mustered to prevent its being re-
ported to the Senate.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
l0l Lives We're Lost When
TuSCania Went Down with
2l79 j. S. Soldiers on Board

One hundred and one lives were lost
in the torpedoin2 Of the British trans
port Tuscania, loaded with American
soldiers off the Irish coast al dusk on
Tuesday evening, according TO the lat
est report. She carried 1897 men, in
Guiding 2179 United States army forest
ers. engineers, supply trainmen, mill
tary police and aero units, and the first
meagre details Wednesday night indi-
Gated that the death list due 10 the
steamers sinking might be approxi-
Continued on Page 2-CoI. p
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
PROF. HENRY Johnson
Death of Senior Member
of Bowdoin College
Faculty


Nc fe"' -'ro'' ''e"'
.F'' no senior member of the Bow
g college faculty. died about 80
D,.. rt,,..,.. ,u.
80
"''N' with an attack of apper-
il' VAS operated on at the Dud-
'r 0aa ue,uori,l ,,e., y
+. S,,,,s,,
- ana ior week MS
'''''' vas extremely critical Later
'''.''' 'hd had seemed TO be improv-
'''ns Wednesday night he was
'''" WIN % SinNng spell and death re-
RED suddenly
itr s survived \. .e.
Miss France. -. VIZ
rad two ,,u..,,.. ~, "o'''as''"
Irot >i,,l,, - " '"' "ne Ok
.ps.,,4. '' mon '"iese'
, I., w" Anne tne VIE
s4.r. ""oinson' "h" $
,.sra,.. ,."'F wa the American En-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
MAINE CENTRAL MAKES new
COAL APPEAL TO STORR0W
Has Only Enough Fuel to Keep Trains Moving
Until Monday-British Government Off er s
Cargo of Coal for Relief of New England -
Five Steamers Smash Way Into Boston = Di-
verting Coal to Homes

ed lpcal fuel administrators to divert
carload lots Of coal from factories to
homes wherever necessary.
Railroads whose coal traffic had been
brought almost to standstill by the
severe weather conditions of the past
few days. reported tonight q freer
movement Of fuel. More encourag ging
reports were received also from Vine
yard Haven. where vessels carrying
many hundreds of tons have been
blocked By ice for nearly q week. The
ice is said to be breaking up today.
Another appeal for coal was received
by Mr. Storrow from the Maine Cen
trail Railroad today. The company re-
ported that it had only enough fuel to
keep its trains moving until Monday.
The road has been facing shortage
OF fuel for the past few weeks and
each time it has been faced with a
tieup Mr.. Storrow has been able to
divert coal from other sources for its
Use
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
Government to Pay Railroads
$945,0O0,O00 for This Year

these items, which Will play such a
big part in railroad financing this year,
were disclosed today hy the latest COM
putation.
In December, the last month under
private operation, rail earnings declln-
ed sharply. according tp early re-
ports from raliruaGS now being receiv-
ed ny tn" ihtcrsta;" Commerce Com
mission. Th" average reduction of in
come was estimated at 80 per cent.
caused hY tho ever mounting cost Of
operations, douhly increased by the
bitter winter weather of December, to-
grther with sudden drop in revenues
resulting nom traffic congestion and
embargoes.
Compared With the estimated in
come OF Sass, ,00u,pHu last YEAR. the fig
ures for 1916 was Sl.0S7 ,535. 900: for
1915, s716,476.000: for 1914, s692. $3.50. 900
and for 1913. $Sl6.5lo,0 600.
Last year the total revenues from
railway operations We're S4.03S. .000. 600
and operating expenses wer,, sa.S6I.-
0Oo.Voo. leaving net revenue of ST.
177,000,000. From this were deducted
s2li,ooo.0oo taxes and minor items Of
uncollectable revenue. to compute the
net income figure.
Greatly Increased Expenses
The reason Tor the decline III net in
come last Year is shown graphically
ny the report. Operating revenues
tContinued on Page 2-Coi. y
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
Cabled Reports Put To-
tai Lost at 1O1 While
Other Accounts Say
lib Soldiers Lost
LIST NOT FINAL
HOPE MORE SAVED
Splendid Behavior of Men on
Board Liner-Destroyers Also
Rendered Timely Assistance
Belief that U.Boat Sinking
Liner May Have Paid Penalty

Washington, Feb. --latest Official
advices to the war department tonight
accounted for all except l15 Of the e15s
American soldiers who were on board
the British liner Tuscania when a sub
marine 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 upon cabled
press dispatches saying just 1O1 men.
most Of them members If the crew,
were missing among the entire force Of
soldiers, sailors and passengers.
No Attempt at Casualty List
No attempt was made tonight to pre-
pare a list of the lost or missing Only
a few names Of survivors had been re-
ceiEed and the indications were that,
it would be impossible To announce
them all before tomorrow at the earl
lest
The rescued were landed at widely
separated Irish and Scotch ports. While.
all reports tell of elaborate arrange-
ments for their care and comfort urs-
ent instructions to representatives OF
the war, state and navy departments a.
that full details of the disaster and
complete record of the saved be sent,
at the earliest possible moment had
brought but meagrc responses.
According to the War departments
official report tonight the total miss
ing from the 1897 persons aboard the
liner was 20. The latest dispatches
gave these recapituiations:
Survivors United States troops 2Ui3,
Crew and passengers 14l.
On board:
United States troops 215G.
Crew and passengers 2il.
Total 2397.
Continued on Page 2-Coi. 81
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08

sea craft and improving the convoy
system.
Many devices enter into the battle
against the U-boats, some Of which
have been evolved by American inven-
tors. Others have been greatly i'm
proved since the United States entered
the war. and the detection apparatus
now installs on American craft Is so
successful that British craft are being
similarly equipped.
There have been indications that the
U-boats have learned to fear this abil-
ity of American craft to locate them at
distance and maneuver to bring the
submerged vessel within a range Of a
depth bomb. With a destroyer in the
vicinity, the underwater craft moves
carefully far below the surface, de-
pending on mechanical ears which
bring to her the propeller beats of the
Continued on Page 2-col. ~
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
STRIKE BACK AT U.B0ATS IS
SLOGAN OF ARMY AND Navy
Navy Officers Believe Way Can Be Found to Hold
Submarines Within Narrow Limits and Keep
Rest of Seas Free - Tuscauia Torpedoed by
Single UBOat, Which Slipped Under Advance
Screen of DestrOyers

Washington, Feb. THE fact that a
destroyer. presumably British, chased
and possibly sank with depth bomb
the German submarine which torpe-
doed the transport Tuscania gave much
satisfaction to officials here.
Sorrow over the first loss Of a trans
port laden with American troops is
tempered by the growing total of sur
vivors, and the dominant emotion
among army and navy men now is tile
desire to strike back.
An Isolated Case
Navy officials see no reason to change
their opinion that the submarine men
ace is being overcsme. The Tuscania
incident is regarded as an isolated
case, which may serve to develop addi-
tional methods for repelling the under