The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-07


1t is doubtful that the Tuscania was
in route usually followed by Ameri
can transports. AS a British vessel
under British convoy, the security OF
the American troops beyond question
was entrusted to British handling. So
far as now known, no American craft
shared in the task. Probably numer-
GUS other transports and supply YES
sells were in the convoy.
First News Of Disaster.
The first news Of the sinking came
in report to the war department
early last night, announcing that LOO
survivors had been landed at Bun
crana and Larne, two widely separat-
ed Irish ports. Buncrana is on Low
Swilly, on the north coast of Donegal
not far from Londonderry, while
Larne is north coast port. The
landing points indicate that the Tus-
Cania was taking the northern route
around Ireland Ito England and the
distance between Buncrana and Larne
leads officials to believe the num- Der
of rescue ships searching the vicinity
is large. =
Were From Camp McArthur..
The troops aboard the Tuscania
were mainly former Michigan and
4 Wisconsin national guardsmen, now
attached to the f,2nd division trained
at Camp Macarthur, Tex. Several aero
squadrons and several companies of
the 2Oth engineers, forestry regi-
3ment, were aboard The list of units
as made public by the adjutant gem
crars office last night is as follows:
Hhadonartera hetachment ond. cow
panies d. p" and ST, Of the goth
Onglheers .s .E
1s7th engineertrain. '@@.. >
III 10Th, military police.
5iO7 supply train. Il. ed
No. 100 aero-squadron. : -
- L. 9Th aerO-sguadron ..s.....,.g
213 aero-squadron
Replacement detachments Nos. /
ani 2, of the 32nd division - g.;
Ffty-one casual officers.
The goth engineers, forestry regi-
ment, and the areo-squadrons probably
were recruited from various sections
and the place they trained was not
mentioned by the war department.
10Th Engineers Not on Board.
At first, there was some confusion
at the war department as to whether
the goth engineers, or the 10th engi-
neers, were aboard the Tuscania.
II finally was established that the
10Th engineer regiment was not on
board. This is a separate organiza-
tion from the 10th engineer train,
which was on board.
A headquarters company and COM
panies D, E. and F of the goth engi-
neers were on board. These units
comprise the 9Th battalion of the goth
which is a forestry regiment not at
tached to the 32nd division. 1t is one
Of the forestry regiments especially
organized for work In France.
Largest Regiment In World.
The Goth engineers (foresters) is
the largest regiment in the world, al.
though only one battalion was on the
Tuscania. The aggregate strength of
the regiment is 1900 officers and
men. Some of the units are still in
training at camp near here. COL w.
A. Mitchell, Of the regular army, COM
mands the regiment, and Henry S.
Graves, chief forester, of the United
States department of agriculture, is
lieutenant colonel Neither, however,
was with the battalion on the Tus-
Cania. ~
The work of the 2Oth regiment,
which was raised with the active Co
operation of the American forestry as
sociation, is to cut out timber in the
French forests for military uses at the
front; for hospitals, Y. M. C. A. build
ings and other purposes.