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Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
PAY RAILROADS
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Wcro ten per cent greater than the So
~ t0o. .ooo of 1916, but expenses ran
more than 20 per cent above the $3.50
uUo.0oO mark Of the year previous.
Nearly all items of expenses were
higher Wage increases are estimated
At ~ per cent Cost of local, train sup
plies and repairs went up by bounds
with which the immense receipts from
freight and other revenues did not keep
pace
People tray eled more in 1917 than in
the year previous but the increased
revenues did not go for in counteract-
ing the steadily declining income.
Freight revenues are estimated at
8. SOS 900 900 as compared with s2,1l3.-
'"o 900 compared with S2.513 0o0. 600 in
tie banner income Year of 1916. Pas
-cngcr revenues were S6l0, 1000 as
compared with sos 600 900 the year be-
f"rc. Receipts from mail We're actually
smaller than in 1916. despite TIE fact
tuat the bulk pf mail transportation
vas much greater. Only SoS, io3, 600 was
received from the government on this
account. nearly 100000 less than in
1915 The reduction is attributed TO the
tc-adiuStment of the basis Of payment
from weight 10 space.
Analyst "f Interstate commerce
commission figures by districts show
tIat although eastern roads received
81 So ,00o 0D0 operating revenues in the
eleven months ending with November.
~ compared with 81 ago 0oo. 600 revenues
- western lines. the net income was
less, II was in the east that the great
-, congestion and the arrangement
from embargoes were felt in the last
months OF tie wear
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
TYPHOID AND PNEUMONIA
CASES WERE LANDED
WITH NO BAD EFFECT

Londonderry. Ireland, Feb. 7.-Proof
of the order which prevailed on the
Tuscania is given by the landing OF
two typhoid and two pneumonia cases
without bad effect.
Forty survivors We're taken to hos
pitfalls. In the majority of cases they
are suffering from injuries as a re-
suit OF accidents i'll the lowering OF
lifeboats or in consequence of sliding
down ropes. The survivors are proud
of the behavior of the only two women
on the Tuscania. They went down a
rope in fine style, laughing.
Steward Got Away Easily
Belfast. Ire, Feb. 7.-One of the
stewards on the Tuscania, named
Houston, whose home is in New York.
was near the engineroom when the ex-
plosiOn occurred. He had much diff
ficulty in reaching his boat station,
owing to the list to starboard. The
steward found the boat crowded, but
it was launched successfully. I'VE
were among the lucky ones" he said.
We got away easily"
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
Bitter Opposition
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.l4h speech, point by point. and prais-
81 the work OF the administration in
'"'h instance. He said that it was Gen
'ral JOffrc who suggested supplying
.''n' li'an troops with ammunition
nom French factories. since il would
ave the unavoidable delays. the press
nglN needed cargo space, and the tr.-
nondcus cost Of shipment
Regarding the machine gun contro-
N"rsy Mr.. Glass asserted that the
lFr"Wn'rg gj'n was selected because eX-
pert. pronounced it the best machine
LgH IN the world.
The only prop Oh which the critics
low rest their case he said. lis the
Plea thar th' Lewis gun was immedi-
ately available. while deliveries Of the
browning gun will bo delayed, and they
use this broken reed III face Of expert
testimony to the effect that in tests
rro Lewis gun had utterly failed with
.Nme "iCan ammunition.
The American army in France has
thousands Of machine guns to go up
Sainst the eremy, II is rs well equip
Ird with machine guns rs any army
~ Europe perhaps better equipped
than the German army. And no set Of
Inalcontents should %" permitted to de-
Give the pcopl" of this country into
thc disturbing supposition that our
nShting forces in France are suffering
N equipment Of any kind."
Nj Glass referred to the conditions
~ .Spartansburg, :. G., where. he said,
there warc only four deaths among 81
,Nn men during a period Of more than
trrce months. He quoted Major Gener-
aI O'Rvan rs SAYING that the story of
- mon frc"zinA in the trenches was
the mere glbbering OF IA letter-writins
recruit desiring Ia pose among his peo-
~. at home as hero or a martyr"
Describing the selectiNe draft as a
remarkable achievement, NJ Glass
.aid
Ten million Young men marched up
and registered for enlistment. Such a
thinG never happened before in this
d" any other country on the civilized
'arth Great military cities. known as
'antonments. were built almost over
uEht aud to these. without friction or
bodice and their lives in defense OF hu~
man liberty We have sent nearly 10
Times as many troops abroad as the
French and English military missions
nad expected that we could do in the
Jimc required and We have trained and
oto training an army far beyond the
urIginai estimates.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
GERMAN U-b0AT
HITS CuNARD
Liner AURANIA

New York, Feb. Title Cuharo "'
er Aurania. 13,400 tons, was torpe'o
bv n German submarine within 'he 49,
Az hours while bound for the h'N'
states. il was learned from oiIie'
of the Cunard line today
Was Not Sunk
Although badly damaged ny the GO
plosion. the ship was not SuhN' a.
Is believed to be making her way o@.'
to mort with the assistance ot soNs'
mont vessels. She had but little e"7
The Aurania is a sister snip o' ~
cunard liner Andania, sunk by Il S''
marine last month. She was pu'H :
1915 at Newcastle on Tyne. ~ the ''''"
ward where the Mauretania was 80"
structed. She was $50 feet iohs' y
beam and had accommodations io' ~.
passengers in the cabins ana
steeragc. The Aurania made ne.
VOYAGE to New York in April 1871 T.,
has not figured in the recordS "
port since that time. -,
There were 13 or IA pdh''"s
aboard the Aurania when sh
struck, it was stated at the oii'''
the Cunard Line.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
RED CROSS WORKERS
AID TUSCANIA MEN

London, Feb. News OF the sinking
Of the Tuscania reached the American
military AUTHORITIES here "Wednesday
morning. Additional machinery for re-
lief work Immediately was put into ac-
tion and several corps officials of the
American army and navy left here dur
ing the day for Ireland
The night boat train which goes di-
rect to the port where the majority Of
the survivors was landed was crowded
to overfloWing. The passengers in
cluded many American Red Cross
workers, representatives of the Y. NJ.
c. A., and a large number of military
and naval men. A correspondent Of
The Associated Press, travelling on this
train found every seat taken q half
hour before leaving time and number
Of passengers standing in the aisles for
the all-night trip.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08

steamer was proceeding to an English
port under convoy.
At o.45 o'clock on Tuesday evening"
he continued, Il was in No. room.
talking with fellow boatswain, when
heard terrific explosion and felt
the vessel keeling over. / said to my
mate. They've got her now
I'VE commenced lowering boats on
the starboard side. The soldiers were
lined up on deck, waiting for the boats.
Unfortunately many jumped overheard.
Il found that the boat at No. 9 sta
ton. to which l proceeded, had been
blown to pieces. then helped TO ger
boats "a. 9-B and &C away with
full compliments and the second Off
Ger got boats l to safely away.
After seeing these launched | pro-
ceeded to the other decks, where l
launched a raft. l picked up IA SOL
diers- and two of the ships company
who were swimming about. We had
no oars and had to paddle along with
our hands. We were picked up at 8
o'clock in the evening and landed on
Wednesday morning"
The first survivors were landed at 43o
o clock Wednesday morning. From then
until A. NJ. many patrol boats arrived,
each bringing full complement of sur
vivors, the number of whom by that time
read reached $50, including 40 members Of
the crew.
All the medical men at Larne, on the
northeastern coast of Ireland. where
some of the survivors were landed, were
requisitioned. Women volunteer nurses
at l.arne attended to slightly injured
men, Wards were improvised in hotels.
Thirty seriously injured men were de-
spatched to local hospitals where they are
receiving careful treatment. The re
sources of Larne were taxed to the ut
most TO provide food and clothing for the
survivors.
One OF the men who swan for two
hours before he was rescued. jokingly
said he had had enough swimming to sat-
sfy him for the rest of his life.
There was sufficient time for the re-
moval of all those on board the Tuscanie.
as she remained afioat for about two
hours after being torpedoed.
The Tuscania was one of convoy Of
troop and provision ships which. after
passage across the Atlantic. were enter
ing what until recently We're considered
compare lively safe waters. Land was
just distinguishable in the dusk of eve
ming when a torpedo hit the Tuscania
amidships.
This was at about o'clock. The steam
er took heavy list which made proper
lowering of the boats impra acticabie. Some
men jumped into the sea Others were
thrown into the water when the boats
were lowered.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
BoATsWA|N'S MATE
Tells Story Of Torpedo
ing Of Troopship Tus-
cania

London. Feb. THE Tuscania re-
manned afoat for two hours after be-
ing torpedoed
The conditions of some of the sur
MNors OF the Tuscania was pitiable.
Many mad cast aside all their clothes
ana mad been swimming about for two
hours before being rescued.
AT one point there are $50 survivors.
eisht OF whom are in a hospital. 4,
ahotner point there are 1850 survivors.
~ o. them in hospitals.
Inc admiralty announced late this
AFTERNOON, that 10 more survivors had
reached Scottish port.
A number Of survivors including the
second officer of the Tuscania, were
landed at Scottish port.
The majority of the missing were
members of the crew.
1nomas Smith of Glasgow boat
swain's mate on the Tuscania. said the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
Texas Rangers Did Shooting
1000 WISCONSIN
SOLDIERS ON BOARD

Detroit, Mich, Feb. "A staff spe-
cial 10 the Detroit reee Press from
Camp Macarthur. Texas, where Wis
consin and Michigan former National
Guardsmen have ben training says. it
is believed that more than 1000 Wiscon-
sin officers and men were on board the
Tuscania. Among them are believed to
have been about 500 Polish soldiers
from Milwaukee and other Wisconsin
cities.
While there was no all-Nichigan
units on board it is believed that about
-0@ MichIgans were scattered through
the units designated by the war de-
rS~tment-
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
rs OFFICERS
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Missing;
United States troops 113.
Crew and passengers 81.
Total 2IQ.
officials assumed that an error IN
transmission accounted for the discrep-
ancy in this dispatch's figures on crew
and passengers. The total number OF
missing among all persons on board
olO. accords with a statement of the
British admiralty issued early in the
day, so the number Of passengers ana
crew survivors probably should have
been IA instead of 14l.
No Official Story Vet
Virtually no story of the sinking Of the
Tuscana has reached the government
through official channels. Dispatches
from the embassy at London and other
sources so far have been confined 20
terse statements and announcements OF
the number saved.
Press accounts consequently have been
read with more than ordinary interest
by everyone. Army officers are proud of
the way the troops behaved and point to
the story of how the partially trained
hoNS llHed up Oh Geek Singing Hduoiai
airs 10 await their turns in the boats as
evidence of what may be expected Of
American soldiers.
To this absence of confusion and the
fact that the vessel remained afloat for
about two hours in a calm sea is attrib-
uted the small logs Of life. The Tus-
Cana was part of u large convoy and
Immediate relief was at hand. There has
been no mention in official messages to-
night that a conveying destroyer sighted
and pursued the submarine that made the
attack. The destroyer probably was
Rritsh and British admiralty reports on
the incident will be awaited with the
keenest interest.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
STRIKE BACK
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surface vessel
when a destroyer stops to listen
unliampered by the beat of her own
engines, the lurking foe also stops or
lies silent below until the destroyer
moves on again.
Slipped Under Advanced Screen
Such details as have come from Eu-
rope indicate that the Tuscania was
torpedoed by single submarine Whlcil
slipped under the advance screen OF
destroyers leading the convoy meet
There is no evidence of an attack IN
force and the U-boat probably got
into the path of the liner largely by
chance Some times as many as ~
vessels make up a convoy fleet
war department officials would say
nothing today as to the destination VI
the Tuscania. It was admitted that
American troops had been sent forward
III British transatlantic liners on sew
eral occasions There are reports that
the great White Star liner Olympic has
been employed in that work.
There is no indication III the loss OF
the Tuscania that a concentration Of sub
marines against American troopship lines
had been made. on the contrary the en-
forts Of the German high command sun
appear 10 be directed primarily against
The cargo craft bound for British ports.
SmalIness of Loss Surprises
As the roll Of missing from the Tus-
cania dwindled today. expressions OF
amazement frequently were heard 'ha' i
crowded transport could be torpedoed
with such comparativelySsmall loss o.
life The nearness of rescue craft. the
fact that the vessel was atioat Tor Two
hours after a torpedo had exploded III her
boiler room and possibly the proximity OF
the British coast, all were factors in re-
ducing the loss
Army officers say il must be remem-
bered that the troops aboard were not
seasoned veterans nor even line men sol
diers. into whom every effort has been
made to instill discipline which would
have stood them in good stead in such
an emergency The fact that most o.
them we're brought safely to land is ac-
cepted as evidence, however, that there
was no panic Some jumped overheard.
but nearly all bravely stood fast TO await
their fate.
These soldiers were Woodsmen Of the
forestry battalion, men OF the supply
| train, Of the engineer train. The most
Disciplined unit aboard undoubtedly
would be the military police. The 9TH
ers are men devoted to hard work behind
the lines.
! Around the navy department there was
renewed talk tonight Of "bottling up the
! submarine. Many officers believe that A
way can be found TO hold the t-boats
within narrow limits and keep the rest Of
! the seas free except for occasional raid
ers which might slip through
! The weight of American anti submarine
efforts is yet to he brought to bear. What
l. has been accomplished already by Amer
! ican naval forces has been largely
/ through makeshift devices and converted
craft Every week row. however, sees
| the nearer approach Of the day when all
the plans and efforts Of the navy wiz
bear full fruit and wide extension of the
! campaign will he possible both in the
way of additional fighting craft and i'm
proved devices On this is based the be-
lief thai submarines can he largely curb
| ed before summer.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
MARYLAND RA1IF|Es
federal PROHIBITION

Annapo,is. Feb. The Maryiah"
,eIa,ure has virtually ratified the feoe,..
prohibition constitutional ah'ei ,.,,s
a vote Of IS to A. The HOUSE 80
the Senate this evening in approVi"s 6,
report of the temperance commute
favor OF ratification. An amendment ~ -
viding for a referendum to the peop.o =,
vote on the question was defeated !" wy
houses.
The ratification resolution is adVah.,
70 a third reading in the House by t''-
evenings vote and it's passage is assufe'
The Ant-Saloon League has Dill oe''1,
ing the state bone dry Immediately up
its enactment and II Is understoou
passage Of this measure will be urse' :
an early date.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
TWO TORPEDOES
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plosion. l went to the stairs to reach
my station.
The dynamo was blown up By the
explosion, but the auxiliary plant was
put into operation Immediately.
There was great difficulty in lower
ing our lifeboat. the chains being orok
en- and the tackles entangled. Severai
boats capsized and the struggle in the
water of the men thrown out added 10
the tragedy.
Il entered a boat with 40 others, but
it became filled with water and we hao
to jump out l caught two oars when
had been lashed together and held on.
1 was in the water for three hours be-
fore l was picked up.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
TUSCANIA CREW
WAS FROM GLASGOW

Glasgow, Feb. 7.-Nearly all of the
members of the crew of the Tuscania
hailed from Glasgow and when it be-
came known that she had been sunk
the officers of the Anchor Line were
besieged by anxious relatives The
officials at first We're unable to give
much information regarding the sur
vivors and missing. but during the
course of the day number of those
saved arrived here. Other survivors
are expected to reach this city tomor-
row.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
LONG ISLAND ANXIOUS
FOR 213TH AERO SQUADRON

New York, Feb. 7.--Business was
practically suspended today at Sea
Cliff, Glen Cove, Oyster Bay, Saville
and other small Long Island towns
while relatives and friends anxiously
awaited word as to the fate of mem
bers OF the o13th Aero Squadron, which
was largely recruited from Long Is
land and New York families and which
was aboard the Tuscania.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
Attacked Submarine
tContinued from Page One)

to repay them when the chance Of
fers.
Monday was wild night. Had the
disaster occurred during a gale
don't like to think of what would have
happened. But Tuesday was calm.
"The first intimation we had OF pos
sible danger was an order for all men
to go on deck with life belts. 1t was
about 4.3O o'clock. At the same time
we sharply altered our course. A.
O'Clock. lust as the darkness was set
ting well in, we got the blow. NOBODY
saw the periscope. nor could one nave
been seen well. Some soldiers de-
scribe having heard Kissing souhd
;,rmedjately before the torpedo struck
us in the eneineroom.
We were instantly disabled. All the
lights went out. An order rang OUT
sending the troops to their boat stations
and to get the lifeboats out. The shocs
was not severe. II was more OF a crunch
ing-in-feeing that went through the shii
than Of a direct blow. There naturalls
was a good deal of confusion, but AT H.
time was there a panic.
There was great excitement, however
but it lasted only few minutes. Then all
the men pulled themselves together. Meg
phone calls were given all over the shi,
saying there was danger that the Vesse
would sink before all We're taken off. II
the meantime SOS signals were sent out
Even before some OF Us had graspeo
the situation British destroyers were
Gashing up alongside. Such soldiers a.
had been lowered in lifeboats We're pu
on board destroyers. A few men VIII
had Jumped overheard in the first excite
meIt were picked up. ! believe one Cl
two life5oats were smashed in launching &
Took or Men in Perfect Order
The destroyers took off our men IT
splendid style. with perfect order.
''AlI this time the Tuscania was SLOWLY
sinking. For minutes | do not know
neither to go into a lifeboat or to stcl
by the ship.
zone Of the members of the crew urged
that we stay on board and trust Johr
Bulls destroyers He yelled this in m,
ear. took his advice and waited for my
NO sooner had we cast off with 500 mer
on board that torpedo was fired at us
1t missed. Another destroyer dashed off
operating a bomb dropping device. an,
the claim was afterwards made that til.
submarine had been done in
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
DRUGGIST KNOW
A GOOD MEDICINE

Or. Kilmers Swamp Root has en-
Joyed a splendid reputation with US
for twenty-fi years. Every customer
is satisfied who uses Swamp-Root in
kidney. liver and bladder ailments
according 10 the reports received from
them. In cases of catarrh or imam :
nation Of the bladder it has proved
very beneficial. l have used it my
self with good results and in cases
where have recommended it's use
the results obtained were very favor
able Very truly yours,
NJ. j. MORAN,
Harvard Pharmacy,
BiddefOrd, Maine
MAY 8 1916.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
COLONY
TO
THE RED CROSS

Honolulu, Jan. JU.-Eager to help war
sufferers because of their own plight.
hundreds Of doomed men. women and
children in the leper settlement on Mo-
lokai have raised s2iS for the Red Cross,
il was announced here today
Individual subscriptions ranged from
80 cents to sI2. There was a hoard cs
small coins.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
MOOSE WAR BOARD
HAS REACHED ENGLAND

Pittsburg, Feb. THE war emergen-
cy commission Of the Loyal Order Of
Moose has arrived in England. accord
ing to word received here today. The
commission VIII open relief stations
in London. Paris and all headquarters
Of the American forces in France.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
His Plan.

An Irishman who was rather too fond
of strong drink was asked by the parish
priest:
My son, how do you expect tc get
into Heaven"
The lrishman replied:
"Shure and that's aisyt When I get
to the gates of Heaven III open the
door and shut the door, and open the
door and shut the door, an keep on do
ins, that till 81. Peter gets impatient
am, says. 'F3. goodness sake. Mike,
eith2r come il: o" s:ay ou;. ..'-Tit-
Bits.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
GREAT DISORDERS IN
STREETS OF pE1RoGRAO

stockholm Feb. TIE Finnish railway
althorit.es az Torcno have received re-
port that all missions have been expelled
rom Petrograd and that they have al
ready departed. There is no confirmation
uf this
Great disorders in the streets OF Petro-
grad are reported with much shooting
and looting OF supplies.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
1o1 LIVES LOST
Continued from Page One

mately 1000. \ later estimate that night
however. gave &c. and this in turnsh
however gave 267 as the number miss
ing. Thursday morning the figure was
reduced to 30 and this in turn was
lowered to 1o1 through information OBJ
tanned by Il correspondent Of The As
sociated Press in Ireland and confirm
ed by the American embassy III Lon
don. The rescued therefore numbered
a296. Among the American survivors
are g officers.
Strongly Guarded Convoy
The Tuscania a liner of 14,3iS gross
tons was one Of strongly guarded
convoy and proceeding eastward off the
north coast of Ireland when disaster
overlook her.
The shore line was visible from the
starboard side through the dusk Of on
coming night and it was from this direc-
rion that the lurking submarine discnu.r
ed a torpedo that found its mark in the
boiler room Of the steamer A second tor
pedo was seen 10 pass harmlessly astern.
Retribution for U-Boat
Apparently retribution at once beieli
the enemy under-wate boat, According
to the testimony Of an American officer
who was one of the last men to leave the
Tuscania. a British destroyer dashed to-
ward the evident location of the attack
er and dropped depth bombs that result
ed in the expressive phrase Of the sub
marine hunters. in the enemy beng
done in
The explosion of the torpedo had imme-
diate.y caused a tremendous list and
made the launching of lifeboats and RATS
extremely hazardous in the heavy sea
and darkness. Almost all the loss Of life
and the sustaining of injuries occurred
because of this condition, as there was
no panic among the Americans and the
crew, and the stricken liner remained
atioat for fully two hours. Many patrol
boats assisted the destroyers in the work
OF rescue and the survivors were landed
at various Irish and Scotch ports. where
prompt medical attention was given the
injured and the others were made com
forta Bile.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1918-02-08
HARVARD SENIORS
HOLD ELECTION

Cambridge. Mass. Feb. 1.-Officers o.
the senior class at Harvard University
were announced tonight The election
took place Jan. %, but because many 0:
the elassmen are in military service ovs--
seas all returns were not in until today.
George Amy Percy y. Arlington. a
star hocke: player. who Is nor IL war
-serylce here. WAS elected marshal