The sun., 1918-02-07
War Department Promises Full De-
tails but So Far Only Knows That
Most of Troops Were From
the 32d Division.
UNITS CAME FROM MANY STATES; III.
SOME ARE NATIONAL GUARDSMEN,
Sunken Vessel Was Chartered by Cunard From
Anchor Line-Last Arrival at American
Port Was January 17-Date Of
Sailing Not Revealed. ~s

Sailing Not Revealed.
Specie, De.paea r-,s sus -
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The British transport
Tuscana with 279 United States troops board has
torpedoed and of the north of Ireland All but
267 have been accounted for. .'' -,
The first bulletin of the War Department said:
The War Department has been officially advised that
the steamship Tuscana torpedoed and sunk and that
survivors numbering 1100 far could be ascerained.
landed at Buncrana and Larne in Ireland. There
q total of 2179 United States troops this vessel
No of lost has been reported the War De-
partment and Of survivors reported Addi.
tional particulars promised received.
About midnight cablegram received from Ambas-
sador Page in London, who said that 1912 had been
counted for.
Units Which Were on Board.
The War Department tonight that
ords showed the following board the Tuscania:
Headquarters detachment and Companies D, and Of
the Twentieth Engineers recruited from foreers in New
England and the Northwest.
10th Engineer Train Frst battalion of Michigan I'm.
gineers.)
10Th Military Police made up from Fourth and Sixth
Wisconsin Infantry.)
10th Supply Train. made up from Fourth Fifth and
Sixth Wisconsin Infantry.)
Tooth Aero Squadron
158th Aero Squadron.
213th Aero Squadron.
Replacement detachments Nos. the Thirty.sec
ond Division. (Men from Wisconsin and Michigan)
Fifty-one casual officers.
The Thiryecond Division composed National Guard
troops from Michigan and Wisconsin The division trained
Camp Macarthur, Texas.
Conveyed by British Warships.
announced that ruscan,a manned by Brit
h sailors, with British naval guard and conveyed by
British warships.
The bornbshell to Washington. President
Wilson tie theatre and the sound of the newsoys
extra greeted him when he left Secretary of War
Baker his Office but otherwise the War Department
practically deserted arrangements
could be made with the many questions coming from
all quarters particularly with relieving anxiety by giving
the names of the men on the ship. ..
Excitement grew in intensity the evening on.
Cabinet officers teephoned for information, and Mr.
Tumuly Secretary the President showed deep
for every available bit of information to transmit the
President.
The Tuscania, former Cunarder British
ships turned to the United States Army for transport
duty. The fact that the ship under convoy
led the belief that with the IT,
boat had been fought presumed that the survivors
landed by vessels in the convoy
Indicates New U-Boat Drive.
The serious it is. unexpected Officials
have warned time and again that this of disaster
be expected part of the danger involved in So far the
American transport service has been particularly fortunate it
explained
Coming the heels of Germanys threat begin sub
marine offensive against American transports the nd-
Gates that this Teuton drive has perhaps begun.
Secretary Baker in recent summary of war operations
warned the nation that the ull in German submarine actv
ties due to the retng of the Uboas for the drive on
the American supply system.
The list of those lost be available several days.
Unless the muster roll has of by some of those on
board Is lost with the ship This would copicate matters
and necete cable exchanges before definite list could be
made up Otherwise the Of the survivors have to
come in pecemea and this will up situation for
The State Departments despatch gave the number Of