Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1918-02-28
Sinking of Transport TusCania
Inspires Nation to Garry War
On to Victory.
LADS FACED Death BRAVELY
America Ready With New Methods to
Combat the Observation-Disclosures
6olsheVlki Fighting All Their
iuhbors-President Will
son Asks Further
Powers.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARp.

by 6G"HhD W. TlNNfNnNs
The United States sustained It's first
severe blow In the war on Wednesday,
when the transport Tuscania, carrying
American troops to Europe, was tor
pedoed off the north Irish coast and
sank in two hours. At the time of
writing the number of missing, pre-
sumably dead, is 101. OF these 81 were
American officers and enlisted men,
the others being members of the Brit
ish crew. That the losses were so
small was due to the excellent work
Of the conveying vessels and the time
the Tuscania remained afioat.
The fact that such disasters as this
were expected in the process of trans
porting hundreds of thousands of men
to Europe does not lessen the shock
to the nation or mitigate the anguish
of the relatives of the victims. But
those relatives have the great consola-
ton of knowing that their boys met
their fate bravely and calmly, as Amer
lean soldiers should, and that they gave
their lives for their country and for
civilization as truly as If they had died
on the field Of battle. Most Of these
troopers were but partly trained men,
bers of forestry and other contingents
going over to work behind the lines
but when the first excitement of the
explosion had passed these lads, like
veteran soldiers, lined up on the deck
and sang national airs while they wait
ed their turns in lifeboats.
The sinking Of the Tuscania has
served to weld the determination of
the entire nation to see the war
through to a victorious finish. 1t also
has brought forth the information that
the American navy, which so far has
been fighting the U-boats with make
shift devices, is now about ready to
put into operation new devices and
methods that it is confidently believed,
will prove most effective in dealing
with the murderous submarines. The
movement of troops to the other side
will not be checked in the slightest by
the loss Of this one transport. Says
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels: "Just
as fast as our ships can carry men to
Europe they will go, and just as fast
as they are equipped they will be sent
and ships will carry them, and no man
living will ever again see the day when
our goods will be carried across the
Atlantic except in ships flying the hal
of the United States"
For q bunch that is determined to
have peace, the bolsheviki of Russla
are getting plenty Of lighting these
DAYS. And according to reports, they
are not getting the best of It. Under
taking to coerce Finland into revolu
tion like their own in Russia, they anC
the Finnish Red guards have been de
feated In long and bloody battles a
Uleaborg and Tammerfers by the gov
eminent forces commanded by Genera
Mannerheim, known as the White
guard. Uleaborg was the chief MILL
tary depot OF the Russians In northern
Finland, and both there and at Tam
noerfors the White guard captured con
siderable stores OF munitions and arms
60 far Sweden has refused to permi
supplies to be sent across the horde
10 General Mannerheim, despite tn
demands of the Swedish press and pee
pie.
To the south the bolsheviki are fight
ing both the Ukrainians and the Rou
manians in Besarabia and apparentl
getting well whipped. In one fight tn
Roumanians captured and disarme
two entire divisions of Russians. i
western Siberia General Kaledines wa
said to be working his way towar
. omsk, while farther east another fore
of Cossncks was moving north fror