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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
STRICKEN SHIP STAYS AFL0AT
two HOURS AFTER Being HIT;
SURVIVORS SUFFER TERRIBLY

LONDON, Feb. THE transport
Tuscania remained ahoat for two
hours after being torpedoed by Ger
man submarine.
vivors Of the Tuscania was pitiful
Many had cast aside all their clothes
and had been swimming about for two
hours before being rescued.
Three men from the Tuscania died
from exposure in one boat.
Thomas Smith of Glasgow, boat
swain's mate on the Tuscania. said the
steamer was proceeding to an English
port under convoy ~-,--a'r s~'' ---- ---s
''At 5:45 o'clock on Tuesday even.
ing" he continued, II was in No.
room talking with fellow boatswain
when l heard a terrific explosion, and
felt the vessel keeling over. I said
to my mate, They have got her now.
We commenced lowering boats on the
starboard side. The soldiers were
lined on deck waiting for the boats
board. I found the boat at No. sta
blown to pieces. l then helped to ge,
both GA. 9-B, and &C away with full
equipment and the second officer go,
boats No. l and No. safely away
After seeing these launched ! pro
ceded to the other decks where
launched a raft. picked up fourteen
soldiers and two of the ships company
who were swimming about. We had
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
Glass Denies That American
War Machine Has Fallen Down

plea that the Lewis gun was imme.
diately available. while deliveries OF
the Browning gun will be delayed /;
and they use this broken reed in face
OF expert testimony to the effect that
in tets the Lewis gun "had utterly
failed with American ammunition.
Has Thousand Of EN-
The American army in France has
thousands OF machine guns to go up
against the enemy" he said. 1T is as
well equipped with machine guns as
any army in Europe-perhaps better
equipped than the German army. And
no set Of malcontents should be per.
mitted to deceive the people Of this
country into the disturbing supposi-
tion that our fighting forces in France
are suffering in equipment of any
kind
Regarding the heath of soldiers in
camp, Mr.. Glass referred to the con-
diions at Spartanburg. s. c., where.
no said, there were only four deaths
(continued On Page Eieht.l
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
OF
SEC. BAKER

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.--Secretary
Baker issued the following statement:
The sinking OF the Tuscania brings
US face 10 face with the losses of war
III is most relentless form. It is a
fresh challenge to the civilized world
by an adversary who has refined but
made more deadly the stealth of the
savage in warfare. We must win this
war and we Will win this war. Losses
like this unite the country in sympathy
with the families of those who have
suffered loss; they also unite us to
make more determined our purpose to
press on.
"As rapidly as details come in. they
will be given to the public, in order to
relieve anxiety where possible. and
notice will be sent as promptly as pos
sible to those whose cons and broth
ers have been added to the nation
heroic dead"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. EVERY Am
erican soldier lost on the Tlscania
having dependents was protected by
government insurance. Many had ap-
piled for voluntary insurance which is
issued in amounts up to $4,000 and
all are covered Hby government COM
pensation payable to widow, child or
widowed mother. This automatic In
surance lis paid at the rate of about
$25 month for 90 years.
The war departments announce
ment last night that detachments of
the goth engineers were on the Tus-
cania was erroneous. The 10th engi-
neer regiment was the one referred
to. It is composed Of the first Mich
igan battalion signal corps; first Wis
consin battalion signal corps and men
from the fourth, fifth and sixth Wis
sonsin infantry.
The war department issued the fol
lowing statement: British authorities
have wired. instructions to their com.
mands in Scotland and Ireland to az
ford our troops from Tuscania every
possible assistance and to furnish
them with clothing requirements. Of
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. z. - Repre-
sentative Glass. In a speech delivered
in the house today, came to the de-
Tense Of the administration, answered
the charges contained in Senator
Chamberlain's indictment Of the war
department and denied that the Ameri-
can war machine has fallen down..
Mr.. Glass followed Senator Cham
berlain's speech point by point, and
praised the work of the administra-
ton in each instance. He said that It
was General Joffre who suggested sup
plying American troops with ammuni-
tion from French factories "Since it
would save the unavoidable delays,
the pressingly needed cargo space, the
tremendous cost of shipment"
Regarding the machine gun contro-
versy, Mr.. Glass asserted that the
Browning gun was selected because
experts pronounced it ''the best ma
chine gun in the world"
''The only prop on which the critics
now rest their case" he said. "is the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
All American Soldiers Lost on
Tuscania Carried Insurance

ficers have been dispatched from Lv-
erpool and Glasgow and London to
points in Ireland, where survivors now
are and they will wire names immed-
lately American consul at Belfast re-
ports six hundred survivors at Larne.
AS soon as they are properly outfitted
they will be brought to Winchester.
Among those arriving at Fort Ellen,
Islay. Scotland, were: Second Lieu
tenant Frank L. Maker. engineers; !;
following belonged to company E, 9Th
battalion. goth engineers, First Lieut..
Schweissinger, Sergeant Harry A.
Kelly, Corporal Howard E. Bullock,
Corporal William A. Cherry, Privates
Alva Bowman, Dale Hazlett, William
A. Hickring, Charles H. Ineck, Harry
Keelor, Lloyd Ledbetter, James T.
Moss, Walter Maczarek. David Foe.
Edward B. Peterson, ]. w. Redd. L. M.
Roberts. Lee F. Terzia, Ralph Uphus,
A. Vanden Driessche, Coliman White,
John S. Williams. Edward l.. Anderson,
Tom A. Ashby, Frank S. Broz. James
Bayse. Alexander M. Bush. From the
107th supply train: Private H. Kleist,
15Sth aero squadron. Privates John B.
Fleming and Edward F. Klingman.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-Amono the
survivors Of the Tuscania arriving at
Port Ellen, lslay. Scotland, were:
Second Lieutenant Frank L. Baker, en-
gineers; following belong to Company
z, 9Th battalion, 1o7th engineers:
First Lieutenant Sehweisstnoer. Ser
eeant Harry Kelly. Corporal Howard
z. Bullock, Corporal William A.
Cherry, Prlvates AIva Bowman, VIII
liam A. Hickring, Charles r. meek
Harry A. keeIer, Lloyd Ledbette Has
lett. James T. Moss, Walter Maczarek
David Foe, Edward 3. Peterson, J. w
Redd, L. NJ. Roberts, Lee F. Terzia
Ralph Uphus, A. Van den Driessehe,
CoIinan White, John S. Williams, Ed
ward L. Anderson, Tom A. Ashby
Frank s. Broz, James 5asye, AIexan
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

AT f1rSt there was some CONFUSION
at the war department as to whether
the goth Engineers or the 107th Engi-
neers we're aboard the Tuscania.
1t finally was established that the
10th Engineer regiment was not on
board. (This is separate organization
from the 1O7th 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 COM
prise the Sixth Battalion Of the Goth
which is a forestry regiment, not at
tached to the 32nd Division. 1t is one
of the forestry regiments specially or
ganized for work in France.
The goth Engineers (foresters) is the
largest regiment in the world, although
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
Three LOCAL
men were ON
TORPEDOED
STEAMSHIP
Were Among Wisconsin En-
gineers - Relatives Anx-
iously Await List of Those
Lost, when Liner Went
Down.
TWO 10 YEARS OLD
BULL ETiN1

6UlLETiN1
Ferdinand Smyser was not on board
the Tuscania according to a telegram
received late Thursday afternoon by
w. r. Lee, the soldiers uncle, from
Senator Watson.
Three Richmond men, are believed
to have been aboard the Tuscania,
when the liner was torpedoed by a
German submarine. Relatives of the
men are anxiously awaiting the list OF
names Of the lost.
The men are:
Ferdinand Alonzo Smyser, 22 years
old, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward j.
Smyser, 1872 Fort Wayne avenue.
Alfred Lee, about 19 years old, whose
parents are dead.
J. 3. Myers, Jr., son OF J. B. Myers,
16i2 North Ninth street.
All three Of the men were serving in
the one hundred and seventh regiment
OF Wisconsin engineers. Myers, IA
miliarly known as Boyd" among his
friends here, was serving IN Company
f as was Lee.
Mrs. Edward ]. Smyser, mother OF
Ferdinand Smyser, was almost pros.
trated Thursday when she learned OF
the sinking of the ship, which she be-
lieves her son was aboard.
Smyse" left Richmond last April
and went to Milwaukee where he In
tended to enter the employ. of two
uncles. in business there. However,
he decided to enlist shortly after war
was declared
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

Last week his mother received a let
ter from him in which he limited that
he was soon to sail for France. His
last words. in the letter were, don't
worry, mother" He made no mention
of the port from which he expected
to SAIL
Myers enlisted with Lee and left
Richmond last July. Myers was EN-.
p'oyed as a time keeper at the Nation
al Automatic Tool Company and Lee
was employed at the Cause green
houses on the National road, near Earl
ham college, where he also lived.
Myers, Sr., feels positive that his
son and Lee were aboard the Tuscania
as both were members Of Company E.
one hundred and seventh engineers,
which 1t was announced. was aboard
the liner.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

First news of the sinking of the
Tuscania came in report to the war
department early last night, announc-
ing that LOO survivors had been
landed at Buncrana and Larne. two
widely separated Irish ports. This
was made public about ten o'clock and
until the arrival of the state depart
ment dispatch two hours later, It was
feared that more than 1,400, including
the Cunarder's crew. had perished
The state department message said o.
173 troops were aboard the Tuscania.
No mention of the fate of the crew
was made in the state department ad-
vices nor was the landing points OF
the rescued American troops indicat.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
NEPHEW OF NEW PARIS MAN
ALSO ABOARD LINER, BELIEF

NEW PARIS, Feb. Samuel c.
Richie. cashier Of the Farmers Bank
here. believes that his nephew. Enyon
i. White, was aboard the Tuscania,
which was sunk off the coast of Ire
land, Wednesday night. White is a
member OF the 107th Engineers OF the
Wisconsin Infantry, which is reported
to have sailed on the ship.
Richie received letter from his
nephew's mother, Mrs. Robinson White
OF Butte City, Mont. Thursday saying
that she had received letter from her
son last week, and that he intended
sailing soon.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

no oars and had to paddle along with
our hands. We were picked up at
O'Clock In the evening and landed
Wednesday morning.
'::The first survivors were landed at
4:30 O'Clock Wednesday morning
From then until a. m, many patrol
boats arrived, each bringing a full
complement of survivors, the number
of whom by this time had reached
500"
All the medical men at Larne on the
eastern coast of Ireland where some
of the survivors landed were requisi
toned.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
SECOND Liner
is ATTACKED

NEW YORK, Feb. THE Cunard
liner, Aursuia. 13. 400 tons. was torpe-
doed by a German submarine within
the last 4S hours while bound for the
United States 1t was learned from the
officials OF the Cunard line today.
Although badly damaged by the ex-
plosion, the ship was not sunk and is
believed to be making her way back
to port with the assistance OF govern
ment vessels It was said, The ship
carried but little cargo.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
IS British Vessels
Sunk by Submarines

LONDON, Feb. THE official sum
mary from the admiralty. reporting
the loss Of Is British merchantmen
sunk by mine or submarine in the past
week, follows:
Arrivals. 1889; sailings, 1878
British merchantmen Of more than
1900 tons sunk by mine or submar-
inc. 10.
British merchantmen Of less than
1000 tons sunk by mine or submar-
inc, 5.
Fishing vessels sunk. T.
Merchantmen unsuccessfully attack
ed, Is.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
For WAYNE County by w. E. Moor.

For Wayne County by w. E. Moore
Partly cloudy tonight and Friday.
Snow or rain. probably the latter.
Moderate temperature.
General Conditions--An area of low
pressure which caused the marked
rise in temperature of Wednesday. has
moved east and another one of equal
size is centrol over the northwest
There Is no cold weather Of any conse-
quence over the United States except
ing in the east where the coldest
weather ever recorded for February
has occurred The. storm over the
west is moving slowly and will prob
ably cause snow or rain during the
next thirty-six hours. The tempera-
lures will continue to moderate for
thirty-six hours or longer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
Late Bulletins

LONDONDERRY Ireland, Feb. T.
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 of the survivors we're taken to
hospitals. In the majority of cases
they are suffering from injury as a
result Of accidents in the lowering Of
ing down ropes,
The survivors are proud OF the be-
haviour of the only two women on the
Tuscania. They went down a rope in
fine style, laughing.
LONDON, Feb. THE admiralty an
nounced this afternoon that ten more
survivors hal reached a British port
NEW YORK, Feb. Gable mes
sages received here in shipping cir
cles from London report the captain
and purchaser and chief steward of
TCscania, saved.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Late today
no additional official dispatches had
been received here, further reducing
the Tuscania's losses as indicated in
the London cablegram but army and
navy officials declared it entirely pos
sible and eagerly awaited Official ad-
vices.
LONDON, Feb. 7-There was suffi-
cient time for removal Of all those on
board the Tuscania. The liner was
one Of a convoy of troops and provi-
sion ships which after long passage
across the Atlantic was entering what
until recently were considered com
paratively safe waters. The ships
were within sight of land which was
just distinguishable In the dusk of the
evening when a torpedo hit the Tus-
cania amidship. This was at about
Z o'clock.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

only one battalion was on the Tus-
cania. The aggregate strength of the
regiment is 1900 officers and men.
Some of the units are still in training
in a camp near here. Colonel W. A.
Mitchell OF the regular army, CON-
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-
cauia.
The work of the Twentieth regi-
ment, which was raised with the active
cooperation Of the American Forestry
Association, is to cut timber in the
French forests for military uses at the
fighting front, for hospitals, Y. NJ. c.
A. buildings and other purposes.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
"Spring Weather" Will
Continue for 36 Hours
Says Weather Forecast

Spring weather" will continue for
at least thirty-siX hours, according to
Weatherman Moore.
The low pressure area which caused
the rise in temperature. has passed
but is being followed by another one
o. equal area which will keep the tenn
perature up for several days.
Snow or rain. probably the latter"
is predicted for Thursday evening or
Friday morning
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

The Palladium will remain open
until 9 O'Clock Thursday night to
supply additional information re-
ceived on the sinking of the Tus-
cania. Relatives of any Richmond
man, who is believed to have been
aboard the liner, are requested to
send their address and telephone
numbers. The Palladium will tele-
phone relatives, If they request it.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
WANTS ITS NAME CHANGED

The German Baptist Tri-county mu-
tual protection association of Wayne,
Union and Fayette counties filed a Pc
tition Thursday In circuit court for
change of name so that the company
hereafter would be known as the
Brethren TH-county Mutual Protection
association.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

ON BOARD THE TUSCANIA

that its
showt he following were Tuscania:
dandsev
ndred-an dsevent military police.
supply train.
One hundre aeros squadron
ndreda
division
Michigan
Wisconsin engineers The
ization distinct 10th engineer regiment
divt
Several
theyt was by the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
THE WEATHER

For Indiana by United States Wealth
er Burcau--Generally fair tonight. Fri
day probably rain or snow. Not much
change in temperature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07

ed, but the war departments message
saying that "1.100 survivors" had been
put ashore at Buncrana and Larne in,
dicated that the convoy vessels got
alongside the sinking transport quick,
ly and relief ships made the scene oe
the disaster within q few hours.
Buncrana is on Lough swiftly on the
north coast Of Donegal not far from
Londonderry. while Larne is a north
channel port on the east coast OF An
trim, near Belfast. The landing points
indicate that the Tuscania was taking
the northern route around Ireland to
England and the distance between
Buncrana and Larne leads officials ia
[continued On Page Feur.1
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
Some of the Survivors, Reach
Port Ellen, lslay, Scotland

der M. Bush. From the 10Th supply
train. Private n. kleIst, 15sth aero
squadron; Privates John q. Fleming
and Edward r. klln9man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
MUST SUBSTITUTE GRAHAM

Food Administrator Gilbert announc-
ed Wednesday graham -four must be
substituted the same as wheat -four,
pound per pound.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
GERMANY STRIKES FIRST BLOW
AGAINST THE TRANSPORTATION
|OF UNITED STATES SOLDIERS

Tuscania Lies at Bottom Of the Sea as Result Of En-
counter with U-boat Number Of Men Lost Varies
Between 10l and 2l0 as Reports Are Hourly
Received.
[Bunetin]
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-THE latest official dispatch
received here the loss Of the Tuscana places the number
LONDONDERRY, Ireland, Feb = The submarine
which orpedoed the Tuscana attacked by destroyer
An American officer gave an intnaton that the submarine
was destroyed.
LONDON Feb 7At noon the number of missing from the
Tuscana o1 according unofficial reports majority Of
these members of the
LONDON Feb 7-The following official communication was
given out early this afternoon:
toredoed the night Of the h of February off the Irish
United States military officers Is; men, 1885.
Grew, officers 16; men, 1926.
"Not specified 80.
"The total number aboard 2se7. Total saved 21s7
be given at present.
WASHINGTON Feb. 7--Torpedoed and sunk by a German
the National Guard division lies at the bot
tom of the North Atlantic today and least 6S troopers
On the basis of figures to the depart
ment the missing would be 267 the figures of the British
American troopers at 168.
There hope that the lower number will to
be correct British to the toredoed ship closed
quickly and did heroic work the small number of
Ireland for England also was such that n
e British patrol ships and other rushed her side
in that way the losses were mnimized.
Stumbled Across SUBJ Belief.
Such reports at hand details of how the
was regarded as probable that the ship stumbled the
much advertised German offensive against the line
troops and supplies.
1t thought possible the British
account for the difference figures and to the number missing
sbi that the Iuscania might have struck The ndcat
by submarines announcement says the
ship torpedoed and until detailed of the incident
available Tor study there nothing to justify going behind the
British Hal Charge of Convoy
ed by American transports British under British con-
the security Of the American beyond question
shared the task Probably numerous other trans
Destroyers Travel Ahead.
screen Of destroyer other swift boat travels
It known that virtually all the Uboats are
equipped with listening devices of considerable distance
the approach the deroyers have Uboat
commander before the vessels themselves sighted
otoss at depth until sound Of the %
have faded out showing that they had Uoat
probably ~ould come to the surface then to explore
preauon will not guard that the submarine up
As the listening devices show that ship Within to
edo could be fired by the submarine while still submerged
times under the laws chance mark and this
have happened with the Tuscana
While the loss fully appreciated bv officials
there relief about the war and navv de-
partment that the loss OF life not larger.
of war
LOO
widely separated lrsh
public o'clock
arrival OF the
Of
while
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-02-07
Today's Temperature.

NOON -. 90
Yesterday.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-13
ALEXANDER AIDS
STAMP CAMP AICN
Savings Plan Makes Buyer a
Partner With u, ST. He Says,

George w Barnes, state director Of
thc war savings stamp campaign has
asked w. J.. Alexander, state treas
urrr. 10 cooperate with him In the
work In accepting the task IN a letter
written today NJ Alexander asserts
that the war has been worth what II
has cost 10 date IN what II has done
tD teach personal economies.
The letter IN part follows:
Confident oi the final outcome Of
the struggle and certain Of the victory
io our arms, II has been worth all II has
cost 10 date IN shaping and iormulat-
ing new era in the matter Of personal
economies ! regard the proposition oi
investing IN the various government
loans as opportunities, not as sac
nhces When donations are made
outright to this or that proposition, the
giving is final, but IN the securities OF
the government the return is assured
and the interest accumulated and the
principal saved
The war savings plans are the most
typical Of democracy Buying Thrift
stamps makes one a partner with our
government, helps win the war brings
comfort and aid TO our wounded and
confusion 10 our enemies, and lays the
foundation for habit that will make
us a better, stronger and happier ~
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