Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1918-02-08
TRANSPORT SUNK;
267 ]. S. SOLDIERS
AMONG MISSING
ARMED LINER TUscANlA, CARRY;
ING 2,17s AMERICAN TROOPS,
TORPEDoED OFF IRELAND.
1912 ARE REPORTED SAVED
Wisconsin and Michigan Guardsmeu
Go Down When Teuton U.Boat
Hits Troop Shi p-convoyed
by British Vessel.

by British vessel.
Washington, Feb. 1.-THE Cunard
liner Tuscania, carrying 2,179 Am
erican soldiers, has been torpedoed
and sunk off the Irish coast, but late
official reports said 1912 of the Of
dcers and men had been saved, indi-
eating the loss of 267 lives. These
reports suggested the list of rescued
might prove even larger.
The troops were composed chief.
ly Of attachments of Michigan and
Wisconsin National guardsmen.
The Tuscania is a British vessel,
and was under convoy of British war
ships.
Greater Loss First Reported.
A brief dispatch to the War depart
ment from London early in the even
ing announced the disaster and re-
ported the landing Of only LOO sur
vivors and for more than two hours
it was feared that probably 1900
men, including members Of the lin
er's crew, had gone down.
When a message came to the State
department from the embassy at
London later saying 1912 Of the
Americans had been accounted for,
The Joy of officials almost swept
away the distress occasioned by the
earlier news.
The first LOO survivors were land
ed at Larne and Buncrana, two wide
ly separated Irish ports, and this,
coupled with the evident fact that
rescue ships were quickly at hand.
gave rise to hope that nearly every
body on board the Tuscania except
those injured by the explosion might
have been saved.
President Waits News.
The President, Secretary Baker
and, in fact, all official Washington
we're up late waiting for further
news. Only the briefest dispatches
we're received, and none gave details
Of the attack on the liner. Even the
thine was not given, but it was as
sumed that it occurred early in the
morning, as the first message was
filed at London at o'clock in the
afternoon, probably within an hour
after the relief ships reached the
Irish coast.
The President was at the theater
when the news was received, and he
was not told until he returned to the
White House. In the meantime the
War, Navy and State departments
mad sent urgent messages by wireless
and cable instructing their represent
tatives in England and Ireland to for
ward every available fact immedi-
ately.
List of Units Aboard.
Because of the nature of the mill
tary organizations carried by the ship
the War department announced that
It would be impossible to say def
nitely what troops were aboard until
the list of survivors was received.
Later, however, the adjutant gen.
erals office made the list public. It
follows:
10th Engineer train; 10Th Engineer
train; 10th Military police; 10th
Supply train; No. 100 Aero squadron;
l58th Aaro Squadron; 213th Aero
Squadron; Replacement detachments
Nos. and 2 Of the 32nd division;
Headquarters Detachment and Com
panies D, E, and F Of the goth En-
gineers; the 32nd division is CON-
posed Of National guard of Michigan
and Wisconsin, The division trained
at Camp Macarthur, Texas.
Thus, all the soldiers are former
Wisconsin and Michigan guardsmen
except those in the aero squadron,
VINO probably were recruited from all
parts of the country.
First Ship With Troops.
The Tuscania was the first ship car
rying American troops to Europe to be
sunk by German submarine, but the
American transport Antilles was tor
pedoed and sunk in the war zone
while returning to the United States
from France and IA soldiers were lost
witch 1856 other persons, including sew
eral members of the naval armed
guard.
American warsnips conveying trans
ports last June twice fought of sub
marine attacks.
Ship Bound for England.
Since then, however, there has beer
no report of an attack on ship car
rying American troops to Europe.
Recently the Navy department hat
Finland Forces Route Red Guard.
: Stockholm. Feb. 7.-General Man