The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-02-08
Memorial Meeting.

be delighted if it is
Memorial Meeting.
WACO. Texas, Feb. S.-A memor'
ial meeting will be held Sunday night
in honor of the Michigan and Wis
consin men from Camp Macarthur,
lost in the Tuscania disaster.
The Young Mems Business league
sent kilograms to Governors Philip
and Sleeper, expressing the sympathy
of the citizens of Waco to the people
of the two northern states
Camp Macarthur headquarters an
nounced that possibly 200 Michigan
men were scattered through several
outfits on board the Tuscania. More
than l 900 Wisconsin officers and men
are believed to have been on board.
Lumber Jacks Seek Revenge.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. S.-The
lumber jacks of California are going
to avenge the Tuscania.
The submarine which sank the
transport off the Irish coast stirred
something besides the vessels hull.
The lumber camps are, fighting mad
and swear vengeance. The Tween
tieth engineers, whose units of for
esters were on board the Tuscania
down with her, was recruited largely
on the Pacific coast
Today seven husky woodsmen from
Eureka came to town and enlisted.
They are believed to be the vanguard
of rush of avenging timber workers.
All had travelled 800 miles to join an
engineers regiment.
Buckle Down for Revenge.
BELFAST. Ireland. Feb. S.-Un-
daunted by their experiences in the
torpedoing of the transport Tuscania,
American soldiers buckled down today
to prepare themselves for revenge
against the Huns-via the American
front in France.
Two trainloads OF survivors were
sent to military camp somewhere in
Great Britain where they will undergo
as soon as the equipment lost
ON the Tuscania has been replaced.
The majority of these were medical
corps men, engineers, foresters and
aviators.
Stewardess Tells Story.
AN IRISH PORT, Feb. S.-Mrs. Cot
tins and Mrs. Karson, stewardesses
and the only women aboard the Tus-
cania, slid down ropes into life boat
when the transport was torpedoed.
"a number of troops in the boat
next to ours were thrown out" Mrs.
Cottins said, in describing her expert
ences today.
1--WE were Immediately surrounded
by men swimming In the icy water.
There were only two men in our boat
able to manage the oars, but we did
Dur best as swimmers were encounter
ed. We gathered them in until our
boat was filled to the danger point.
They were still swimming about call
ing for help. Gradually other boats
rescued them"
A group of soldier survivors over
heard Mrs. Cottins' recital.
Eyes and you kids did as much as
the best man in the world" cried one.
Il saw you"
Fifty in Hospitals.
BELFAST, Ireland, Feb. S.-There
were about fifty survivors of the
transport Tuscania in Belfast hos
pitfalls today, suffering from exposure
and injuries received in the torpedo
explosion.
American army officers were check
ing up the names of survivors lodged
in hotels here and making casualty
lists, which will be forwarded to
Killed OFF by August.
HULL. Eng, Feb. Expressing
the fear that the British are in for
a bad time for few months from
submarine warfare, Admiral Sir John
Jellicoe today declared the U boat
should be killed by August if the ma
ton holds out
IThis is the first time any British
naval officer has predicted definite
date for the conquering of the sub
marine menace.
Admiral Jellicoe was formerly COM
of the British grand fleet1
scant Details Received.
WASHINGTON, Feb. S.-Despite
the fact that more than two days
have elapsed since a German U boat
sank the Tuscania. this government
has received but scant details of the
attack and only confused figures on
the missing
Official dispatches to the war de-
partnent list as lost 113 Americans
and 81 of the passengers and crew OF
the yessel-a to>al of 210.
Navy department cables state to-
day that a total of 2,035 have been
lanled at various points on the Irish
and Scotland coasts, leaving approx
mately 262 of the American troops,
Il Or,