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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-08
EASTERN OHIO
AERO SQUADRON
VEN IN LINER?
362 OHIO DRAFTEES
IN THE AIR SERVICE
Many Of These Believed to Be
Among Americans on
the Tuscania.
Special to Tho Intelligencer.

CHuL1coTHE, o., Fob. T-
While quarantine for rneasoles pse-
cluded the possibility. Of 81 Jefferson
county boys, who ere ordered trans
ferred to tho engineers at Camp
Grant q month ago, being on board
the TusoanIa, It was ieared at hend-
quarters tonight that some Of the
ae2nd ner. transferred Sto aero
sQuadro" tcently, wero on board the
torpedoed liner.
Mai. George Johnston, divisional
ad1utant, announced that 31l mon
had boon sent to Kely Field, South
San Antonio, Tex, carly In January.
The three aero sQundrons on board
tho Tuscania drew many: Of those
mon from Camp Kelly, otncsrs said
A few mon from Washington, Bel
mont, Monroe, Guernsey and Jeffsr-
son counties were among the 3l1
and 81 transferred there previously.
washington makes public tho casu-
atty lists.
The 81 men from Steubeuv1ue ana
It's environs who were ordered to
Camp Grant over q month ago and
who have been hold here because OF
tho measles quarantine were Albert
S. Beatty, Geo. L. Richmond, jay D.
sulons, Alex. w. Alvery, Carl z. An
derson, Louis z. Mones, John
sohwing, B. W. Britt, Howard a.
Gtfln, Homer L. Clifton, Edward w.
wiuters,sGuy Morris, MN. Miller,
Walter Rattray, Daniel Kolash. Wal
ter L. Healer, Earl B. Davis, John L.
Hannold, VIM. Malcolm, Arthur
Brooks. Charles L. Johnston.
The 2oth Engineers, on board tho
ruscania, was recruited at Camp
Grant, from drafted men from selec-
tive service cantonmeuts all over tho
country.
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WASHINGTON. Fob. Much salts
faction is found by officials her" IN the
official accounts of th' destruction "t
;nc British liner Tu$rani3t by = Ger
man submarine which showed that de-
Str"ycr. presumably British. CAV" rhaS;
Ia the raider and possibly sank h"r
with a death bomb.
No details "f tho atta'k had como 10
night from official sources Th"E are
awaited eagerly. Sorrow over III" ilrSt
loss of a transport laden Wiin American
troops iS tempered hy Ia" growing to-
tnl survivors and tn" d"nIln:tnt "nl"-
tinn among army aud navy men nov Is
Tho desire IL stvik" back.
Navy officials soc no reason ~ chAnE"
their opinion that the SUhmaru" m"n-
arc Is hcing overcome. tt" TuSHani1 IN
ctdeut IS regarded as an isolated case.
which may Srrv" a. Development @dII-
,ioral methods for rI?"l:!trG the UNDER
sea Graf and improving. tn" convoy
system NJ details "f the action WEI
l,e passed OVER when fall reports from
the British admiralty are available.
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Artillery Combats on
All the Batt|efrontS

Operations on the western front con-
tinuc 10 be marked by heavy artillery
exchanges in conjunction with raidinS
attacks on the opposing trenches. far7s
reports active cannonades on the AlSne
and Vcrdun fronts and in Alsace, ana
half dozen forays of the Germans. were
rcpulsed in which the enemy lost men
and material. According TO Berlin. lnc
Germans captured prisoners IN RAID
in FLANDERS and in engagements IN AT
lois. and French attack IN the Chairr
3aGnc broke down.
Rome reports slight artillery activity
on all the Italian 'front.' but that hostile
aircraft Wednesday renewed their bonn
bardmrnts Of italian towns. The gum
hcr IF enemy machines brought down
by the Entente airman. on the Italian
front. fro January 26 to February g.
was 81.
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OPPOSITION To
|. OVERMAN. BILL
NOT PARTISAN.
REPUBLICAN SENATORS
CALLED IN CONFERENCE
!
Both Republican and Demo.
cratic Members Line Up
Against Measure.

WASHINGTON, Feb. IA move to-
ward concerted Republican opposition Of
the new administration bill proposing to
give President Wilson blanket authotlsy
to re-organize and coordinate govern
mcnt agencies, a speech in the house by
Representative Glass. of Virginia, de.
nouncing critics Of the government and
temporary suspension Of senate debate,
were today's developments in the con-
trovcrsy over war machinery re-orGan-
iZation.
Conference Called.
4 conference Saturday morning OF
Republican senators-the first held
since the United States entered the war
was called late today by Republican
Leader GalIinger, to consider the new
bill President Wilson sent to the senate
yesterday. Bitter opposition, to the
measure is expressed openly by Repub-
licans and privately by several Dem
ocratic leaders. There were twenty
five signatures on the call for the Re-
publican conference. ~
The Republicans also expect to con-
slider joint action on the administrators
measure to create a war finance corpor-
alton. which is being urged by Sccre-
tary McAdoo and upon other adminiS
tratlon legislation. -.
With the Overman bill injecting new
and unexpected element into the con-
trvyersy, Several senators planning ad-
drsses on the military committees war
cabinet and munitions director bills
postponed them and tho senate held but
n brief session without renewal of the
debate. Tomorrow Senator Thomas, Of
fcontinued on Pags Tsn-)
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LONDONDERRY Ireland. Feb. -
The submarine which torpedoea the
Tuscania was attacked By destroyer.
An American officer gave an intima'
rion that the submarine was destroyed.
This officer was one OF the last i0
leave the Tuscania. He gave Tie As
Sociated Press vivid account u ne
disaster.
The second torpedo fired by the sub
marine missed its mark. he said.
Thereupon a destroyer. which was
near the sinking liner. dashed off TO-
ward tho submarine. using q bomb
dropping device. The claim is mad"
that tho submarine was done lu' by
the bombs thus exploded.
The American officer said:
Everything went whll with u dug
ing rho voyage Many of Our mrn
had never been 10 sea hefors. and |
must say they stood il like soldiers.
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a BODIES OF
j. {. SOLDIERS
CONE: ASHORE
CORPSES MUTILATED
BEYOND DESCRIPTION
No Means of Identification
All VIII Be Buried in a
Common Grave.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb.
Only few names Of Tusr
cauia survivors were caoled to
washington today. Among those
arriving at Fort Ellen, 1slay,
Scotland, were:
Second Lieutenant frank L.
I Maker. engineers. Following
belonged to Company z, Sixth
battalion. Twentieth engineers:
First lieutenant Schweissinser,
Sergeant Garry A. Kelly Corpo-
raj Howard {. Bullock. Corpo-
raj William A. Cherry. Privates
Alva Bowman, Dale c. Eazelett,
William a. Htckrirg, Charles a.
meek, Harry A. Neeler, Lloyd
Ledbet.er, James T. MOSS. Wal
ter nIaczarck. David Foe. Edward
B. Peterson, ]. W. Redd, L. III.
Roberts, Lee T. Terzta, Ralph
Uphus. a. vanden Driesche,
Coleman white, John S. Will
liams. Edward I. Anderson Tom
A. Ashby, Prank S. Broz, James
Basye, Alexander NJ. Brush.
From the 1oTth supply train:
Private Il. Kletst, l5Sth aero
squadron, Prtvates John 3.
Fleming nnd Edward 2. King
man.
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No LIST OF: TIE
MISSING IS YET
FORTHCOMING
ALL BUT l13 OF THE
u. S. SOLDIERS SAFE
Virtually No Story Of the
Sinking Received BY
American Government.

WASHINGTON, Feb. --latest
official advices to the war depart
meut tonight accounted for nil ex-
cept 1l3 of the 2,l56 American SOL
diers who were on board the Brit
ish liner Tuscania when subma-
rine sent her down Tuesday night
of the irish coast.
This figure was not final and high
hopes that the loss Of life would
prove much smaller were built
upon cablcd press dispatches saying
just lol men, most Of them men,
6ers of tho crew, were missing
nmoug the entire force Of soldiers,
sailors and passengers.
No attempt was made tonight TO
prepare list Of the lost or miss
ing. Only few names of survivors,
had been received and the lndica-
tions were that 1t would be impos-
stble to announce them NIL before
tomorrow at the earliest. The res
cued were landed at widely separat-
ed Irish and Scotch ports, and
while reports tell OF elaborate ar
rangements for their care and conf
fort, urgent instructions to repre-
sertatives Of the war, state and
navy departments that full detaila
Of the disaster and complete rec
ord of tho saved be sont at the car
Hest possible moment tonight had
brought but meager responses.
Total Missing 2lo.
According to the war depart
ment's official report tonight the
total missing from the 1887 per-
sons aboard tho linor was 2lo. The
latest dispatch gave this recapitu-
lation:
Survivors-United States troops,
2,o43; crew and passengers, 141.
Total, 2,1e4.
On board-United States troops,
2,156; crow and passengers, 241.
Total, 2,397.
Missing United States troops, 1l3;
crew and passengers, 81. Total, 2lo.
Officials assumed that an error
In transmission accounted for the
discrepancy IN this uspatch's Ag-
ures on crew md passengers. The
total number of missing among all
persons on board, 2lo. accords with
a statement Of the. British admiral
ty issued early in the day, SO tho
number Of passenger and crew sur
vtvors probably should haVe been
l44 instead Of 141.
No Details Obtained.
Virtually no story Of the sinking
of the Tuscan1n has reached the
government through official chan
nels. Dispatches from the embassy
at London md other sources 80 far
have been corflued 20 terse state
ments and announcements Of the
number saved.
Press accounts consequently have
been read with more than ordinary
interest by everyone. Army officers
are proud Of the way the troops
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80: that h.r.nu ia ia" frc""h "rGanIHa-
f!nn ,.f tn" Rod ,'r"sS whi.'h deals with
relief and rehabilitation in H." war zone.
Store and transportation yer" put IN
fh.. hands Of thu organizer "f tn" Red
cross war"Iinii%n :, Si"iu in Frames: pur-
rhaSo III, thuS' of th" ltalinu buyer for
Ia lnrc.. American huu>'' DOING business
IthroUl:hrut Europe: accounting and
.i:!mr,r" iit th" hnTds "t r." treasurer OF
,h" Rcd i'rrSS organization III France,
Curtrnli,r IT :. New York trust company.
ar,d v"rgrnl administration in those or
"a rrtr"ii business rihn Who's" gers "f
,xp"riri"" III ~. ruHnuG Hr'ilt "f ch"nil-
~! Industries has llli"riI l"s"H trans
lated into hiiillInr up tor IN" H"'i Cross
Il Su;pl. and fuInIirir" making c"ntcr
~ III heart nf lh, 't'y-SIa:Cd area re-
covered hl tn" l'r'N'h last spring.
Passport. cable. ra'ir"ad employment.
iiltnc and uthrr S"rvi"Cs were RAPIDLY
set in motion i'll Offices in the Palazzo
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ross had sent clothing and bedding
Tor refugees Ia Florence, L"Chorn. Ra.
Ncnna and Naples: thai. il has con.
tribufed funds for, the purchase OF
clnthing Ia local committees of the
Italian Red cross at Florence. Eol-
"gna. Anrnna. Genoa. Naples. Palcr'
mo and Barr: that IL has provided
funds tor relief work 10 american con-
&ulS Ut LcEhurn and ta;ania: that in ad-
dIiI"u IL III" large gifts mentioned
earlier It has authorized the equip
m"nt afri maintcran"" If 4. $50 bed
refuge hum" III Milan and n chalet
at Tia, r..iIwry Stat:"n 1t Genoa, orr
Saui:od crMIuiti-"* ~ noted at those
two rIti,S and "ctHhlIshed resident
delegates in Florence. Bologna, An
coma. Milan. Rom" and Naples.
Money And Supplies. -
Tho fn!i"winS Shii'n"nia~
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SECTION II.

N..nwh,la th.. work 1T II" provinces
and ,h., organization "t 4 temporary
h"adquartc-s staff hal s"n: forward,
I.nd..r = deputy commissioner, wa" h''i
h";!o.d shn,.n tn" d"v"l"rn"n' 1t k"'!
''r,sss work in Franco. lis iHrr" mann
.tr,,s,"nS r"re rapidly duplicate! hHr"---
:ur't'.;rv affairs. cIvil affairs an" admin
!>tr;tinn.
TIL" military department "nS Fht ~
M bands nt An American VINO. Niti'r
;hc ,.-St ,.=,- uf fil. war. has h''.u "n''
~ IT,. >..,"r engineers "f m"Il'hl
surpiy >"r. ic. rr.tc!.iue h"tw""i' ihr'''
ami :rt:E thousand E;'.n"h huSrithiS ah"
"ut.:,',& into every Si'h"r" If army '''-
t!yi,y from the advanced dressing sta
iior> ~ >anat"rif, IL tE-' south "t
France. 'rh" riv'I IL L'r;,rtm"rt WAS put
III tN. hands Of 4 FORMER :n"n'h"r OF
Mr.. Hooyers stalf III Belgium, now chief
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rr"n ccnrrrs in that hrit through
which tn" stream was fIdYing south
and wrst---ti-noa. Milan lFi"r"ncH.
bologna. and after th"nl. lf"Inc, An
coma nn.l Naples. lIr decided I" limit
tn. civilian work Ia cmcrg.nt relief
g. whas could hc carried on Al tn2
stations and not 10 attempting anything
with respect To the car and lodgmcnt
nf rcfclIr,S. AT the points of settlement
until tnrir needs III transit had lifted.
Moreover h" ranked lhc wants "f the
spirit uuIl" as real ns ih0S, Of II"
l"dy. and tn" railroad stations Offered
Iautas" ground from which t" fly tn"
Stars and stripes and itrl Cross flags
and show that Americans w"r" hort
and helping.
At the end OF two weeks. INC director
could rcrort that teams uf Red Cross
workers had established soup kitchens
nj or near tho stations III Rome. An
coma, Genoa und Milan; that the Red
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AMERICAN OFFICER CLAIMS THE
ATTACKING SUB IS DESTROYED
Gives Graphic Story of the Sinking of the
Confusion But No Panic Followed Death
Blow of Great Liner.
We we're one of powerful convoy.

we were one of powerful convoy.
II must not tell you our position in
the convoy or how the various ships
were formed. bur you may take it that
all the other boats have got through
as far rs ! know As for ourselves.
we'll, The Huns succeeded in getting
only fraction Of our fine fellows in
addition Ia our boat: bur if they have
they have put the iron into our souls
and We will be ready 10 repay them
when thr chance offers.
Monday was wild night. Had the
disaster occurred during a gale. |
don'i like TO thiEl of what would have
happened But TUESDAY evening was
calm.
THE first intimation we had Of pos
siblc danger was an order for all men
10 20 on deck with life belts. 1t was
about so o'clock. At the same time
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'h.y organized IL similar r"nmi't"' IN
ih"- morning MT With 'h";r Milan
group n IN" "i'"rrnuI. AMI "n va
irshay "r two day after M lN''H
ross nrcrcd work IN Rome. full
;lr,iG"d American l;"d Cross commit
i,rs wrr, at work III in''>s iw" I'M
rrriAni northern ""nt'rs.
The Civilian Development.
Nrruwhl" reports w'r" coming IN
hy wire nlii !.'i"r tr"In tn" ""nSu'$.
;,skir,. r,- n,un.,.. saying h",v th'y
could u.,. u, ..itnwiu= "a" need for Pc
$"mu'l pu 81. rlIjjram i'lI"r with a
staff {" hn .r"aird on ~ lhIn AR.
v.Irh 'ar railroads ""nG'*i"d ana with
r.r man hu"w'na, ~" l"n.:' ih" stream
If rrluu.r% Wruid keep up. II" adm'n-
is,rnriyn. r!nl,!,r waS one Of limiting
effort
TIL, directors "f civilian relief got
Gown e r:lr"ai map and hu'lt his
carly programme on the tranSporta-
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AN IRISH PORT, Feb. 1.-THE
bodies of forty-four of the missing
101 victims of the Tuscania disas-
ter were washed up today, on the
rocks fifteen miles from the scene
of the torpedoing. All were Amer
leans and their bodies were mutt
lated beyond recognition. -.
A pathetic feature is that, al
though all the victims wore tags,
no Identification numbers had
been put on them because these
Americans had not as yet been as
lcontinuea on PsEs rer.l
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THE WEATHER.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Fore

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7.-ForecastI
west virginia-Rain late Friday and
Saturday. not much change In te1npera-
ture.
Western Pennsylvalha-Snow north.
rain south portion late Friday and on
Saturday.
ohio-rair Friday, followed by rain
In afternoon; Saturday, rain, not much
change In temperature.
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MISSING LIST Is
REDUCED To 101
BY A. P. REPORT
rs OFFICERS AMONG
THE 2,296 SURVIVORS
Nearness of Other Conveyed
Vessels Facilitated Work
of Rescue.

A story Of disaster at sea af-
fectiug the hearts and hopes Of
Americans, although they have
been schooled to expect 1t ever
since the first contingent Of their
fghting men left an Atlantic port
to become brothers-in-arns to the
entente warriors who are entseuch-
ed against the German hordes, for
tuaately has dwtndled In the telling.
One hundred and one lives wore
lost in tho torpedoing Of tho Brit
ish troop ship Tuacania OF tho
Irish coast at dusk Tuesday even-
Ing, according to the latest report.
. She carried 1897 souls, including
2,l7s United States army foresters,
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ROOSEVELT IN !: !: \.
HOSPITAL, WITH
FAMILY At SIDE
Statement From Physicians
Shows Seriousness of His
Condition.

NEW YORK. Feb. .7.-Colonel Theo-
dorc Roosevelt was resting easy to-
night I'm Roosevelt hospital. where he
was operated on yesterday Tor hsiula
;ind ahsccsscs in both ears.
The physicians in attendance upon the
former President. in 4 bulletin issued 1t
. O'Clock this evening. said they were
very hopeful about his progress bu:
arc unable TO say positively Until TO-
morrow whether further operations Will
be necessary.
The bulletin follows:
"pr. Martin and DR.. Bu"l consulted
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Labor More Plentiful.

Labor was m"r" plentiful today,
however. and loading and unloading on
rratinn% went an fH>i-" IN most .: INC
country. coal SIill was frozen IN cars
wh,,.l. have hc"u s'anLjnE III tho OPP"
for days. and il Win TAX" day nr two
Of lnoirratH t,.mn"rat atur" Ia ,haw II out
Tin. condition WAS particularly had at
N,,v York and other eastern ports
wn"rr difficulty i hcinG encountered
IN numbering ships.
p.uor.s from H. II. Smith. regional
director of railroads IN til" east. said
Yesterdays freight movement was
ohout forty percent below normal and
,hir .aprlird /, coal as we'll ~ I" gen
.ral freight. Stat" fu"t administrators
rcrrrr.ri ihur reserve stocks Of coal had
dis:rrar.arrd in many cases, and that in
,Iu u~lY'i+S\w"rc prepared I" SHUT down un-
lrssi >@lIthlrntS fr""r"r tomorrow.
Eeatless Mondays Continue.
The SnnrtnCc uf fuel Ill New England
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Rain Late Friday and on Saturday,
Not Much Change in Temperture.
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Arizona republican., 1918-07-04
IRISH APPEAL FUR
 AMERICAN BACKING

DUBLIN, July 3-The Mansion House anti conscription conference to- night issued the message sent to Presi- dent Wilson through Ambassador Page in London. The document is lengthy and recounts all the well known griev ances concerning British mis- govern ment in Ireland It asks sympathetic judgment from the United States at a time when Great Britain which strove a century and a half ago to crush the American colonies for asserting the principle of no taxation without the consent of it's representatives, now threatens to crush the Irish people un- less they consent to blood tax against the protests of their representatives.
 The document emphasizes that up until the year 1900 the privilege of free citizens to bear arms in self defense had always been refused to Ireland, and continues:
 Liken It to 1776
 During the American revolution the champions of your liberties appealed to the Irish parliament against British aggression. Today it is ouI turn to appeal to America. To- day, as in the days of George Wash ington, nearly half of the American forces have been furnished from the descendants of our banished race. {.
 Yet while self determination is re- fused we are required by law to bleed to make the world safe for democ- racy' in every country except ous own"
 Declaring that the bones of ter thousand children of Ireland lie whit ening on the battlefieldS of the presen' war the appeal asks what is to be theil reward-the spot on earth they loved best and which they hoped their sac. rifices might help to freedom lies un, redeemed under the age-long thrall | dom.''
 So, too, would it forever lie" it add were every man within the shores O Ireland to immolate himself in Eng lands service unless the clamor of dominant caste be rebul1ed and stilled.
Arizona republican., 1918-07-04
b|SBEE STRIKE AND
 DEPORTATION |S UP
Republican A. p. Leased Wire

CHICAGO, July 3-The strike and deportation of miners at Bisbee. Ariz., were reviewed in detail today at the I. w. w. conspiracy trial before Fed eral Judge K. M. Landis.
 A. $. Embree. said to have been one of the deported miners, testified as a witness for the defense that general dissatisfaction was caused in the Bis bee district late in 1916 and early in 1917 by an effort of the companies to speed up mine production.
 Miners were expected 10 put in and fire twice as many holes as formerly" he said. After a convention which decided on strike. delegation was sent to the Copper Queen Mining com pany, but the manager refused to talk with us and tore up the written de- mands of the men,
 James Phillips. a defendant. testified that there was little trouble among the seafaring men and firemen in the Atlantic service from the outbreak of the war He said the [. w. W. had 95 per cent of the marines in the coastwise service
Arizona republican., 1918-07-04
TWO VIOLENT HUN ATTACKS ON AMERICANS FAIL
IWO Americans Planes Lost In
 Downing Seven

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN FRANCE, July 3.-(By the As sociated Press).-During the aerial fighting today four more enemy machines were brought down. Vic tories are claimed for lieutenants J. H. Stephens, New York; K. L. Porter, Dowagiac, Mich, Ralph O'Neill, Denver and Maxwell Per ry, Indianapolis.
 All told on Tuesday and We'd nesday the patrols from American pursuit squadrons in this sector engaged in about 20 combats, bringing down seven enemy planes. Two American aviators were lost and one was seriously wounded.
 Among the airmen engaged in the fighting today was Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of Col. Theodore Roosevelt.
 All the American air victories were achieved in battle royal high in the skies over Chateau Thierry, when an American patrol met what is believed to have been one of the famous German flying circuses. The "dog fight" as the American flyers terms such an en- gagement, lasted half an hour, the Germans beating a retreat when it became apparent that they were getting the worst of the engage ment.
 All the American machines re- turned safely from the encounter, some of them with several bullet holes in them.