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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
Some Needlessly Leaped Into
Sea When Ship Was Hit.
Only Two Women on Board
Slid Down Rope Laughing.
WERE WITHIN SIGHT OF LAND
Survivor Says Crash Came at
5:45 Tuesday Afternoon.
Ship Remained Afloat Two
Hours; Scene Was Orderly.

Londonderry, Ireland, Feb. THE
submarine which torpedoed the Tus-
cania was attacked by a destroyer An
American officer gave an intimation
that the submarine was destroyed.
This officer was next to last to leave
the Tuscania. He gave the Associated
Press a vivid account of the disaster.
The second torpedo fired by the
SUI marine missed it's mark, he said.
Thereupon destroyer which was near
the sinking liner dashed off toward
the submarine, using a bomb dropping
device The claim is made that the
submarine was done in" by the
bombs thus exploded.
The Tuscania remained afloat for
two hours after being torpedoed.
Tells How II Happened.
Thomas Smith, of Glasgow, a boat
swain's mate on the Tuscania. said
the steamer was proceeding to an
English port under convoy
'.At 5:45 o'clock on Tuesday even
ing" he continued, Il was in No. l
room talking with a fellow boatswain
when 1 heard a terrific explosion and
felt the vessel heeiing over L said to
my mate, They've got her now.
I'VE commenced lowering boats on
the starboard side. The soldiers were
lined up on deck waiting for the boats.
Unfortunately many jumped over
board.
Il found the boat at No. station,
to which proceeded, had been blown
to pieces. 1 then helped to get boats
ga, 9-B and &C away with full com
plements and the second officer got
away safely.
after seeing these launched, 1 pro-
ceeded to the other deck where l
launched a raft. L picked up fourteen
soldiers and two of the ships COM
pany, who were swimming about. We
had no oars and had to paddle along
with our hands. We were picked up
at 9 o'clock in the evening and landed
Wednesday morning"
Landed Eleven Hours Later.
The first survivors were landed al
4:30 o'clock Wednesday morning
From then until a. m. many patrol
boats arrived, each bringing a full
complement of survivors, the number
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
S945,0OO,OOO Means 5.32 Per
Cent to Rail Companies.
But Stockholders Must Assume
War Tax Burden.
EXPECTS ROADS TO ACCEPT
Return Properties in as Good
Condition as When Taken.
National and State Taxes Con.
tinue Under Present System.

Washington, Feb. 7.-Chairman
Smith of the senate interstate COM
merce committee, in reporting favor
ably to the senate today the admins
tration railroad bill, estimated that
under the measures provisions the
government will guarantee annually
to railroads of the country s945,0o0,-
900 which will represent return of
5.32 per cent. This, he says, 're-
fleets neither poverty nor riches" but
railroads will accept "these terms as a
just and fair measure of their con-
stitutiona1 rights
An agreement on the bill was
reached by the committee last Satur-
day, but minority reports are to be
submitted by Senators Cummins and
LaFollette. Administration leaders
ton next Monday.
No Time for Controversy.
your committee is of the opinion
gercy legislation and not the time to
settle the many controversial and
vexed questions concerning our future
transportation policy" Chairman
Smith says in prefacing his report. He
then takes up the compensation sec
tior and adds:
About seventy-five great operating g
railroads do over 90 per cent of the
railroad business. The committee be-
lieves that most of these great rail-
road carriers will accept these terms
as just and fair measure of their
constitutional rights. Section 1 fur
ther provides that ordinary taxes, ma
tional and state, shall as now be paid
out of operating revenue; but war
taxes according to the act of Octo-
Der 3, 1917, are to be paid by the
companies out of their own funds, or
charged against the standard return
In other words, the holders of rail-
road securities are to bear their own
just portion of war burden. Section
1, also requires that each agreement
shall contain adequate and appro-
pirate provisions for maintenance and
depreciation of property and creation
of reserves SO that properties may at
the end of fede' al control be returned
to the owners in a condition substan-
TALLY equivalent to their condition
when taken over by the government.
Opposes Untried Theories.
There has, of course, been much
discussion as to the fairness and JUS
tice of the proposed amount of the
standard return. 1t is plainly in the
public interest-and indeed war
need. Rights of owners must be test
ed by present conditions-not by some
theory of capitalization never made
operative under federal or state law
OF generally followed by the courts.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07

At o'clock this afternoon the mer-
curry had climbed to the high record
mark for this date and was expected
to set a new record before evening.
Todays weather was an ideal sample
of the April brand, Mr.. Flora asserted.
The average temperature for the day
was Is degrees above normal At 2
o'clock the wind was blowing miles
an hour from the southeast
For the first time in many long
days the citizens of Topeka went
about their business today in mere
coats Nor was this true of Topeka
a1one, for all over the United States
the temperatures Wednesday were
above freezing. In the east, where the
country has been buried for days un-
der a deep covering of snow, the sun
and warmth were most welcome. es-
pecially in view of the tense fuel sit
uation in those parts.
The lowest temperature in Topeka
Wednesday night was 3S degrees at
Confined from Page Two.1
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
DEFEAT GOVT ARMY
Report Finland's Federal Forces
Routed by Red Guards.

London, Feb. THE Finnish Red
guard have surrounded Tammerfors
and have defeated General Manner
HEINZ commander of the governm ent
forces in Finland, according to a dis
patch from the Russian official news
agency in Petrograd.
General Mannerheim' forces are
said to be in retreat with the Red
Guards in pursuit General Manner
helm and his White Guards are retir-
ing toward the Gulf of Bothnia.
Tammerfors was defended by 1000
government troops. The losses on
both sides were heavy.
The fighting is said to have begun
early Monday morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
.TUSCANIA LAST OF FLEET
OF FIVE HUGE STEAMERS

New York, Feb. 7.-According to
records of the Anchor line here,
the Tuscania carried a crew of
220, under command of Captain
Peter Mclean, the majority of the
crew being subjects of Great Bri-
tain. The loss of the Tuscania,
which was under charter to the
Cunard line, completes the destruc-
ton by submarines of a fleet of
five passenge. ships aggregating
57,818 gross tonnage owned by the
Anchor line at the beginning of the
war. The other ships were: Gale
donia, sunk in 1916; Cameronia,
April Is, 1917; Transylvania, May
4, 1917; California, February,
1917.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
ALARM OVER ROOSEVELT
Call for Three Physicians Arouseu
Rumor His Condition Worse

New York, Feb. THE sudden ar
rival this afternoon of the three pF1ysi-
clans attending Colonel Roosevelt at
the hospital. where yesterday he un-
derwent an operation for abscesses.
gave rise to reports that the colonef's
condition was not as favorable as had
been indicated earlier.
None of the physicians would make
a statement, a1tho they admitted they
had been summoned hurriedly. They
went Immediately to Col. Theodore
Roosevelt's room
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
OFFICIAL, WAR
STATEMENTS
FRENCH.

FRENCH.
Paris, Feb. Artillery was active
over wide section of the French
front today. the war office announced
CannonadinE was reported north of
the Aisne. in the Chavignon, Paranu
and Silvain regions. along the right
bank of the Meuse and near Samog-
neux, Mill 344 and Hartmannsweiler-
kopf.
The French conducted a raid in the
Champagne region
Germans Bombarded Panholz in
Alsace and later attacked French posi-
tions there, but were thrown back.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
AMERICAN SURVIVORS LAND
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

American survivors or the trans
port Tuscania were landed in
picturesque Irish towns
Ruins of an old castle add inter-
est to the watering place or
Buncranna, only eleven miles from
Londonderry.
Larne is a typical Irish seaport
on Lough Larne. an inlet of the
north channel. seventeen miles
from Belfast. II offers a sheltered
harbor from stornswept w1ntry
seas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
FRISCO OFFICIAL QUITS
First Vice President and General
Manager, e. ID. Levy, Resigns.

New York, Feb. 7-E D. Levy.
first vice president and general mana
ger of the st. Louis & San Francisco
railway, rendered his resignation to-
dayto the board of directors to take
effect May 1. No reason for retire.
ment was announced. His successor
will be elected later.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
BLOW UP POWDER MILL
Two Men Killed in Du Pont Factory
Feel Explosion Six Miles.

Hibbing. Mimi, Feb. 1.-Two men
were killed today in an explosion
which occurred in the press mill of
the Du Pont Powder companys plant
at Wilpin. Both men were employees
of the company. 1t is said they were
the only persons in the building and
no other persons were injured.
The shock of the explosion was felt
here, six miles west of Wilpin. The
cause was not announced.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
GERMAN.

Berlin, via London, Feb. 7-@General
artillerying on the western front was
reported by the war office today.
"Prfsoners were taken in an attack
west of Zandvoorde,t it was asserted
In the Champagne region q French
attack broke down"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
ALMOST SUMMER DAY
Bad Weather, However, Is on the
Way; Colder Friday.

Temperature readings for the day
furnished by the local office of the
United States weather bureau:
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07

London, Feb. 1-"Liverpool troops
carried out successful raid last night
east of Armentieres. capturing several
prisoners and machine guns" says
today's war office report.
"Our casualties were light The
hostile artillery has shown some ac-
tivity southwest of Cambria and south
of Lens
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07
First U-Boat Blow to U. ,.
Forces Going to France.
Vessel Was Conveyed by Fleet
of British Warships.
TUSCANIA, LINER $4,000 TONS
Carried Engineers, Aero, Supply
Train and National Guards.
Down Off Irish Coast; Survlv-
ors Reach Coast Cities.

washington. Feb. THE latest Of
fetal dispatch received here on the
loss of the Tuscania places the num-
ber of American troops missing at
1I3; others, 81; total, 21o.
London Report Says 1Of Lost.
London. Feb. 7.-The loss of life on
the Tuscania now is estimated at only
21o. This total is given ina dispatch
from a correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press in Ireland and subse-
ouently was confirmed by the Ameri-
can mbassy.
At one point there are $50 surviv-
ors, eight of whom are in a hospital.
At another point there are 1850 sur
vivors, so of them in hospitals.
A number of survivors, including,
the second officer of the Tuscania,
were landed at a Scottish port.
The majority of the missing were
members of the crew.
BY ROBERT J. BENDER.
Washington. Feb. IA troop ship
the Tuscania-with 2,1T9 American
soldiers aboard, has been torpedoed
and sunk with the probable loss of
1O1 lives
From out of the war zone 5000
miles away this news today brought
Sharply DelOIe amer ia INC q III Ce'A7
ization that Germany at last has
struck successfully at this country S
transport service. 1t marked the
opening of the long expected U-boat
drive against the increasing lines of
United States troops being sent to the
French front-and Germany's greatest
stroke of the war against this country.
The Tuscania, British Cunarder,
pressed into transport service for the
American war department. carried
scattered units of headquarters and
Companies d, E and f of the Twen-
tieth engineers: 10th military police
1O7th supply train; Tooth, 158th and
213th aero squadrons replacement
detachments and fifty-one unas-
signed officers. 32nd division. The
last included Michigan and Wisconsin
Continued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07

WEATHER FORECAST for Kansas:
Continued mild tonight Friday,
unsettled, rain in east, colder after
noon and night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-07

MORAL: Let America take care OF
American troops on the seas.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07
CANUCKS TAKE OVER
new FRONT AND HIT
THE TEUT0NIC LINE

CANADIAN ARMY HEADQCAR-
TIERS IN FRANCE. May 6.-(By Cana
dian Press. THE Canadian army has
taken over trenches in the vicinity Of
Eeuville-Vitasse. Mercatel and BolS-
leux-St. Mare. in addition TO Its front
from Hill 20 TO Gavrelle.
!. In their new quarters. rs wei! as
north o: the Scarpe. they nave Drrn
keeping the enemy constantly on me
alert. Prominent in the operations III
this area was the raid last Friday
morning, when thr Saskatchewan
troops, under the cover of artillery and
machine gun barrages. penetrated the
enemy outpost line on a 60O-yard tron'
TO depth of 400 yards. The r;tln
which was carried on the ArraS road
north of the Coieul river, was con
,ducted at only light cost. but both
sides Of the road were marked with
enemy dead. His casualties could not
be less than 100. and w" captured
seven prisoners and four machine
guns. On the extreme right of the
Canadian attack The enemy offered
very littlr resistance, but heavy fight
ing took place on the left.
Again. on the morning of April y
4 VERY successful raid wilS carried ou'
bv Ontario troops against enemy posi-
tionS in tn" vicinity Of Neuvlllr' VI
tasse. They captured ten prisoners
and four machine guns.
The Canadians remained in the en-
envy lines twenty minutes. lnilctlns
numerous casualties on the foe. who
in places. offered stubborn reSlSlanc"
Despite thu hanh-ro-hand lighting. tht
Canadians returned tn their lines Win
only nine killed or missing.
Another feature oil the minor actlvl
lies Oi the Canadian forces IN ms
sector was the assistance rendered
ENGLISH troops whose lin" had been at
, ;acked BY hostile raiders. One Ontario
officer. act ing on his own initiative. or
ganized counter-attaCk and clearec
! half rhr trench. while English forces
operating from the south completed
,hr clearance. Thrown back upon his
own positions in disorder. tho enemy
later attempted an attack IN Sonlt
force. II failed completely. being hr"
ken up BY artillery. rife and machine
gun tir".
! tThe new section Of battle front ia
: ken over by the Canadian troops lies
! to he southeast Of .Arr;iS. and Is aoou
three mites in lengthy
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07
AUSTRALIANS
GIVE TEUT0NS
SEVERE BLOW
LINES ADVANCED AND
$50 PRISONERS TAKEN
Enemy Are Pushed Back 700
Yards on Front of
l,500 Yards

WITH THE. Et;rTISlI ARMY IN
FRAME. May --'Ey the Associate"
;'r-$S. LAS; night thr trr"pr"SslDt"
Australians gav. th.. 'i~rnrtnS west AMI
>outhwcS, -: M"Ciancuurt. between no
.Nncr. an! lh.. Su;nru" rlv"rS, another
Gr-:hhtnr and advanced tn. .pt"nt' ln'
"a :. depth II ~" yards along a front ~
..uun wards The enemy offered strong
resistance. wnirn WAS entirely |" tn
liking OF ;h. hardy Australians. VII" IN
aic;.d h,avy caSGal:irS and cam" hacN
w:;h u,,r.. ;l!;.a -" :1riS"n"r>.
Th.. losses -: III" attacking ;r""HS
We're slight.
This nD,.rIti"r. was confirmation ~
on. ,.-art..,! Saturday night ~"Gthw"S.
ut Murlau""ug,. Tha; ;tin" I'll: Austria
Iiaus drov. IN ;tEaiuS. me .n"my and
smashed them back .ph :aTdS along r
from, ot !iftc-.n hindre,! yards. Last
nights push resulted in III" line mr.
liner north ,h"luS swung on; I" conform
with tn. .al, made saturday.
Mrst nf III. contested POSITIONS lay
on ;h,, crest -: n considerable ridge run
ming east and west below N"r!anc""rt'
-rh,. ridge. not only """-l"ukS that pEir''
but gives observation for a long distance
N tho valley IF IE. .\ncre and tbs
Somm".
Hv their twn attacks tn" Australians
greatly improved their situation on TINS
high ground.
This was lh. only ntau'ry action ~
ip,uur,anc.. reported. but last night a."
t;.r,nans w.r, still working /" rompI"t'
their ARRANGEMENTS cor thu ren"w;ll "i
their attack and hard lighting apparent
" will b.. under way again very Sh"rtl!
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07
CHICAGO
CABARET NOW
DOWN AND OUT
500 PLACES AFFECTED
BY CITY ORDINANCE,
Many Have Put Up Shutters
But More Continue Under
New Conditions

CHICAGO. May 6.-Wtth scarcely a
flicker Of the white lights t'r' mark
their passing. every cabaret in the city
officially ended its existence at l@:ol
oclrck tonight.
At that hour the now ordinance dt-
vorring intoxicating liquor and enter
tainmcnt and barring dancing and prar-
,icailv all forms Of amusement in places
where Intoxicating liquors ar" sold
went into effect.
or the FIVE hundred caha rets affected.
Z few closed their doors for good more
decided to servo soft drinks and retain
dancing and amusement programs. and
the remainder will continue serving m-
toxicating liquors and provide only o.
chestr;,l music, which ~ permitted hy
thr payment Of a special S%Gn license
fee
Many or the larger places. 'nt!uGin;;
several downtown nurcIS. "Np"ct &" ho
able tn rvade partially the provisions
OF tho ordinance by serving liquor III
on" section OF tho building and permit
tins entertainment in another.
TIL. passing Of tn" old order wi$
marked by little excitement. Tho usual
week day crowds Srarr'"ly cnmm"ntcd
on tho hushnE of the 'jaZZ" bands. tho
crowtiinr Of tables onto floors prrVi-
nusly used for dancing. or In" sudden
disappearance OF skaters. exhibition dar-
|. GERS and other entertainers "n tho
stroke OF 10.
The cabaret nrdinanc" was passed ey
the council in March with ia" .upirTt
Of tn" brewers. 1t was asserted Ht the
time that the measure was desired 10y
government officials who wcr" con-
rcrncd In protecting soldiers and sail
rrs In tho city frnm vice conditions
Farther action alunr thcS" lines was
taken ny tho council to-day. when u
abolished FOR tn, duration az th" Wal
III. iSsrl" Of special bar permits I" social
organizations. 1t has bon charged that
soldiers and sailors in uniform "h'airrd
intuNicants at these entertainments.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07
"a CENTS AN OUNCE
FOR AIRPLANE MAIL

WASiIIN,iTrN. Ma" G.--A hill au-
IIurIzInE tn" lL'$; "tIi''" department ID
rharg" not III rN."$% Of ~ cents An
ounce, ar fraction thereof for III" trans
r-,rtatinn Of mail Ivy alrplanr was
adopted today h." the senate. TIL" meas
urr now gu'S "a the house.
Tn" post "fii' department; Hnrnunr"f
Today that h" airpiHn" mail S"rNir'.
l..t ven Washington. Philadelphia and
New Ynrl. would h" started May IS. aS
planned. Military alrI'lancs f"r 'h'
service. nr, being assembled III MIn""iH.
y. Y. A. experiments viii he MAD" III
dropping mani SIrkS Will" IN" hirriIn"H
are IN motion. mail for III" present VIII
nr confined Ia LETTERS. hut for the INITIAL
;rip May II. sealed parcels Will h. tc-
crpt"d.
During th" early stages &c III" s"rf
ice Nj attcmp, will be mad" - dtsrhl"h
airrlancs on days when rain ana log
will obstrtlct tn" vision Of tho aviator.
on such days the mail wilt be dispatched
by courier on trains and given special
delivery service.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07
American Escapes From
Captors; Loses $4,000

PACIFIC PORT. May i.--.AE;cr s'H-
ing captur.ri by ''hin"S" pandrtS. r'""'"
az :, ;nriuu" and hauled through ths m
r.rl,r nt t'h'rt III 4 Gag" N ~hich ne
WAS .Nhinit"d |" In" natives liz" = "t!d
animal aad from which he analty 90
,.,p,d i,,- hribinC II guard. +. ]. Purcell
am American railway engineer. arrived
AZ this nor, to-day. cn rnut. from the
,,rirut "a New York. H.. was accom-
u;,nied hv his wiz. :tnh 'hr"' 'hiidr'n
vim w,rr ~ F'"kInE 'iurioC I'll" tl'n'
I'uT,...I Ma nd t,ri~"H''r lay th' hlfditS
.Th. rn.iu"er said h.. :tn1 =. r.. hHte'
,tSn :,u Arrcr;..t:: cuG!E""r i''ft th'' VII
l,rc al YIN r'ha"g. IN 'h' province o.
uoo,ri nina on March =. "n L sur
v.vinc 'r,p. rh"" S""E with mem
,,u,nI.r IF Chiu,Sr assistants. twenty
soldiers nn! carried ~"v'u large h'N'S
-: >n.r,rac currency t"':,liinE about
Sl"A.nnn.
bn rh,. :..ur;'l da: the" were over
,,,v.r.1 ..v bandits wig took PurSsi. pa
h;,,, ,n a ,ars and transported h1W -""
,,ti.,. INTO tfr. mountains. SuhJ:";nG MIN
~ III; manner uf humilia'!"n> aud h7trn-
.htrS. Including ;hat ~ t"':nr "Nhinlt'u
nS u freak Kyle H.. .laid. wiS 'aH"r'
IN custody ny :,n"th"r bandit hi'nH' "",
,v,s reS..u,i f,v r'hin.:s' soldiers.
f.ur,"l h-.s..d Il guard and "Scapeo.
.,rn,uallv r.:u.i,iuE t"HinS.
Efforts 20 recover th'' m"'e! 't'"'"'
II" said
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-05-07

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