El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-07
NEARLY ALL SOLDIERS SAVED
WHEN TRANSPORT IS TORPEDOED
List Of Missing Is Now Given at 1913 in Some Quarters
and as Low as l01 in Others; Conveys Are Quick
at Work Of Rescue When Tuseania Is Sunk
Off the Irish Coast Tuesday Night.


Better. James 2. Moss. Walter 1Iache-
zrek. David Toe. Edward B. Peterson.
= ~ Re5d. &. y. Roberts. Lee p. Ter
rin- Balph UphuF. A. Van Driesche.
Coleman White. John s Williams. Ed
ward T. Anderson. Ton A. Ashby.
lrau< s. Broz. James Basre, Alezan-
5er ~ Bush. -.
Eroni the 107th supply train: Pvt.
r. ElieEt fz6th aero SQUADRON. Pvts.
lchn p Fleming and Edward T.
EiinEuzn
British Afford Every Aid.
TIE war de1artment issued the FOL
loving statement.
-fBrlffsh authorities have wired in
sfrnctiors 20 their commands in Scot
land and Ireland 70 afford our trooDs
from Tyseania every possible assist
arce and 70 furnish them with cloth
5rE re1uirenieutE Officers have been
lisnzfcned from Liverpool. Glasgow
md London 10 points in ireland where
e1rTfvorE now are and they viii wire
canes Immediately American con-
IlaEue. As soon as they are pronerly
elltftted they win be brought to Win
chester
Confuslon ~ TO Regiments.
~ first there WAS some confusion
60 IRE uar DEPARTMENT as 70 whether
tire 1efh eucineers or the 10th en-
el1rers were aboard the Tuscania.
7 wss finally established that the
1o5th en~ineer regiment was not on
ls9ard. fTbis f. separate organiza-
tf0n from tire 10Th enginee- train.
wifeh was on board.l
headquarters company and COM
rzriez ?. J and 7. Of the goth en-
cheers were o. board These units
rarpTiee tie sixth battalion OF the
CORR which Is a forestry regiment.
1at attaeheE 70 the s2nd division It
r. one Of the forestry regiments spe-
CiallV Organized for work in France
FirEt news OF the sinking came in
e report - the war department early
faFt night announcing that 100 sur
Eir1rs had been landed at Buncrana
rrd Larne. two widely separated Irish
r.0rfF This was made public about
- o'clock and until the arrival OF the
state Department dispatch. two hours
1rter III was feared that more than
rsf7. including the Cunarder's crew.
Lad persisted The state department
message said 2l75 troops were aboard
lie TuEzauia
Convoy shiBE Made Hescues.
20 mention OF the late OF the crew
as made in the state department ao-
ffces nor vas The landing points Of
tie rescued American troops indicated.
Err the var dcpartm enLs message
szTi1e that -iIf1 survivors had been
q'lt ashore AZ Buncrana and Larne, IN
flcstcd that the convoy vessels got
7iorEside the sinking transport quick
~ and relief ships made the scene OF
Lhe disaster within few hours
Egncrana is on Tough SWilly on the
rorth coast OF Donegal. not far from
Londonderry. while Larne is North
Channel port on the east coast OF An
frf-1. near Belfast The leading points
indicate that the Tuscania was taking
ne rorfheru route around Ireland to
England and the distance between
Is1ncrana and Lzrne leads officials TO
believe the number OF rescue ships
searching the vicinity Is large.
- mention Of the time OF the sink
1e H1s made in either OF the official
messages bit news was received IN
London AZ 2 ?. m yesterday
A coded list OF survivors was COM
g lnto the war department early
1l- the names already received. The
official liEt was expected today as
aon As II IS decided
Ike tFsaps aboard the Tuseazis
were mainly former Michigan and
- 5=eensin national Euardsmen at
Tackled 70 The 32nd division trained
~ Camp Macarthur, Waco. Tex.
several aero squndronE were
abord. The list Of units as made
Bublfc last night is a. follows
HEADQUARTERS detachment and COM !
aaules .. z and F. OF the Goth en-
z.lle erE
1o7th engineer train
fo7th military police.
117th supply train
Eo- 1e0 aero squadron
f5srh aero squadron.
-Lath aero squadron
Replacement detachmeuts No. /
nd 2 Of she 1znd division