El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-07
Fifty-one casua, OFFICERS.


The official table Of organization OF
the 32nd division shows that the l91th
engineer train is composed OF the first
battalion of Michigan engineers and
the first battalion OF Wisconsin en-
gineers- The organization is distinct
from the 10Th engineer regiment; the
1O7th military police was made up
from the fourth and sixth Wisconsin
infantry and the 10Th supply train
from the fourth. fifth and sixth Wis
President stays Up For News.
President Wilson, who was attend
ing the theater when the news OF the
sinking was received, secretary Baker
and many other officials remained up
late for more details. but only the
terse war and state department mes
sages came through until the list of
survivors began to arrive from the
American army headquarters in Lon
don early today.
The state departments dispatches
said ambassador Page had sent two
army officers to Belfast and repre-
sentatives of the American Red Cross
and the Y. N. c. A. had gone with full
power to spend all the money needed
in the relief.
First Loaded Transport Sank.
3 AIthough the American transport
Antilles was tOrpedoed and sunk in
the war zone while returning from
France and Il soldiers and I56 others
Y
ship carrying American troops to Eu-
rope to be sunk by submarine
american warshipS, conveying trans
ports last June. twice fought off sub
marine attacks and since then there
have been no reports Of attacks on
ships carrying American troops to
France
Conveyed By British WarShips.
The Tuscania until last fall had
been il the transatlantic trade but
a. r-~-
recently been engaged in transporting
American troops She carried a Brit
ish crew and a British armed naval
guard and was conveyed by British
Warships. The use of British ships to
carry American troops has been limited
at recently in connection with decision
OF the supreme war council to make
every effort to increase Gen. PERISH
ing's army.
To Concentrate on Troop ships.
Navy department officials have be-
leve5 that the Germans might con-
centrate their submarines on ships
Transporting American troops and the
recall OF man submarines to their
bases recently was interpreted as pre-
liminary TO such a campaign. Despite
the most careful plans, navy men say,
there is always a chance Of troop
ship stumbling upon submarine and
the general belief here is that this is
what happened off the Irish coast.
A Fresh Challenge TO Fight.
Secretary Of war Baker issued the
following statement:
The sinking OF the Tuscania brings
US face 10 face with the losses Of
war in its most relentless FORM 1t is
a fresh challenge to the civilized
world by an adversary who has re-
fined, but made more deadly, the
stealth OF the savage in warfare.
I'VE must win this war and we will
win this war. Losses like this unite
the country IN sympathy with the
families of those who have suffered
loss; they also unite Us TO make more
determined our purpose 10 press on
-As rapidly as details come in, they /
win be given to the public in order
to relieve anxiety where possible and /
notice will be sent as promptly as pos I
sible to those whose sons and brothers
have been added to the nations he
roic dead.
2Oth Engineers Largest In World
The goth engineers (foresters) is
the largest regiment in the world al
though only one battalion was on the \
ruscania. The aggregate strength of
the regiment is 1900 officers and
men Some OF the units still are IN
training in a camp near here. Col.
". A Mitchell of the regular army,
the regiment. and Henry /
5. Graves, chief forester Of the
United States department Of agricul-
-ure, is lieutenant colonel Neither
vas with the battalion on the Tusca-
The work Of the goth regiment,
which was raised with the active CO.
operation of the American Forestry
association, is to cut timber in the /
French forests for military uses at
he fighting front; for hospitals. Y.
u. C s. buildings and other purposes.
It was thought possible here that
survivors, Of the British crew of the
ressel, not reported in war depart
nent advices, might account for the
Inference in figures as to the number
4 missing.
There was some speculation
among naval officers on the pos
sibIlity that the Tuscanfa might
have struck a mine. The indfca-
ted location OF the disaster Is in
n region not previously frequented
by submarines. But the texts Of
the official announcements say the
ship was tOrpedOed and until de-
tailed accounts Of the incident are
available for study there il moth
ing to justify going behind the
formal announcement.
1t is doubtful that the Tuscania
vas in a route usually followed by
American transports. As a British
'essel under British convoy, the Sc
.urity Of the American troops beyond
question was entrusted to British
handling. So far as now known. no
American naval craft shared in the