American Transport Is Torpedoed Off Irish Coast
The Tuscania, a former Anchor line liner loaned to the United States for wartime transport, was torpedoed and sunk near the North Channel between Ireland and Scotland. About 2179 US troops were aboard. 1100 survivors were landed at Buncrana and Larne after rescue efforts by British ships, with no names of missing or saved released.
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United States
England
Ireland
Scotland
WAR Department
Buncrana
Larne
Frank McIntyre
Army
Tuscania
Department
London
U-Boat Sinkings Reported Across Week
London reports 15 British merchant ships sunk by mine or submarine in the past week. Ten were 1600 tons or more and five under 1600 tons. Four fishing vessels were also sunk.
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London
Admiralty
Bargain Boots and Shoes Sale Noted in Ad
An old advertisement lists men’s footwear including 400 pairs of 1 Buckle Arctics and 150 pairs of Gun Metal Bluch ers and Button Boots. Prices indicate wholesale-cost level with choices under 4 to 5 dollars value, selling at 3.00. Parcel pickup differences noted with vendor signoff.
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Brockton
Survivors from Tuscania landed at Buncrana and Larne
Survivors from the Tuscania were landed at Buncrana on Lough Swilly and at Larne on the northeast coast of Ireland. Buncrana lies 12 miles from Londonderry, Larne 23 miles from Belfast. The Tuscania has been under Cunard charter and was the fifth Cunard loss since the war began.
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Cunard Line
Cunard Company
Missing Now 267 Washington Relieved by London Message
A London embassy report reduced missing Americans from the Tuscania disaster from 1000 plus to 267. The State Department noted 1912 accounted for of 2179 aboard, with aid units sent to Belfast and Red Cross and YMCA prepared to fund and use Belfast resources. President Wilson learned of the disaster during a vaudeville show and officials awaited a White House statement.
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Washington
London
State Department
Tuscania
Wilson
White House
War Department
Navy Department
Department
The Tuscania Anchor liner becomes Cunard fleet asset
The Tuscania, launched 1914 by Alexander Stephens & Sons, was the largest Anchor line ship. Taken over by Cunard, it served as a troop transport after America entered the war, with 2300 passenger capacity and lavish first class facilities aboard the 14,000 gross ton vessel.
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Anchor Line
Alexander Stephens & Sons, Ltd
Linthouse
Govan
Cunard Line
New York
America
Sister Ship Tuscania Mirrors Transylvania Details and Sinking
The Tuscania, sister to the Transylvania sunk by a U boat in May 1915, featured modern sanitary and fire protections, 50 lifeboats, and advanced handling. It used Parsons turbines, twin screws, six Scotch boilers, and designed geared turbines. It sailed from New York on February 29, 1915 with a large passenger list.
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Transylvania
Tuscania
New York
Planes Continue to Raid Italian Cities
Rome reports continued air raids on Venice Mestre and Treviso with no casualties. Italian headquarters say increased artillery action near Brenta Narrows and Piave, with lively aerial activity along the front. Allied bombing targets include Primolano and St Giacomo di Veglia as airships set fire to ammunition stores at Saint Stino di Livenza. five enemy planes were shot down by both sides.
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Rome
Venice
Mestre
Treviso
Brenta Narrows
Piave
Primolano
St. Giacomo di Veglia
Saint Stino di Livenza
France to Supply Canned Goods to U S Forces
Paris reports a Franco American agreement to supply canned fruit and vegetables for the American expeditionary forces. France can meet both armies and domestic needs, with the United States importing sugar for canning and tinplate. The army purchasing board estimates a 70 percent saving on tonnage.
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Paris
France
American Army Purchasing Board
One Killed and Ten Wounded Among Pershing’s Men
General Pershing reported Private Rufus S. Atkins of Winston-Salem North Carolina killed in action on February 3. Details of the fighting were not given. Ten infantrymen were slightly wounded in action on February 3. The death from septicemia of Sergeant Ralph E. Robertson of Asheville New Hampshire was also reported.
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Washington
Pershing
Rufus S. Atkins
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ralph E. Robertson
Asheville
British Losses and French Ship Sinking Reported
The past week shows British losses by mine or submarine roughly equal to the prior week with nine merchant ships over 1600 tons and six smaller vessels sunk. Paris reports two French steamers over 1600 tons and one smaller sunk in the week ending February 2, while 968 vessels reached French ports and 997 cleared.
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Paris
Italian Shipping Losses Light in Week Ending Feb 2
Rome reports Italian shipping losses by mine or submarine in the week ending February 2 were very light with only one steamer under 1600 tons damaged. The report notes minimal disruption to maritime traffic and no major casualties.
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Rome
Enroll Men in Labor Corps Forming in Washington
Alexander Whiteside is named chairman of a committee to enroll mechanics and other workmen for the public service reserve with the Department of Labor in Washington. The group will work with the public safety committee from City Hall quarters. The government calls for 800 men and many have enrolled, with positions at shipyards and other sites as needed and wages paid at prevailing rates.
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Alexander Whiteside
Public Service Reserve
Department of Labor
Washington
Public Safety Committee
City Hall
Alamance Sinking Blows Garland Ship Loss of Six Men
Word from New York reports the American steamship Alamance owned by Garland Steamship Corporation was torpedoed with six lives lost. Shipping circles confirm the attack and casualty figures.
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New York
Alamance
Garland Steamship Corporation
Alamance Torpedoed off English Coast With No American Loss
The Alamance left New York January 17 and was torpedoed yesterday off the English coast. The 3000 ton vessel had a crew of 54 and a naval gun complement of 23. Commander was Captain I. J Johnson. The Rockingham, sister ship, was torpedoed May 1, 1917 off the Irish coast with two lives lost.
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New York
I. &. Johnson
Nieuw Amsterdam Arrives in Amsterdam After Transit Delay
The Holland America Line steamship Nieuw Amsterdam docked in Amsterdam on February 6 after departing Rotterdam January 25. On board were many passengers including 30 Americans. Reports from Rotterdam noted Germany would not guarantee a safe Atlantic crossing and warned passengers similar to notices given before the Lusitania sinking.
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Atlantic
Holland-America Line
Nieuw Amsterdam
Rotterdam
Holland
Germany
Cunard Line
Sage and Sulphur Hair Darkening Tonic Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound as a quick way to restore dark, lustrous hair. It claims gray strands vanish after one application and advises applying with a sponge or brush. It emphasizes cosmetic use and denies disease treatment.
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Wyeth
Surrender statements spark reports of 35 year sentence
Nation reports no official confirmation of a 35 year federal prison sentence for Sergeant William Nimke of Torrington Conn for unpatriotic utterances. Responding officers say the case awaits a board review. Unofficial reports claim Nimke said he would surrender to Germans and that his father and brother would oppose the United States.
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William Nimke
Torrington
Conn
Norman F. Harrower
E. K. Massee
F Company
301St Engineers
Nimke
No Man’s Land
United States
France
304Th Infantry Regiment
Stabbing in East Boston After Domestic Row
Sabino Barbarusso of 63 Frankfort Street East Boston was stabbed after an argument over his wife. The assailant fled the scene and is unnamed by police. Barbarusso lies at East Boston Relief Station not expected to live. The fight occurred in a fruit store at Maverick and Orleans streets last night.
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Sabino Barbarusso
Frankfort Street
East Boston
Barbarusso
Maverick
Orleans Streets
Boston
Derby to resign as war secretary in British cabinet
The Yorkshire Post reports the Earl of Derby will imminently resign as secretary of state for war. The successor is expected to be a surprise, not a well known public figure, with a businessman chosen. The Geddes brothers are named as related figures in the cabinet.
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London
Earl of Derby
Yorkshire Post
Geddes
Sic Campbell Geddes
Admiralty
Auckland C. Geddes
British Planes Drop Several Tons of Bombs
British aerial operations reported in an official statement say nearly five tons of bombs were dropped on hostile targets. Five German planes were brought down in air combat and four driven down out of control. one enemy balloon was brought down. Four British planes are missing. At night one and a half tons of bombs were dropped on an airdrome southeast of Cambrai and on enemy billets.
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London
Cambrai
Simmons College Closes Over Coal Shortage
Simmons College shut its doors last night due to a coal shortage. Dean Miss Sarah Louise Arnold was granted half a year’s absence and is to advise the National Food Conservation Bureau. The institution is so short on coal that reopening soon is uncertain.
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Simmons College
Sarah Louise Arnold
National Food Conservation Bureau
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