Admiralty Figures Show Losses and Rescues
Washington report states British Admiralty figures: 168 killed, 2,187 saved, and 42 other deaths.
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Washington
British Admiralty
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Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
1
Tuscania torpedoed with 2,197 U S soldiers aboard
The Tuscania disaster off the Irish coast reports 1,912 saved among 2,197 Americans aboard. Survivors landed at Larne and Buncranna amid conflicting tallies. Washington and London figures vary. Troops were mainly Wisconsin and Michigan guardsmen. lists to be published once clear who survived.
Tuscania Sinks. 2179 Troops on Board Lost or Accounted
War Department reports the Cunard liner Tuscania torpedoed off the north coast of Ireland by a German submarine. About 2,170 US troops on board with 1,912 accounted for and 267 missing. Troops included Wisconsin and Michigan National Guard units and several engineer and aero squadrons. Survivors landed at Buncrana and Larne. further details promised.
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Washington
Wax Department
Tuscany
Larne
Ireland
Islay
Scotland
War Department
Simms
London
Adjutant General’s Office
Wisconsin
Michigan
Aero Squadron
Tuscania
United States
National Guard of
20Th Engineers
France
Buncrana
England
Canada
Attempt to wreck Rose Dale mine by migrant miners
Vancouver reports three hundred fifty miners mostly Germans Austrians and Poles tried to wreck the Rose dale mine in Calgary district last Saturday. Police fired a machine gun to drive them off. The mine is non union.
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Calgary
Vancouver
B. C
Rosedale
Four Killed as Train Hits Snow Plow in Drift
Four persons were killed and 12 injured when a Bangor Maine train bound for Caribou crashed into a snow plow stalled in a deep drift. A second plow behind the train then struck the wreck, worsening the casualties.
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Bangor
Caribou
Ships Go to Rescue of Vessel Off Atlantic Coast
A radio report from an Atlantic port on February 6 said an unidentified vessel was in trouble about 20 miles offshore. Government steamers were ordered to proceed to its assistance.
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A. Stephen & Sons, Ltd
Glasgow
Scotland
Henderson Pros
Anchor Line
Transport Service
U. S
Atlantic
Wen
Calles
Alamance
Gryland Steamship Company
London
Channel
Admiralty
McNamara
Secret Sessions Dominated War Bond Hearing
Secretary of War Baker faced sharp questioning before the Senate Military Affairs Committee. He defended that U S troops in France were ahead of schedule on January 1 and resisted revising his forecast of a half million Americans in France early in 1918. He offered private answers on shipping and supply, favored secret sessions, and warned against treason allegations amid wrangling over munition control and troop deployment.
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Washington
Baker
Senate Military Affairs Committee
America
France
Germany
Hitchcock
Administration
Committee
Edward R. Stettinium
Weeks
Reed
Republican caucus re elects Frank P Woods in wartime talks
The Republican House Caucus re elected Frank P Woods last week amid remarks on troop shipping to France and tonnage estimates. Secretary Baker hedged on 5 million tons and troop health while Senators Hitchcock and Frelinghuysen pressed on summer camps and possible relocations if winter conditions repeat.
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Republican
House Caucus
Frank P. Woods
France
Hitchcock
Baker
Frelinghuysen
Secretary Baker
Aar Department
Germans Routed as American Guns Halt German Air Attacks
In France during a Tuesday afternoon, German airmen repeatedly tried to break through American high angle artillery fire and were driven back. The day saw dozens of shrapnel bursts and multiple aerial encounters as German planes were repelled over the American sector.
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France
Wilson Bill Cuts Army Red Tape
President Wilson seeking sweeping war powers to reorganize the government’s war machinery. The plan would create a centralized coordinating body, possibly headed by Bernard Baruch as minister of munitions, to arbitrate supply and control, with broad authority over bureaus and departments. Democrats and Republicans oppose the centralization as unchecked presidential power.
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Washington
Willson
Congress
Bernard N. Barneh
Tip Dill
Burleson Carrie
White House
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Judiciary Committee
Martin
Bill
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President Way
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