08 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
1
London reports revised figures place Tuscania deaths far above 101 with estimates near 200. Embassy counts and British admiralty figures conflict, as missing aboard the liner remain unaccounted. survivors and hospitalizations distributed across Ireland and Scotland are updated amid ongoing identification and casualty reviews.
A Washington despatch lists twenty two Iowa soldiers aboard the Tuscania torpedoed off Ireland. Among them are Privates Herschel Reich D C Haselett Sneck Gustafson Ralph Fletcher Carl Vinquist John Evans Verne Herrier Robert Dorsett Corporal C C Smith and others from the 20th Engineers Foresters and the 107th supply train plus members of the 158th Aero Squadron including Wingler Ryan Morris Hellershaw Mann Pelley and others from Cedar Rapids Des Moines and other Iowa towns.
Survivors from the liner Tuscania recount rescue scenes after a torpedo hit. Major Benjamin F. Wade, commander of a Washington contingent aboard, was saved and reached safety elsewhere. Two women, Mia Collins and Mrs Parsony, describe their lifeboat ordeal with troops in icy water and men assisting as they ferried others aboard.
Bulletin from Roosevelt Hospital reports Colonel Theodore Roosevelt in stable condition after Wednesday surgery for fistula and ear abscesses. He has slept well, nourished, with normal temperature and pulse. Dr. Keyes and Dr. Martin attended him, while Mrs. Roosevelt and daughters stayed nearby.
In St Louis Missouri on February 8 a five day strike by 000 motormen and conductors of the United Railways Company was officially called off after a conference exceeding five hours. The terms were not announced, but the principals issued a statement calling the settlement amicable.
Washington reports the total abandonment of heatless Mondays across states south of Virginia as warm weather and rail traffic improvements prompt hopes for relaxing the order after next Monday. A three and a half day shutdown will occur due to Lincoln's birthday and a forthcoming half holiday on Saturday.
Ensign Krylenko the Bolshevik commander in chief issues a decree cutting all supplies to the Polish legion in the Russian army and declaring its commander Dovyboro Mousnitzky an outlaw. He urges Bolsheviks to quit Polish commands as Polish officers resist Bolshevik democratization and remain under bourgeois control.
Associated Press leased wire report from Washington states the Senate Military Committee unanimously ordered favorable action on a bill to amend the selective draft law. It would require registration at age 18 and base quotas on class one men rather than state populations, with other proposals rejected or handled in separate measures. The session also discussed uniforms at cost for officers and various benefits for service members families and personnel.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa urged a constitutional amendment barring aliens from voting for members of congress and presidential electors after noting seven states Arkansas South Dakota Nebraska Missouri Indiana and Texas allow aliens to vote. Vice President Marshall cited nine states.
In France a young Missouri lieutenant, with a French escadrille, shot down a German plane over Saarburg during a bombing raid. He had never flown or used a machine gun before, yet he opened fire with help from an observer, while the first passes ended in the German aircraft spiraling to the ground. The other American pilot failed to land a hit. The Missouri officer, with swollen hands from the cold, returns to base celebrated as one of the luckiest in the American expedition. Meanwhile German artillery engaged north of St Quentin as British reports confirm renewed activity.
American artillery and infantry cleared most sniper nests after sector gains. Night patrols stalked positions, with a patrol entering an advanced German trench and returning five hours later. A corporal brought back a Berlin-made rifle from a captured position. other snipers were silenced by shell fire and machine-gun bursts, with a few posts still in front of American lines but likely to be eliminated soon.
Secretary Daniels announced that the keel of the first super-submarine chaser at the Ford Motor plant in Detroit was laid yesterday. The navy has contracted for several dozen boats and expects one vessel to be finished daily once operations reach full speed.
Paris reports the Petit Parison continues publishing official German documents from a French scientist. The papers claim Bolshevik finances came from Germany with letters and bank instructions dated 1917 1917 1947 listing Lenin Zinoviev Trotzky Kamenev Kollontai Sivers and Trotsky aides. Payments of 50000 to 200000 marks are noted through Warburgs bank and various firms.
Vienna reports Dr von Seydler tendering his entire cabinet to Emperor Charles amid Polish deputy opposition to special debates and the provisional budget. The move follows a labor crisis, with the cabinet promising reforms and labor leaders ordering a return to work, while Petrograd diplomats face expulsion rumors and Bolshevik activity risks.
Weather forecast notes snow in west and central Towas with snow or rain in the east tonight and colder conditions. In Illinois expect rain in the south and snow or rain in the north tonight, colder late tonight in the west and south. Saturday trends toward partly cloudy and colder, with light snow likely in the northwest.
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