08 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1918
Page
1
Irish port reports 44 of 101 missing from the Tuscania sinking were found on rocks fifteen miles from the scene. All identified as Americans, many unmarked by unit tags. Survivors numbered 2,296 with 2,136 troops and crew aboard. 210 missing or unaccounted. Rescue and confusion details follow as officials seek full casualty lists.
Colonel Roosevelt remains in serious condition after Wednesday surgery for ear fistula and abscesses. Doctors report swelling subsiding but cannot confirm additional operations today. Public visitors gathered outside Roosevelt Hospital as physicians monitor infection and inflammation without graphic detail.
News of the Tuscania sinking reached American military authorities in London on Wednesday. Additional relief machinery was deployed at once and several senior American army and navy officials left for Ireland. Vice Admiral William Sims, commander of the American destroyer squadron in European waters, who is in Rome for a few days, was notified by telegram. The night boat train bound for the port where most survivors were landed was crowded with Red Cross workers, YMCA representatives, and a large gathering of military and naval personnel.
WASTTINGPON Feb 8 Co operation by banks and trust companies has been pledged in response to Secretary McAdoo appeal to allocate one percent of resources every two weeks for twenty weeks to buy certificates of indebtedness for the third Liberty Loan. Telegrams show bankers eager to help.
Washington reports unofficial accounts say a British destroyer chased the German submarine that sank the British liner Tuscania with a depth charge. Officials await full details. casualties include troop transport losses, but survivors grow. Navy sees hope in improved anti U boat tactics and convoy defenses.
Belfast responds to the Tuscania disaster by sending aid to survivors and offering comfort. The lord mayor forwards a message to Walter H. Page, US ambassador in London, expressing sympathy and a pledge of assistance. Page replies with gratitude and a reaffirmation of fraternity between nations. Messages also come from religious leaders in Ireland. In Texas, Washington orders investigation into the January Porvenir shooting of Mexican citizens.
Walter Davidson Advertising emphasizes combining scientific merchandising and publicity. It argues advertising quality requires merchant insight, buying right, and selling right. It notes quick results hinge on timely newspaper reach. The Whig declares daily circulation to 7,200 homes and 8,000 on Sundays with immediate cash impact.
New York February 8 German submarines operating in the war zone have been scarce, with 12 to 15 raiders active early winter. Observers expect a possible increase to around 30, and no verified reports confirm the existence of giant submarines or subs of cruiser tonnage. Submarines near the Irish Sea and Mersey ports threaten Allied shipping. some carry 13.9 cm guns, forward and aft, but detailed identifications remain uncertain.
Heavy fog Thursday caused three collisions on elevated and interurban lines. Twenty injured on the Humboldt Park Metropolitan line, including a girl possibly fatally. two injured in a rear end collision on the Douglas Park branch. another collision on the Aurora Elgin and Chicago line at Elmhurst involved multiple cars.
Looting has broken out in Petrograd with mobs sacking wine cellars on Tuesday and Wednesday. Authorities used armored cars to quell the pillage, and many looters were killed or injured.
Washington reports a push to unite Republican opposition to Wilson's war machinery bill while House member Glass defends the administration. A Republican conference call moments after the Senate probe on ordnance and explosives production is planned, with Mason praising Baker and urging a united fight against the Kaiser.
Senator Poindexter releases a minority report criticizing the railroads under private ownership with limited government regulation. He argues public opinion favors a unified transportation system with regulated competition to deliver cheaper, better service. He cites possible yearly savings of about 300 million dollars by consolidating and streamlining management and salaries.
Washington February report says the 20th Engineers of Foresters is the largest regiment in the world, though only a battalion served on the Tuscania. The regiment, numbering about 7080 officers and men, trains nearby under Col Mitchell and Lt Col Graves, with duties demolishing timber for war needs in France including hospitals and Y M C A buildings.
Chicago February 8 Judge Landis is expected to decide today in the case over the validity of a search warrant issued to seize documents from Henry Veeder, general counsel for Swift & Co. Government attorneys contend the materials were used in felonies by the meat packers.
Thawing weather on Thursday lifted some light from rail lines hit by a blizzard in the East. Yet coal supply remained tight as mines lack empty cars and cars stood in open yards. Traffic won t be fully restored for days while bunkering at eastern ports remains difficult. The Fuel Administration weighed suspending fuelless Mondays, but today s reports offered little progress toward easing the industrial suspension.
Secretary Baker urges unity after the Tuscania sinking. He calls the nation to face the losses of war, pledges frank war updates as details arrive, and promises timely messages to families of fallen sons and brothers.
Survivors recount a torpedo strike that sank the Tuscania, the first American troop transport lost to a German submarine. About 2,200 troops were aboard. many bodies washed ashore along the North Irish coast, while others were hospitalized or missing. Eyewitnesses report no lookout crew recognized the danger as the vessel shuddered and listed after the torpedo hit the boiler room.
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