Tuscania Sinking Toll Revised Downward In Irish Waters
London reports the Tuscania loss now estimated at 101 with 550 survivors, many injured from lifeboat mishaps. The ship carrying U.S. troops, including 32nd Division members, was torpedoed off Ireland. rescue efforts continued at Larne and Buncrana as officials awaited full lists.
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Associated Press
Ireland
Can
Belfast
Larne
Winchester
Baker
War Department
Buncrane
Buncrana
Lough Swilly
Donegal
Londonderry
Antrim
England
Michigan
Wisconsin National Guardsmen
32Nd Division
Camp MacArthur
Texas
20Th Engineers
Adjutant General's Office
107Th Military Police
213Th Aero Squadron
107Th Engineers
Tuscania
107Th Engineer Regiment
107Th Engineer
32Nd Divisin
France
Washington
Army
Ong Beer Thomas
Glasgow
the. & Camer
No. 1
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Harn
Cunard Liner Aurania Torpedoed En Route to United States
The Cunard liner Aurania, 13,400 tons, was torpedoed by a German submarine within 48 hours while bound for the United States. Though badly damaged she remains afloat and is guiding back to port with government vessels aid. The ship, sister to Andania, built 1915 at Newcastle, measures 530 feet long with 65 foot beam and could carry 550 passengers in cabin service and 2,000 steerage passengers.
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New York
Cunard
United States
Cunard Line
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Brest-Litovsk talks resume amid fog of reports
The Brest-Litovsk peace talks face a hazy news landscape with German and Bolshevik tensions suspected, a Russian source reporting no direct telegrams for days, and rumors of revolutions supported by Russia in China. The piece also covers U S railroad control legislation, tax shifts, and postwar restoration plans, with details on compensation, maintenance, and return conditions for carriers.
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London
Brest-Litevsk
Ukraine
Petrograd
Daily News
Trotzky
Brest-Litovsk
the Times
China
Russia
Death toll on Tuscania rises as new figures emerge
Reports place total aboard the British liner Tuscania at 2,397 with 2,187 confirmed dead including crew and passengers. Survivors have been landed along the northern coast as Allied forces assess losses from the sinking torpedoed off the Irish coast by a German submarine.
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Eh Sons
Michigan
Engin
United States
Cumarine
Theng
Wyekeey
Italy
France
Flanders
Arras-Cambrai
Champagne
Entente
Spvga
Doeatssaa Hl
Ukraine
Tammerfors
Gener Mariferheint
Is. Rep
Tam Moward
Glass Defends War Effort In House Address
Representative Glass defended the administration in a House speech denying claims of a faltering war machine. He cited French factories aiding munition supply, praised the Browning machine gun, noted low Spartanburg deaths, and praised selective draft as a democratic success enabling rapid mobilization and large troop deployment.
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Washington
Representative Glass
House
Senator Chamberlain
Glass
Joffre
France
Europe
Spartanburg
S. C
Great Britain
Canada
Ireland
Australia
Senate approves railroad bill with 5.32 percent return
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee reported the administration railroad bill favorably. It guarantees railroads about 945 million dollars annually, yielding a 5.32 percent return. Chairman Smith says most major railroads will accept the terms as fair, with minority views from Cummins and LaFollette. Plans call for a Monday Senate consideration.
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Smith
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Senate
Administration
Cummins
LaFollette
Tuscania Leased to Cunard Line
New York notes record that the Tuscania carried 220 crew under Captain Peter Mc Lean, most crew British, and was leased to Cunard. The loss marks the destruction of a fleet of fifty Anchor Line passenger ships totaling 57,818 tons, with other vessels including Caledonia, Cameronia, Transylvania, and California sunk in 1916 1917.
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New York
Anchor Line
Tuscania
Peter McLean
Great Britain
Cunard Line
Caledonia
Cameronia
Transylvania
California
Army in France Grows Beyond Original Estimates
The speaker notes that the force buildup exceeds earlier plans and that by year end over a million men will be in France, with ongoing training and expansion of the army beyond initial estimates.
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France
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