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THE WEATHER PAGES TO DAY ONE SECTION Generally fair Thursday and Friday, not much change In temperature, light west winds. . FQUNDE VOL. CI-KO. 138. WlXMpTON, O, THURSPAY.MOEmNG, FEBRUARY 7, 1918 WHOLE DUMBER 39,316 CARRYING a S. 1H Ml W MSnBnMM V J -. BnlM A BnnWT a - khmim mMm .aw -ms- r Bhm aaBnBnlBnSnHBUinBnS W 1 P I V" ' : : r-yf : - . - ' ' . . - - . . , ,-. . - r : ,i-r 1 ' .... j SHIP 2 J 79 British Liner 1,912 OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES SUFFER THEIR FIRST GREAT LOSS FROM ENEMY U-BOA T 4- Liner Tuscania Carrying Michigan and Wisconsin Guardsmen Sunk in War Zone 2,179 MEN WERE ABOARD Latest Reports State That 1,912 Were Rescued and the List May he Even Larger OFFICIALS ARE UP LATE; War Department Publishes List of Organizations Washington, Feb. 6. The Cu- aard liner Tuscania, carrying 2,179 American soldiers, has been tor- 'pdoed and sunk off the Irish coast but official reports late tonight said 1,912 of the officers and men the list of rescued might prove 'ven larger. The troops, composed .Meflj of detachments of Miehi- pn ana Wisconsin national bnardsmen, were traveling on the 'uscania, a British vessel, under ionvoy of British warships. First Sewi Distressing. A brief dispatch to the war depart ient from London early this evening innounced the disaster and reported the landing of only 1,100 survivors. Phis was made public shortly after 10 'clock and for more than two hour It was feared that probably 1.400 men. Including members of the liner's crew. 'id gone down. When a message came to the state department from tne embassy at Lon don savins at 11 nVlnclr that 1.912 vf fiie Americans had - been accounted or, the joy of officials almost swept Fay the distress occasioned by the nier news. The first 1.100 survivors ere landed at Lame and Buncrana, pro widely separated Irish ports, end fais, coupled with the evident fact that pcue ships were on hand quickly, Pe-rise to the hope that nearly Everybody on board the TuscanIa ex- bant .. , . .. . r - "iuo mjurea Dy tne explosion '"Bui nave been saved. OffipljlU Et-, - T The president. Sscretarv natror ia n fact all official Washington were ud le Waitillp- fnr- fnrtko. - Ins sfn.i .. , - ..61CH aispatcnes were received F-"u none giVB rlftniln nf mtool Pn the liner. T?vn tK tim ro "s. Dut it was assumed that it oc- rea early this morning, as the first ssage was filed at London at 3 UCK this afternoon nrnfuihlv nrlrii. K a" hu.r aer the relief ships reach- V "'sn coast. hn resident was at the theatre Jf . news was received and he R-w" otTTtom until he returned to the - xiouse. in the meantime the ar navy and KtntA Aaniirtm.T.. r,r, X "sw. ?ent messages by wireless end ie instructing their represfenta- ,., . ""bau ana ireiana to ror ra every available fact immediate- List of Organizations. arv L"" "aiure or tne mui- hir r,ganizatlons carried by the fwn,i.evwar dePartnVnt announced , nat troops were aboard until the howev jrviVors was received. Later, toad, til' X-f' aqjutant general's office 1 Puoiic. It follows:. pan'p' r LauiiiHciii ana iom- bers.b ' E and F ot the 20th engi- !-h en"-r train, military police. suPPly train. Jo. Mo aero squadron. 13h aero n of thf ,D?ent detachments Nos. 1 and Z L e 32nd division. posed r.r -w-vna aivision is com- Fchieon ",iJuonai guard troops from km i ca ""consin. The division , ,;trunp McArthur. Tex. rs' tv, "Liaiion irticmgan engi- th attalion Michigan engl- lantr 0i he 45th and 6th Wisconsin L "try ajl(i ,A.. . . V. 11 of the fourth, fifth and "conqfn 6 soliiers are former Mcept th Michigan guardsmen o ".se ln the aero scmadron who unued On Page Three) Tuscania THE American Forces In France Number More Than 212,000 Nineteen Entente Ships Were Sunk by. Mine or Submarine During Week London, Feb. 6. The admiralty reports 15 British merchantmen sunk by mine or submarine in the past week. Of these ten were 1, 600 tons or over and five were un der 1,600 tons. Four fishing: ves sels were also sunk. The British losses by mine or submarine during the past week are approximately the same as the pre vious week, when 9 British mer chantmen of more than 1,600 tons and 6 of lesser tonnage were de stroyed. Tbree FreneJa SUp Sonic. Paris. Feb. 6. Two French steamers of more than 1,600 tons and one under that tonnage were sunk during the week ending Feb. 2 by mine or submarine. The vessels reaching French ports numbered 968 and those clearing from French ports num bered 897 the same week. Italians . Iost One. Rome, Feb. "6. The Italian ship pins losses by mine or submarine in the week ending Feb. 2 were li-ht , only one steamer under 1,600 tons being sunk. ' -! STAFF PERSONNEL Permanent Organization of Gov eminent Railroad Adminis tration Effected WALTERS WANTS TO QUIT XV S. Carter Named as Director of Di vision of Labor and C ,A. PTonty as Director of Diviadon of ' Accounting Washington, Feb. 6. The permanent organisation of the government rail road administration, announced tonight bv Director General McAdoo. provides " . . . . - , i ior rei- """"""" of the temporary stan wnion nas serv ed since the government assumed Oper ation of the roads. It adds W. S. Car ter, chief of the brotherhood of engine men and firemen, as director of the di vision of labor, and Charles A. Prouty, director of valuation for the interstate commerce commission, as director of the division of public service and ac- counting. Mr. Carter will organize a staff of assistants to deal with labor complaints and other questions affecting employ ment conditions, while the railroad wage commission will continue to hear wage applications and recommend a general course of action to the direo--tor-general. Mr. Prouty, it was" an nounced, "will represent the interest of farmers, manufacturers, producers, shippers and consumers generally." He will act as intermediary between the public and the railroad administration for suggestions or complaints. Other members of Mr. McAdoo'a per manent taff are: General assistant, Talker D. Hines, New York; general counsel, John Bar ton Payne, Chicago; director of the di vision of transportation, Carl R. Gray, Baltimore, president ot the Westfern Maryland: director division of traffic, Edward Chambers, Chicigo and Cali fornia, vice- president of the Santa Fe; director of I the division dt finance and purchases, John Skelton Williams (Mr. Williams will continue in office as comptroller of the currency). Frank McManamy, chief inspector of locomotives for the inlUrstate com merce commission, was rbade anager of the locomotive Bectlon abd will direct a strenuous campaign l repair the thousands of lomotives Which recent investigations of the coimaission have shown were allowed to become dilapi dated through Improper attention un der private management od the reads. Henry Walter, chairman jof the board of the Atlantic Coast Iine, a. member of Mr. McAdoo's temporary staff, has asked to be relieved of kctive 'execu tive duties, but probably-will continue (Continued On Patfe. Three) Ml ANNOUNCES Torpedoed OPERA TIONS More Troops There Than Compris ed the Entire Army Before America Entered War ANDRE TRADIEU SPEAKS Says France Will Soon be Able to Supply Twenty American ' Divisions in Artillery IF WE SEND RAW MATERIAL French Commissioner Praises Our Preparations for War Mw i one, eD. b. Announcement that France will be able before July 1 to manufacture enough - artillery to. supply 20 American divisions, or ap- prwrvniately 5$O,lrO0 troops, ir tlie Unit ed States meanwhile adheres to ah un- derstanding by which France would receive the necessary raw material from America, was made here tonight by Andre : Tardieu, French high com missioner! to this country. ' . ' Mr. Tardieu made the. . statement also ' that there are in " France today more Americen troops than comprised the American armv at the time the United Btates entered the war; at that lowing Lincoln's birthday Jt will be time he said the American army con-1 possible henceforth . to rely upon em tained about 212,000 officers and men. bargoes. and the preference in. move The French official spoke at a dinner ment of food and fuel ordered by tho which was part of New York's cele- j director general of. railroads." bration of the Jour de Lt Alliance The fuel administration Is conslder- Francaise, which was observed throughout the United States today, j the anniversary of the treaty between France and the American colonies in 1778. Jules J. Jusserand, the ' French ambassador, also was -a guest of hon or. . Asserting that "seorecy ought to be a thing of the past, because, our de mocracies want . to know in order to will," Mr. Tardieu said that "just ap preciation of the results achieved" by America In Its war preparations "is a stimulant for effort and nobody has the right to refuse to the. American people this stimulant," The commis sioner reviewed the nation's accomp lishments and outlined what France had done in the way of manufactur ing ordnance both cor the United States and, for France's other allies. Mr. Tardieu described America's military effort as "wonderful and splendid,", and asserted It had been "a surprise to the enemy." "I have oo-operated for nearly ten months, hour by hour, with every part of your war organization," he said. "What you have done is magnificent, worthy of your allies, worthy of your selves." Alluding to the raising of the. na tional army, Mr. Tardieu declared that "no event of wider import has ever taken place since the beginning or the war." France, he. said, ha taken "every' necessary measure" so that America can complete, in France, the training begun here. Regarding aviation, American development had been "be yond all expectations." he declared. The speaker recalled that America, in order to equip Its army with guns and airplanes, called upon the allies for its immediate needs at the same time inaugurating a program of American manufacturing. "Some, people in Europe as well as here," be said, Tve been wondering why you .should not, in that respect, have done everything by yourselves. This criticism shows that these peo ple ignore firstly wha time means In war and, secondly, how infinitely com plicated is the industrial war organi zation which from the very start Is required by the extensive production of ordnance and aviation." Mr. Tardieu reviewed what France is doing today. "Officers and soldiers mobilized on Jan. 1, 1918, not includ ing the native troops ' from the col onies and the workmen in the factor ies, he eaid. "amount to 4,725,000 men, of whom nearly 3,000,000 are in the army . zona. "The extent of the western front is 755 kilometres. Belgians hold 25, English 165, French 565. We hold, therefore, three-quarters of it.. We have la front of us 80 German divis ions; .that means two-thirds or - the German first line troops and mofce than half of the German reserve di visions. . The Germans do not entrust to any of their divisions a front larg er than six kilometres; ours often bold 9 kilometres each." . HICIP By ninin Thousands of Homes in New York and Other Cities Are Re , ported Without Coal TRAINS HALTED BY SNOW Garfield Hopes It. Will be Possible to Abandon Heatless Mon days After 3Peb.il. Washington, Feb. - 6. Danger of widespread suffering from lack of coal I still is imminent, fuel administration officials declared tonight in announc ing officially the continuance of the Monday closing order. State fuel - adminlstretors have re ported that thousands of homes In New York and other cities of the east and middle west have no coal and cannot get It in sufficient quantities to mako living conditions bearable. This situation, coupled with today's raiiroaa .administration reports that freight and coal movement was almost at a standstill both yesterday and to day In the east, prompted Fuel - Ad ministrator. Gafleid- .annpunoe i that "the possibility of humanuff ering ' is too imminent to permit any"Telexatlon in the present- efforts to conserve and increase the existing supply of. coal." Dr. Garfield expressed the hope, however, that after, next week rallroaa freight embargoes' and v ,v preferential coal delivery ' orders , may-; be used as substitutes for heatless Mondays -to ef fect coal saving. ' " ' "It is hoped," he said, "that with the shutdown on Monday, Feb. 11, and the closing In many states on the day fol- ing issuing e request that an . lnaus- tries and business houses suspend op eration next Tuesday, iiincom s Dirin day. , . Officials are now convinced that the industrial suspension has .been efhea clous'ln actually saving fuel in quan tities, ana that the. consumption at other times hes not. been increased by the temporary shutffbwn ' without at tempting, to measure the result by comprehensive statistics,-; officials cited the . report of the national committee on gas and. electric service that' in zv large cities, gas. and electric companies save dfrom 21 to;x 25 per cent of their normal coal consumption on the , five, day suspension period, between' Jan uary 17 and 22, and on . heatless Mon days. These public utilities were, said (Continued. On Page Three) ; TOLD RELATIVE WHEN HIS SHIP WOULD SAIL Young Army Officer Arrested for Violating Restrictions Is Being Held Pending an Investiga tion of Whether He Was Given Proper Instruction By His . Superiors. Washington, Feb.. 6. A young, army officer who confided to a relative thie name of the ship on which he was go ing overseas and the date of sailing, is under arrest pending an Investigation of whether his superiors properly in structed him concerning the require ment of secrecy. In announcing the arrest tonight the war department did not disclose the officer's name, r The purpose in giving publlcit yto the incident is to empha size the department's intention to pre vent the spread of information, con cerning the movement of transports. - This statement was issued: "The war department-auTliorlzes the announcement that, a young officer is held ln arrest because he divulged -to a relative the "name of. Ithe vessel opo which he was ,toj-8tart overseas and the scheduled date of departure. As a result of this -prohibited information the relative of this young office-, a first lieutenant, sent a telegram to nrm at the port of embarkation. This tel egram, which was not in-ciphe", fur nished -information which, in the hands of the , nefiay. . might have en- - . -(Continued -jQ -Page-Two j '.. ' - ,. .' .'v ; . 'v ." ;: 1 SUFFERING Suhnmrine 267 UNACCOUNTED FOR Mexico's Sympathy For the German Cause Is Expressed In Message to the Kaiser Carranza Sends Birthday Greetings Couched, in Flattering Terms. King George Proclaims. Great Britain's War AnnsArtillery Activity Continues Along Western Brittle : Fronts. Finnisn White Guards Win Victory. - (Associated Press War Summary.) . The complexities of internationni politics affecting the great war have bee nadded to by a virtual expression of sympathy for Germany President Venustiano Carranza sent to Empsfor William " a message of congratulation end good, wishes on . the occasion of the Emperor's 67th birthday, whicn occurred January 27, according to ad vices reaching Router's Limited from Copenhagen. The Mexican president's message was couched in flattering terms, opening with the phrase: "To your majesty, who celebrates his an niversary today with just cause for E Tells Him That He Celebrates "His Birthday "With Just Cause for Rejoicing" TRYING TO ALARM MEXICO Paper Publishes Story to Effect That United States, Canada and Cuba Are Planning to Invade That . : Country. . London, Feb. 7. Venustiano Car ranza, president of Mexico, sent a f ul somo birthday message to Emperor William of Germany recently, accord ing to " Renter's Limited. President Carranza ' In ' this message used the phrase: "Your majesty, who cele brates his anniversary today with just cause for rejoicing." Reuter's Limited learns that, ac cording to a telegram from Copen hagen. President Carranza eent a tele gram to the German emperor on the: latter's birthday, reading as follows: "To your majesty, who celebrates his anniversary today with just- caues . for rejoicing? I have the honor to send your majesty my most coraiai congratulations and am pleased to express to you my best wisJies for your personal happiness and that of your august family, as well. as for the prosperity of this great, friendly na tion." '. . MEXICAN PAPER PUBLISHES SXORV OF PLANNED INVASION New York, Feb. 6. A Mexican pa pert El Democrats,' a copy of whioh was received here today, publishes a dispatch gravely informing its ; read ere that the United States government is planning an armed Invasion of Mex ico, with Canada and Cuba operating jointly; , with the United States. The object of this purported occu pation, according to the newspaper, is to "assure the defense of the Gulf of Mexico against the threatened German submarine invasion." The Mexican ports of Vera Cruz, Tampico and Fro greso would be taken, the story says, an 'Cuba is threatened with starva tion unless-it accedes to the plan.-. El - Democrata, published in Mexico City places its story under sey ea-ol-umnt-headllnes and accompanies .'it with a picture .of President Carranza, de claring he, will "be able to show ev erybody the highst kind of patriotism and defend the national dignity, in danger of being outraged." ' ; The United States since lt entered too,, "kslk ha.rl alms -of taking our V V . hi --- - ports In the Gulf of .Mexico for naval bases,", the paper says, adding that' "fv,a aannA.tiAna.I nows oontained "in thie .issue had not been discredited by the government up to the time of the issuance, of this edition." The paper concedes, T however, that the Mexican government had declared that "no telegram regarding the matter had been received from the embassy at Washington." . : Regarding the supposed invitation to Cuba, the paper says, it was issued be cause the United States realized that it is tlje only way in which Cuba can aid - the; Allies, since it cannot send troepa to Europe because of the op position. Mils would arouse in the island."- : - El 4 Demfcrata's dispatch ' is dated "Laredo," January 25," as coming-f rom th Spaniah-American News Agency." CARRANZA SENDS KAISER R TINGS BIBiD Off The Irish Coast Biaia rejoicing," and. ending with best wish es for "the prosperity , of this greet friendly nation.",. Kins Outlines .Britain's Alma. As an offset-to the friendly congrat ulations from Mexico, a 1 neutral gov ernment, to ward, the enemy of the en tente allies, . King George V, in his speech proroguing parliament Wed nesday, reiterated; the . determination of the democracies of the world to continue warfare, against the quadru pie alliance, until a just and enduring peace could be obtained. The king named this program as Britain's first aim and endeavor and placed on Ger many the responsibility f or . provoking the war. He also , expressed his hope (Continued on Page Two) E BILL COMPLETED The Measure Limits "Government Control to Two Years After the War Ends PRESIDENT TO FIX RATES Several Amendments Made to the Orig inal Draft 'Differs In Several Im portant . Rewneets, From Sen ate : DHL, . Washington, Feb! 6.-r-Consideration of the administration railroad bill was completed today by the -house inter state commerce- committee with agree ment on all amendments. , A. final - vote will be taken Friday . when, : the . com mittee plans to complete its report and Chairman Sims in. presenting it probably early ; next week will urge speedy passage of the measure. As completed today the bill differs in several important respects from the draft 'favorably reported by the sen ate committee. ' Tt ' provides for term ination of government control two years after peace is declared, as against 18 months in the senate bill. and leaves final rate-fixing authority in the hands of the-president while the senate measure gives final author ity to the interstate commerce com mission. . ..;.. An amendment not found in the sen ate draft was agreed to by the house committee today. It protects short line railroads not taken over by the. gov ernment by providing that where it is found necessary to divert traffic from those roads In the national interest, the president may as far as practicable' route sufficient ' unimportant freight over these roads to compensate them in revenue. The amendment was drawn by Rep resentatives Kitchin and Brltton, who are not members of the committee, and it was authoritatively stated, that it has the approval of . Director General McAd'X). I . " -'Another amendment -approved- by the house committee provides that un til otherwise ordered by . the president, operating revenues may be. received by the carriers as before the government took, control, but that any net revenue above the standara return oasea- on the average operating income during the three-year period ending June 30, 1917, must be -paid into - the federal treasury and - placed 1 In the $500,000, 000 Tsvolvinig fund provided for- in both committee drafts of tho bill. Both committees .- agreed to the standard return feature but- the house committee adopted . an ; amendment re quiring the president to. make annual reports on receipts and disbursements of - the roads. .. - - - Under the senate draft,-the president may initiate , rates subject to revision by the interstate - commerce commit tee on complaint- either of the shippers or carriers.. The house' draft provides that he shall initiate Tates which shall be reviewed by the - interstate com merce commission - on; complaint. ' The commission may them' , make recom mendations to the, president who may take, such action-aa -Jbe: mayiaeem. re quired "in the: public interests. ' RAILROAD PRESIDENT GIVES TO CABINET AGITATION Submits Bill Giving Him Blanket Authority to Reorganize . Any of Departments OVERMAN INTRODUCES IT Baker to Prepare Statement Back ing Up Assertions as to Transporting Troops Washington; Feb, 6. Almost coindi dent with Secretary Baker's reap pearance before the senate military committee today for cross-examination upon his recent statement of what America Is doing in the war, the administration's answer to congres sional agitation for a war cabinet and munitions director was given by in troduction in the senate of a bill transmitted by President Wilson which would give the president blan ket authority to reorganize and co-ordinate all federal departments, bu reaus, agencies, officials and person nel. a . Followed Baker Suggestion. The hew measure was taken to the capitol. by a personal representative of the president and introduced by Senator-Overman, democrat, soon after Mr. Baker had suggested to the military committee that such legislation was necessary. It would empower the pres ident to completely make over the ex ecutive branch of the government for the period . of the war, rearranging ex isting agencies and their functions and establishing such new ones as he might see fit. . There has been n intimation so far of any specific action under the bill the president has in mind, nor of how quickly the measure is to be pressed for passage. It was referred to the judiciary committee, of which Senator Overman is ranking democratic mem ber. One move which some officials say Is contemplated Is appointment of a chairman of the war board a post now vacant and the investment of the office with powers similar to those proposed for the director of muni tions. . Baker Questioned Three Hours. The military committee did not get far with Its examination of Mr. Ba ker, although he was" questioned- for three hours, because he demurred at telling in open session, the basis . for his assertion, that the prospects were not unpromising for enough ships to put a million and a half American sol diers in France this year. After much discussion during which Senator Hitchcock, who has termed the secre (Contlnued on Page Two) COUNSEL FOR SWIFT A E File Motion to Quash Search War rant Obtained by Heney Examination of the Vedeer Documents Taken From . Safe By Government Attorney I ' Halted Pending Court's Decision. Chicago, - Feb. 6. -Counsel for Swift Sc.. Company sprang?- a surprise by fil ing fa motion in federal district court today to quash the search and seizure warrant obtained yesterday by Fran cis J..' Heney, ' counsel for the federal trade commission, for examination of documentary evidence in the vault of Henry Voeder, attorney for the pack ing company. This . move by the company attor neys, who had I been expected to argue for ; a . temporary stay of the warrant, halted further examination of -the company - files in- connection with the trade commission'! Investigation of the packing industry, pending dispos al of the legal points at Issue. t The packers', attorneys, appearing before Judge Landis, who issued the search warrant, attacked the constitu tionality of the search and seisare sec tion of the federal espionage law-under which the warrant was issued and under-which the government recently raided headquarters of the L W. W. throughout the ' country. -. i Thirteen .legal : objections to - the validity of the i search- warrant were : (Continued On Page Two) WR WR SPRING SURPRIS (Is mm h if N r ij i