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National Capital Changed City
Today; Secretary Baker Gives
America's Answer to Germany's
Attack in Words 4We Will Win'
Previous Intimation that Huns
Would Direct Submarine Ac
tivities at American Transports
Y Comes to Reality in Disaster.
tlTASHINGTON, Feb. 7. (I
N.
w o.) wasningiyn was tic
's cldedly a changed city today. The
finking of the transport Tus
; can la has awakened' the country
WW 0 ... a, . . . J
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, at nil no ouicr event since uic
war with Germany began.
- The'splrlt of the reply of the
, American naUoq mar be summed
up ln.. the words of Secretary
Baker, who said:
"We must Win this war and we
VvM win , this war."
DlVhJI .his department was making
very effort to set a complet list of the
missing- from th Tuscania, the Attitude
of the government was sharply expressed
by Secretary of War Baker. Declaring
that' the sinking of the Tuscan la has
brought the nation face to face with the
losses of war In Its most relentless form.
' he declared : .
"The sinking of the Taseanla brings
fare to fare with the losses of war
. is itr Most relentless form. It Is a
fresh challenge to the civilised world
by as adversary wbo has refined, bst
made more deadly, tbe stealth of the
savage la warfare.
MWe mast win tbls war and we will
wla tbls war. Losses like tbls anlte the
eointty In sympathy with tbe families
Voi unn wno piii saiierea iossi iney
l.n .).. rf nab. 4 ......
sr pnrpose tp press on.
. "As rapidly as details eome la tbey
will be given toMhe psblle la order to
relieve aaxlety where possible sad no
tlee will be sent as promptly as' possi
ble to those whose sons and brothers
have beef added to the nation's herolo
dead.".
The successful attack on the trans-
Con-ludd on page Five. Columa Four)
AS VESSEL SINKS
Olasrow, Feb. 7. (U. P.) American
officers tmoni the Tuscania survivors
landed here today declared that there
;ano panic aboard the torpedoed trans-
uprt. ' : f ... '
-VTVen before those aboard the Tuscania
teallsed the situation a British destroyer
vas alonrslde. . The., rescue work was
handled In splendid atyle, the officers
. saw. and perfect order was maintained.
"The Tuncania floated three hours, but
ner steerlrfff rear fouled and she smashed
ome uieboats." d eel area a young- Ohio
fleer of e-nfineers who waa among the
"Several of the occupants were thrown
Into the rough, f reeling water.
"In the dark it was difficult to locate
the lifeboats and almost Impossible to
find 'any swimmers, , v
, "Many were lost , by Jumping Into the
sea with lifebelts where they floated
out-of the range or the rescue craft.
. "One bunch of soldiers In a lifeboat
began singing 'Oh, they've got, to cut
. that out.' , :
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BRUSSELS
NO PANIC ABOARD
In the opening chapters of his story, "Memories of Belgium
Under the German Occupation," which is to be published seri
ally jn THE SUNDAY JOURNAL, beginning February 17,.
Brand Whitlock, United States minister to Belgium, draws a
graphic picture of life in the Belgian capital prior to .the war.;"
't You will want to follow this story from start to finish. If
you do not receive THE SUNDAY JOURNAL regularly, place
your order now. -". ' t
THfe SUNDAY ; JOURNAL
UNITS ON
TUSCANIA
The official reports of the units
on the Tnscanla, a former. Canarder
tamed over to the United States by
the British government for use as
a transport, was as follows!
THE 107TH E5GIEEE TRAIJT.
THE 1I7TH MILITARY POLICE.
THE 1I7TH SUPPLY TRAIIf.
AIR SQTADHOlf NO. 100.
AIR 8QUADR0 NO. 168.
AIR SQUADRON NO. IU.
REPLACE ME NT DETACH
SIENTS NUMBERS 1 AND 8 OF
THE THIRTY.SECOND DIVISION-
FIFTY-ONE OFFICERS UN AT
TACHED, EN ROUTE TO REPORT
' IN FRANCE.
IN ADDITION, THERE WAS ON
BOARD THE HEADQUARTERS
DETACHMENT AND COMPANIES
D, E AND F OF THE TWENTI
ETH ENGINEERS.
The 107th engineers was composed
of the First battalion of Michigan
engineers.
The 107th Military Police was
made vp from the Foarth and Sixth
Wisconsin Infantry. i
The 107th Supply Train from the
Fonrth, Fifth and Sixth WIscoasIa
Infantry.
All of the coatlngents on board
the Tascanla were of the Thirty
second National Gnard division ex
eept the Twentieth engineers and
the air sqaadrons. ,
ROOSEVELT IS IN
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Former President's Illness Takes
Sudden Turn for the
. Worse.
- New YorttrFeb. -7. ( L .- 8.)-CoKv
nel Theodore Roosevelt's condition
took a, sudden turn for the worse this
afternoon, Following a eons4taMon ot
his Dhysiclans it was announced that
his condition Is serious. The statement
follows In part :
"Colonel Roosevelt passed a comfort
able nlcht. but inflammation devel
oped today and entered into the Internal
left ear., His condition is serious, but
there is no need of a further operation
at present."
Buildings Using Oil
To Stop .Heat at 5:30
VmI Admlnlatratnr Tinned Order
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ReqalRltloains; 01 Tanaers.
TiSiel Administrator Holmes today
issued an order for all office buildings
and department stores using oil lor
fuel to cease heating such . buildings
from B:J0 p. m. to 7 a. m., using Just
enough oil between these hours to kaep
the fire alive.
SERIOUS CONDITION
Th. order Is the randt 'of rtmirSl"t ""V ?a
fuel oil shortage following tn requi
tankers
itinnlnr of some of the oil
by the goventment and because of the
probability of the federal authorities
taking over the oil wells In the near
future.
Hotels i and apartment houses are
also asked " to conserve In the use of
fuel, although no order covering them
has been made as yet.
By strict economy in the use of the
fuel oil Mr. Holmes believes mat we
available supply will last through the
winter
Anticipating a general" shortage in
olT' the producing companies a few
weeks ago cancelled deliveries on ex
isting contracts, leaving the customers
to be taken care of In the open market.
Ounarder Aurania
Is Sent to Bottom
An Atlantic Port, Feb. 7-I. IT. S.)
Sews of the slaking of the Canard liner
Anranla la the Irish sea, presumably by
a German labmartne, was broaght here
today, by Mist Ft Fenton, niece of the
late Lord Kitchener, who now It a wel
fare, Inspector in the British ministry of
inanitions. . -
Miss ; Fenton said the Anranla was
lost about' the same time as the liner
Aadanla.
: The Anranla displaced 1MN tons and
was a ranpsrsuTcij new aip, asviHg
been bnnt la 111. . She saUed from
Liverpool.
AT PEACE
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TUSGMIA,
IS REPORT
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W. G. Robertson, Member of
Twentieth Engineers, Formerly
With Portland, Coos Bay &
. Eugene Land Co., on Board.
Forestry Regiment, of Which
Four Units Were Listed as
Sailing on Steamer, Was
Largely Recruited in Portland.
SALEM, Or, Feb. 7. Governor
Withycombe is ' endeavoring
to learn from Washington today
whether his son. Earl Withy
combe, was . on Ihe transport
Tuscania, which was sunt by
a , submarine Tuesday. Earl
Wi thy combe was a member of
Company D, ' Twentieth , Engin-
on board the
snip, dui mere
is a possibility
that Jhe. was transferred to Com
pany A, Fort'-first battalion, be
fore Company D sailed. If the
transfer was made he probably
was not on the Tuscania.
Because of his anxiety over
his son, Governor Withycombe
will not go to Portland to open
the automobile show officially
tonight. r
O. Robertson, a memher of the
Twentieth engineers, formerly with the
Portland. Coos Bay & Eugene Land
company, waa on board the Tuscania,
according to a report received by Port-
(land headquarters of the land company
from 1 Marshfield
The Twentieth
engineers forestry
regiment, was recruited heavily in Port-
--. oresier George i. uecii
geiiemi junsaicuon. n is
-" - nuwever, wnai men
. companies v. js ana
J, the units that were carried on the
Tuscania, for; the reason that asslgn-
ments were made after the examina-
Records at the. forest office show only
the. nam8 of 1000 men who ap-
jvi embers of battalions One, Two.
(Concluded on Pace Seven. Column One)
Vessel Did Not Have Time to
Turn; List Jammed Lifeboats,
Causing Loss .of Life.
London, Feb. 7. (U. P,) The. Tus
cania, warned by another vessel that
hadT spotted the torpedo, was in tbe act
of turning when the nuissle struck, an
eye? witness declared today." ,
rue eye. witness, a passenger on on
of the 'vessels near ' the transport, de
clared the- captain of bis ship saw the
wane or the torpedo and diverted the
course or nis own steamer successfully.
The Tuscania was signalled : "Tor
pedo comingj Dodge!"
The Tuscania started to turn but waa
caught' broadside, not having time to
swerve into the clear. , - ... '
. Was Hit Amidships '
I The Tuscania was' hit 'a Uttle stern
or amidships. . -
' Most of the passengers on board th
other vessel were not aware of what
naa Happened. They spent a merry eve
ning and continued their customary en-
veriainmenis. v
Another' eva wltnMa t iA
Tuscania sank within. 48 minutes after
He said the destroyers and other v-
sels had. surrounded . her, picking up the
survivors from the sea and from the
iiieDoats.
- Two Explosions Heard
He said that ' it vwas Tuesday when
the Tuscania was . struck; . He heard
two explosions, the latter apparently
caused by the bursting f the boiler.
He said he saw the TuscaniaV lights,
which previously had been darkened.
suddenly flashed on; that the Tuscania
sent: us rockets, burned red flares and
that her lights went out- ; - - .
TUSCANIA WARNED
TORPEDO ON WAY
TORPEDOED TRANSPORT AND MAP
LTSCANIA, -TRANSPORT-CARRYING AMERICAN TROOPS, which was torpedoed and
sunk north of If eland last Tuesday! She was a former Anchor liner of 14,348 tons, and had
accommodations for 2500 bassensrers. Below is a man showuie approximate location ot tne
Tuscania when, she was attacked. Survivors w ere picked up and taken to Buncrana, on the north
coast of Ireland, and to Larne, nearly 100 miles away, on the northeast coast of Ireland. The
latter were subsequently removed to Port Ellen, on the island of I slay, Scotland.
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Marvy Pacific- Coast Men Among
Those Saved When Transport
Is Torpedoed.
Washington, Feb. 7. (I. N. S.) The
war department eatfy this evening an
nounced the addresses of the known
survivors of the transport Tuscania as
follows :
AH members of Company E, Sixth
battalion. Twentieth engineers.
Private Edw. L. Anderson; brother, Fred
Anderson, Biselow, Ark.
Private Tom A.AshbT. father. Delnsia W.
Aabby, Liberty. -Kn. ' .
Prirste Prank A. Brose, mother Mrs. Maria
Bros. Clereland, Ohio.
Private Harry E. Keeler,' eonsin Ljla H.
Pedlar,. 440 First avenue. San Francisco.
- Bergeant Harry A. . Kelley ( appear aa Harry
Kelley os records) , mother Mr. 1C J. Kelley,
4328 Twenty-third atreet, San Frandaco. -
Print Walter-MacZarak tappeare aa Walter
Mocaankt on .records) , mother Mrs. F. Mocsar
aki, Detroit.- Mich.
Private James Baay (arrpeari aa Joaeoh an
records) , - Wesley J. But. - father. Kalicpell,
Mont.
Private Alexander Bofch (appear aa Bnah
oa records) . liawley Clef ton Basb, brother.
Oodfrev. Ontario, t'anada.
torporaJ William . A. I'Merry, Bobert A. I
Nance, brother-in-law, Demopolia, Ala.
Private William A. Htekerinc ( appear aa
Hieklinc on records), Mrs. Lucy E. Hickllng,
mother, Leicester, England.
Private Dale C. Hezelett. Harry H. Hazelett.
brother. Wast Liberty. Iowa.
Private Cnarles il. ineS. sllia Anna Ineck,
sister, Amea. Iowa.
Private ; James T. Moss, Miss Oakley ' Marie
Moss, sister. Corry. . Ind.
. Private David Poe. Mary Bants, mother, Lay
tonville. CaU . . -
Private ' L. M. Roberts. Thomas P. Boberta,
father. 10S Vista Place. Venice, CaL
Private Van Dendrieasche: John Van . Den-
drieaMhe, father, Stevenaville, Mont.
'- private John . wtlliama apiears aa Jobn
I. William on records) . W. A. Williams, father.
Gardner. Fla.
BobmarV. White (ipixari as . Goalman Whlta
ci. record) , Mrs. Jennie White, mother, Augusta,
Mont.
Private Alva Bowman. J. - W. Bowman. lather.
Carmi. 111.
- Corporal Howard E. Bollock, (appears ss pri
vate on recorda). James Bollock, father, New
port. Wash.
rrivat LJovd Ldbetter. (no addraase given.)
Private Edward B. Peterson, (appears as Ed-
want ' B. reanoa on record) , Mrj. Kris una
Feanon. motber. Elk, Wash. .
Private 1. W. Kedd. appear aa Jacks-n W.
Redd on records), Mi Edna. Bell Kedd. sistex.'
Bahl. Ala
first Lieutenant Charlea A. Schweiaaincer Jr.
Mrs. Cbarlea A. Schweissinger Jr., wife, 625
Loo tut atreet, ix Angeles. .'
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Private John B. Fleming. Mrs. Mabel North
op, aister. 2 SSI Poralta averrae, Oakland. -Cal ,-
Private Kdw. ' F. KUngman. Martin "Kilng
man. father, Pittsburg. Pa. j. ,
Engineers Hmni Ceras, " ,"'
. ' (I'nattaciied) : ' .
Second Lieutenant Frank L. Maker, Mrs. F.
Maaer, wua, io Tnirty-eighth avenue Oak-
land. CaU
, One Handred anal Seven tn Supply Company .
'Private H. Klei-t (appears as Henry Matinas
Kleitt). 107th supply train. Track- Company B,
corporal. Mathiaa KleitUSbrather.Lenoaha. Wia.
American Steamer 1
.Victim of Torpedo
; Wsklna;toni ' Feb. - 7(1. K. 8.) Sfcs
Members of the crew, all foreigner, of
tae American atearashlp AUmaaee.
whlen was torpedoea la ferela waters
Fesmarr 4, are mlsstntv tae aaTy e
nartment . waV Informed late tklr after,
aooa--throarh ; tae department of state.
Alt 4he natal armed rnard. aad r.aU .tbe
Americana in- the merekant. crew. were
sared. - j. -
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TRAIL OF BLOOD
LEFT BY THIEVES
Shots Heard at Early Hour Indi
cate Desperate Struggle, by
Robbers. . . ,
Pools of . blood found among; looted
counters -In -Levitt's department store,
144 Third street, and a trail of blood
through hallways, up flights of-stairs
and out uoon a - roof. . tell a story of
robbery that - ended with the probable
murder of one , thief by another some
time during- the early hours today.
Police, however, have failed to find the
robbers or to learn whether the "falling;
oat" actually., ended In the death of one.
A clerk work-ins; 4n the Basket grocery
on Alder street. heard two shots about
4 o'clock thl morning- and when Special
Night. Watchman James Boyd appeared
About 10 .minutes later. the ' cleric noti
fied hlrgr. The clerk thought the shots
came from the direction of the Mulkey
bulldingv so Boyd searched the building
1 without result. ;.
About . o'clock 1 this morning. . when
persons occupying- offices at 245 Morri
son Street- arrived, at their . worlr they
found the hallway, sprinkled with blood.
Thte; police were -called and investigation
showed that' ihe .thieves must have had
a bloody battle. ' . . - -
'.. ' , ' Two Hats lveft Behind , ,
: They entered the store through a back
window by forcing; an -iron bar out of
its fastening, and then went down
stairway "into "the" stores. They took
suitcases - from- the shelves - and packed
them full of the best allks. Mf . Levitt
said there" was about 1500 worth of
sirkss In -the suitcases. . OneN traitcase
had 4SP0 worth. vThey also took a few
child's' fOrs. Soma'of the- models on
display weTestrippd, Oerlw Jn tte
store" remember aeeins; two foreigners
itOoncJode on Fnanve. Colama ITkree
OF DISASTER
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SCotlan6
UVERPOOU
ENGLAND
PLANT BEGINS CUT.
Largest Cutup Mill in World
Starts Operations on Airplane
Stock This Afternoon.
mot American- airplanes will fly
against the Germans as a result of
the opening; of the spruce cut-up plant
at Vancouver this afternoon. The first
unit, .started today, will Increase pro
duction of airplane stock spruce at a
rate of about 300.000 feet a day and
each of the succeeding- 11 units will
equal the production of the first. The
whole Will constitute the largest mill of
Its , kind irt the world. As a result of
the mill's operation cars loaded with
airplane stock will carry about 25 per
cent of spruce that will actually go Into
war airplanes. The mill will saw away
the waste, upon which transcontinental
freight rates have been as neavy and
which has required as much car space
as. .the wood to which the safety and
the plans or . Uncle Sam s bird men can
be entrusted. ? t
- .The-: cut-up plant will receive both
rived and - sawed : cants of - spruce and
saw ft to grain. Ordinarily it Is con
sidered sufficient to saw wood so that
all knots and Imperfections may . be
euminatea.- nut tne airplane spruce
mjst be absolutely straight grained aa
well as clear of Imperfections.
The program announced for this aft
ernoon includes congratulatory, remarks
by Mayor Baker of Portland and Mayor
Perclval or Vancouver. Colonel Disqne
was given the honor . of starting the
mill's first, operation.. -The subject 'of
his v address, was- announced , as - "Pio
neering- in Spruoe.", while that of Major
Rearflon 4a '."Military - Slogan for the
Mill Operation" I, .of - H- S. -Mitchell,
Sawmills : of the Northwest," end. of K.
Beard, "Men Who s Make Jllstory.-,
VANCOUVER SPRUCE
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Depth Charge Fired
stroyers Convoying Transport Said to
Have Reached Its Mark; War Depart
ment Greatly Cheered by Later News
:
Earlier Reports Very Conflicting as to
Number of Victims Due to Torpedo jng..
of Army Transport Off North Coast of
Ireland; Slow Sinking Saves Hundreds.
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ASHINGTON, Feb. 7.
partment figures at o o clock this autemoon showed that
113 American soldiers are missing as the result of the tor-'
pedoing of the-transport Tuscania. r- Ninety-seven passengers and
members of the crew are also missing, making the total losses 210.
The latest compilation of the war department showed that there
were 2.15G soldiers aboard and - 241 crew, and passengers. The
total of survivors was placed at: Soldiers, 2,043 ; crew and passen-
gers,144..-
LONDON, Feb. 7. (U. P.)-Ten additional surrirors
from the Tuscania have, been landed on the Scotland
a !a .s.s.J al,:. -r L L. J-.la ,
i;wiit as, waa assasvs uu
The men were in one boat.
Washington, Feb. 7. (I. N. S.) That the loss of life
through the sinking of the transport Tuscama'will not exceed
101, and that the figure almost certainly will be reduced,
was reported here late this afternoon.
Officers were greatly heartened by the receipt of . the
report, as it tallied with the earlier accounts that the loss of
life was materially diminishing as the survivors were heard
from. . - ?
. Another report which officially reached the navy depart
ment was that the convoying destroyers which had been es
corting the Tuscania dropped a depth charge on the sub
marine and are believed to have destroyed it.
Washington, Feb. 7. (U. P.) At 1:30 o'clock this aft
emoon the statistical department of the army stated Jhat the
only reports it has thus far received on the torpedoing of the
Tuscania showed 2179 uniformed men and civilians aboard.'
of whom 267 arc reported musing. .
Unofficial reports' tend to reduce the' number of missing,
and Army Censor General Mclntyre stated he expected the'
casualties to drop below the present official figures. . ,
The names of only 30 survivors had been received up
to this hour. ' ,
Washington. Feb. 7. (I. N. S.) A
complete report dealing wtth the attack
on the transport Tuscania, , carrying
American , troops to France, via Great
Britain, hasbeen received by the navy
department. It will not be made public
at this time. .
It la understood, however, that the re
port shows that the Tuscania, a British
vessel, was under the direction of the
British admiralty when lost and was
under convoy of their destroyers. The
excellent work of the destroyers Is de
clared te-.have been directly responsible
for the comparatively small casualty
list.
Naval authorities refnsed to comment
on the loss of the Tuscania. They made
it plain, however, that the vessel was
sunk, thus disposing of the earlier re
ports that she might still be afloat.
They also stated that they placed no
reliance in rumors that a floating mine
and not a submarine was responsible for
the loss of the vessel.- Asked directly
about whether the convoy was entirely
British, officials would not reply,- holding
that' it would be Injudicious to discuss
the convoy question In any way.
London. Feb. . U. P.) The ad
miralty officially announced today that
210 persons were lost and 2187 saved in
the torpedoing of the transport Tus
cania Tuesday.
Forty-five Tuscania survivors, landed
Wednesday, night, were picked up from
open boats In a rough sea, it was an
Journal Again First and Only
" " (aMBHMaBBsissaBBBBSsaBisa.Bse
The announcement of the sinkirif of the transport Tuscania, the first
American trans port bound for France that has fallen victim to German
submarines, wis made in an extra edition of The Journal Wednesday nij;ht
at 8:02 o'clock. .c . : ; , ..
The Journal was not only the first paper on the streets of Portland
with news of the disaster, but was the only paper in tbe city to convey
the news in special edition. The morning contemporary appeared on the
streets with its usual street edition at 9:45, one hour and 43 minutes later.
The Journal, by Its superior news service, was again enabled to give
the complete news in detail far in advance of any other paper published in
Portland, the international News Service scoring a complete "beat"- on
the Associated Press. , " y
at Hun Boat by De-
(I. N. S.) The Utet war de
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aiiciuwvu . u luo auuiu!!
nounced today. ' -
Other survivors were landed at porfs
In Ulster. It was stated.
The transport" Tuscania floated for" -several
hours after she was torpedoed
In Irish waters Tuesday," It waa learned -today.
It was 'stated, that "Americans
aboard other vessels witnessed the tor--pedoing."
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The fact that the Tuscania remained
afloat for a considerable period after
the attack Is believed to account for
the large number of lives saved. ,
Washington. Feb. N. &-rhs
list of missing- from the torpedoed Brit
ish transport Tuscania. carrying Amari-,
can troops to Franca, Is belnar material
ly reduced as the meagre dispatches fil
ler inrougn rrom the other side. .
' Officially, so far as the figures avail
able at the state, -navy and war depart
ments are concerned, out of 2171 offi
cers and men on the transport ' when
attacked. 1912 had been accounted for. ,
This . was the navy's , official report
which was cabled from London.
Checked against this was aa an
nouncement of JO - officers and men
landed In Scotland not believed to have
been listed In London, which reduced
the number missing- to 221. ' Unofficial
word that reached the war department
indicated that there still were survivors
on the convoy and this report made the.
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