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Abbeville Press and Bannerf] 5T1,.?, Abbeville, S^rid^S"'* Sin^k C.pie? Fiv? Cn..^ 75ti, U.S.SOLME LOST ON H 1 ' B; Punarrl I.iner Tuscania Torpedoed and Sunk At Sea ca REPORTS REVEAL MANY MEN SAVED c*' Michigan and Wisconsin National >v Guardsmen On Board Vessel.? 1 Officials Believe Two Thou- I ]|0] sand Safe. - ! 0f I ?: j Prc Washington, Feb. 6.?The Cun-, sal( ard Liner Tuacania, carrying 2,179 j un< American soldiers, has been torpe- nol doed and sunk off the Irish coast, ' but official reports late tonight said 00( 1,912 of the officers and men had unj been saved and indicated that the by li*t of rescued might prove even 1 larger. The troops, composed chief-1 ask ly of detachments of Michigan and1 res Wisconsin National Guardsmen-, i tifi were traveling on the Tuscania, a| ' British vessel under convoy of Brit- J tifi ish warships. I nig A brief dinpatch to the war de-1 of partment from London early this | arj evening announced the disaster and j an< reported the landing of only l,100jev< survivors. This was made public, loa shortly after 10 o'clock, and for cal more than two hours it was feared big that probably 1,400 men, including! agj members of the liner's crew, had for ? j Hfjl ^UiiC uvnui < When a message came to the wo "* .state -department from the embassy! I0a at London saying at 11 o'clock to- gui night 1,912 of the Americans had ]oa been accounted for the joy of of-; fro ficials almost swept away the dis- ha] tress occasioned by the earlier news. ac^ The first 1,100 survivors were. Tand- ab( ed at Larne and Buncranna, two N widely separated Irish ports and this j U. coupled with the evident fact that; / rescue ships were at hand quickly gave rise to hope that nearly every- v 1 body on. board the Tuscania except j vu^ those injured by the explosion might j De have been saved. farr The president, Secretary Bakerj vu^ and in fact all official Washington wa were up late awaiting for additional rel news. Only the briefest dispatches tiv were received, and none gave de- P01 tails of the attack on the liner. Even re? the time was missing, but it was assumed that it occurred early this morning as the first message was. fil- ( ed at London at 3 o'clock this after- _ w< noon, probably within an hour after the relief ships reached the Irish . me coast. The president was at the theater an< when the news was received and he * was not told until he returned to in the White House. J th? Because of the nature of the mil- < itary organization carried by the: ficj ship, the war department announced Tu it would be impossible to say defin-1 an, ' itely what troops were aboard until! as the list of survivors was received. ia^ Later, however, the adjutant gener- jrc al's offipe made the list public., It Ur follows: ; No Headquarters detachment and; rej companies D, E and F of the Twen-' tieth Engineers. S0( One Hundred and Seventh Engineer Train. sta One Hundred and Seventh Mili-j tary Police. v - j th< Gr.e Hundred and Seventh Supply br.: Train. i ca One Hundred and Fifty-eighth Aero Squadron. Tn Two Hundred and Thirteenth Ac- 2,1 <ro Squadron. r.s: Replacement detachments Xos. 1 0tl and 2 of the ThirJty-second Division. lar Fiffcy-or.e casual ofTicers. ca The Thirty-second Division is als composed of National Guard troops gp, from Michigan and Wisconsin. The air division trained at Camp McArthur, loi Texas. 1 thi L ' * - l- ' ' ' RS (ANSPORT sinks To Strike Blow For Liberty LLED TO SUBSCRIBE * THREE BILLION DOLLARS rtificate* of Indebtedness Issued efore Appeal to People Comes Probably in April. Washington, Feb. 6.?Three bil1 dollars wiH be raised in advance the third Liberty loan, which will bably be launched in April by e of certificte^ of indebtedness ler a plan looking to purchase of ;es by every bank. fhe first issued will be of $500, ),000 or more every two weeks til the $3,000,000,000 is reached the middle of March. Every bank and trust company i| :ed to set aside 1 per cent, of its ources for investment in the cercates. rhe first of the $50,000,000 cercqte issues was announced toht. They will bear the same rate interest and will be dated Februr 18. - The subscription of this 1 other issues will be received mtually in payment of Liberty n receipts. The secretary's plan lo fn-r fho lnon nf hnnlrn and little, of the $3,000,000,000 jregate of certificates issued bee the real Liberty loan campaign rts. By this means, - that sum uld be gathered in the /Liberty m, J 111 1 Itui-i -*-1 1n aTiQ xne ctiiFwncc tH^w^rTi vnst n and the total of the Liberty n -would have to come largely m private subscribers. About f of the first loan was raised in ranee by certificate sales ana >ut two-thirds bf the second loan. S. OFFICER ARRESTED FOR REVEALING ORDER ________ \ Washington, Feb. 6.?Without diging the offender's name, the War partment tonight announced the est of a first lieutenant who di!ged the name of a transport he s to sail on, and the date, to a ative. The result was the relae was able to wire him at the :t of embarkation, contrary to rulations. U. D. C. MEETING. J rhe U. D. C.'s will meet next ;dnesday at the home of Mrs. J. Klugh at 4 o'clock. This is the eting for the election of officers i the payment of dues. , rhe first news was given out here this terse announcement from i war department: "The war deDartment has been of ially advised that the steamship scania was torpedoed and sunk d that survivors numbering 1,100 far as could be ascertained, were tded at Buncranna and Lame, in sland. There was a total of 2,179 lited States troops on this vessel. * name of persons lost has beer jorted to the war department. Adional particulars are promised as >n as received." The state department issued this tement: "The latest advices received by ; state department from the emssy at London regarding the Tusnia is that at 11 p. m., February 1,912 offtcer? and men on the ? v>i/\.l -T (AX Allf f iscania were accuuiiitru vui> v?i [73. The ambassador has sent an distant military attache and anicr army officer to Belfast, Ireid. Representatives of the Amerin Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A, o have gone, with full power tc end nil the money needed. The ibassaiior further reports that the ^1 mayor of Belfast is giving ali 2 aid possible." \ PRESIDENT SUR-'~| PRE AGITATORS Legislation Proposed to Extend Power of Presdent For War / ?~ BILL FROM OVERMAN AS BAKER APPEARS North Carolina Senator Introduces Suggestion From Woodrow Wilson. Washington, Feb. 6.?Almost coincident with Secretary Baker's reappearance befofe the senate military committee today for cross examination upon his recent statement of what America is doing in the war, the administration answer to congressional agitation for a war cabinet and munitions director was ; ?"?? v>*r in the senate K*"-'* ? of a bill transmitted by President Wilson, which would give the president blanket authority to reorganize and coordinate all federal departments, bureaus, agencies, officials and persons. The/ new measure was taken to i the capitol by a personal represen-j tative of the president and introduc-| ed by Senator Overman, Democrat, soon after Mr. Baker had suggested to the military committee that such; [ legislation was necessary. It would j J empower the president to complete-1 ly make over the executive branches j j of the government for the period1 of the war, rearrange existing agen? J cies and their functions and establishing such new ones as he might i 7?ee fit. - ( j Th^re has been no intimation so! j far of any specific action under the. bill the president has in mind norj j of how quickly the measure is to! i be pressed for passage. It was re- j j ferred to the judiciary committee, j One move which some officials say is, j contemplated is the appointment of I i a chairman of the war industriesj | board, a post now vacant, and the! i investment of the office with powers j similar to those proposed for the director of munitions. i ! FIFTEEN BRITISH SHIPS SUNK. - I Submarine Toll Approximately | Same as Last Week. London, Feb. 6.?The admiralty reports fifteen merchantmen sunk by mine or submarine in the past week. I Of these ten were 1,600 tons or over and ve were under 1,600 tons, j Four fishing vessels were also sunk.! ! ? i The British losses by mine or sub-l j marine during the past week are ap- j ! proximately the same as the previ-; ; ous week, when nine British mer-1 {chantmen of more than 1,600 tons! ' 5 --? fAnnocro wprp de- ' I ana sia. ui icooci v ><?.?v __ stroved. / French Lose Three. Paris, Feb. 6?Two French steam- j ers of more than 1,600 tons and one j I ! under that tonnage were sunk dur-j ing the week ending February 2, by! mine or submarine.. ;j Italians Lost But One. .Rome, Feb. 6.?The Italian shipping losses by mine or submarine in the week ending February .2 were very light, only one steamer under 1,600 tons being sunk. , For the unit of women telephone operators to be sent to Frr.ncc a <lis-/ tinctive uniform is being: provided. 1 Salaries range from SCO to $125 a month, with allowance for rations and" quarters. Successful applicants must speak both French and English ' with ease. I _ > V Cotton 31 9-1G V 1, V Seed $1.0? 1-2 S. jVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV ' 1 j ?m .'' ALLIES ACCEPT SHIPPING PLAN Agree to Turn Over Direction of Tonnage to Control Committee INSURES UNIFICATION OF SHIPPING PROGRAM All Tran?-Atlantic Tonnage Goes Under Control of Recently Created Joint Board. Washington, Feb. 6.?Acceptance bly the allies of the plan to turn over the direction of all trans-Atlantic tonnage to a ship control committee ?nroa onniinnrpH (to night by Chairman Hurley of the shipping board, with the assurance that this promises a complete unification of Atlantic shipping corporations. ** The comittee, comprising P, A. S. Franklin, H. H. Raymond and l3ir Connop Guthrie, was nsmed at a conference of government; department heads, shipping inbirests and representatives of the^ allies. Sir Connop was selected to represent on the committee the inter-allied chartering, conference, contingent on the allies' acceptance of a plan of controlling tonnage. Word has just been received that the allied governments are heartily in favor of the proposal. Vice Chairman Stevens of the shipping board,, who is to go to """ * ?n1 -:i ?4?1% A AVarfATinff London, wrn mi wmi u>c 0 conference as the American representative. ^ Mr. Hurley tonight, is noe of the practical results of the inter-allied war council recently held in Pa^is. The move will increase the efficiency of the merchant fleets of America and the allies. "The committee will be left free to coordinate the needs of the various government departments, effecting such interchange of tonnage and traffic as may be practicable with the allied governments.*' FRIENDLY MESSAGE SENT TO GERMANY'S EMPEROR Venustiano Carranza, president of Mexico, sent1 a fulsome birthday message to Emperor ' William of Germany .recently, according to advices reiiQhing Renter's, - limited, from Copenhagen. President Carranza in this message used the phrase: "Your majesty, who celebrates his anniversary today with just cause for rejoicing." Reuters learns that, according to a telegram from Copenhagen, President Carranza sent a telegram to the German emperor on the latter's Uliuiua^) xcaumgo "To your majesty, who celebrates his anniversary today with just cause for rejoicing. I have the honor to send your majesty my most cordial congratulations and am pleased to express to you my best wishes for your personal happiness and that of your august family as well as for the prosperity of this great, friendly nation." V V LOSS, 101. V ^ - V V. Tho loss of life from the V. V sinking of the Tuscania is V V placed according to late re- Sw V. ports at 101. Later figures V it is hoped will lower even V these figures. V S ^ W \ \ S. \ S. V ^ S. S, V \ \ \ V Lieut. R. E. Cason of Camp Wadsworth, is the guest of his cousins, Mrs. T. S. Calhoun and Miss May Eason. ,.v.. MILLIONS II AT CI rl House Finishes Railroad Bill AGREEMENT REACHED ON ALL AMENDMENTS Differs in Several Important Particulars From Senate Draft. McAdoo Announces Staff. I r, Washington, Feb. 16.?Consideration of the administration railroad bill was completed today by the house interstate commerce committee with agreement on all amendments. A final vote will be taken I Friday when the .committee plans to complete its report. ' As completed today, the bill differs in several important respects from the draft reported by the senate sommittee. It provides for termination of government control two years after peace is declared as against 18 months in the senate bill and leaves final rate fixing authority j in the hands of the' president, while the senate measure gives final authority to the Jiiterstate commerce commission. : \ An amendment not found in the senate draft was agreed to by the house committee today. It protects short line ranroaas not taxen over by the government by providing that where it is fouijd necessary to divert traffic from those roads in the national interest the president may as far as practicable route suffici,ept unimportant freight over those | roads to compensate them in ' revenue. ! ' : * - I FRANrF. WILL FURNISH SUPPLY OF ARTILLERY | _____ New York, Feb. 6.?Announcement that France will be able bej fore July 1 to manufacture enough i artillery to supply 20 American dii visions or approximately 5^)0,000 j troops, if the United States meanwhile adheres to an understanding ; by which France would receive the | necessary raw material from Ameri| ca was inade here tonight by Andre I Tardieu, French high commissioner j j to this country. Mr. Tardieu de-; I/?1orer1 nlan there are in France! ! today more American troops than! | comprised the American army at the j i time the United States entered the j war. At that time, he said, the | American army contained about I 212,000 officers and men. ? J V V S> SECRETARY BAKER TALKS V N v : V Secretary Baker has issu- V | V ed the following statement V V. on the sinking of the Tus- V I 'v cunm; j V "The sinking of the Tus- V. | V cania brings us face to face V i V with hte losses of war in its V ;V most relentless form. It is a V , V challenge to the civilized V world by an adversary who V : i i V. has refined but made more V1 V deadly the stealth of the sav- V. | V. ' age in warfare. V V "We must win this war V V and we will win this war. V V Losses like this unite the V. V country in sympathy with V the families of those who ^ V have suffered loss. It also S>. unites us to make more de- V. "V tcrmir.ed our purposes to V. V. press on. V "As rapidly as.details are ^ roccivoil they will be given to V. \ the public." V. v v. V V \ \ \ \ \ \ \ X. V \ v ___ i Rev. M. R. Pli'.xco spent a couple1 of days in Due West this week. Mrs Plaxco accompanied him. I 0 BESPENT 1 IARLESTON | Charleston Is To Be a Made the Great War || GOVERNMENT TO I SPEND BIG SUM j Urgent Deficiency Bill Carrie* Be- J tween $22,000,000 and $32,. 000,000 to Make Charleston ^'11 * ' Great War Port. Ttr L! I Ct.L B TT I 11 .1.'-. i.' I fHH W EusamgMJii, reu. u.?ucvnccu r^SH $22,000,000 and $32,000,000 will spent by the government in thederelopment of Charleston ' as a war .'J? port, according to plans now being; ' ; completed. The money is carrie^ the great urgent deficiency bill tttjfeagaB \ to be considered in Congress. ' This is the fact behind the - ^ patch sent to The News and Couriw'!. ^ by its Washington correspondent -||Sg9 last Saturday night. Because of '' being bound in confidnece as to the details the correspondent could noi! thep go into details or definitely do- \>|j scribe the developments in progress 0 ?/-* : U. S. Guns Drive % ^ Off German Aviahlii^|^ Who Tried to Fight Tteir Wajf . / ThroniK Stiff Barrage From Aw rican High AngU Gun* v MUCH ELATION OVER SUCCESS OF AMERICAN GUNNER5 With the American Army in France, Feb. 6.?Throughout Tuesday afternoon German ainnen peatedly tried to fight their wnf :sm through a stiff barrage from Ameri~ v'^faS / v can high angle guns to find out what ;*3S| was going on behind the American lines. iney wefts unveil uw& evc?jr * 198 time by the shrapnel that pepperod the clouds. This new success for the Aineri- . can gunners has aroused much el?> * s-fsM Taking advantage of the clearing weather .airmen darted through the ' :i sky a'ong the American sector all day Tuesday. " ^ Two German planes first tried to . pJjfB cross the American lines, but were driven back by our guns. Several other German flyers then renewed . ;?|g the attempt, with the same result ' Tuesday afternoon was marked ' by the constant "plooey! plooey^T of the anti air-craft guns all along the American sector of the fronfcv Dozens of white and black puffs of ,'j|g smoke from bursting shrapnel shells ;vj| were seen against the blue of the The artillery activity on both " sides Tuesday was confined largely s " Kj|| to counter battery work. The enemy again fired a large rJi number of gas shells at one of our batteries, but without any result. M Sunset Tuesday brought a lull, the ' ''iSj guns suddenly subsiding into silenc* 3 An enemy signal early Tuesday ' morning attempted to establish a connection with the American tele- t:l| phone wires to listen to the conver- \V"'J sation passing over them, but were a driven b:\ck by the fire from Ameri- , con mnchine guns. The Germans apparently are an- ffifg ffored at the effectiveness 01 our -mtillery fire and are systematically shelling' villages behind the front that.for many months had bten immun* from bombardments. PEI'.'NY DAY RECIPTS. ' The : mount rcvt'ized from Penny Day by the school children on last tji Wednesday was $20.03. .