THE FULTON COUNTV NEWS. MrCONNELLSBURQ. PA.
TROOPSHIP CARRYING AMERICANS .
TORPEDOED OFF THE IRISH COAST
2,179 United States Troops Aboard; 1,912
Survivors Are Landed
TUSCAI IS MANNED BK BHIII5H GREW
Men on Board Principally From States of
Michigan and Wisconsin
Steamer Wat Sunk in War zone
While Being Convoyed By British .
Warships Survivors Landed At
Irlah Porta Preoident Heart
Newt At Theatre.
Washington. The British steamship
Tuscanla. with 2,179 United Slates
oldlers on board, has been torpedoed
and sunk in the war zone. No esti
mate of the loss of life is available,
but 1,912 survivors have been landed
at Buncranna and Lame, Ireland.
It was announced that the Tuscanla
was manned by British sailors, with
a British naval guard and was con
Toyed by British warships.
The War Department announced
Chat its records showd the following
-were on board the Tuscanla:
THE UNITS ON BOARD.
Headquarters detachments and Com
panies D, E and F of the 2Cth Engi
neers. 107th engineer train.
107th military police.
107th supply train.
Number 100 aero squadron.
158th aero squadron.
113 aero squadron.
Replacement detachment numbers
1 and 2 of the 32nd division.
Fifty-one casual officers.
FROM THE WEST.
The 32nd Division is composed of
National Guard troops from Michigan
nd Wisconsin. The division trained
t Camp McArthur, Texas.
The 107th Engineers was composed
of the First Battalion of Michigan En
gineers; the 107th Military Police was
made up from the 4th and Cth Wis
consin Infantry and the 107th Supply
Train from the 4th, 5th and 6th Wis
consin Infantry. '
Although aLill hoping for more fav
orable news, officials feared that the
report meant that all except 1,912
landed had been lost.
OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
The disaster wns officially an
nounced by the War Department.
The department Issued this stale-'
ment:
"The War Department has been offi
cially advised that the steamship Tus
canla was torpedoed and sunk and
that survivors numbering 1,100 as far
as couid be ascertained were landed
at Buncranna and Lame, in Ireland.
There was a total of 2,179 United
States troops on this vessel."
Later it was announced that 1.912
of the officers nnd men on board the
Tuscanla were reported accounted for
In a dispatch to the State Department
from the American Embassy at Lon
don. The soldiers aboard the Tuscanla
belonged to no distnirtlve military
nnlts from any state and were largely
small detachments from all parts of
the country being forwarded to join
the forces In France.
The War Department announced
that because of the fact that there
waa no distinctive unit, it would be
Impossible to sny definitely who was
on the steamer until complete reports
bad been received from the other side.
President Wilson was at the theatre
Trhen the oSiclal announcement was
made.
Thus, nil the soldiers are former
Wisconsin and Michigan Guardsmen
xccpt those in the aero squadrons,
who probably were recruited from all
parts of the country.
Neither the dispatch to the War De
partment nor that to the State De
partment referred to the fate of the
members of the Tuscanla's crew. Un
flouhtedly many of them were saved,
and when all reports are in officials
hope that the loss of life will be re
markably small.
The liner, which is not a regular
transport, was under convoy and the
warships apparently were quickly
along side for rescue work when the
torpedo struck.
Red Cross And Y. M. C. A. There.
"The Ambassador at Ixmdon has
' aent an assistant military attache and
another army officer to Belfast, Ire
land. Representatives of the Amer
ican Red Cross and the Y. M. C. A.
also have gone, with full power to
spend all the money needed and au
thorizations from the. British Red
Cross to use their equipment at Bel
fast The Ambassador further reports
that the Lord Mayor at Belfast Is giv
ing all the aid possible."
The Tuscanla wan the first ship
carrying American troops to Europe
to be sunk by German submarines, but
the American transport Antilles was
torpedoed and sunk In the war zone
while returning to the United States
from France and 14 soldiers were lost
with 156 other persons, including sev
eral members of the naval armed
guard.
SCALES PROFITS ON FLOUR.
Alto Warns That Cereal Substitutes
Mutt Not Be Overpriced.
Washington. A scnle of profits for
wholesale and retail dealer In wheat
flour was suggested by the Food Ad
ministration, with the warning that
amy margins charged In ticees of
(boa proposed would be considered
Die for Investigation. The teal fob
AttacKt fought Off.
American warships convoying trans
ports to France last June twice fought
off submarine attacks. Since then,
however, there has been no report of
an attack on a ship carrying American
troops to Europe.
Recently th eNavy Department has
feared that the Germans would make
a concerted effort to Intercept trans
ports; the rccull of many of the sub
marines to their bases being inter
preted as preliminary to such a cam
paign. The position of the TuBcanin when
she was sunk Is taken to indlacte that
she was bound to England. Her sink
ing definitely discloses that British
ships are being used to carry Amer
ican troops abroad, supplementing
American transport tonnage. This
fact has been Intimated before and
probably arises from the decision of
the Supreme War Council to make
every effort to augment General Persh
ing's Army during the present year.
Accidents Unavoidable.
Naval officials have Insisted that
despite the most careful plans and
efforts to safeguard transports, there
was always a chance that a troop ship
would stumble upon a lurking sub
marine and the general belief was
that this Is what had happened in this
case.
The ame regulations as to life-sav
ing nppartus govern the movement
of American troops on a British vessel
as would govern their passage on an
American craft.
Those regulations, which are rigidly
enforced, provldo for sufficient life
boats and life raft capacity fof every
man aboard the ship, even if one-half
of the boats are rendered useless
through the lilting of the ship when
she is struck.
First Transport Lost.
Although prior to January 1 of the
'present year there were more than
200,000 American troops in France,
according to the 'statement made by
Secretary of War Baker, the Tuscunln
was the first transport to be torpe
doed on the voyage from an American
port to France. Several American
transports, however, have been torpe
doed en the return Journey, after hav
ing debarked troops.
When the Tuscanla was first put
Into service her apartments for first
cabin passengers, of whom she could
carry 350, were sumptuous. The
paneling of her main lounger room
was in olive wood, Inlaid with a line
of sycamore. The floors were of pol
ished oak.
A veranda, cafe and gymnasium
smoking rooms, dining saloons and
a novel system of heating nnd ven
tilation were features of the new liner.
The first and second class state rooms
were situated on the bridge deck and
shelter deck amidships and were large
In size and well furnished.
It Is probable, however,' in view
of the exigencies of the situation that
the steamer had been stripped of most
of her luxurious fittings in order to
take as great a number of troopB as
possible on each voyage.
On Irish Coatt.
Buncranna, at which survivors from
the Tuscania were landed, Is located
on Lough Swilly, on the Northern
Coast of Ireland, 12 miles from Lon
donderry. Lough Swllly is a long, nar
row bay running In from the Atlantic
Ocean.
Larne, where other survivors were
landed from the vessel,' is on the
Northeast coast of Ireland, 23 miles
from Belfast. It Is a North Chnnnel
port. The approximate distance by
water between the two ports Is 100
miles.
MUST PREACH TO ONE MAN.
Chaplain Candidates Required To De
liver Sermon As Test. t
Washington. To hear at least one
Eermon from each applicant for the
post of chaplain in the navy is the
wnr-tlnie duty imposed on Chaplain
J. I. Frazler, chairman of the exam
ination board. With Chaplain Frazler
as the congregation the candidate de
livers from the pulpit of a local
church u sermon which Is considered
In determining his fitness for the serv
ice. 224 LOST WITH SHIP.
British Armed Steamer Louvain
Torpedoed In Mediterranean.
London. The British armed board
lnf steamer Louvain, Lieut.-Com. M. G.
Easton commanding, was torpedoed
and sunk by a German submarine In
the Eastern Mediterranean on Janu
ary 21. Seven officers and 217 men
were lost.
Wholesaleni Gross maximum profit
not to exceed from 60 to 75 cents a
barrel.
Retailers Gross maximum profit on
original mill package not to exceed 80
cents to $1.20 s barrel, depending on
the character of service performed;
on less than original mill packages
not to exceed 1 cent a pound.
Dealer were cautioned also against
charging more than pre-war profit on
wheat flour and against asking mo.
than reasonable margin on wheat
flour substitute.
PERSHING PRAISES
HIS FIGHTING MEN
HE SAYS THEY LEAD CLEANER
LIVES THAN EVER DID ANY
. SIMILAR BODY OF MEN.
MOTHERS MAY REST ASSURED
Feed Manufacturers and Dealer! Must
Secure Licenses by February 15
New Courses Added to Medical
Training Camps.
(From Committee on Tubllc Information.)
Washington. In a recent coinmuid
eatlon to Secretary of War Baker, the
roiiiiiinnder of the American expedi
tionary forces said:
"There has never been n similar
body of men to lend us clean lives lis
our American soldiers In France. They
hnve entered this war with the high
est devotion to duty nnd with no other
Iden than to perform these duties In
most efficient iimtiner possible. They
fully rall.e their obllgntlon to their
own peo;:le, their friends, nnd the
country. A rigid program of Instruc
tion Is enr-ied out dally with tradi
tional Amerl-iin enthusiasm. Engaged
!n healthy, Interesting exercises In the
open ftlr, with simple diets, officers
and men, like trained athletes, nre
ready for their fill's. Forbidden the
use of strong drink nnd protected by
stringent regulations against sexual
evils, nnd supported by their own
moral courage, their good behavior Is
the subject of most favorable com
ments, especially by our allies. Amer
ican mothers limy rest assured that
their sims are n credit to tliein and to
the nation, and they may well look
forward to the proud day when on the
battlefield these splendid men will
shed u new luster on American man
hood." Manufacturers of and dealers In
commercial feeds for live stock, cattle
nnd hoes must secure licenses under
ill" feed administration by February
1.". This covers billed hay. shelied nnd
t;r mrn and many other commodities
'r.h mled fur use as feeds or ns In
givdients In mixed feeds. The only
exceptions are for millers manufactur
ing brim and dealers In coarse grains,
who have already been plyiVd under
fi.'id administration licenses.
Applb'ntbms fur license should be
ii;:;r....s..il i;i Hie license division. Fo"d
Administration. Washington, P. ('..
sk cifying the nature of the business
tn be licensed.
Ten ne-.v sections are Included In the
courses for officers in medical train
ing camps lit Fort Oglethorpe. (In.,
mil Fort Hi ley. Kan. Fort Riley has
a eajiacity of 7,000 men. iin enlarge
ment of the school at Fort Oglethorpe
to tiie same size has been authorized.
Its present capacity being Ti.fiOO. The
ultimate needs of the medical depart
ment of the nriny look to 'training
camps with capacities totaling .'l"i,00'l
to WOO officers nnd men.
Then? hnve been graduated from
medical training camps sinr-e .Tune 1.
r rre now under Instruction, nlioiit
ft.cco officers nnd 20.000 enlisted men.
iriotis groups now In active service
have been trained, Including officers
'lid men. to operate ambulance com-
jieules. field hospitals, evacuation hos
pitals, base hospitals, nnd hospital
trains.
For wnr': in the enlisted Veterinary
corns. 2. '"V) men not subject to call un-
r the selective-service law, are want-
. They ' 111 be ns-igned to duty In
veterinary hospitals and for oilier pur
poses In the corps. Service overseas
e::n be expected shortly.
There is particular demand for vet-
eriuatv nnd iiirncuinrni students.
f;, liners, Meblrmcn nnd others accus
onied to himdllng horses. A few men
of the following occupations will also
be accepted: . Ilorseslmers, saddlers,
pharmacists, cooks, typists and steting
raphers.
I'ay for enlisted men nnd noncom
missioned officers ranges from ?:!o
?.'(! a month, food, clothing, and quar
ters. Applications for enlistment can
be mi.de nt nny nrmy recruiting ifl
(Ice.
One of the functions of the newly
established war service exchange will
he to answer Inquiries of persons de
siring to serve In the nriny. If will
also beep Informed of needs of the
various branches of the sendee ns to
personnel, nnd direct suitable persons
ns to where and how to apply, nnd will
co-operate with the department of In
bor nnd other ngeneles In locating nnd
supplying men needed for special pur
poses by various brunches of the serv
ice. Inquiries regarding enlistment op
portunities, etc., should be nddressed
to the Wnr Service Exchange, room
TCO, Stnte. War, nnd Navy Iiulldln
Washington, D. G
Tn conserve tin, linseed nil, nnd oth
Ingredients of paint nnd pnlnt con
tnlners necessary for wnr use, nuinu
failure will be limited to 32 shade
of house paint after July 1. Souk
firms nre now making 100 shades of
this class of paint.
Ennmels will be restricted by the
mnnufneturers to eight shades, floor
pnlnt to eight, roof nnd bnrn pnlnt to
two, shingle stains to 12, carriage
paint to eight, architectural vnrnishe
to ten. Half-gallon cans will not be
used, nnd some other sizes will hi
discontinued.
The food administration estimate
the total number of ocean-going ves
sels now afloat at 30.000. having
gross tonnage of 45,000.000 tons,
Losses of shipping during the war
hnve totaled about 8,78.1,0X0 tons, nnd
the supply of ships Is about 20 per
cent short of normal.
Shipbuilding In France has been at
a standstill since the beginning of the
war; England's output Is less than
norm ii I; Japan Is hampered by luck of
material: the American ship supply Is
Uhe overseas service of the Amerl
enn Llbnry association Is In open
tlon. Although space Is extremely
valuable a board transports, they hnve
been provided with bookcases holding
collections of books which ure used
ns circulating libraries on the wny
over. The enses nre emptied nt port
of deburkntlon and the books sent to
the men In the field.
As n melius of further Increasing the
supply of books among the overseas
forces, the association plans to hnve
ench soldier carry n book In bis kit,
to be put In circulation when he
reaches the other side.
Secretary Houston of the depart-,
ment of agriculture lias set forth the
policy which be thinks should be fol
lowed In highway construction during
Hie war:
"So fur ns It Is practicable to do so,
this department will urge the main
tenance of the highways already con
structed: the construction and com
pletion of those highways which nre
vitally Important becuuse of their
bearing upon the war situation or for
the movement of commodities; the
postponement of nil highway construc
tion relatively less essential or not
bused upon Important military or
economic need The department Is
preparing to suggest to the slate high
way departments the prepuration of a
hediilo of work for the federal aid
projects for IMS in line with this pol-
y."
Bond construction nnd maintenance
In the United States Involve an annual
xpendlture of about $.100,000,000.
The department of lubor ls arrang
ing to bring Into the United States
110,000 laborers for railroad and farm
work, from 1'orto Klco and the Virgin
islands, according to Louis F. I'ost,
assistant secretary of the department
f labor.
Mr. I'ost declares there is no neces-
Ity for Importing common labor from
Mexico or China. I'orto Kieo Is an
igrlcultural territory and yet lias n
density of population exceeded by only
Ibree states. A considerable surplus
f workers exists on the Island. It
in furnish loo.OtKl laborers, nnd the
Virgin Islands can send lO.ooo more.
Arrangements are being made to
bring over oo.ooo men us sunn as ton
nage Is available.
A recent report made by the United
States consul In Tasmania, an Island
tate of Australia, includes the follow
ing:
i ll" general scheme for the repatri
ation of returned soldiers contemplates
placing them upon the land. At a re
nt conference between th-.' conimoii
. . ... ... i 1. 1....
.vealtn nun me siaiu auuioi nn-s, i
as decided lh.it cadi state would
ave to find the laud, while th- com-
juwealth government would advance
; to $'.!.i;!:t to Improve the holding of
aeli ' returned soldier and to procure
the neeessarv Mock nnd Implements.
n this state It was deemed that the
rown lands would prove too difficult
o Improve to attract returned sol
diers, nnd it was decided to pureliase
rge (states and divide them up Into
mall ianns anil to use me money uu-
viinced by the commonwealth govern
ment for buildings, fences and tools.
1'he money expended by the state in
purchasing the land, as well us tlie
money advanced by the commonwealth
for Improvements, Is n lieu upon the
property nnd must lie repaid in small
innual payments. It wns also decided
v the commonwealth to advance
money to returned soldiers who may
sire to rent hind. Lilts will lie In
oiluced Into the various parliaments
. . i.
it once so t lia t tins Kcneme can iiu
nut Into operation throughout Aus-
iralla."
For purposes of operation railroads
f the United States have been placed
n three divisions, ns follows:
Eastern Itiiilroi'.ds. The railroads In
hat portion of the United States north
if the Ohio and Potomac rivers and
nst of Lake Michigan and the In-liami-lllinois
state line; also those
allroads in Illinois exli tiding into it
from points east of the Inili.inu-llli-
iiols state line; also the Chesapeake
X Ohio, the Norfolk & Western, and
;he tirgimnn railways.
Southern Railroads. All railroads
in that portion of the United States
south of the Ohio nnd Potomac rivers
ind cast of the Mississippi river, ex
cept the Chesapeake & Ohio, Norfolk
: Western, and the Virginian rnllwuys,
ind also those railroads la Illinois and
Indiana extending into Chose states
,'rom points south of the Ohio river.
Western Iiailroads. All railroads
not Included in the above definitions
and, broadly speaking, all railroads In
the territory west of Lake Michigan
nnd of the Indiana-Illinois stnte line
id the Ohio river and west of the MIs-
Isslppl river from the Ohio river to
the Gulf of Mexico, excepting those
allroads In Illinois Included In east
ern territory and those railroads In
Illinois and Indiana included in south
ern territory, as above stated.
According to Information received In
Washington, butter Is selling In 15er
lln at $2.2.) n pound, sugar at 50 cents
a pound, ham and bacon at $2.11 a
pound, nnd white soup at live bars for
?1.12.
For the unit of women telephone
operators to be sent to France a dis
tinctive uniform is being provided.
Salaries range from $00 to $125 a
month, with allowance for rations nnd
quarters. Successful applicants must
speak both French nnd English with
ease.
The department of agriculture esti
mates that only one-third of the mar
ketable surplus of the potuto crop had
been moved by January 1, 1018. Lust
year's potato crop was the largest ever
produced In the United States.
There Is nothing In the fuel order
of January 17 to prevent the operation
of automobiles, motor vehicles of all
clnsses being considered as coming un
der the bend of public utilities. In
keeping with this ruling garages have
been exempted.
According to a report by the Amer
ican consul ut Geneva. Swiss live-stock
quotations near the end of 1017 were:
Oxen, each $j:i0; bulls, $170; cows,
$UC0; calves, $1S0; young pigs, $M;
sheep. U; f"t ht'i' Per Iund. 32
cent.
mm forces
IN BIG GUN DUEL
On Their Own Battle Front in
France.
WRECK ENEMY DUG OUTS
Huns Concentrate On U. 8. Trenche
Their Aviator Balked In At
tempt To Get Behind
The Line.
American Army in France. A Ger
man barrage fi.o at sundown Saturday
night opened the heaviest bombard
ment of ninny days along the Amer
ican sector, the American artillery re
plying shell for Bhrll ns the firing of
the heavy guns r.prond along several
kilometres of front.
Two Americuns were hilled and nine
wounded during 'the bombardment,
and ono suffered shell shock.
The American gunners vrecked sev
eral of the enemy dugouts nnd so
badly damaged the first-line positions
that at one point the Germans were
unable to occupy them.
When the bombardment had reached
Its greatest Intensity, the Germans
suddenly concentrated their Are at two
points, throwing about 250 shells Into
a town in which the headquarters of
a certain regiment are located, nnd
which heretofore had been immune to
enemy fire.
After the bombardment, a wounded
American soldier was discovered In a
ponltlon where it was necessary to
carry him over a trench top to a field
dressing rtution. A Medical Corps man
displayed the Ited Cross, and the Ger
mans ccea:-ed firing until the man was
removed.
Early in th day an American was
wounded by a sniper.
Amcrlc m Army in Fiance. Ameri
can troops now ave occupying a geelor
of the Lorraine front in France. T la
announcement is permitted by the
military censor.
The v hole Arr.r ric.n sector is re
soundin? with the boom of guns. .Air
men became c-xceedinply active along
the American front on Saturday.
Enemy snipers wounded tv.o Ameri
cans. A slifft of t'.e wind cleared away
the mist which has hindered aerial
operations and other activities for sev
eral days. A number of battles in the
air were fought by patrolling planes.
In one instnnee the French aviators
defeated an attempt of Germna fliers
to cross behind the American trenches.
The artillery nnd snipers also have
become increasingly nctive. American
75s are harrasrlr.g trafiic behind the
enemy trenches. The Germans are
confinln.tr their fire largely to the
American trenches.
Throughout Friday night machine
guns rattled ceaselessly from German
positions.
The French commander of a sausage
balloon squadron, who was an artillery
officer nt Verdun during the heaviest
fighting and who nlso participated in
the Somr.ic offensive, d elat ed that the
work of certain American batteries at
the front was "almost prfect." He
was particularly pleased with the work
done by American gunB in firing on a
German position in a wood, which ho
observed from a balloon.
The fart th.-.t American troops were
in tho trenches in Lorraine was re
vealed by -the German War Oflico three
months ago. At that time, according
to an official German announcement,
tho Americans were on the front Ht
the Hhine Marne canal, which Inter
sects the battle line near the German
border, due east of Nancy. This an
nouncement was made in the official
report from Jlcrlin of the first Ger
man raid on the American position.'!,
In which Hirer Americans were killed,
fflve wounded and twelve captured.
The eastern ind of the battle line
In France and Telgium runs through
French and Gc nir.n Lorraine. French
Lorraine, In which Is the American
sector, Is included in the Departments
of Meuse, the ciyiitn! of which is Ver
dun; Mcurthe-f t-Moselle, whose cap
ital of Nancy, and Vosges, with, tho
capital at Epir.al. The length of the
front In French Lorraine is about 150
miles.
This section of the battle lire ex
tends Into the Meuse from the Marne
ner St. Monehould, and runs east
ward to the noith of Verdun, south
Of St. Mihie! and e.irt to the German
bordor. There it turns to the south
east, and almost parallels the border
to tho vicinity of Lelntry. nelow
Leintry it cuts across a section of
French soil, rst Dadonviller and
Senones and to the east of St. Die,
and again crosses the German border
at a point west of Colmar. The re
mainder of the line to the Swiss boun
dary Is in .Germany.
Since the battle of Verdun there has
been no fighting of great Importance
along this front. For the most part it
runs through high nnd broken country.
Since the present battle line was
established early in the war there has
been comparatively little activity on
the front to the east of tho Verdun
sector, the nature of the country mak
ing large operations impracticable.
FINED FOR PROFITEERING.
New York Grocer Charged 14 Cents
For Sugar Pays U. S. $3C0.
New York. Tho first fine for vio
lation of the rules governing the sale
of sugar in this city was imposed on
Michael Rosenberg, a wholesale mer
chant, who handed over $300 for hav
ing charged 14 cent.! a pound for sugar
wholesale. It was said the money w 111
t turned Into some war fund to be
ieslgnated by the Federal Food'
Bianl
RED CROSS REPORTS
ORGANIZATION ACCOUNTS ' FOR
MONEY ENTRU8TED TO IT.
To Oat $79,450,727.35 Has Been Ap
propriated for Relief Work
Criticism Answered.
Washington, Feb. 4. What the
American Red Cross has done with the
vast sum of money entrusted to it by
the people of the United States Is
stated In detail in a report Just Issued
by the national headquarters. To date,
$79,450,727.35 has been appropriated
for relief work In this country and
abroad.
For foreign relief $44,657,795 has
been appropriated as follows: France,
$30,519,259.00; Belgium, $1,999,631;
Itussla, $751,940.87; Itoumnnia, $2,C17,
3H8.7C; Italy, $3,146,016; Serbia, $871,
180.76; Great Britain, $1,703,642; other
foreign countries, $2,536,300; Ameri
can soldiers who may be taken pris
oner, $343,627.
The foregoing appropriations are
from the time tho United States en
tered the war until April 30, 1918. For
the United State? the Bed Cross has
appropriated $2,012,532.60 and the rea
son this sum Is not larger is because
the government provides nearly every
thing our army and navy needs, and
besides, there is no civilian distress in
this country of any considerable pro
portions. The great variety of the military
and civilian relief work being done by
the Red Cross is Indicated briefly In
the following list: Cunteen that af
ford food, baths and sleeping quar
ters tor men ut the front; rest sta
tions nnd recreation centers for sol
diers in transit and at port of arrival
in Franco; care of destitute children;
furnithing supplies to 4,000 hospitals;
teaching mutiliUcd soldiers new
trades; reconstruction of villages;
bringing together families of soldiers
sc.ittrred by the war; farms for con
valescent 'soldiers; sanitariums for
tubercular Riid other patients; food,
clothing, medicine, and shelter for
the homeless and dc;-tituie; and other
activities too numerous to mention.
It is stated by the r.mlonnl var coun
cil that a!! salaries and administrative
expenses pre paid out of membership
due?, r-o that every penny riven to the
Ked Cross war fund has been t-pent
lor relief. This ant '.vers the rumors
that havi been circulated alout tho
expenses of operation.
Out of 255 executives in the fourteen
(iivision.il offices of tiie Red Cross in
tho United States, 59 per ei nt. nre
women. The policy is to select t'le
mo.st competent person regardless of
politics, gox or religion.
DECISION OF WAR COUNCIL.
To Prosecute War Unlil Tre Pres
sure Produses Chance Of
Temper In Enemy.
London. The Supreme War Coun
cil, which met at Versailles, finds no
approximation In the German Chan
cellor's and the Auftro-IIungarlnn
Foreign Mini.' tor's rpeeche9 to the
terms of the Entente Allies nnd ha
decided to continue the vigorous pros
ecution of the war until peace can be
obtained "based on the principles of
freedom, Justice and respect for Inter
national law."
This official announcement was
made here. A summary of the official
report of the War Council rays:
"The council was unable to find In
Von Hertling's and Czernln's recent
uru-rances any real approximation to
the moderate conditions lr.it! down by
the Allies' governments. Under the
circumstances the council decided-thai
tho only task before them to meet
wa3 the vigorous and effective prose
cution of the war until the pressure
of that effort produced a change of
temper in the enemy governments,
justifying the hope &r the conclusion
of a peace based on the principles of
freedom, Ju: tice and n-fpect for In
ternational law.
"The council arrived at a complete
unanimity of policy on measures for
the prosecution of the war."
PILOT AND CAPTAIN HELD.
Former Blamed For Collhicfil That
Wrecked Halifax.
Halifax, N. S. R-lame for the col
lision between, the French munitions
ship Mont Illnnc and the Relpian relief
ship Imo, resulting in the explosion of
the former vessel, which destroyed a
large part of Halifax on December 6,
was placed upon Filot MacKay, of
Halifax, and Captain Lamodee, of the
French 6hip. In a Judgment announced
by the government commission which
investigated the collision.
With the announcement of the com
mission's judgment, Fiiot MncKay was
nrrested charged with manslaughter,
tho commission having recommended
that he be criminally prosecuted and
his license canceled.
Tho commission also recommends
to the French authorities the cancel
lation of the license of Captain Lam
odee and "that he be dealt with ac
cording to the law of his country."
Captain Lamodee was also arrested
charged with manslaughter.
HUNS SENTENCE 2 BRITISHERS.
Amsterdam. Two captured TJirtish
airmen, the Tages Zeitung, of Rerlin,
snys, have been sentenced by a Ger
man court martial to ten years' Im
prisonment for dropping a hostile
proclamation in Germany.
FIVE YEARS IN FORTRESS.
Radical Socialist Dittmann Punished
In Germany.
Berlin. Wllhclra Dittmann, the rad
ical Socialist deputy, who wns tried
by an extraordinary court-martial on
the charge of inciting to high treason,
resistance to public authority and
transgression of the prohibition
against participating in the direction
of the general strike, was sentenced
to five years' confinement In a fortress.
TELLING TRUTH
ABOUT AMERICA
Great Task of Committee on
Public Information.
TO MOLD WORLD OPINION
Wonderful Work Is Being Done By
The Committee Of Which George
Creel Is Chairman Its Varied
Activities Summarized.
Washington. Moulding opinion
about the world and hammering home
the truth about America's entry Into
the war, is the gigantic task assumed
by the Committee on Public Informa
tion, so George Croel, chairman, wrote
to President Wilson, in hi report Just
made public.
"The Committee on Public Informa
tion has grown to be a world organ
ization," the report states. "Not only
does It touch every part of the ma
chinery that co-ordinates the forces
of America for victory but it carries
the meanings and purposes of America
to all peoples, making the fight for
public opinion In every country."
Every agency known for the dis
semination of news ia being employed.
From Tuckerton and Key West the
doctrine of democracy Is flashed to
Elfel Tower and Rome. Radio sta
tions at San fiiego relay a thousand or
more words a day to Honolulu, Yoko
hama und Shanghai.
Cabels, telegraph and mails supple
ment the work of the radio while In
every hamlet and city in the land
15,000 "minute men" are doing their
bit.
Outlining tho work already accom
plished by Ills committee, Creel con
tinues: 'Ref-ldes the daily news which it
luiiues to the whole press of the coun
try it supplies soine 20,000 newspapers
with feature r.riicles, a weekly news
service and governmental publicity
material of nil sorts.
"It has prepared r.nd printed for
ili: t; -ibutioa to all parts of the world
18,000,000 copies of 15 different pam
phlets in seven languages.
"It .conducts r-pcaUr-g campaigns
in every state of the union, arranges
mi'otings, bonks, sper.lters, conducts
war conferences nnd organizes tours
and through the minute mon alone it
commands the services of 15,000 public
speakers.
. "It has wireless and public new?
cervice that is being extended to every
capital In Europe, South nnd Central
America and Asia and a feature article
service of similar proportions.
"It sends to foreign countries mo
tion picture exhibits showing Amer
ica's social, industrial and war pron
rcss. "It has mobilized the advertising
forces of the country press, period
ical, car and outdoor for a patriotic
campaign that will give $30,000,000
worth of free space to the national
service.
"It designs posters, window cards
and similar matter of pictorial pub
licity for the use of various public
departments and patriotic societies.
"It prepares moving picture films
showing our war progress and ex
hibits them to hundreds of thousands
of people daily.
"It Issues an official dnily newspa
per for the government with a circula
tion of 90,(K0 copies a day.
"It has orgr.nized and now direcli a
round dozen of societies and leagues
designed to appeal to certain classes
and particular foreign language groups
each body carrying a specific message
to its section of America's adopted
peoples.
"It establishes rules and regulations
for the cable censorship with respect
to press dispatches.
"It prepares and distributes, advises
upon and censors photographs and
moving pictures to the number of
more than 700 a day.
"It has only 250 paid employes, but
It directs and co-ordinates tho pntirotic
work of 5,000 volunteer writers and
artists and 20,000 public speakers.
Counteracting Disloyalty.
"To carry on Its multifarious activi
ties in the United States it has spent
from its beginning, in April, 1917,
down to December 31, 1917, $119.
821.96 for salaries and $325,713.20 for
all its other expenses.
Accepting the report, President Wil
son wrote Creel as follows:
"The White House, Washington, Jan
uary 14, 191S:
"To carry on
"My dear Mr. Creel: I have Jitst
finished rending the report of the
Committee on Tublic Information
which you were kind enough to bring
me last week, and I want to say how
much it has gratified me and how en
tirely the work being done by the com
mittee meets with my approval. 1
have kept In touch with that work,
piece by piece, as you know, In our
several interviews, but had not real
ized its magnitude when assembled In
a single statement.
"I feel confident that as the work
of the committee progresses it will
more and more win the public ap
proval and confidence. Cordially ami
sincerely yours,
"WOODROW WILSON."
TWO FIRES IN NAVY DEPOTS.
Four Injured At Navy Yard In Explo
sion Warehouse Destroyed.
Norfolk, Va. Fire at the United
States Naval Ease at CI :rrystone, Vs..
destroyed a large warehouse contain
Ins food and clothing. A relinf vessel
carrying supplies has been sent from
Norfolk.
Washington The explosion of
ga.ollno torch at the Washlngtoi
Navy Yard resulted in tbs slight l
Jury of four workmen.
wily beginning.