THK SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. MBBWAHKA.
UST OF T
USCAN A
IMPUTE
NAMES OF 1,832 8URVIVOR8 RE
PORTED UP TO SUNDAY.
345 SOLDIERS STILL MISSING
Three Nebraska Men Unaccounted
For. Probably 200 Not Yet Ac
counted For Safe. Early Of
ficial List Unlikely.
Washington, D. C, Feb. 11. Eight
ocn hundred and thirty-two names
of American soldiers rescued from
the torpedoed liner Tuseanla had
been reported up to last night by the
'war depurtment, leaving H45 of tho
soldiers on bonrd unaccounted for.
No official report has reached the
department to change tho ostlmute
that ull except 118 of tho men wero
-saved, but the names havo been
coming1 In very Blowly over the cables
unci thern Is no assm-unco us to when
he list will be complete, perhaps tnk-
lng several days.
The preparation of the list, even In
Its Incomplete form, represents nn
aggregate of 140 hours of labor. The
war department has only Issued an
official roll of those on the ship.
The committee on public Informa
tion has mndo no effort to compile n
list of the missing, merely Issuing
lists of survivors. In order to com
pile n list of missing and unreported
It wns necessary to search for ench
namo In both lists, n laborious
process In dealing with more than
' 2,000 names.
Following nre tho names of Nebras
ka, Iowa and South Dakota soldier
aboard tho Tuscnnln not yet nccounti
cd for by tho war department's un
completed list of survivors up to
Sunday night.
Bugler Grenvllle W. Wndc, Elwood,
Neb.
Prlvato Fred W. Herman, Lincoln,
Neb.
Private Erven Miller. Anselmo, Neb,
Trlvnto Fred M. Unger, Pnrkston,
S. D.
Prlvnto William D. Lawrence, Web
ster City, In.
Cook Clyde C. Pelley, Cedar. RnphR
la., One Hundred and Fifty-eighth
nom squadron.
Prlvnto Ellis M. Smith was report
ert nmong those whoso names do not
appear In the survivors' list. Tils nd
dress Is given as Mngnolln Park (no
state), the Postal Guide gives Mag
nolia ns a town In Iowa and several
other states.
The Cunnrd liner Tuscnnln, enrry
Ing 2,177 American soldiers, whlrh
wns sent to tho bottom of the sea off
the roast of Trelnnd Inst Tuesday, was
tho first shin transnortlnir United
States troops to the wnr zone to feet
with disaster. Several American
troop vessels have been sunk, but In
over enso thoy were homeward
linnnd.
Most of the Americans were lost
through the Tusennln's sudden heavy
list after being torpedoed, which
caused faulty launching of the life
bonts. Tho Oermnn torpedo struck tho
Tuscnnln a vltnl blow nmldshlp.
causing It to list nlmost Immediately
to stnrboard.
Instead of ploughing forwnrd In
this fashion ns most vessels do under
tho elrcnmstnnces, tho Tuscnnln stop
ped dend.
A shiver ran through It and It
keeled over at n dangerous nngle. The
list to starboard so elevated tho life
boats on the port side as to render
' them prnetlcnlly useless and only n
few of the bonts on thnt sldo wero
launched.
v The first of these struck tho water
unevenly, capsizing nnd throwing the
occupnnts Into the sen. After thnt
several bonts were launched success
fully, but the vessel's list beenmo
more perilous, nnd some of the men
who were trying to get Into the boats
from the stnrboard side now climbed
along the deck to the rnll, to which
thov clung.
Many by this time hnd donned life
belts nnd Jumped overboard. Hun
dreds of others' were prepnrlng to fol
low this example, when n British de
stroyer boldly drew up right nlong
sldo the Tuscnnln. When the men
snw this, many of them leaped from
tho boat nnd saloon decks to that of
the waiting destroyer This destrover
'took off several hundred men. a)) It
?on?rt earn, and moved nwav. It had
comn up nlong tho stnrboard side of
the Trisennln.
As It Rteamert nwav with Its d"ck
loaded down with Amerlcnns nnnthr
An Irish Port, Feb. 11. A mass of
swirling wreckage on the calm neck
of tho sen nlong tho Irish const marks
.tho grove of tho Tuscnnln, tho first
Amerlcnn troops transport sunk by n
German submarine.
A largo" number of bodies of tho men
?bo perished hnve been wnshed
.ashore. The survivors, numbering
2.20G, nro quartored In hotels, homes
land hospitals along tho noith Irish
lea (ft
Sergeant H. O. Duhuquo nnd Ser
igMBt Mailer, both of Brooklyn, were
rKt4 from a raft by a coasting
destroyer emerged out of the dark
ness on the Tuscnnla's port, now h!gh
out of the water. When the men on
tho doomed ship recovered from their
surprise nt this unexpected nnd skill
ful maneuvering of the llrltlsh com
mander, there wns nnother scramble
to reach the elevated portslde, some
of the men sliding down the Incllno
by the aid of ropes, and others on
their hands and knees.
All tho time tnls rescue work was
progressing, cool heads were getting
the few other lifeboats alloat. De
spite the innny dllllculties the crow
behaved well and tho coolness of tho
American soldiers was the subject of
commendation In affidavits by tho
boat's otllcers.
G. K. Lynns, second officer of tho
Tuscnnln, explnlued that owing to tho
ship's heavy roll and the entangle
ment, of the falls It was found neces
sary to cut nwny some of the ropes
to the Mfebonts. lie said:
"During all this time the soldiers
behaved splendidly nnd with perfect
discipline."
George Newton Ilnll of Los Ange
les, first lieutenant of engineers, wns
sitting on n lounge reading u book on
"No Man's Land." which he wns
ubout to visit when tho torpedo
struck. He knew what had happened
and shouted the word "torpedo"
across the room. With several others
ho hurried to the lifeboats station on
the boat deck.
4'There stood several privates nt
attention," lie said, "awaiting my. or
ders to launch the boats. In less
time thnn It takes to tell they wero
olncd by the requisite number. It
wns surprising to sec how these new
soldiers carried out their duties llko
veterans.
"We got the first boat down to tho
saloon deck, where It wns promptly
tilled with soldiers nnd wns lowered
Into the water without mishap. Tho
second bont, however, wns being low
ered "when the wind carried it on to
nnother lifeboat, crushing It nnd sev
eral of the occupnnts. We then
launched three more, without further
trouble."
After seeing the men reach tho
water safely, Lieutenant Hnll let
himself down by n rope. Lteutennnt
Wnllnce Patterson of 'Cleveland, fol
lowed him down the rope, nnd much
to their surprise, they fell Into the
last boat launched. The boat wns
loaded to tho water lino with 05 men,
who took turns nt the onrs for three
hours until they wero rescued by u
trawler.
Tho Tuseanla was n British pas
senger and freight stcnmshlp of 14,-
IMS .tons cross reclster. She wns
built nt Glasgow In 1014 nnd was
owned by tho Anchor Line.
The last report of tho Tuscnnln
Wns her arrival nt nn Atlnntlc port
January 17, last.
Although prior to Janunry 1, of tho
present yenr, there wero more thnn
200,000 Amerlcnn troops In Franco,
according to tho statement made by
Secretary of War Baker, tho Tus-
cnnln was the first transport to bo
tornodoed on the vovngo from nn
Ahierlcnn port to France.
The Twentieth engineers on tho
torpedoed Tuseanla are foresters re
cruited for pioneer nnd communlcn-
tlon work behind tho bnttle lines. Tho
regiment Is tho lnrgest in tho service,
and Its members nre drawn from, ev
ery nntlnnnl guard and national army
division as well ns from tho regular
army and general recruiting channels,
The troops have been In training
for their special work nt tho Ameri
can university nt Washington. A
large number of college men, Includ
ing experts In forestry, are In the reg
iment.
The nreo snuadrons wero drawn
from various divisions.
The remnlnlng troops, comprising
more than two-thirds of those on
bonrd, wero Michigan nnd Wisconsin
guardsmen.
The 107th encineers' train was
composed of the former First battal
ion of Michigan engineers nnd the
107th military police was drawn-from
tho Fourth, and Sixth Wisconsin In
fantry.
Tho 107th supply train wns drawn
from tho Fourth. Fifth nnd Sixth
Wisconsin Infantry.
Iowa Men Aboard Vessel,
Dos Moines, In., Feb. Ill Accord
ing to ull oillclal reports, there wero
twenty-two Iowa boys on the torpe
doed Tuscnnln, possibly more.
According to the passenger list,
there were thirteen In the Twentieth
engineers, Six were members of tho
irSth nreo squadron nnd three of tho
107th supply train.
Nebraska Man On III. Fated Ship.
Lincoln, Neb., Feb. 11. Hnrnhl
Ileaxty, n University of Nebraska for
estry student, son of State Senator
John F. Ilensty of Falrbury, was
aboard the Ill-fated Tuscnnln, accord-
lug to information reaching Lincoln.
Early In the fnll .voting Ilensty en
listed with Company It, Sixth battal
ion, of the forestry regiment, nnd has
been In trailing slifee.
schooner.
The sergeants sny that the Tui
cnnln took n tremendous list to star-
board almost ns soon ns It wnV hit.
Almost nil the lifeboats on that sldn
were either blown Into the nlr or
otherwise rendered useless.
Tho soldiers were Immediately
lined up nnd while stnndlng nt atten
tion begnn to sing "My Country 'TIs
of Theo" nnd "The Star Spnuglcd
Banner."
Tho crew which lined up on th
npposlto aide, sane "God Save th
Klnir."
1 Happy British Tommies on their way to the snow-covered trenches. 2 Riveting the keel plates In one of the
ships America Is building in large numbers. 3 Scene during the enforced registering of enemy aliens in Chicago.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE PAST WEEK
Sinkina Of Transport TUSCania
Inspires Nation tot' Carry War
On to Victory.
LADS FACED DEATH BRAVELY
America Ready With New Methods to
Combat tho Submarines Russian
Bolshevikl Fighting All Their
Neighbors Presfdent Wll
so n Asks Further
Powers.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Tho United States sustained Its first
severe blow In the wnr on Wednesday,
when the transport Tuseanla, carrying
American troops to Europe, was tor
pedoed off the north Irish coast and
sank In two hours. At the time of
writing the number of missing, pre
sumably dead, Is 101. Of these G7 were
American otllcers and 'enlisted men,
the others being members of the Brit
ish crew. That the losses wero so
small was due to tho excellent work
of the convoying vessels und the time
the Tuseanla remnlned ufloat.
The fact that such disasters as this
were expected In the process of trans- struggle the German nutocrncy seem
porting hundreds of thousands of men inj?Iy did not yield n single point to the
to Europe does not lessen the shock
to the nation or mltignte the anguish
of tho relatives of the victims, But
those relatives have the great consola
tion of knowing that their boys met
their fate bravely and cnlmly, as Amer-
lean soldiers should, and that they gave
their lives, for their country and for
civilization as truly as If they had died
on tho field of battle. Most of these
troopers wero hut partly trained mem
bers of forestry nnd other contingents
going over to work behind the lines,
but when the first excitement of the
.explosion had passed these lads, like
veteran soldiers, lined up on the deck
and sang national airs while they wait
ed their turns In llfebouts.
The sinking of the Tuseanla has
served to weld tho determination of
tho entire nation to see tne wnr
through to n victorious finish, It also
has brqught forth the Information that
tho American nnvy, which so far has
been lighting tho U-boats with make
shift devices, Is now nbout ready to
put Into operation new devices ami
methods that, It is confidently believed,
will prove most effective In dealing
with tho murderous submarines. The
movement of troops to the other side
will not be checked In the slightest by
the loss of this one transport. Snys
Secretary of the Navy Daniels: "Just
as fast ns our Bhlps can carry men to
Eurono they will go, nnd Just us fast
ns they nre equipped they will be sent,
nnd ships will carry them, and no mnn
living will ever again see the day when
our goods will be carried across the
Atlnntlc except In ships Hying the hag
of the United Stntes."
For n bunch that Is determined to
hnve peace, tho bolshevikl of Russia
are getting plenty of fighting these
days. And according to reports, they
nre not getting the best of It. Under-
tnklng to coerce Finland Into n revolu
tion llko their own In Russln. they and
the Finnish Red guards havo been de
feated In long nnd bloody battles at
Uleaborg and Tammerfcrs by the gov
ernment forces commanded by General
Mnnnerhclm. known ns the White
ininrd. Uleaborg was the chief mill-
tnry depot of the Russians In northern
Finland, nnd both there and nt Tarn
merfors the White guard captured con
siderable stores of munitions nnd arms.
So far Sweden has refused to permit
supplies to he sent across the border
to General Mnnnerhelm, despite the
demnnds of the Swedish press nnd pen-
ole.
To the south the bolshevikl nre light
ing both tho Ukrnlnlnns nnd the Rou
manians In Besnrnbln nnd apparently
getting well whipped. In one tight th
Roumnnlnns enptured and disarmed
two entire divisions tpf Russlnns, In
western Slberln General Kaledlnes wns
said to be working his wn.v toward
Omk, while farther ont nnother force
of Cosnrks va moving "nrth from
the Chinese border to take the railway.
The Tartars occupied Yalta, In the
government of Tnurlda, and were ad
vancing to Sebastopol, the great naval
base on the Black sen.
Adding to their own troubles, the
bolshevikl decreed the separation of
church nnd state and seized all church
Property for the people, which aroused
cate some' of them and to call for a
holy war.
An unconfirmed report said Polish
troops hnd captured Mohllev, head
quarters of the bolshevikl army, and
had captured Commander In Chief
Krylenko and his staff.
A deadlock over the question of the
Ukraine put nn end, for the present
at least, to the peace negotiations nt
Bre8t-LItovsk. The Germnns, It wns
said, then demanded their terms be ac
cepted nt once, threatening otherwise
to march on Petrogrnd. The Russian
soldiers' council nt Moscow called on
the government to form a volunteer
socialist army nnd continue resistance.
Meanwhile economic and food condi
tions In Petrogrnd nnd other parts of
Russia are growlnir steadily worse.
181
It Is quite evident that Trotzky has
been counting on n real revolution of
the workers of Germnny, and It Is
equnlly evident thnt no such revolution
Is forthcoming In the near future. The
widespread strikes which were hailed
with joy by the foolishly optimistic
were quickly crushed by the military
power of the government, mnny of the
leaders forced Into the nrmy and the
rank nnd file of tho workers driven
hack to their lnbor. In this Internnl
democracy, though some effect of the
strikes may appear In the future. The
radical lenders In the empire are not
backing water, any more thnn nre their
autocratic opponents, and the situation
there is still crltlcnl.
As n substitute for the wnr cnblnet
nnd munitions directorate bills which
he so firmly opposes, President Wil
son on Wednesdny had introduced in
the senate by Senator Overnmn n bill
designed to do nwny with bureaucratic
Inefficiency nnd to give the chief exec
utlve vast powers. It was drafted for
Mr. Wilson by the attorney general
nnd authorizes the president during
the wnr to distribute, co-ordinate, con
solidate and otherwise reorganize any
nnd all existing ndminlstrntlvc func
tions and ngencles nnd crento such
new ngencles as he deems necessary
for the conduct of the wnr. He Is also
authorized to transfer appropriations
from one department, bureau or com
mission to any other agency he may
deslgnnte.
Those who support the measure say
it properly confers on the president,
as commander In chief of the nation's
armed forces, whatever power he
deems necessnry to perform his task
with cfllclency. Other congressmen
declared the bill actually creates a mil
itary dictatorship. There doesn't seem
to bo much difference between these
two views
Ha
Ships, ships nnd more ships. Is still
the cry of the United Stntes and the
entente allies, and nil nre agreed that
ultlmnte victory hangs lnrgely on the
ability of America to turn out the re
quired nmount of tonnage to transport
Its troops nnd the Immense quantities
of food nnd munitions necessary. The
present lack Is not shipyards and ma
terial, but lnbor. Already the govern
ment Is operating grent yards on both
coasts,, and others nre being rapidly
completed, but even those now In op
eration nre working but one shift of
men where three should be worked.
The nppenl for laborers In the yard
Is urgent nnd should meet with nmple
response, not onlv -for patriotic rea
sons, but for selfish reasons, too", for
the pay assured Is large. The United
States now has In nil services nbout
4.000,000 tons of shipping, npprnxl
mntely one-fourth of which Is engaged
In brlnclng In materials that have been
considered Industrial essentials. The
government Is considering a plan to
mnke n W) per cent reduction In Imports
by eliminating nrtlcles that nre not es
scntinl to the winning of the wnr. This
would help some, und of course the
allies can supply a certain amount of
tonnage, but there will still he left a
wide discrepancy between the nviilln
Wo amount of shipping nnd the nmount
we must have In. order thnt Secretary
Bauer's promise of half a million men
In Europe by spring and n million nnd
n half more this year may be realized.
Mr. Baker was sharply challenged In
regard to thnt forecast, und admitted
thnt it might 'not be exact. On the
other hand, 'Hear Admiral Harris of
tho "navnl bureau of yards and docks,
wns ruther optimistic concerning the
shipbuilding progress, stating that un
der favorable conditions the govern
ment would complete this year Its orig
inal program of 0,000,000 tons of con
struction. Chairman Flood of the
house foreign affairs committee also
added a cheerful note when he snld
the United States "will furnish more
meivnnd more money for the war In n
far shorter tlmu thnn bus been the
fondest hope of our own people or the
nations with which we nre nssoclnted."
Directly connected with the question
of ocean transportation Is the propo
sltlon of the British government that
150 battalions of Americans be trained
In English camps so they can be hur
ried to the front In Flanders aud to
the sector held by General Pershing.
This would serve to relieve the exist
ing congestion at the, French ports
where Amerlcnns now nre debarked.
This and similar plans nre still under
discussion.
Although General Maurice, director
of military operations, snys the allies
are still numerlcully superior on the
west front nnd hnve no feur of the re
sults of the expected German drive
there, Great Britain nnd France nre
urging America to get as many men
ns possible Into the fighting lines.
The Gerrann concentration movement
has been going on steadily nnd the
German press snys all Is ready to
strike the blow whenever Illndenburg
says the word, and that th? greatest
bnttle of the wnr Is nbout to begin
Hlndenburg himself gave the world a
laugh the other day when he told a
group of editors that he would be In
Paris by next April 1.
fc
During the week the Germnns at
tacked the French rather strongly In
the Alsne and Verdun regions but
were utterly repulsed. All nlong the
west front the nctlvlty of the nerlnl
forces renched n high pitch, und the
nrtlllery fighting wns continuous. The
Amerlcnn expeditionary force, whose
sector has been revenled ns lying enst
of St. Mlblel and north of Nancy, wns
subjected to every form of nttnek the
enemy could devise, nnd stood It nil
well, replying vigorously nnd effective
ly. There Is no lingering doubt ns to
how well nnd bravely Pershing's boys
will fight. The nccurate fire of their
batteries is especially noteworthy.
)s
There has been little change In the
situation In Italy, the Invaders hnvlng
lost ground' If nnythlng. The Italian
aviators did excellent work In bombing
the enemy's renr lines nnd munition
stntlons.' while the Boche nlrmen de
voted their efforts mainly, and chnrnc
terlstlcally, to attacks on Venice, Trev
Iso, Padua and Mestre. where the
grentest damage they could do was to
women nnd children, hospltnls nnd
architectural treasures.
9
Uncle Sam Is putting the clamps on
the enemies within his borders In
way that probably will check their ne
farlous operations. In New York
Franz von Rlntelen nnd six of his fel
low conspirators wore found guilty nnd
given the mnxlmum sentence. The en
forced registration of all enemy aliens
was begun throughout the country
The government's determination to
keep (Out spies and epidemic-causing
germs sent by the Germans was ex
emplified In the minute examination
given the pnssengers and cargo of a
Dutch steamship that arrived at New
York. Of necessity most of the secret
service work of the government re
mains secret, bnf Its Increasing effec
tiveness Ifecomes apparent.
1
Milder weather and the earnest ef
forts of tho men who run the railways
served to relieve the coal famine to a
considerable extent, though fuel condi
tions nre very bad. especially In the
Atlnntlc const states. The federal fuel
administration took over the control
of furl oil.
Food Administrator Hoover placed
more stringent restrictions on the use
of wheat and meat throughout the
country, nnd ordered nil public eutlng
houses to observe a two-ounce ration
of wheat bread. The people nre urged
to make larger use of potatoes In or
der to save wheat, the cr.ip of the tn
her being the blgges' the country ever
)..,)
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warn
I S B IS
FIVE SAMMIES KILLED AND FOUR
BELIEVED CAPTURED.
ARTILLERY ROUTS GERMANS
Foes Yell "Kamerad" As They Flrd
Upon Yankees. CrleB of Enemy
Heard As Americana Pour Hot
Fire Into Their Position.
With tho American Army In France,
Feb. 12. Five Amerlcnn soldiers
were killed and four mndo prisoners,
when nn Amerlcnn pntrol was am
bushed In No Mnn's Lund Inst Friday
night by n superior force of Germans.
Ono of tho American patrols, con
sisting of fourteen men, went out to
Inspect the wire. The men wero
moving cautiously nlong when tho
lender heard suspicious noises ahead.
The formation of the patrol was
chnnged when suddenly, according to
tho survivors, the men found them
selves nlmost surrounded by largo
numbers of the enemy.
A German cried: "Knmcrnd," und
then hurled n hnnd grenade. The
Amerlcnn lnfuntrymen opened flro
with their rifles nnd pistols nnd
hurled their grenndes. The German
followed suit nnd nlso brought Into
action their automatics.
The fight lasted only nbout a
minute nnd n hnlf, the Germans nil
the while yelling "Knmernd." They,
retreated taking with them four
Americans, and lenvlng behind four
dend and two wounded Amerlcnns.
One of the unwounded men crawled
to where u wounded comrade Iny
groaning nnd gave him wntcr, whllo
tho other wounded soldier dragged
himself through the wire.
Quickly n hnll of machine gun nnd
rifle bullets wns directed ngnlnst th
retreating Germnns. Meanwhile tho
wounded mnn, who was a sergeant,
died In the nrms of a private who wn
endenvorlng to give him nld.
The men In the trenches nnd the
survivors hnd a gleam of satisfaction
when the shells from the Amerlcnn
henvy guns nnd 75s begnn hitting In
n bnrrnge. Cries nnd yells In Ger
mnn were mingled with the explo
sions, then the barrage widened nnd
there wore further cries, proving that
the enemy had scattered.
Another pntrol quickly went over
the top out Into No Man's Land and
found their five dend comrades and
one uninjured survivor of the f'nvt
pntrol, who hnd remnlned besldo the
bodies nnd wns rendy to give battle
If the enemy returned.
Ono Amerlcnn artilleryman was;
killed and five nrtlllerymen were
wounded Februury 0 by shell fire.
Labor Will Stand by Government.
Washington, Feb. 12. American la
bor treated witli cunildoneo and un
derstanding by the government will
"engerly devote Its till" to the war.
President Wilson was told In n spe
cial report by his mediation commis
sion Investigating labor unrest. Tho
commission urged n nationwide pub
licity cnmpnlgn to educate lnbor to
the causes of the war and AmerlcnV
alms, with wholehearted appeul fop
Its support.
The commission nlso told the presi
dent the government must Imuiedlnte
ly recognize ns part of the national
labor policy the principle that "col
lective relationship" between labor
nnd capital Is "Indispensable."
It must ellmlnnte profiteering, nnd
ndhere to the established policy of
tho eight-hour work day with "appro
priate overtime payments to gunrd
ngnlnst Its misuse, the report snld. .
Other fnr-reaching recommendations
were made. r
May Name War Cabinet.
Washington, D.. C. Feb. 12. Word:
hns come from tho White house thnt
President Wilson has decided that
rod tape and Inelllcleney must go.
This Is the exact language of the ad
ministrator's lieutenant, who bring
The word to friends of the administra
tion In congress. It has been nn-
nounced President Wilson will cre7
nte u minister of munitions nnd en
deavor to vest blip with ns muelv
power ns the Chamberlain bill would
give him. And the final word Is that;
President Wilson wants It possible for
him through power delegnted by con
gress, to name n war cabinet which
will hnve the" power to co-ordlnnte all
of tho war activities of tho govern
ment. Demand Measures to Flnht Subs.
London, Feb. 11. "Remember tho
Tuscnnln 1" will be nn Irresistible call
to tho colors and battlecry for the
Amerlcnns In the wnr. London news-,
papers declared in edltorlnls on tho.
sinking of the ship.
All edltorlnls demanded strenuous,
measures In the fight ngnlnst U-bonts.
Increased shipbuilding wns urged.
"The U-bont which sank tho Tus
eanla did n bad dnv's wnrlr for Gor-
1 any," sold the Express. "America's
sina rras in the war before. Now her
eel to tnllstsd against tho kalaer."
