The "Izvestia" correspondent said that special detachments of Russians New York, Oct, 24.
American owners of the 9,582-ton tanker W. C. Teagle revealed yester day. they had heard unconfirmed ports the vessel had been sunk last {reek during its first voyage to. Brltain under the British Nag.
(in Washington, "Maritime Com mission circles #nid they had confirm: fe sinking of the, vessel, but refused comment on "the grounds. that, technically speaking, Iwas a" British vessel.)
"The W, C. eagle was owned by the Panama transport Company, a foreign subaitiary of Standard Oi Go, of New Jersey. Company officials said reports nf the ship being sunk" while in 2 Britain-bound convoy had' been cur ent. for several days, Marine circles admitted the loss, of the W.'C. Teogle had been reported DuL it could not. be confirmed™they referred queries to the New York ofice of the British Ministry of Shipping where officials said they were without knowledge of the report.
Tf the Teagle Was in the same con-yoy as the Bold Venture which way Yorpedoed last Thursday, the sinking, took place about 800 miles from Tce~ Iand United Press.
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