Show I 2 KILLED IN BATTLE WITH FLAMES FLIES AT SEA New Tew ew York June 8 The Thc The story of a desperate battle with flames in mid mid- ocean In which two men lost their thel lives was told tOda today by 11 members o otho or of ortho tho the crew of or the British tanker Beech Beech- leaf which wa was towed into port by the lie transport Westhaven en The bound from Baton Rouge La to Ireland took fire of off ote I the Azores Island a week ago 10 when an oil fuel uel line broke Her engines were quickly put out of commission b by the flames her rudder control dis- dis and wireless wirelesS' sending sending- equipment destroyed The Westhaven en brought a cargo o of oC German artillery and ammunition captured captured captured cap cap- I b by American divisions Two tort ton fort ton railroad gun carriages which were too tOb large to be stowed awn awa away In the ships ship's hold wore lashed to the tho deck decle An ordnance part party of eight men under under un un- un- un der command of or Capt Frank C. C Vc ye- netten of ot Chicago had charge of f the th Westhaven's ens cargo |