Salt Lake Telegram | 1942-11-02 | Page 2 | OWI Defends Statement on Ship Sinkings

OWl ow Defends Statement On Ship Sin kings WASHINGTON Nov 2 UP UP- UP War Information Director Elmer Davis said Monday his statement last Wednesday that all of major American warships up to that time had been disclosed is not in conflict with the navys navy's week end announcement of the loss of a U. U S. S aircraft carrier The navys navy's Saturday Saturday Saturday Satur Satur- day night said the unidentified carrier was attacked in the Solomons Solomons Solomons Solo Solo- mons area on October 26 and s sank later Davis said he knew on October 28 28 when he made his New York statement that the carrier was in bad shape but the navy still thought they could tow her in Im confident the navy didn't know about it the sinking when I spoke on the twenty-eighth twenty Davis said Communications are pretty slow from there r i