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Show Washington, Sept. 11. Secretary Daniels announced late today that n typographical error In the cablegram describing the encounter between tho steamer Westwego and hostile submarines subma-rines had made it appear that six submarines had been sunk and that, In fact, the report said one of tho submarines probably had been destroyed de-stroyed Secretary Daniels late today Issued the following statement: ' My attention is JiiBt called to a serious error made in transcribing tho report of the attack made on the Wetwego and other essels 1 cavo the nport to tho press this morning exactly as It was presented to mo, stating that 'two of the steamers attacked at-tacked wero sunk and probably all of tho submarines were lost ' Tho cablegram cable-gram I now find stated that 'one' of the submarines probably was lost." |