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Show OTHER DIG SHIPS REPORTED LOST New York, Aug. 20. Messages from England to the White Star Line offices of-fices here apparently suffered from the English censorship today Only one dispatch, ono detailing certain changes In previous lists of survivors and missing, escaped tho censor's blue pencil. The lack of definite news from abroad was balanced by a host of rumors ru-mors that tried the nerves of officials and left them In a keen state of apprehension ap-prehension as to the fate of at least ono more large steamer In or near the war zone, tho Lapland, which sailed sail-ed August 12 from this port for Liverpool Liv-erpool with 313 passengers, including thirteen Americans and a capacity cargo of war munitions and other supplies. sup-plies. Bovlc Reported Sunk. Among these was the report that the liner Bovlc, a freighter departing from Now York August 8 with a big cargo, but no passengers, for Man- cnester, nau met tne Arabics fate. Word that the Bovlc had been sunk was received in a press dispatch here from London at 5:36 p. m. today. Nearly four hours previously a private pri-vate shipping firm in this city had received re-ceived cable dispatches reporting tho sinking. A later dispatch said the steamer arrived at Liverpool today and proceeded to Manchester. A third report dealt with the steamer steam-er Nicosian of the Leyland line, a subsidiary of the International Mercantile Mer-cantile Marine company, owners of the White Star Lino A rumor that she, too, had been destroyed by a German submarine was current, but like many similar reports that aglta-tated aglta-tated ship owners recently, lacked confirmation. Still Another Rumor. Coupled with this rumor, whose source could not be learned, was thy report that she was a troop ship. This was disproved by marltimo records, which showed that she sailed from New Orleans August 1 for Avonmouth and Liverpool. The Nicosian is a slow steamer and shipping men estimated esti-mated that she was just about duo to arrive in war zone waters. She carried car-ried no passengers. The Nicosian is a new boat, built In 1912; the Bovic was an old-timer, whose keel was laid in Belfast twenty-three years ago. The latter was a twin-screw steamer of 6583 tons, was 470 feet long and could make thirteen knots. Officials Are Anxious. Officials of the White Star Line were frankly anxious about the Lapland. Lap-land. Tho same report of disaster circulated hero was current lu Queenstown regarding the Lapland. A dispatch from there, however, said it was thought probable she was con- fused with tho Bristol liner New York City, which foil prey to a submarine yesterday. Tho New York City's crew of fifty-three and hor captain wore landed at Queenstown today. This vessel, likewise was a British liner. She was a freighter and left this port July 26 with a cargo for Bristol, which she landed safely. On August 18 sho left Bristol In ballast on hor return trip. Hor agents hero received confirmation of hor sinking late today. Queonstown's Interpretation of the disturbing rumors about the Lapland failed, however, to givo much comfort to the Lapland's ownora. The Lapland, Lap-land, a Red Star liner, under charter to the White Star lino, sailed from this port with 318 passengers and a largo and valuable corgo on the afternoon after-noon of August 12. When she steamed steam-ed down the Hudson It was remarked that she waB loaded heavily and lay low in the water. nn |