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Show AMERICAN SHIP IS TORPEDOED Five Civilians Missing, Six of . Crew Are Seriously Wounded. WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 The navy department was informed today' that the American steamer Lake "Qwens had been sunk by a submarine. Five members of the civilian crew are reported re-ported losL Tho steamer, an 'army cargo carrier car-rier of 2,308 tons, was sent down by gunfire in foreign waters September 3. All members of the naval guard were saved and only one, Chief Boatswain's Boat-swain's Mate H. W, Lincoln, is reported report-ed slightly injured. Except for the five missing all members mem-bers of the crew have been landed. Six are seriously wotinded. |