Show German Germany y Places aces Blame for or Disaster on Ships Ship's Owners 1 I Excuses Torpedoing of Lusitania Lusitania Lusitania Lusi Lusi- tania on Ground That It Was Armed Vessel by wireless to London B May fay Ja 9 2 13 tj n. n am a.m. The Thc The following follow tollow- following ing official l communication was ls- ls tonight Tho Cunard Cunan liner 8 yesterday torpedoed by y a Get man submarine and ll sunk The was naturally armed with guns un as were recent recent- recently I ly most o of tine the mercantile steamers cl R as Is well l known here she had large t of or war mat material in her car cargo n Her lier owners therefore to o what danger the passengers erR were exposed The They aloe alon h hear oil nil the responsibility for tor wh what t has h happened happened hap hap- pen d Germany on her part art left lert nothing un undone one to warn to-warn warn them ro- ro Continued on lale Iago o S b. b GERMANY PLACES BLAME ON LUSITANIA'S OWNERS Continued From Page 1 1 and strongly The Tho Imperial ambassador in Washington even went ent so far tar as to make mako a public warning so as to draw attention to this dan danger er The English press sneered then at this warning warning and relied on the protection of ot the English fleet to safeguard Atlantic traffic Kaiser KaUer and Admiral Confer Couler London Ma May Ia 9 P. P a. a m. m m.-A m. A ABerlin Berlin dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company by wa way of Amsterdam says Tho The emperor drove to the minIstry ministry min mm- of ot marine today Saturday for a a conference with wih Admiral von The Tho greatest enthusiasm was displayed here over tho the sinkIng sinkIng sink- sink Ing lag of ot the Lusitania demonstrations tons being held before the government gov gov- ov- ov buildings The sinking of ot the Lusitania has mado made tho Germans Germans Ger Gor- mans forgot forget Ia Italy Done h by Submarine U Geneva May 3 9 9 1245 a a. a a m. m m.-A m. A dispatch from Munich Bavaria re received received received re- re at Basel BaBel says that the German German German Ger Ger- man submarine U 39 sank the Lusi Lusi- tania There was gr great at rejoicing during to today ay in southern Germany according according according ac ac- ac- ac cording to the advices Towns were especially along tho the Rhine and the children had a half haJt holiday in honor of ot tho the event The rejoicings arc said to have havo spread even to Vienna and BU Buda Buda- l- l pest It I Is said eaid that the th general feeling In German Germany and Austria Is that the Americans on board the tho steamer had hat been baen warned previously previous previous- ly of ot their danger dangel and that therefore therefore therefore there there- fore tho they undertook the voyage at their own risk |