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Show GERARD DIRECTED TO MAKE INQUIRY United States Revives the Sussex Case and Asks How Abont ' Punishment. WASHINGTON, June 30. The state department is preparing to make a formal for-mal inquiry of the Germau government as to what punishment was inllieled upon the submarine commander who torpedoed tiie channel steamer Sussex, An informal inquiry through Embassador Embas-sador Gerard has brought no response. In admitting that the Sussex was attacked at-tacked by mistake, Germany announced that the submarine commander had been appropriately punished and promised reparation. Then followed the exchange of notes which resulted in tne aban-; donmcnt of what the United States denounced de-nounced as illegal and inhuman methods of submarine warfare. Mr. Gerard later was instructed to ask informally how the officer responsible responsi-ble for the Suspox tragedy had been dealt with, but no steps toward final, disposition of the case were taken,1 pending a demonstration by time that, the promise of a change in practices would be carried out. : |