Show Umpire Rules in Germanys Germany's Favor in War Blast Cases B Br the hd Peru Pren WASHINGTON Dec Oven 3 3 Owen J. J Roberts umpire of the German American mixed claims commission today handed down a decision favorable to Germ Germany ny in the famous Black Tom Torn and Kingsland cases The decision dedsion is the second and final one favorable to Germany in the cases ases which were reopened at the request of the American agents to of evi- evi permit the submission new dence The The umpire was called in after the American commissioner Chandler Anderson disagreed with the German German German Ger Ger- man commissioner Wilhelm Kiessel Kiessel- bach The previous decision favorable m to the two Germany was unanimous by I commissioners and i the umpire The cases involved the destruction of oC the railroads railroad's Black Tom tf w an and ond th the 1 Kingsland d NJ N. N m plant plan of the Canadian i Car Car- Carand and Foundry company corn com pany just before the United States entered the World Woi-ld war The Thc United States has sought to prove German agents responsible for both fires INVOLVED The combined Black Tom and I Kingsland claims including corollary underwriters claims aggregated approximatelY approximately approximately ap ap- ap- ap proximately At the reopening of the case the United Unite States placed much dependence dependence depend depend- ence upon a series of secret spy messages messages mes mes- sag sages s and letters in an effort to prove German complicity S With regard to the Kingsland case Roberts said I 1 am not able to conclude that the fire was of incendiary in in- origin and think the proofs have gone very far toward the sort of industrial accident claimed by th the German a agent ent It leaves me unable to conclude that the fire was the purposeful act of Theodore The United States had introduced evidence seeking to show that at whose bench the Kingsland fire started was a n German agent From the new evidence Roberts continued I III am not able to conclude that was a German agent I Iam Iam Iam am able to definitely conclude that that the letters were fraudulent prepared recently and not authentic and that the German mes messages ages introduced introduced introduced intro intro- in evidence do not advance th the American case The case i is the last to come before the commission It will now conclude Its Us ten years of ot litigation and Continued ed on Page f It y i iv v t S 'S iI V A U UMPIRE RULES RU LES FOR GERMANY i Continued From Pom Par fat One records over to the two governments claims clais totaling have hav been awarded to American citi citizens zens zes against Germany Gerny by the com corn mission Of this sum about 1320 0 has bas already been paid Shipping board and other claims clais of the United States State government totaling some 65 65 have been aw awarded in i favor tavor of the te United States but these thee will wi not be liquidated until ut after the private private pr vate vat cl claims are ae paid in full fu |