Show lusitania LOSS IS IN MEETING OF COMMITTEE THE TOTAL FIXED TO BE PAID AGGREGATE BIG SUM damages for sinking of american vessel during world war mut must be ba met mei will receive money from german government washington germany must pay american claimants tor for damages suffered buffered when the giant transatlantic liner Lusi lusitanian tanin was waa torpedoed and sunk by a U boat it was announced by the german american mixed claims committee at the same time the commission made public awards aggregating and announced dismissal of claims disposition of five lusitania cases three by the award of in damages find and two by dismissal terminated the consideration of pending claims arising out of the torpedoing of the liner tho the SOS awards of all sorts against germany growing out of 0 the war made public varied front from one of for john mallita of cicero III to another of tor for the standard oil company of new jersey leading financial institutions like the national city bank of new york and american citizens like margaret S macleay ot of manchester N II 11 who received 10 wore were listed hated among the beneficiaries is in tile tho great majority of cases tle the amount of the award was agreed upon between chandler P anderson and wilhelm Kl esselbach the american und the german commissioners boners toners while in somo some the umpire was called upon to decide between the conflicting opinions |