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Show NORTH GERMAN LLOYD COMPANY EXONERATED Court Dismisses Damage Suit Based on Cecllle's Failure to Complete Voyage Boston, Fob. 2. Tho four suits brought by tho Guaranty Trust com--pany, tho National City bank and Charles W. Bantoul Jr., of Now York and Matirlco Hanscnns or Brussels against tho North Gorman Lloyd Steamship company to recover moro than $2,000,000 in damages becauso tho steamer Kronprtnzessln Ccclllo failed to comploto her voyago to France and England, Just beforo tho outbreak of tho war, wcro dismissed today.- Tho Kronprtnzessln Ccclllo with nearly $5,000,000 In gold shipped by tho trust company and $3,000,000 consigned by tho National City bank and dostinod for London and Paris, had sailed from Now York and was wilhtn a thousand miles of tho English Eng-lish coast whon Captain Polaek ro-colved ro-colved a wireless message from his company stating that war had brok-on brok-on out. Ho turned back and found refugo In Bar Harbor, Malno. The decision mado by Judgo Halo statod that Captain Polaek 'acted with duo regard to tho safety of all in toresta and that In vlow of his Information In-formation ho acted as a prudent ship maste.- would. |