Show I Germany Deliberately Sunk Lusitania I I ROOF HOOF that the die German government govern govern- P ment meat deliberately planned and ordered the sinking of the thereat great reat passenger liner Lusitania Is contained In the archives of ot the time American government go and has been submitted to time the mixed claims commission commission com com- mission In support of the fight tills this government Is making for full pu payment pay pay- ment for all loss of life and property sustained by br American citizens Unofficially there is nothing new In Inthe Inthe inthe the facts developed but that the government gov gov- government has such proof is officially disclosed In It a brief just filed before the commission on behalf of at the American government b by the American Amen Ameri can cun agent Robert Hobert W W. Bon Bonynge representing representing representing the State department who calls attention to exhibits In the form of ot evidence to show that the German government deliberately planned and ordered the torpedoing of the Lusitania Lusi tania b by o one e of its boat U-boat command command- ers Mr 11 Bon Bonynge's brief also shows that the time American government Is resisting re rOo to the limit of Its ability the contention of ot the present German government government gov gov- that the on only persons entitled to o claim as a result of Germanys Germany's sinking sink sink- Ing ng of ot the Lusitania if It an any would be bethe bethe bethe the dependents or legal representatives tives tI of ot descendants Such contention Is being made by Karl von yon Lewinski the German Gennan agent before the commission who has submitted sub sub- witted briefs in which he argues that the true legal basis of all claims arising arising aris aris- ing Ing- from the Lusitania sinking is the German governments government's note of ot February February Feb Feb- rual 4 1916 to the American government govern govern- ment In this note the German government government gov gov- ov promised suitable reparation In respect to lives lost by the sinking of ot the Lusitania The American government takes strong Issue with the German governments government's governments government's govern govern- overn ments ment's position and Insists that German Germany Germany Ger Ger- man many Is le legally alJ responsible for all aU life lite and property losses Josses to Americans as aswell aswell well wen as to American insurance companies companies companies com com- caused ed b by the torpedoing of ot the time Lusitania That portion of ot the Bonynge brief which refers to the American governments government's governments government's govern govern- overn- overn ments ment's proof that Germany ordered the sinking of ot the Lusitania Is an important Important im Im- I contribution to the history of ot the war The evidence to which the brief al alludes alludes at al- ludes is contained In exhibits filed before before before be be- fore the mixed claims commission incase Incase in incase case No 4 one of ot the key Lusitania claimant cases caRes but since the originals belong to the secret archives of ot the State Stute department the American agent has not made the exhibit public |