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Show Lusitania s Captain Admits Ad-mits Being Warned of "Subs." LONDON, Tuesday. Nov i. Se, pi I evidence in the Inquiry into the aink-ins aink-ins of the Lusitania. made public t -day in a parliamentary paper. reveals lhat '.-iplaln Turner hael been w arned the rtdmlrallty to avoid Ihe headlands ou approachlni; ihe eoast Turner teatlfled In the Inquiry that he was Justified In cominc within 10 miles of Old He-id of Klnsale (near where the Lusitania was torpedoed) in order to fix his position, if he hnd remained lonsjer out of sight I of land, he declared, the weather would i have become foKKy and he mitrht run I ashore. The evidence show-s that (he ,-tdmir- alty instructed Captain Turner to avoid the headlands because aubmerinsa -p- p areel to bo operatinK Chiefly off the?' prominent headlands Oaptain Turner said he thouKhi then miles was plvlnc the h'-aellnnds a sufficiently wide berth. He admitted that he kept Ions distance I off Fastncl In order to avoid submarines, subma-rines, Later Captain' Turner, pressed under erosa-exumlnatlon. Bald he was steering a course that would have taken him clasc to the Connlnt;heK llichtship and was not in mid-channel because he understood there were submarines In mld-chann' I. Asked why he had not said this before the captain said. "I forgot it." Captain Turner's evidence was given .Tune U and June 10, 1015 |