Show LUSITANIA ACT WAS INTENDED 1 BRIEF IN CLAIMS CASE DIS CLOSES EXISTENCE OF DOCUMENTS HELD HERE proof of deliberately planned sinking of big steamer Is contained in archives of the american government washington proof the german government deliberately planned find and ordered the sinking ol of the Is contained in the secret archives of 0 the american government and has been submitted to the mixed claims commission in support of the tight fight this government la Is making tor for tull full payment 0 of fill all losses ot of life and property sustained by american citizens in the catastrophe that such proof exists la is official off iclal jy ay disclosed tn in a brief filed before the commission on behalf of the american government by the american agent robert W bonynge representing the state department who calls attention to ech ibias in the form of evidence submitted in basic Iusi taula claim cases to show that the german imperial government itself deliberate ly planned and ordered the torpedoing of the lusitania by one of its U boat commanders mr air brief also shows that the american goern government ment Is resisting to the limits of its ability the contention of t the present german government that the only persons entitled to claim as a result ot of germanys germanas Germ anys sinking of 0 the lusitania if any would be the dependents or legal representatives of descendants such contention is being made by karl von lewinski the german agent before the commission who has submitted briefs in which lie he agrees that the true legal status of 0 oil all claims arising from the sinking Is the german government note 0 of february 4 1916 to the american government in this note the german government promised suitable reparation in respect to lives lost by the sinking the exhibits declares the amerl ameri can agent brief show that the former imperial german government had in an official way turned burned over in its mind the project of sinking the lust tania or some big british liner manifestly with the alie purpose of terrifying british shipping and thereby interfering with commerce and communication between the united states and tile the enemies of germany the warning which emanated from tile the german embassy aas as signed by the then ambassador to the united states from germany count von bernstorff and as published in new york papers on the morning of may 1 1915 bore date of april 15 13 1915 1015 5 this thia date a a m matter atter of tact fact was nine days before the Lu lusitania altania even got into port and two weeks before site she loaded tor for sailing germany as the incontrovertible proof in the lusitania case shows was to lusitania and that without warning and germany must have known that when a toreado or torpedoes were tired fired into the lusitania all sorts ot of injuries and losses to nationals of numerous countries would occur |