The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-06-15
British Attorney General
Opens Board of Trade In
quiry Into Sinking of Liner
With Strong Statement.
MUCH OF EVIDENCE
WILL BE KEPT SECRET
Two More Bodies of Victims
Reported Found as Court
Begins It's Sessions; Neither
Identified.

London. June o. G2s0 y. mD--
THE Lusitnnia was not armed and
she never WAS fitted out us a trans
port" was one of the remarks made
by sir Edward Carson. attorney gen
eral In the new cabinet. in addressing
the court this morning at the open
ing of the board of trade inquiry int
the lass of the Cunnrd liner.
Baron Mersey, president of the
court uf inquiry. Is assisted by Ad-
mirnl Sir Frederick Euglefields aud
Lieutenant Commander Hearn as ma
val assessors. and captain Davies and
Captain Speeding of the mercantile
| marine. Attorney General Carson
and Frederick T.. Smith represented
the board of trade, Will, the Cunard
company ana the passengers Of the
Lusiiania. including the late Alfred
O. Vanderbilt, all were represented
I by counsel
Spectators crowdcd the court. Al
most simultaneously with the open
Ing of the investigation news was re-
! rciNed of the nudins of ~" more
| bodies near where the Lusitania
snnk Dnc was uf boy about ~
years old and the other of "a man.
| Ncithcr was identified.
Sir Edward Carson, who opened
| for tho board uf trade, said he court
ed the fullest inquiry lie was able
| to give complete denial 60 IA" CON
tcnuou of the German government
that the iusitania was AN armed Nrs-
sci carrying guns aud serving as al
/ auNuury Co tho naval forces "l
Brrt Britain.
I'm their note to Germany" The
spcukDr said. "thc United states at
rcady have officially denied this, and
the evidence : propose O." cali VII
confirm lud fully prov" the remarks
uf the American goycrnncut That th'
i Lusituuin was not ARMED ana tha
she never had been 0tted out ns
transport
J without warning German sub
marine Nrcd two turpcducs a' 'h'
Lurituuin and u is believed mat
third pruirrtIlc also was it'a. Su''
an act was mot only contrary lu IN
ltornutiuum law. but % is contrary u
/, the di,tut,s of civilization uud hu
lmnnlty. 70 sink passengers iu I'M
manner wa deliberate attempt %
murder"
Certain specific Information wa
sent by the british admiralty h
, y,ralcss Co. the luHtuuia. but ines
mstructiuns are not Co h" made pun
Inc and this part ut the evidence
J. To- hv taken Iu private
"'rhr real questions arising th
. latturu,y general said, 'aro only tW'
+ First. u- tu the navigation "l the Hh'
+ huliug regard go the Instructions un
information conveyed by the admii
lnlty. aud second, us to Whctho. e'
cr,thi wus done that could Dee d"t
lnflcr the slim was turpeducd
Z Cnptaln Turner of the Lustnni
n cxnuiiucd by the attorney genera
said the ship was not armed, cith'
for offensive or defensive, and ca
riod mo- masked guns
d, IN, ruptain estimated that ten sc
= onds after the Lusitania struck h vi
u impossibio 20 stund ON deck, lie st
Inc three difficulties in rcscuinr pa
- s,npers were the list of the ship" h
= hcadWay. which carried her Two
three miles after being struct. 40
the rhurtncss ut time.
NJ Tho captain testified he had EiN'
N orders To- lock out for suhWiil"
Ia aud to proceed at tull speed u a'
X Wccr sighted. Hr said the boats u,
been swung ont the morning "I ~
,e ldnv preceding the turp"doing. Nv
B. lnokuuts were placed in the crow
la nest. two ut the bows and tW" "In,'
ON the bridge when asked Wh''i'
the passengers were giving helP
far as they we're able. he reph'
"Interfcring. should say
lie added, however lhnl 'n' p'
sengers showed % desire TO assist
z every way possible. Speaking OF mo
n orn steamship hands the captain "a
they were not as efficient as the ol
IN fashioned sallormen who would hA
RS been more effective in the work
he rescue. tie said he did not see \
ilt Vanderbilt.
Of Al this junCture the public heari
he WAS suspended while the court ;o
OF evidence In chambers regarding
instructIons of the admiralty.