The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-31
Official Statement by Cap.
tain MOuffct Reaches
Washington.
BRONZE r NAY
BIZ DECISIVE POINT
American Expert Says Ex-
animation Will Give Con.
elusive Evidence.

WAsiIISCroS Narc,, IN r,. ...
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~ WHY" '"o arher'cah consul AZ
bouioghc reported were found on the
Channel liner Sussex after the exp,o-
sion uiI, ho ex.,,i,.d lao r,,,,.s s,.,..
naval ,>ner,s wi,b , y,sw o. do,.rnt,'
inc whether or NO, ,,sv u.r. No., ~, :,
German ,orp.do The, orc .xncc,ed %
form A very important poin, m tho .vi.
nence "hlcn the United states Govcrn-
NJ IN, .xnlo.I,n
Iinport,nt uew evidence. ,orrot.,r.,,r,
reports tina, the vessel WAS torpedoed
was RECEIVED ot In. stat. Department
TODAY. This included a sworn state.
mcnt lbs Capt. Nounct Of the sussex,
who Saws M, actually saw the wax. OF
"A ,orpcdp APPROACHING his ship. A
cabLe from Ambassador Page I'm London
transmitted a report from the British
Admiralty that "A British DESTROYER WAS
fired on twice by "A German submarine
while eulcayoring To rescue survivors Of
IN, sussex. This may have been the same
submarine that wrecked tn. passenger
liner. although the destroyer did not
arriy, on the scene until some hours
later.
owing TO the increased gravity Of the
Situation Secretary of State Lansing de-
fttppa tn comment on CfnClAI 0eSDatCneH
h.aarinr m the Sussex. tn. Engiishman
mr. ,b,, Engineer pending
rnmn,.,, about each case.
TN. state pepurtrnent has not yet
c.hlad ia Ambassador Gerard At Berlin
,,opcsruiur ,be mos, recent attack, that
on tho steamer Eagle Point. ~ details
ca,n.,rir, ri 50 b,vc mo, We, been
,.r.iy.,d h.r.
BernstOr6 silent on Issue.
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VII" 'hNestlsa'eu ,ne !ratmem.s W
bronze "i'Vn '"e bri''s" .>"''ni'"s ~
"arue" 10 "asnthsto" ,hs' uc''oe. ~
PROOF "t th' assertion ina 'ne nr'''en
steamer tiesirrlan was ."i"uoV"' r",N
tonight thai II was a very s'inp1e na..
Ter 20 pro'e 'nat 'nese
artuallN dld peions 10 u reru1ah t"rreoo
OF the type used by German submarines
-Four irASiheh'9 were supini''eu ioF ~
animation In the case OF 'he ~i'esper'an'
The report OF the naval experts Was the
unqualified assertion mat the ~trasthen's
were part 81 u HERMAN ''rle'' !"
day following the report r' Inc American
naval uoard the German government
which up 30 mat time had denied re-
spunsluliitN 'or 'h' slhhinE OF III" I'VE
rtrian. admitted tina; a German SUD
marine sank her. lut the state Depart
pent let the matter drop.
II is believed here that Inc bri'isn
ana french boNeTiin1ehts may nave
some such conclusive proof as inns 10
support thelr uigus Hneu ASSERTIONS '"a'
me Suss"N wa attaShe" Wy Nern'""
suunhiTiht' rcr 'N's i''N" .,VI'.a.s
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