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TORPEDO

THAT SANK Tie Collar and Cuffs

LUSITANIA

GERMAN VERSION OF DISASTER

"AN ACCIDENTAL ENCOUNTER"

A German version of the fate of the Lusitania was published in the Vocllischer Beobachter on May 7, the anniversary of the sinking of the liner by a U-boat.

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Captain Karl Scherb, who was officer of the watch in the sub- marine U 20' when it encountered the Lusitania off the const Ireland, says the Morning Post Berlin corre 'pondent, told the story of the liner's end in a long article, entitled "The sinking of the English auxillary cruiser, Lusi- tania." His necount helps to clear up several points that have been debated for many years.

Captain Scherb recalls that in retaliation of the blocknde Ger-

declared on February 18, 1915, that she 'would destroy every British merchant vessel encounter- ed in the waters around. Great Britain and Ireland. AL 7 .m. 51 April 30 the U 20, commanded ·by Captain Schwieger, set out from Emden with orders to tarpedo a transport known to be leaving the Mersey during the next two days.

Preceding by WHY of the Dagger Bank, the Shollands, and the West Coast of Ireland, the U 20 rounded the Fastnet Rock and erept. Into St. George's Chan-- nel on May 5. A heavy fog pre vented the subinrine from proaching the Mersey.

LINER SIGHTED

After waiting in vain for more than 48 hours for the Toy to Captain Schwiger turned the U 20 southwards in the hope intercepting se British ship sailing between New York

and Liverpool.

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DEEGURRA:' One pounal of fleur, quarter of a pound of sagar, half a pound ist small raisins, six bunces of butter for margarine), half a pound of golden syrup, two teaspoonfuls of ground ginger, one teacupful of warm water, one tra- spoonful of cinnamon, two CRAR, one teaspoonful of bicarbonate of sorin. Beat the buiter and sugar together, add the eggs, and then Captain Scharb describes how. while keeping watch on May 7, he Bienchonate of soda mixed with a the golden ayrup, add four, raising, sighted at 2.20 nm. first the two httle of the warm water ginger musts, then the four funnels of the and ally the remainder of the Lusitanin. At Arst he thought

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Depressed and worried about his, financial position, a well-known Brooklands racing motorist, Albert

K720.—WALTZING TO IRVING BERLIN was known as Percy Hann, who "Tommy" Hann, gassed himself In the bathroom at the house of Lady Mildred Willams. in Hol- land Park Avenue, where he was staying, and Mr. Ingleby Oddie, the Paddington Coroner, has recorded 22 verdict of "auicide whilst of unsound mind."

Edith Constance Hann, of Dorset Mews, Wilton Street, London, П alster of the decensed, said that Hann was a married man living apart from his wife. He used to race at Brooklands. She Inst enw him last summer.

During the war he was torpedo- ed. This had affected his nerves, and he had never been quite the same since, Ile was adjudicated bankrupt in 1919, and lind not Iwen able to get his discharge.

Lady Mildred Williams said that Ham, whom she had known for a few months, had been living at her house for seven or eight weeks.

Asked by the Coroner if he knew whether he had any couse for worry, Lady Mildred replied, "Well, he wis

and very nervy sometimes depressed."

On Friday, about 330 fm. she saw him in the hall as she was going out. He said, "I don't feel at all fit. I think my nerves have gone somehow." She replied, "If I were you I should just have a quiet afternoon."

When she returned about 6.30, the bathroom door she found bolted on the inside and noticed

smell of gas.

P.C. Archibald Bishop said that

they were the masts and funnels/water. Bake in a greased dripping | when he arrived at the house with

of a British croiser, but soon for several weeks in a tin. realised that they belonged to a trans-Atlantic Uner,

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Quickly submerging, the U 20 waited at n depth of 30 feet. Scherb"continues, was compelled Every few minutes the periscope to remain submerged for fear of was raised above the surface for detection by rescuing vessels. brief while to watch the oncoming After sunset she came again to ship, which it was agreed soon after 3 p... could be only a British the surface and made for Emden vessel making for Queenstown. by the circuitans route. she had Preparations were made for at- taken on the outward journey. tack, and at 1.20 p.m. Captain Schwieger-commanded that the how torpedo should be released. Thirty-five seconds later the Lasi- tania was struck amidships on the starboard side.

COMMANDER "DEEPLY MOVED",

emphatically Captain Scherb denies that more than "one-sale-}

marine took part in the action or that the attack had been planned,

"PURE CHANCE"

another constable, Lady Williams told him that she and another woman, Mrs. Ruberts, had broken open the bathroom door and found Hann with his head in a small gos

oyen.

The Constable said he found Hann covered with a blanket with his head in the oven, and successfully applied artificial rex- piration.

un-

The Coroner, in recording his verdiet, said, "He (Hann; has not given any explanation as to why he took his life by leaving any letter, but I have no doubt he was a bit depressed and worried about his financial position and his fad-

Captain Scherb then relates "I can give the, definite assur- how, while the Eusitania heeled, ance." he states that only thing business prospects. In a fit of blowing off steam, be discerned U 20 attacked the Lusitanin, and intense depression he took his the golden letters "Lusitania" on į that only one torpedo was fired. the starboard bow.

I can further report that the U 20

"Now we know," he writes, "England's bigrest merchant vessel! What a tremendous event; After fulfilling his duty with iron determination, the Commander lenot against the periscope, muved

deeply as a man."

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Hann, who was a consulting en- did not receive a secret command | gineer by profession, had great to sink the Lusitania. The sub- success at Brooklands over ten28 The man with a game on who marine was only carrying out years ago, but gave up his track general orders already given and career after a motoring accident, 31 No one gives this room to the

a car in which he was a honoured guest. often repeated. It was by pure when

32 A district of France. chance that the U 20 came to fire passenger slipped into the Thames upon the Lusitaqin.”

and resulted in the death of a woman. Last year he prepared to re-enter motor racing, but big entry was not accepted,

Captain Scherh.exp.cases 19- tonishment thut

Captain Seher adds that no one .after Commut Bernstorff, the German Amins in the U 20 expected the Lusitania sador in Washington, had warned to sink within 20 minutes. That Americans of the danger of trans-she did do so, he reflects, proves Atlantic travel so many embarked that the torpedo landed in the In a British

ship crossing Atlantic without scort and rely midst of a cargo of munitions, ing only on her speed to save her in the event of attack.

the

After discharging the destruc- tive torpedo the U 20. Captain

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