LUSITANIA TRAGEDY

New Zealand Times, Volume XLII, Issue 9790, 13 October 1917, Page 8

LUSITANIA TRAGEDY

B3M3S PU3E3 ON BOARD BY A GERMAN LAWYER. By Telegraph—P«m Association— Copyright Australian anti X.Z Cablo Association (Received October 13, 1.10 a.m.) z NEW’ YORK, October 12. Air Ilsrn, a Gorman lawyer, informed the police that ho had learned that bombs were placed aboard the Lusitania and timed to explode near the Irish coast; but the vessel was torpedoed before the bombs exploded. Mr Ilsch says no was in tho oQico of Schimme,, a German lawyer now in Germany, when tho Lusitania was torpedoed, Behinvrncl shouted: “Tho fool ruined my wort ; tho bombs would have destroyed her.” Tho officials are trying to establish whether Count von liornstorfr knew of the bombs being placed on the ship when- ho published his warning to passengers not to travel in tho Lusitania. Tho Cunard liner Lusitania was torSedoed by a German submarine off the •Id Head of Kinsalo. Nearly 1500 lives were lost, including over 100 A&cricans, among whom were A. G. Vanderbilt, C. Frohman, Hr. F. S. Pearson, and Albert Hubbard. GOU:J_LUKBURG ARRESTED IN SOUTHERN ARGENTINA. By Telegraph—Press a«snciatlon—Copyright Kouter's Tclcgram/i, (Received October 13, 1.30 a.m.) BUENOS AYRES, Octob#r 12. Count von Luxburg, who was recently handed his passports, has been arrested in Southern Argentina. He will probably bo interned until an opportunity is afforded to ship him home. AUSTRIAN TORPEDO BOAT CAPTURED BY ITALIANS. My Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Eentor’a Telegrams. (Received October 13, 1.30 a.m.) WASHINGTON. October 12. Tho Italian Embassy announces that the Italians have captured an Austrian torpedo boat. Tho crow surrendered without firing, a shot.