AMERICAN LUSITANIA VICTIMS.

Marlborough Express, Volume L, Issue 155, 3 July 1916, Page 2

AMERICAN LUSITANIA VICTIMS.

C'LUMS AGAINST GERMANY

Thu-ty-five persons, representing relatives of American" victims of ,tho German submarine attack ori the 'Lusivania, agreed, at a, meeting held •fit Now York on May 16. to co-oppi'atfii in a demand, rhrough the State Department a.t Washington, vipbn tlie German. Goverimient for damiigos. Agreement articlos prepared by Hunt Hill, arid Betfcs, lawyers, of Broad-•vi-ay,". whereby that' firm is to bo engaged as counsel for the claiiaaats, were presented, to the meeting, and it was stated by Mr Frn.ncis Kinnicutt, a member of that firm, ".that all aboard -i he Liisitania, or heirs of those who lost their lives in that disaster are entitled,under the rulea of: international law. to recover damages from 'Germany.- Mr-Kinaicuit addell that his firm is socking ont,

of; the liusitania, and;it was voted that -co-operative, actibn :: should be takeu in pr-esenoing claims to the German Government. One :of those Jjressiit at the meeting! declared lie had been approached by a. man representing himself .to be an agent of th'd German Government-, who urged that action should be begun against the Cunard, Company, oh the ground that the responsibility for the disaster lay with them.