The Archive · 1932

Attempt to Reach Lusitania Wreck

Lopdon, Apr. 19.

If the weather is favourable, attempt will be made this Summer to reach the wreck of the Lusitania which is. Lying eight and a half miles of the west coast of Ireland, it was announced to-day.

Captain Hilton Railey has re= egnily arrived here from. New York to superintend operations which will include the sinking of a giant shaft. 276 feet down the vessel's. hulk.

'The Lusitania, on her way from: New York to England, was sunk in 18. minutes by German' submarine on ay 1915, 1.198 people losing heir lives including 124 Americans. Reuter. ign Affairs. It provides that the and, sea it committees should decide what arms are most offend sive, what most useful to defence and what most nocuous to civilians.

Sir John Simon's the size of war-gan calibres, the prohibition of land jun. fain calibre and. the conscription by agreement—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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