EVENT OF WARWash in g to n Offici alGreatly Disturbed Over Lusitania Affair.Washington, May 7—News of the torpedoemg of the Lusitania struck official Washington like a bomb. While disposed to await full detailsbefore expressing opinions, all admlristration officials realized the inclt; dent was probably the most serious Washington has faced since the beginning of the warUfih ials 11id nor brieve fliei would bv L'oiiiplleatious, however. tini Vmcricati llv»*s were lost.\ r -’ ihtyK .1 go \merlran cdfkliiiheard private from personal -mrr*-= that German) inte nd* *1 to destro the Lusitania at thn first opportunity In terrorize British shipping and rostrict •'-an comni»'jret* wHh the allies.It w;!. taken foi Granted by oi fi ■ tab- bon that If tlo r* exis -d u plait in the G Ttwiti admiral**- to torpedo the Lu hi tarda, every precaution bad boon sue (tested to the German government to In - in* the Lifety of the par-Kencer* Should an\ Vmr*rtcan 1r»£ ih* ir lives the valt;would be t*n lt;red officials thought bv the warnlog to u-rrn in [hat lie would behi td ill that event by th* UnitedStales In a Uriel r-.t lt;ounU»biljt Washington. May 7—F’refddeDl VVil-ou was informed of the sinking oe th-- Lusitania and Whit** Uoti.se of IjcIjiI*‘showed Uc-n anxiety to Irani ‘Vtmt her my American lives werelost No comment was madeNew* York Ma 7 The Cuimrdhn r Lu--llama one of the fastestshins- afloat was torpedoed und *unk this afternoon off tbt roast of Irelandten miles south of Kinaale.Sh- had * board I._ G• p i -tensersh-* Bailed from this p u last Snnir-Ua May l and carried. In additiont« h^r own leige passenger ||t»t ipt int- • n o r Ira * acf*-rr-**J To her fromUi** AruUor bner Cameron a.The new® uf her sinking wiik nu uouin od bv Lite local office o? theGun ! I iltn :«ud wa Inis- d on • able adv n * i', l ived from tie- hone* of f|lt; e«f tb'• i oIji|*i*11 v Iti Liverpool Three dispali ll**s, rvt elvetl In the orderi lined, M-fiv ruhd* puLotc by the lire and read as followsWo removed irom the Lands Idol *■ I ■ If* h — ; tat ion in a of i peal mi din tr t alk made by tin* Limit »i»Ui asknc for issisijin-a- at urn** Big listPost Lion it-n mile ho utli lt;-f Km-ale-‘uiisi lt;i11* 1111 n r eivtHi t* b-cr.un froma i/o*** nsto n that all a* a I; lib- i raft Inr Uu b.-• P u had hi » n dirpaL bed to m% j llM\ *T'u i nti nu o:!^ In | In- local id* I Met? read ,