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sother WeeE Gernlany's reply to the 1 America n,note of May >, sent as g ! consequence of the Lusitania disaster l First, the next few days are ex- 1 pected to decide whether Germany l will be confronted with q new mili- iary situation by the entrance of Italy ]! into the war and the cutting off of all supplies through the Mediterranean.
 May Protest to Allies.
 Second, interested diplematists here
 believe the interim of delay will re- Isveal whether the United States, of it's
 own initiative, will send general
 ;,rotests to the allies with respect 10
 their alleged violations of international
 law by interfering with commerce be- tween American ports and neutral
 countries of Europe
 x OfficiaIs here generally think the
 Austro- Italian situation may. absorb the attention of the GerEsan govern fnent during this week and delay the final composition of the reply. Such information as the United States gov 4ernment recently has received is of
 positive nature indicating that Italy
 will soon enter the war, though in sAustro-G German quarters there still is confidence that break will De avert ed. It is realized that. should Italy become a belligerent Germany would lose all hope of securing foodstuffs or other supplies through the Mediter- ranean, and if Roumanla followed Italy's lead, as predicted, the wheat supply from southeastern Europe would be cut off. In such cfrcum- stances of almost complete isolation, it was explained in diplomatic quar- ters, Germany would find the subma- Tine seven more valuable as a weapon fer reducing enemy supplies and com merce. @ 1 .s8. N 4 x,
 Note to Allies.
 !. .s The idea that the United States will send Ia note to the allies seeking modi- flcations of their order in council has it's origin in quarters where the con- l viction is held that such move at this time would demonstrate to Ger many the intention of the United States to be equally vigorous in an lnsistence on the observance of neu- tral rights by Great Britain and her lilies, making unnecessary an offer by Germany to return to the maritime rules of. international law, if the allies did likewise.
 Although without definite informa- ton, there is 2 disposition in well in formed quarters here to believe that l IheA president, who will return to l Thursday, will withhold l any contemplated representations to 1 until Germany's reply is re- ceived, because of desire to obtain a frank understanding with the latter country on the points raised in the American note without Ss comp Heating them with the situation as betWes sn the United States and the allies. Preparing Two Notes.
 It is known that for several weeks there alaye been under preparation two ndtey eAentuallykto to be sent. to Great Britain, one dealing with the general subject of contra band sas 9 i, consequence of the correspondence be- gun on December s26 with the first l Am erican protest. and the other, em-- bracing general representations on de- tentions of vessels plying between neu- tral ports carrying non-contraband 1 American goods.
 Secretary Bryan said yesterday that from twenty to thirty ships had been | detained by the allies, most of them | carrying cotton He explained the | state department was not vet in pos session of all the facts and was in- vestigating. British officials here in dicated that most of thes detentions | and delays, in their opinion, were due | to careTessness by American shippers E in failing to sgave selling prices and other inforna ton in theif invoices.
 Prcdfct Coneiliators Reply.
 S In diplomatic quarters friendly to Germany, 1t is conhdehtly believed that the German. reply to the UnitedAS States will be eoHe eiliatory and make broad concessia ess in principle if it is certain that s5rong kfforts will be made to induce the allies to abandon x heirvconInercial Embargo. K There is little fear now that ariy ( ships will be torpedoed E wllilee the diplomatic disenssions are ln progFess, for it vast ppinted out that since the suggestions \ of the Austrian and German ern bassies here | that the submarine program be sus- pended had reached Vienna and Ber- lin. there had been no such attacks, I a1though many opportunities appar- ently presented themselves.
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