The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-16
EXPECTED
RETURN MONDAY
President Lays Groundwork
of a Tentative Reply to
Germany.
HE PHONES TO LANSING

WINDSOR. VI, July ls.-Advices re-
ceived to-day by President Wilson
further helped the preliminaries for the
drafting OF this Governments next note
to Germany on the submarine con-
troversy.
The President spent several hours be-
tween his outdoor recreations. golf and
motoring, In considering new communi-
cations from Secretary Lansing bearing
upon the dispute with Germany. II was
believed that the President has reached
the stnge where he will o begin work
on a draft OF n tentative note.
Arrangements were completed to-day
for the Presidents return to the capital
the FIRST OF next week. There will be
no deviation from this programme and
the Cabinet meeting Tuesday Is now a
fixed event.
The President n Mr.. Lansing were
In communication to-day by telephone.
IL in thought that the President will
return to Washington IN Monday 40 as
to confer with Mr.. Lansing before the
Cabinet meeting.
Germ0uy'a Loteat NOte.
Word was received from the White
House regarding Gernany's new note
expressing regret for the mistake In
torpedoing the American steamer Ne
braskan. Such reply was confidently ex-
pected by the administration and was
regarded as another proof OF Germanys
friendly attitude.
A. far as could be learned tonight
the President has not yet received the
formal memorandum he requested Mr..
Lansing to prepare.
Those close 10 the President do not
believe the note from Austria-Hungary
suggesting that his Government stop
the shipments Of c~ontraband to the
Allies will complicate the German nego-
tiatlons. II Ii understood that the
President has been advised OF the SUB
stance OF the Austrian note.
The position of this Government In
declining to place an embargo on con-
traband on the ground that IL would be
an act Of Immortality is 80 well estab-
llshed that II IL believed there will be
no recession from this stand. The Presi-
dent refused to discuss the Austrian
note.
Secretary Lansing has not been in
stucted by the President to give any in
formation to the German Ambassador
whe the latter calls at the State De-
partment, according to Information
available at Harlakenden Hill.
No Conclusion Reached.
II was again reiterated tonight that
the President has not reached any con-
illusions In the German situation and
therefore could communicate nothing
definite through Lansing to the German
envoy.
Reports that the American Ambassa-
dor at Pctrograd had offered his resigna-
ton were no; confirmed at the summer
capitpl. II was stated that II Ambassa-
dor .Iarye has in fact rendered his resig
nation the President has not yet been
advised.
The President got outdoors to-day as
much az he could. He played eighteen
holes OF golf early IN the morning. then
worked in his study until luncheon and
again until I o'clock, when he enjoyed a
forty-hve mile automobile ride on the
Vermont side of the Connecticut River
after encircling the Cornish Hills. He
travelled part way down the old Crown
Point road and also around the base OF
Mount Ascutney, oth favorite routes of
the President.
The President began the fourth week
Of his vacation to-day. His longest pre-
vious stay away from the White House
was AT Pass Christian. Miss, in Decem-
her. 1918. when he was gone nearly
three weeks.
Although he has not weighed himself
since he came here the President has
gii:.ed in avoirdupois despite his golfing,