New Britain herald., 1915-12-17
CABINET DISCUSSES
 AUSTRIAN ANSWER :. TO ANCONA NOTE
Gravity of Situation Between Vienna and Washington
 Remains Unchanged
CRISIS MAY BE SAID NOT
 TO BE IN ITS FINAL STAGE

TO BE IN ITS FINAL STAGE , Diplomatic Relations, Although in
 Danger of Being Broken Off, Not
 Likely 10 Be Discontinued, at Least,
 Before There Has Been Another
 Exchange of Notes With the Dual
 Monarchy
 Washington, Dec. 17.,-Austria's re- , ply to Secretary Lansing's note on the Ancona, received during the night, YVES laid today before President Will son and the cabinet and discussed more than an hour.
 The gravity of the situation caused by tAustria's rejoinder to the American demands, which is considered evasive, unsatisfactory and unacceptable, re- Tnained unchanged.
 Minor Points Not Clear.
 The next step will not be decided upon until some minor points not clear in the official text are checked mp. The apparent discrepancies are not important and may be due to transmission or translation from the state department code. but they will be cleared up before another move is made.
 Secretary Lansing said after the' cabinet meeting that he did not know when the official text of the note would be given out for publication and that it certainly would not be made public until he had an oppor- tunity to study it carefully and at length.
 U. s. to Send Another Note.
 Diplomatic relations although Tn danger of being broken off. are not likely to be discontinued, at least. before there has been another ex- change of notes with Vienna and so the crisis may be said. not to be in it's final stage. Another note setting out why the United States cannot ac- cept Austria's reply will go forward before the situation takes on a more settled aspect.
 Meanwhile there are some hopes and even hints of informal negotia- tions which might smooth out the troubled situation. The frequent calls of Baron Zwiedinek, the Austrian charge at the state department give some color to discussion along that line, and those who expect that at the end the differences will be adjusted. count on the influence of Berlin to counsel Vienna to avoid a break.
 Not to Effect Honeymoon.
 So far as was apparent today the situation has not affected President Wilson's plans for going on his honey moon journey after his wedding to- morrow night.
 A despatch from Ambassador Pen field, evidently delayed in transmits sion, was received just ahead of the note 1t said the reply had been de- sivered to him by the Vienna foreign office Wednesday at noon and that he had immediately forwarded it to Washington.
 1000 Words Long.
 The note as received here is about 1000 words long. The translator!s were put to work at once to have the text ready in time for Secretary Lan- sing to take to the cabinet meeting at II o'clock. .'
 When the cabinet met, however, translators were still at work decoding the note and the text was not avail able.
 Sent to Lansing.
 1-he translators finished their work however. while the cabinet was in session, and a state department mes- senger brought the note to the White House It at once was sent in to Secretary Lansing.
 Comment From Paris.
 Paris, Dec. IT, 5:05 a. m.-"We shall be very much astonished if the American government does not reply to the Austrian note by simply in Etructng Am bassa,dor Penfield to ask for his passports and by handing his i,assports to the Austrian charge at Washington says the Figaro.
 "Austria's answer is a barely dis Eused refusal'