Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-07-03
THE GERMAN REPLY
EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.
President Wilson Studying European
Question in Quiet Seclusion.

A dispatch from Cornish, y. H.. da-
ted yesterday. says President Wilson
last night received official informa-
tion from Washington that Germany S
reply 20 the last American note on
submarine warfare may be expected
about July S. and in consequence he
expects TO return TO Washington on
July or 10 in order TO consider the
note with Secretary Lansing and other
members of the Cabinet.
The President is hopeful that the
German reply viii be favorable. but he
is maintaining strict silence on the sub
iect and reserving judgment until he
has had an opportunity of reading the
note itself
Ambassador Gerard has kept him full
ly informed OF the state of official and
public opinion on the question in Ger
many. Word came to the President
from Washington yesterday that Off
cials there are not deeply disturbed
over the Armenian incident, and new
facts in the official investigation now
being conducted relative to the sink
ing of the vessel are not expected TO
complicate seriously the negotiations
with Germany over submarine war
fare that is being carried on.
The President is holding himself free
to take the question up with Germany
if any American rights are found to
have been .nfringed upon. President
Wilson spent most of yesterday study
inc in ouiof cacIuSfOt, tho sranaral I-,,
ropean question. including the possi-
bilities of bringing about peace He had
before him confidential reports of EN-.
House. Ambassador Gerard, Secretary
Lansing and other officials.
The President has been gathering
these reports for several months and is
now taking the opportunity offered by
freedom from minor worries to go over
them and familiarize himself with the
foreign situation.
President Wilson has denied the ap-
plication for voluntary retirement OF
about twenty commanders and lieu
enant-commanders of the navy who
sought to leave the active service un-
der law which permits such retire
ments on June so when promotions
from the grade of junior lieutenant
have been less than forty during the
preceding year.
In announcing the Presidents action
yesterday, Rear Admiral Benson. act
ing Secretary of the Navy, said that the
department had recommended the
course because experienced officers
were urgently needed in active serv-
ice and promotions were already be-
ing made in ranks below captain at the
ages deemed most consistent.
Department officials said so far as
they know none of the twenty appli-
cants had received offers from the pri-
vate war munitions establishments
which have been seeking to employ
army and navy officers. II was dis
closed, however, that some other Off
officers have sought retirement to ac-
cept such positions and that their re-
quests have been promptly refused on
the ground that to permit naval Off
Germs, it was explained that this would
manufacture of ordnance for foreign
belligerent would be a breach of neu-
trality on the part of this country.
When attention was called to the fact
that retired officers of the army now
are in the service of ammunition con-
Germs, it was explained that hits would
not affect the course of the navy. Off
cials pointed out, to, that the army off
GERS in question had established their
connections long before the outbreak
of the EurOpean war.