Show I- I NOTES TO ALLIES TO BEHELD BE HELD UP Will Not Be Forwarded Until German Government Makes Intentions Known Washington May Mav 1 19 President President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son will await a rep reply from Crom Germany to the recent Am American note before making further representations ns 1 Ie the allies on alleged violation of ot International international law Jaw In their commercial embargo embar embar- go on Germany German This was Vas made clear toda today In official I quarters where it was explained that data concerning detentions of ot American Ameri imeri- can cnn cargoes had not yet et been completed ed and that moreover r the notes under preparation would nut not be sent now Inan in an any event because of oC an unwillingness on tho the part of oC the President to have havethe havethe havethe the situation with Germany German complicated ed b by b the American governments government's correspondence correspondence correspondence cor cor- with Great Britain The rue idea prevailing ii In lit some quarters that representations to the tho allies mh might ht In Influence influence In- In fluence tho the character r of or the German reply is not shared it is 18 said by the President who is understood to hold that the German government naturally should have confidence that the United States would do its utmost to safeguard safeguard safeguard safe safe- guard It its I rl rights in all nil cases The fact tact that th the United States is I. preparing to make moke e what are described In n some quarters as I vigorous orous representations representations to tho the allies on the subject of contraband ho however hover ver already ady had had hada a noticeable ee effect t in Austro German circles here where the action of or the United States Is awaited with keen in- in Secretary Bran Brjan announced lola today tolay to- to lay day la that no immediate answer was expected from Germany German to the thc recent American note Should Germany German return to the tico ico of oC torpedoing merchantmen after aeter giving them warning and time to save all members of oC the cr crew w ground for tor objection hero horo it Is admitted would be betor for tor the most part removed Prior to ho tho drowning of or Leon C C. Thresher when tho the British steamer was vas torpedoed on March 28 no American lives ives were lost and the German submarine sub suu- marine marino commanders sank scores score'S of or ships Reports that Germany had decided to suspend submarine attacks on merchantmen merchantmen merchantmen merch merch- were not confirmed today at either cither the German or ot Am Austrian embassies sies or the tho state In anticipation of oC the report that Germany would point to the carrying I of or arms and ammunition aboard the Lusitania as a violation of oC American statutes It was learned today toda officials of the state te department consulted the tho law department before the American American Ameri Amen can note of ot Ma May 13 was c completed The rulings and opinions of oC legal leSal officers of ot tho government go as Into lato as 1911 It was wast t found und construed the statutes a as applying applying apply apply- ing to self exploding material and not notto notto notto to small arms and ammunition Officials were much Interested today In the tho attitude of oC Germany toward the Frye case The American consul general general general gen gen- eral at Hamburg had reported that the case had hail been heon placed In a prize court but this I In is believed to have occurred before the American note protesting against such action was received in Boriin Secretary Bryan however cabled ca- ca bled d Ambassador Gerard to inquire of or orthe the German government go It If If the tho of ot prize c court proceedings was as to tobo tojo bo construed jo as an answer to the to-the the American Amer mer merlean ican lean note sent 1 two VO weeks ago Some ome I officials who have o been handling the |