Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-08
A ROOSEVELT DIVISION
FOR FRANCE LEAVES
A SPLIT
ARGUE AGE LIMITS
BONE DRY" ARMY AND OTHER
PHASES BRING COMMITTEE
TO POINT OF DISSOLUTION
MAY RETURN TO COLLEAGUES
FOR HELP.

Washington. May s.-The conscrjp
ton bill conferees failed to reach an
agreement today. BY their own ad.
mission the outlook for settlement
appeared hopeless. They will make
a final attempt to get together this
afternoon if the deadlock is not brok.
en- then they will report a disagree
ment and ask further Instructions
from their respective houses.
There were four main points of
disagreement left today after the con-
ferees had smoothed out minor diff.
felences.
|. The Harding amendment
authorizing acceptance Of Col
Roosevelt's offer to raise a d.
vision for service abroad.
2. The so-called Fall amend
ment providing patrol of three
cavalry regiments for the Mexi-
can border.
3. The section relating to the
use of liquor in the army.
a. The provision fixing the age
limit for conscription securing
Hopes of securing acceptance OF the
Roosevelt amendment fell to near zero
today The House conferoes have
taken the position that the amend.
ment authorizing recruiting by volun-
teer system is contrary to the uni
versal service principle OF the bill.
1t is understood that while no direct
word has gone to the conferees from
the administration. 1t takes a similar
view. The fear was expressed in the
conference today that the althoriza-
tion of the Roosevelt volunteer army
would eventually create friction after
the United States begins to send the
drafted army to France.
Give "Loan" To France.
Washington, May s. Americas
first war loan to France was made to-
day when Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo turned over to the French
Ambassador, Jules Jusserand, a
treasury warrant for 100000 900.
This is the first material return made
by the United States for service rem.
dered to this country during the rev.
olution by Lafayette, Rochambeau an
other illustrious Frenchmon.
Washington, d. c., May S.-Germany
finally has exceeded her quota of sink
ing one million tons of merchant ship
ping a month During the four weeks
which ended last Saturday, U-boats
sunk vessels totalling trifie more
! than that tonnage.
/ This became known today following
4 the gathering here Of the Naval Con-
sulting Board, to which has been as
/ sgne dthe task Of finding remedy
/ for the submarine menace. The men,
/ bers of the board include W. l.. Saun-
ders, chairman, who last Saturday an
nounced that the remedy for the sub
marine had been discovered, but who
later modified this statement to say
/ that material progress had been made,
Lawrence Addicks, Thomas Robbins,
Elmira Sperry and Benjamin B.
/ Thayer. 1t was announced in ad-
vance of the conference that no an
nouncement of results would be made.
"We will let the success of any plan
we may complete, talk for itself, said
Secretary Of the Navy Daniels ut Is
idle to speculate on the subject"
The report that the Germans had
succeeded in reaching thelr goal came
to naval officials thru cC!ladential
channels. No details were fofthcom
ing and in fact the higher officials OF
the department refused point blank 70
discuss the matter in any way 1t is
known, however, that the majority OF
vessels destroyed were sunk whie
bound to England and France and the
sinkngs in the Mediterranean were
comparatively small.
Announcement OF the German sue
cess reached here simultaneously win
reports from Admiral W. s. Sims, whC
has been in attendance on the wal
conferences which have been in prog
ress in Paris for week AT these
conferences certain tasks were map
ped ont for the American navy and Il
Is understood that It Will be given
r very important part in the work O
getting" the submarine Instead o
seeming downcast because OF TIM
| great submarine havoc reported, OF
: fcials were decidedly cheerful today
e Tbev declared that they felt certain