New Britain herald., 1917-05-01
Lord Percy Says Dd tructioll By U-Bo!lI Greater Than Pres
 Speedy Construct
U. S. HAS ALREADY
 GIVEN SOME sI

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 and Clara Mcnnig Turned Oy
 Entente, Ono Going to Fra.sess|
 Other to Italy-Racc Now nl1s
 German Submarines and < ll il
 and American Builders. \;
 Washington, May I.-The
 burg-American liners Pontoula Clara MenniE at New York, hav1s3 turned over by the American bvI ment for use for the Entenfa
 One ship will go to France ai,d] other to Italy. sss3 Lord E'ustaco Percy. ship 4ii with the British mission, said thx government had supplied cert23n sels to be used according to tha a1 needs, but refused to indtcato they. were or if they were the nx German ships Lord Percy declared that tho p ent rate of British constructiq ships and the present estimatAds jean rate could not keep pao65 the present rate of destructi0iS submarines. sa The balance figure in the struggle, said Lord Percy, b th11 mage the United States can BunI Lord Percy's announcemesIS# # the first intimation that the slS& conference had actually resllt
 any agree1ent.l i Lord PeFcy stated that the Il| mission had supplied the An&1 government with every detatg
 shipping problem including III 1 of the Allies. The Amertcan sf{( ! board, he said, had {. .shoWi l heartiest corporation with tlaS I est understanding of the UT fthe situation.
 The shipping issue, saih l Percy. dominates everytAlA6s and is very grave, indeed. Hi present British constructiall FIT estimated Americanf cehstrnctts | not keep pace with the prN4A{QT of destruction. Both must no IT up very appreciably if tfe to be kept open. The WIT solved itself into q race bstn efficiency of the British and can shipyards and the GArMn marine. 2 ;Sys Members of the British and yg4 war commissions will take up slt1 problems with the shipping bo&l mediatcly,, It .jkas said tQd1xsgS commissionA will fwofll' 6nt H9 American government s0iS
 plan of sapportionmcnts Kp among the allies so that each be assured of sufficient suppitS balance, too. will have to be aft1 for the classes of supplies sent in order that food and munitioila be- furnished in proper proporti0l
 America to Fcctl tho WOrad s The administrations, within Naa days. will have introduced In XII gress Legislation to give the prn and shipping board firner gr the nation's shipping so that q may be directed best to aeFxe.x country's interests. The Gnited faces the task of feeding thA and, through the shipping hills the export embargo bill pAM4l1 congress, the government wttN a position to determine tho
 of exports and the directtot shall take. s s ssssS
 The shipping boards, woodSlas building campaign continues tA,a encouraging response throughoN country, 1t was said today. Cou4 ton already is starting in many. .tS and many new yards will be buiat2 stimulate steel shipbuildinosss board will let contracts for ste43 struction as we'll as wood, chnHf the ships to private lbusiness eQs for service in transporting suprl Europe. ssSSa
 Thursday the French partys leave Washington for d tour ern and middle western st9Sea t :! conferees are anxious to rea6l(s finite part of their wor:1 by tl1af Yesterdays conferences of P1f Wilson with Rene VlviAhi,
 the French mission and HitjR eign Minister Balfour, who .isffclI{ the Brfeish party, did much, lt3Sss lieved, to explain the precise 1| of America's tasks in the war aislI' difficulties which must be ovNfc6
 When Will Troops Go Abroad,
 One of the foremost question: whether this country shall send expedition to France Mithin months, as the French military {, cers hope. or abide by the army ' eral staff's plan to send no Force the Belgian front until large 1T has been raised and trained for nS ly a year. $
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 Rene Viviani and M&rshal sgrtG were received today or the 4e& the senate. M., Viviani AS Torn lnier of France. Is by custoinS to Antry to tAe floor but
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