The Sentinel=record., 1917-04-25
FAVOR U. ]. TROOPS
 BEiNG SENT 10 FRANCE
Declare That the Moral Effect of the stars and Stripes On. the Battle Front Would Be Wonderful-com. mission Will Reach Washington To. day.

Forres Monroe, Va, April 2f- Frances war commissioners to the United States reached Hampton Roads today, and tonight they are bound up Chesapeake bay for Washington on board the presidential yacht May flower.
 The mission of which Rene Viyiani, vice premier and minister Of justice, is the official head, and Marshal Joffre, a member, brings no written instructions from the French govern. ment, the ministry having decided to give it's members unlimited power to nes tiate with the United States on all subjects military, naval and fman- cial It is prepared tQ discuss the sending of an American expeditionary force to France Marshal Joffre and other military members will indicate to the American officials with whom they are to confer several important military reasons which they consider renders the sending of such & force advisable. The most important If these reasons is found in the moral effect to be had from the presence of American troops and the American flag on the battlefields of France.
 The French idea of an American ex- petition calls for a fighting force sup ported by auxiliary services, such as railway staffs, railway material, base repair shops, telegraph and telephone lines, automobile transport and a strong aviation section. The French government is ready to offer what ever may be considered necessary to assist in sea operations, including the nsc for naval purposes of any or all ports in France The ministry of ma rino has worked out fer submission to the American government a com prehensive plan for overseas trans ports for both army and navy pur poses and for the provisioning of the civil population.
 Financially, France needs loans If $100.o0t00o monthly to be spent in the United States Detailed official information on this subject will be submitted to the American govern ment at the conferences in Washing ton
 Mr. Niviani as official head of the commission, during his stay here gave the following statement to a staff cor respondent of the Associated Press, who accompanied the mission from France:
 "EVery American will understand in deference to the illusirious president of the United States, whom am going to see very soon, l reserve first word for him. l have occasion to see you again and tell the American nation through you in more complete man ner the emotions with which the rep resentatives of France greet in the , name of their country the first demo cracy of the world, with France shares the same ideals
 (Sgned.) "NINTANI." lt lItulUfiN li tue EbHtillS0tbil bbA their first glimpse of the shores oI America at daylight this morning American naval officials aboard 8 flotilla of destroyers met the former French passenger liner which brought | the visitors over and the convoy al II o'clock last night about 100 mile; l at sea
 The French and the American yes sels exchanged signals and then al | continued toward the Virginia capes Not a light was showing at any time during the maDeuver, and the vessel new of each others presence only by the prosphoresence kicked up by thu propelers At dawn the flotilla an( it's gusts fell in by rendezvous with al | American cruiser which led the wa. into the great harbor of Hampton Roads.
 All the members of the commission 'were cn the bridge of their boat will