Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-27
After Brief Talk With LANSING.
Foreign Minister Is Taken to
the White House and Re-
.ceived by President.
SMILES AT SILENT PIcKETs
General Bridges Calls at War
Department, and Admiral .
De Chair and Aides
See Daniels.

S0n"SUerce open ana keep to~odStuf8
poing steadily TO the allies, it viii;
have achieved the most important
thing for which the entente hopes
from the cooperation Of this coun.
try iv the war.
This, It was learned today, 10 tho
view Of the British commission
The plan Of this country to con
struct a great fleet Of wooden ships
and to hasten their construction
n the fact that construction has
been put in tho hands Of a great
organizer like General Cocktails,
qives the deepest satisfaction to
Mr.. ealfour and his party.
Under tho circumstances, the
production Of . large food supply
IN this country becomes a matter
OF great seriousness.
Washington, April 24-British For
eign Minister Balfour and members of
n nigh commission here to discuss
conduct OF the war, began their first
OFFICIAL day in Washington with a round
OF calls, the first Of which was at the
state department.
Soon after 1880 o'clock, Mr.. Balfour.
accompanied by the British ambassa-
DOR, Sir Cecil Spring Rice. drove from
the mansion which has been given over
to him. to the state department build
ing and paid a formal call to Secretary
Lansing.
The British Ambassador and Hugh
y. Gibson. of the state department. who
a been detailed as Mr.. Balfour's
aide, remained with Secretary lansing
and h British foreign minister only
a snort time and then withdrew, cav
ing the two high officials together.
6alfour at White House.
The conference between Mr.. Balfour
and Mr.. Lansing was not prolonged and
at Its conclusion the two men left the
building to cross over to the White
House, where the British foreignonin-
lister was received BY President Wilson.
AS Mr.. Balfour left the state depart
ment building several hundred IN
ployes. crowding the stairways and
corridors, applauded and cheered loud
ly. MIR. Balfour acknowledged the
greetings by bowling and smiling.
SURROUNDED by a small escort, the
British foreign minister and secretary
OF state crossed! the avenue and just
before II O'Clock passed into the main
entrance of the executive mansion.
where President Wilson. surrounded Ivy
a party of army and navy. aides. was
waiting.
While Mr.. Bslfolm and Mr.. lansing
We're at the White House the naval Of
iicets CT the British party. headed by
Admiral De Chair. began arriving to
call on Secretary Daniels. They were
accompanied BY Rear Admira! Fletcher
s'AA' CtiIR' VIZ ttts = -" Z w lIlc pau " .
stniIcs at suff Pickcts.
AS Mr.. l~salfu;lr passed into tho
White Iicuse grounds. the client sem
f!ne!s" of tho woman suffragists doing
peaceful p:cketing' around tho White
House grounds waived their banners
and the British foreign minister smiled
broadly.
mission. at the am time. were a1riv-
ing at the war department TO be re-
cciyed by Secretary Baker. Mai. Con.
G. Il. NJ. Briggs, accompanied by his
aides was escorted first to the offices of
Major General SCOTT. chief of STAFF
where they we're received by Il lar..
party of American officers. The Brit
ish officers We're attired in field uni
forms of khaki, while the American Of
ficers were i'm the fun dress uniforms
of blue. Later the British guests were
received by Secretar. Baker.
The naval delegation meanwhile. had
been received by Admiral Benson. chief
Of operations and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt.
While Mr.. Balfour and the president
We're together the British army and
navy officers concluded their visits at
the war and navy departments and re-
turned to their stopping places.
The presidents reception of Mr.. Bal
four lasted three-quarters of an hour.
AT 11:i5 O'Clock MIR. Balfour left the
White House and accompanied by Sec
rotary Lansing drove to- the capitol to
be presented to Vice President Mar
shall.
After the formal greetings. the presi-
dent and Mr.. BaltOur entered the Blue
room with Secretary Lansing n re-
manned in COMPENSATION for more Thar
I half an hour. ~rhe military aides were
not present at the conference.
AS the party was leaving tie White
l HOllSe a wild west show raro1o w-nr
| passing with a steam calliope screech-
I ing God Save the King" and Mar
s%eillaise." Somebody in the crowd
proposed three cheers for Mr.. salfour
and the crowd roared a willing response
while the British minister smiled and
bowed. Later he drove to the French
embassy for lunc;N,on.
Conference Begins Wednesday.
1t was made known by members Of
| the commission that today and tomor.
I row are to be devoted to social formal.
| tiles and that the stage of conferences
is not expected to be reached before
Wednesday,.
All of the attaches OF the commission:
/ have not yet reached Washington
] some are expected to land in the
| United States from 4 passenger ship to.
cay or tomorrow. Meanwhile, tho
French commission is expected but il
was said today there were no plans for
though undoubtedly there would b
some later on.