New Britain herald., 1917-05-02
Contingent Will | Dispatched As So( As Transports Cs Be Provided
NEEDS 50e. 900 TONS
 FOR 24,OOo TROo|

Vice Admiral Chochcprat Exp1
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 Washington, May 2.The F,r61 F,ssI commissioners today held assurfa1 that the American governnlent2 willing to send troops to France of the urgent recoinm endatfonss' brought to this country-w wl1eafs allies believe they can afford tc l the necessary ships for transnU9 an army and it's equipment acroa Atlantic. ss
 The administration has decidSdES for the sake of the moral efEef Americas actual participatiou inias war, a small contingent shall Goaa ward as soon as possible. TjSe ernment. however, is , mtndful nearly 500,00O tons of. shipp4nS V1 be required for a regular army ul1 24,OOO men and that this TT would have to be divertesl
 carrying food.
 It was believed President x1 would informally discuss plana American expedition today with viviani. Marshal Joffre and Ad2 Chocheprat sef the French fsaie whom he expected to lunch IT
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 leave, for it's tour of ,eastsfu
 middlewestern cities. VI ss ls
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 tors today had invitatiapA Speaker Clark to- attend thes TT
 of the house or s reprsesei1fatfy
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 " Vice Admiral Chocheprat, senting the ministry of n1arino iE French mission here. declared statement today he had every IT to hope that we shall succeed A tablishing the closest p0sgibl6 operation between the AnlNricaNa the Allied navies for the aaeuxaxld freedom of the seas, the pFofectif1 trade and the triumph of 9tir HI His statement says: sssss 5' S 'sss ss "The United States governmen} patience exhausted by the cont4 bad faith of the Germans and M having done it's utmost to remain W tral, was in it's turn compelled t0s2 the Allies for the defense Of rightS liberty. ss.Ss
 This resolve was receivAd France with immense joy and t3 triotic message delivered by dent Wilson made the stronGeSk sible impression upon our fellow cJ trymen. And so 1t is that milf missions have been sent to Ameyt0 the Allies with the object of e&tQ ing a basis for the co-ordinatiol our joint efforts.
 "The United States is In possN of the most powerful fleet tnss world next to the British, and tli1 bound to weigh heavily In haA14 the day when final victory MI! wrung from the foe. NJ
 Your navy. is wpAde equipped, and really feel m when chanced to see recent1y of its units. among them tho IT. ship Pennsylvania and thoSe destroyers that came ou meet ; us at sea. I am sure thafS navy is ready to sunpro the most advantageous fQshtQn cAuse of the allies, now shRpfN course toward victory. sssS
 II have every reason to hopNg we shall succeed in establishtn closest possible cooperation Bet& he American and allied naviea f0f of the freedom Of t3e he protection of trade and tS31 ,f our rights" E.
 Conferences between the men if the mission and representatis he United States continued tod4
 The British mission expactS K lere at least ten days longeE he party will. leave for sNN&s md possibly a short trip wests ,ral experts will remain in NH on to help work out the arranr 21 greed upon and to reinforS1 tan UT the British em bass,ss 04& vas devoted largely to detailed U ,ussion. sss ss
 British See Ldttlc Hope for PcaSe;
 Reports of fresh peace offers xIS Berlin brought the statement froI& that a series of feelers Al ,xpected during the next few monfl IS an immense amount of quiet pea ,ffort has been under way by Teutou 'missaries, especially by Austrians 3erne. But no credence is bSl1 placed in their acceptability, 0N many was stated to have made 'ances to the Entente propostng 'endering her conuuests inf md west on condition of r&taini1 : <Continued on Tenth M