South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-04-27
Only a Few Points of Differ
enee Must be Cleared Away
Before Working Ar
rangement is Made.
NAVY HEARS HOW SUBS
ARE CHASED BY ALLIES
Admiral ChoCheprat of French
Navy and Admiral Ben
son Discuss Warfare
on the Seas.
International News Service

| NASftlNGION, April 2I-COm-
plete cooperation in every line Of
war endeavOr between the United
States and the entente allies already
is assured. When the several sec
| tons of experts representing this
I government and France and Eng
land got down to business today it
was found that there were no real
points of difference. The visiting
/ French and British experts made il
very plain at the outset that they
are here 10 advise and serve and
not TO make demands. In c. 1se-
| quence il is expected that the COM
plete work of the conference will be
finished in record time.
Already the preliminary confer
ences between Sec'y Of the Treas.
McAdoo and Mr.. Balfour have re-
suited on agreements 70 be followed
on disposition Of the shipping, bank
ing, trade and exchange problems.
| These agreements are before the
] president and already have been ap-
I proved in effect. So far as the
! financial questions are concerned, il
| has been decided that the three bill
! lion dollars appropriated by con-
gress for loans 10 the entente shall
be distributed in amounts of about
| half a billion a month for six
months.
Money Will Stay Here.
The money Will be withdrawn in
accordance with a subscription plan
in a manner which will prevent any
great disturbance TO trade. And,
officials again made it very plain to-
day that not a single dollar of this
vast sum is going out Of the coun-
try. II is simply 10 be spent back
again for the needed supplies to the
! borrowing nations and the cash in
| reality will come from the vaults in
| which il now is being boarded and
will be distributed broadcast TO men
in every line Of endeavor. From
] them IL will go TO meet weekly and
I monthly payrolls and will really add
10 the prosperity of the nation The
! British experts are meeting daily
With the American experts in the
war. navy, agricultural, commerce
and justice departments. and are
giving them the benefit of their
combined experiences. No official
announcements of results yet has
been made. This. OF course. IS neces-
sary because the matters under dis
cuSsion are yer, intimately entwined
with the plans for national defense
which must not be published at any
time.
The first move of the French eX-
perts TO get together came today
when Admiral Cocheprat met with
| Admiral Benson. ranking admiral OF
the navy and chief OF operations.
The French admiral took the navy
department a number of documents
| dealing with the general operation
of a navy in war times. But the
ig material that he had available
the secrets OF conflict and of COM
batting submarines-was not on
record. No chance was taken that
any data of this character should
fall into the hands of German spies.
later i'm the day Marshal Joffre
visited the war college. where he
gave the high army control the
benefit of his wealth Of experience
on battle fields.
Today both the British and
French visitors continued 10 en-
phasize the fact that this country
should not delude itself with the
idea that this is 10 be a short war.
They pointed out that Germany. as
at present constituted. means war
and war i'm its most ruthless form.
The entire German nation is a great
war machine. these officials declar-
ed. and of the most advanced pro-
fessional tyne Because of this IL
was pointed out that there was
every reason 20 believe that Amer
lican troops would be in at the final
moves when Prussianism is crushed.
II was said today that there was
every possibility that the great work
OF the dual mission would be com
pleted not later than the latter part
OF next week. Then IL is entirely
possible that a recess will be taken
i'm order that the British and French
officials and army and navy heroes
can visit certain sections Of the
Icountry