South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-11-29
EXPECT MUCH
OF ]. s. WAR
CHIEFSINPARIS
Allied Delegates Wait for
Fresh Ideas and Points of
View on Conduct of
War.
Associated Press service

ASSN ls-l fit AFNN 81 ltfs
PARIS. Nov. 2S.-Delegates from
other countries to the great inter
allied conference which includes
representatives from all the mem
bers of the coalition great and
small. are welcoming the presence
here for the conference of the
American delegation a. making
availa bic fresh minds and fresh
points of view in the consideration
Of old questions. The Americans
are meeting everywhere with a most
cordial feeling and the desire to
listen to their suggestions and con-
slider such measures as they may
initiate
When the mission arrived it was
understood that only its chairman.
Col +. NJ. House. Gen. Tasker H
Bliss. the chief OF staff. and Ad-
miral William 5. Benson, chief of
naval operations would attend the
full session of the conference, but
il may be that all the members of
the mission will take part This
point. which is not yet quite deter
mined, will depend upon what the
makeup Of the representation Of
the other countries will be.
Russia Represented.
Mathigu Sevastopoulo, who has
been councillor Of the Russian en-
bassy here throughout the success
sive changes in the embassy since
the revolution and who occupied
that post previously under the old
regime, Will sit in the conferences.
NJ Maklakoh, the new ambassador,
has not Vet presented his creden-
tails TO Pres't Poincare, as he is
waiting TO see what happens IN
Russia, but he also will have a place
in the conference as an observer.
He has made an admirable person
al impression upon the French and
allied diplomats.
Col. House had a long conference
this morning with Premier Clemen-
ceau and another later with David
Lloyd George, the British premier.
He was a guest Of James n Hyde at
dinner this evening.
The British mission. all told in
elusive OL CAti ~ anu ONAANA eNNeiN AANf'r
numbers 143 persons.
List of Representative.
The list of representatives from
the different nations to the confer
ence is as follows:
France: Georges Clemenceau.
premier and minister OF war; Ste
phen PichOn, minister OF foreign
r. I
finance; Georges Leygues, minister
OF marine: Etienne Clementel. min
lister OF commerce: Louis Boucheur.
minister Of munitions: Victor Borel,
minister Of provisions: VI. Lebrun.
minister Of blockade and invaded re-
gions: Andre Tardieu, high commits
sioner to the United States: Jules
Cambon. general secretary 10 the
foreign office: NJ De Hargerie. di-
rector Of the ministry of foreign
affairs
Great Britain: David Lloyd
George. premier: Arthur James Bal
four. secretary for foreign affairs:
Sir Francis Berite ambassador 20
France: Sir Eric Campbell Geddes
first lord OF the admiralty; Gen. Sir
William Robertson. chief OF the i'm
perial staff at army headquarters.
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe. chief Of
the naval staff: Sir Maurice Hankey.
secretary 10 the committee on i'm
perial defense
Seven from America
United States: William Graves
sharp. ambassador 10 France. Col.
r. VI. House chairman: Admiral
William s Benson. chief Of naval
operations: Gen. Tasker r. Bliss.
chief OF staff: Oscar T Crosby. as
sistant secretary OF the treasury:
Vance Mccormick, chairman OF the
war trade board. and Thomas Nel-
son Perkins of the priority board
Italy. Prof VttoriO Orlando.
premier and minister Of the in
terror: Baron Sonnino. foreign min
lister: Francesca :. Nitti minister