The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-01-03
UNCLE SAM SENDS
MEN TO REPLACE
DETECTED ALLY
Troops Rushed Forward as Fast
as Trains and Ships Can
be Supplied.
ALLIES TO FURNISH HELP
Great Decision Reached in Paris
Conference OF Inter-h|Iied
Nations.

Washington. Jan. 3.-Gcneral reor.
ganiZation Of the ordnance bureau
with experienced business men at the
head of important divisions under the
chief OF ordnance, WGS announced
Wednesday by tie war department.
Washington, Jan. 8. - An engage
ment by the United States to send
great army against the Germans in
time to offset the detection of Russia
Was disclosed through the publication
by Secretary Lansing of review Of
The work and recommendation OF the
American mission which recently par
ticipated in the iltar-allted war con-
ferenceS at Paris.
American fighting mel are to cross
the Atlantic as rapidly as they can
lie mustered and trained. France and
Great Britain on their part undertake
hos only to join in providing ships to
carry them, but to see that any de-
ficie1c;es in arms and equipment are
made up On the other side.
Pool Fighting Resources. .5.
This was one Of the great decisions
,ra0ched al the conferences through
which the co-belligerents planned to
pool their fighting resources and move
as a unit toward driving the Germans
and their allies out of conquered ter
ritory and crushing the Teutonic
world domination scheme. There is
to be coordinated efforts not only il
fighting on land and sea, but in pro-
iuctiOn at home and i'll the vast ship
building projects upon which depends
the vital problem of maintaining un-
interrupted transportation i'll spite of
submarines.
Machinery Speeds Up.
Even before Col. House and his as
sOciates on the American mission
reached home the machinery to again
speed up war preparations here had
been set in motion. In todays an
nOuncement is seen the legislation Of
the reorganization of war department
control embraced in the formation Of
the new war council of general Of
ficers, of renewed efforts to speed
up the Shipping boards merchant build
ing program, and possibly of the decis-
sion of the administration to take
over all the nations railroads without
waiting for action by congress- Other
indications Of the new pressure APP
piled since the House mission returned
are manifest about the navy and war
departments, but most of the things
being done cannot be discussed pub
licly for military reasons. II can be
stated authoriatatively that definite
steps to make good the pledges CIV
en- to the allied leaders by Col. House
have already been taken.
Unified Ship Tonnage.
Under a resolution adopted by the
inter allied conference unified use
of ship tonnage was agreed upon
which would permit "the liberating Of
the greatest amount Of tonnage pos
sible for the transportation Of Amer
lean troops A policy to govern the
use OF neutral tonnage was agreed
upon Port facilities at debarkation
points for American forces were in
spected and steps taken to permit the
return of vessels to their home ports
with the least possible delay.
Move in Steady Stream.
The decision to keep American
troops moving to Europe in steady
stream marks another advance in the
governments war plans. Originally it
was proposed to use all available tom
mage for the transportation of supplies
and munitions, and to send no soldiers
over until they had been given. a
years training. This was changed
when Marshal Jolfre came to the
United States with word that France
wanted at once any number of Americ.
ans who could come to put the Stars
and Stripes on the firing line and
hearten the French soldiers, wearied
hy their long battle against the in
VaGcr.