Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-01-02
AMERICA TO RUSH
YANKEES TO FRONT
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Austria Hungary.
"A summary of the results ac-
complished at their conferences and
the recommendations made by the
value of the work done and the prac-
tical methods which we're considered
by the conferences and which are
recommended in the report"
The summary of results ac-
complished" is divided under dip
lomatic, naval, military, finance
shipping. war trade, war industries
and food.
The sub-headings, naval. military
diplomatic and shipping here follow
in full:
1.-THE formation of an inter-
allied naval council to coordinate
the operation of the naval forces of
the United States and her associates
in the war so that these forces may
in the future be operated as one in
the prosecution of the war on the sea
and in conjunction with the land
| forces.
"2-An agreement between. the
| British Admiralty and the Navy De-
partment putting into effect certain
plans relating to the prosecution of
the naval war against the sub
marines.
"3-The formation of a definite
plan for the more active utilization
| of American naval forces in con-
| junction with those of nations en-
gagged in the war against the central
powers.
"4-Agreement with the British
Admiralty making 1t possible for
American naval officers to keep fully
! informed of the operations and pol
| low nf the Rritich Admiral ItN that
perfect cooperation between the
Navy Department and that body is
assured.
5-Reorganization of American
naval forces at French ports.
"6-The securing of a. full and
! detailed picture of the naval prob
lem in European waters.
Military
| "G)-After conferences extend
ing over approximately thirty days
with the chiefs of staff, members of
| the general staffs and commanders
in chief of the allied armies on the
western front, as well as With the
highest civil officials of the respec-
tive governments, the exten: of The
military effort to be aimed at by the
! United States was clearly determined.
"(2)-With this determination in
mind, negotiations were carried on
looking to the pooling of resources
Cor the mutual advantage of all OF
the countries engaged in the wal
against Germany The contribution
of the United States to this pooling
arrangement was agreed upon The
/ contributions likewise of the coun-
tries associated with the United
States were determined. This pool
| ing arrangement guaranteed them
| that full Equipment of every kind
would be available to all American
troops sent to Europe during the
year 1918.
"(3)-Unqualified support to the
resolutions adopted by the in 'er-
! allied looking to the creation of ali
/ allied advisory board charged with
| the duty of advising the shipping
authorities of each nation concern
| Ing the ALLEGATION of tonnage, so as
to permit the American military ef-
| fort to be realized.
"(4)-Full survey made of the
| problem of debarkation in Europe
of American military forces and
| transportation of such forces and
supplies to the bases of military
operation.
"(5)-Arrangements made for
| fullest cooperation between the
4 United States, Great Britain and
| France in the production of mill
tary instruments and supplies of all
kinds.
"(6)-Plans made for the proper
organization under naval and mill
tary control of ports of debarkation
| of troops discharge of cargoes look
| ing to most economical utilization OF
| tonnage.
uITN Do ort;oipoti0p in N, ,iIifo ~,
| deliberations of supreme war council
as a step towards efficiency and CEN
| tralized unity of control of military
! operations.
Diplomatic
"G)-Full and frank discussion
| between Colonel House as special
| representatives of the Government of
! the United States and the heads of
/ the British, French and Italian gov
ernments with regard to the war
| policy of the United States and her
associates in the war.
Decentralization by the mem
| bers of the mission in a meeting of
! the British war cabinet. at which
I conference a general and useful dis
! cussion was had concerning needs of
! the allies and the extent of the as
sistance to be expected from the
| United States.
"(3)-Participation by the United
| States in an interallied war confer
ence, held in Paris on November 20.
At this conference all preliminary
speeches were dispensed with and
within half an hour after the confer
| ence had been called to order by NJ.
| Clemenceau 1t was split into COM
mittees for work.
"(4-Participation by the United
States in a meeting of the supreme
war council held at Versailles, De-
cember 1. Representatives of Eng
| land, Frace, Italy and the United
| States there met as a first step to-
| wards securing unity of control of
| the armies on the western front This
meeting the first of its kinds assures
! for the future unity of support on
| the part of the United States and
| the allies.
"(5)-First steps taken in the es-
tablishment of more perfect liza
! son between the commanding gen.
erals of the United States and the
, allies.
Finance
"GD-Full, detailed conferences
with the financial representatives of
, Great Britain, France, italy, Japan,
Greece, Rumania and Russia, for the
purpose of ascertaining the extent
of the financial effort necessary on
the part of the United States in
order properly to cooperate with
these governments in making finan-
cial arrangements for the prosecu-
ton of the war against the central
powers.
"(2)-Conferences with the rep
resentatives of the above mentioned
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