Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-16
BOYS TO RETURN
HOME SPEEDILY
NoNrINrnn rIenM PAnE ONE

NONl IN I fiD FIo'h PAtb ONE
GcrmHny and Austria. air Hurley
said hiH mission had primarily to do
with getting the boys back home"
ConyalcEcrut wounded, including
many men who would hnvc returned
to the battle front had the war con
tinucd. would hc tho first troops
brought out OF France, he said. they
would be followed by units of various
branches of the service, following
plans already partly worked out by
Secretary Baker and tho general
staff
ON future developments In the In
ternal affairs Of Germany and Aus
tria and their relations with the
allies. the shipping official added, to-
gether with the trend Of European
events In general, would depend the
number OF troops to bc brought to
This country within tho next few
months. but he was preparing. he
stated. To transport large contingcnts.
Many Transports Ready.
There are 81 transports flying the
American flag. MIR. Hurley said, and
1t Is hoped that thcscl with German
and Austrian liners which he antici-
pated using temporarily. win suffice
to bring American soldiers home ns
rapidly as the military authorities
desire II their capacity proves in
adequate, he added, the shipping
board has l25 double deck cargo yes
In, some Nof which can be trans
formed for transport work.
lie is reluctant, however, to with
draw these from freight service CN-
ccpt in an emergency.
Mr.. Hurley said ne would take up
with the allied maritime transport
council In London which would In
turn confer with the German and
Austrian maritime authorities the
question OF utilizing some ~ the idle
tonnage Of the central powers. There
were Is liners at Hamburg and l're-
men, ho stated, and 10 To 10 In
Austrian ports, which could carry
In the aggregate 100 900 men on each
voyage To American ports, returning
with food or other necessary Catg"cs.
Hrieish transports, he stated,
which have carried so per cent ~
tho American troops overseas since
the military program was Increased
early last summer, will bc utilized To
convey British dominion and colonial
troops back 10 their homo countries.
TO Return ny Christmas.
MIR. Hurley said that present plans
call for his return with MIR. Hoover
hefOre CHRISTMAS IneN Will SAIL on
the olympia toWorrow, going FIRST to
London for n three days conference
with food and shipping officials.
From there they will Ro to iarls To
meet authorities Of the allies and
American governments in direct
touch with the rationing and ship
ping situation on the continent
Commenting on the governments
plan To continue tho emergency ship
building program to help make up
the worlds dcfiCitNnf 2O,o00.0U toms
brought about through the rtyIEcs
Of war, MIR Hurley said American
yards will produce $50 vessels uf
| 900, 600 tons aggregate during Mo-
vcmhCr and december. Another
40 O0O tons of cargo carriers would
be released he added, by completion
on or before January pt voyages in
the nitrate trade. which will hc dis
continued as rcsul, * the cessation
OF munitions making on a large scale.
MIR Hurley declared that his board
hopes To return ships In the service
OF the war department and vessels
under its own charter engaged IN
government trade to the regular
commercial channels within year.