The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1918-01-03
AMERICANS Will!
JOIN ENTENTE IN,
MAMMOTH DRIVE
Immediately Dispatch Large
Forces Over to France
for Big Battle.
DECISION REACHED AT.
CONFERENCE IN PARIS
Machinery Already Started
to Prepare Troops for
Action in Trenches.

Washington. Jan. Am engagement
by the United States to send q great
army against the Germans In time to-
offset the detection Of Russia was dis
closed through tho publication BY SEQ
retary Lansing OF review OF the work
and recommendations Of tho American
mission which recently participated In
the inter- allied war conferences At
Paris.
American fighting men are to cross
the Atlantic as rapidly as they can be
mustered and trained. Franco ana
Great Britain on their part undertake
not only to join in providing ships 70
carry them. but to see that any de-
ficicnclcs in arms and equipment orc,
made up on tho other side.
Decision Reached at Conference.
This was ono Of the great decisions
reached at the confcrepces through
which the 90 -helllgerentss planned t.,
pool their fighting resources and n1ova
rs n unit toward driving the Germans
and their allies out Of conquered trr-
rltory and crushing the Toutonic world
domination scheme. There In to h0
coordinnted effort not only IN ff9httn9
on land and sea, but In productions 1t
home and In the vast shipbuildtng prof.
octs upon which depends the vital
problem of maintaining uninterrupted
'ansportatlon IN spite OF submarines.
Even before CoIcnci House and his
associates on the American mission
rcnched home, the machinery to again
speed up war preparations here had
been set In motion. In today's an-
nouncment is seen the explanation 0f
the reorganization Of war department.
control embraced In the formation OF
the new war council Of general OF.
ticcrs, of renewed efforts to speed up
the shipping boards merchant build.
int program aud possibly Of the de-
cision Of the administration to take
over all the nations railroads without
waiting for action BY congress-. Other
Indications Of the new pressure applied
since the House mission returned are
manifest about the NAVY and war de-
partmcnts. but most OF the things be-
ing done cannot be discussed publicly
for military reasons. II can be stated
authoritatively. however, that d"sln!to
steps to make good the pledges given
TO the allied leaders by Colonel HOUSE
have already been taken.
To Unity Shipping.
Under resolution adopted by the
inter allied conference a unified use Of
ship tonnage was agreed upon. which
would permit the liberating Of tho
greatest amount Of tonnage possible
tor the transportation of American
troops" A policy to govern the use Of
neutral tonnage was agreed upon.
Port facilities at debarkation points.
for American forces We're inspected
and steps taken to permit the return
OF vessels To their home ports with tho
least possible delay.
The decision to keep American
troops moving to Europe in a STEADY
stream marks another advance in the
governments war plans. Originally It
was proposed to use ali available tom
mage for the transportation OF supplies
and munitions and to send no soldiers
over until they had been given years
training. This was changed whom
Marshal Joffrc came to the United
States with word that France wantcd
at once any number of Americans. who
could come to put the stars and stripes
on the firing line and hearten the
French soldiers, wearied by their long
battle against the invader.