Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-04

Ide Making Best Effort
81 This Year Will Win,
" Says Wilson
ALLIES FULLY UNITED
Need Of More Ship to Trans
port Men and Supplies
Is Acutely Felt
WASHINGTON. Feb. 4.

Tho United States today Is developing
~ greatest punch OF the war.
" z Americans are now pltted man to
man against the Germans along a sec
\ tien of the Lorraine front. meeting steel
f With steel
The Allied council at Versailles has
Y rounded out a definite plan Of co-opera-
tpn by which tho American and Allied
I war chiefs will meet Won, Hertiings
'peace camouhage" with the thunder
Of ever-increasing guns
Today throughout the nation this
Cover rament is register nE aliens -
names. ancestry, business, thumb-prints
otc.--as precautionary measure pre-
lin1Inary TO what Is to be the crucial
effort in the great war.
There are to be no halfway meas
urcs. The President has decided that
on whichever side the greatest effort is
made this year victory will fall. Neu-
trails may expect sharp measures when
they are deemed vital to this country's
success
A new evidence OF grim determination
to end the strugg Ia 1918 or soon after
BY making herculean effort this year
10 manifest on all sides. Once more
( It is felt the developments have swung
back out of the hands of diplomats and
INTO the hands of the military.
The Allied war council has said In an
swersto Hertling: Until you come from
behind your mash we must go ahead"
And working to that end complete
agreement is reported on plans for the
conduct of the war. The military chiefs
OF the United States and the Allies will
be given wide authority TO act upon need
without necessity Of delaying any vital
move for reference to approval Of the
h0nlA EnNarnnlAffg nfh htt,n xtrtII l...
allowed to stand In the way of this
country and the Allies.
Tho casualty lists of Americans dying
on the field of battle in almost daily
clashes with the Germans have brought
home to this country the realization that
our participation In the war is now In
deadly earnest. More and more men are
TO be sent across the seas. And while
thus far fortune has remained at the
side OF the transports, officials point
out that any day may see one lost. the
victim Of U-boat that has passed the
American guard
The kaiser's papers have scoffed at
the American soldier. They have
laughed at our officers, "men upon
whom" they say, Secretary Baker has
scwed epaulets" But these men, after
months Of patient training. are answer
ing the German fire in front line
trcHCntS WIN great american guns to-
day. They will SHOW" the Kaiser
whether they are Jokes or not, is IN.
conviction Of military chiefs here
Ships continue a pressing need. The
Germans are sinking vessels on an aver
age or 100000 tons a year. according
to figures compiled here. How closely
the shipping program OF this country
and the Allies Is making up for this
cannot be accurately estimated out of
the confusion of figures allowed pub
iicity But IT is now deemed unlikely
America can contribute more than
100000 tons this year although
Chairman Hurley. Of the Shipping Board.
~ still confident of 100000 tons.
The shipping lack. however hss COM
Tviled sherp measures with neutrals. AL
teady Holland has agreed 10 turn over
a percentage Of all her cargoes to Hell
fium relief supplies that other ships
may be released from thia work Nego-
tfations are pending with Spain to in
sure safe shipment and delivery across
her borders Of other supplies needed by
the American army In France Pending
adjustment of this Spanish ships con-
tinue held up in Am rican harbors.
The American embargo will be en-
ploy' 'ruthlessly when needed The
great punch must be delivered this year,
President Wilson saws America will
turn every weapon TO accomplishment of
fh'~ svd
The Allies are calling for more troops
The last of the firot draft will be sum-
moned TO camp by February Is. It is
planned today. and the next draft will
be called when facilities at the training
camps are such as to permit new
infiux--in other words when the first
men drafted have been sent across In
such numbers as to permit the entrance
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