Show PRESIDENT TAKES HOLD HOm Of Chief Difficulty Nu Nt to Get Gel Men lell Over but to Keep Up Upi Ii i i Supply Shipments First Conference I Indicates ln n die d i c a ate t e 1 U. U S. S PROGRESS MORE l THAN FONDEST HOPE Chairman of House Committee Says More l Men 1 and Money loney Read Ready Than That r We e or 0 Allies l Ha Had E Expected W A Feb 5 President dent Wilson look took up tip p personally the shipping problem tonight and at a conference with E. E N. N Hurley chairman clinic chair man of the shipping board boar went mm tb the tho great problem of procuring tui- tui nago nage for fOl the movement mo of Am ri m troops and anti supplies overseas l cr Every phase of or the question was wa dl discussed dis dis- cUt cussed ed including the tho progress Is of ot th the gOv government building program plans f for toi JI o obtaining I ln i a 1 H foi fu t x h j porting porIng soldiers and negotiations with the European neutrals for tonnage to release American vessels for tor transAtlantic transAtlantic trans At lantic service loe The fhe President was particularly par- par Interested In the proposal to obtain additional ships b by reducing Import im imports mi- mi ports port probably one It was Indicated today toda that one of or tIme tIle chief topics at the re recent ent session e sion of or orthe the supreme war council at Versailles was that of or finding ships for tor that purpose pur pur- pose A big American army is h substantially sub sub- r ready ady to go but before It Is sent the tue war department to be assured It can be supplied Ships are available to transport the tho men muon the problem is them furnished with materials with which thich to fight Four to Seven SC Ton Tons Pr Ier Man Uni A million men on the fighting line will require according to best estimates estimates esti esti- mates available a from four tour to seven sc million tons of or shipping in continuous ous service across the tIme 1000 miles of or water between America and Europe The Time United States State can la lay Its hands on about tons now and expects to build during the tIme year anywhere from to lo tons more While Chairman Hurley was preparIng preparIng preparing ing a complete report on the shipping situation Civil II 1 Engineer Frederick R. R Harris of the thc lie naval bureau of oC yards and looks docks who vImo for three weeks wa wae general manager of or the emergency fleet corporation was giving a Senate Investigating committee an optimistic view of ot shipbuilding progress It Is possible Mr Harris said for the government gov gov- to complete this year ear Its original inal l program of or tons of ot con- con her r Cut The President was told b by Mr tr Hurley that had bad weather In January r cut construction construction construction con con- of commandeered ships fully 60 per pcr cent There has been boemi no announcement as asto asto asto to th the amount of or tonnage the allies can spare pare for 01 moving mo tho the American forces and supplies Already Alread the British have turned over o some ships shills and are preparing preparing preparing pre pre- paring to lo release others In his testimony Mr Harris said the tho estimate of or u a l maximum of or tons loris of or American Amerlan ship production this year made last week by J. J W. W Powell vice president of ot the Bethlehem shipbuilding shipbuilding ship ship- building corporation was waR pessimistic and that he believed the fabricated ship program ram would be lie entirely successful Mr Ir Harris Barris naked asked to be relieved etl o of duty uty with the fleet corporation because of the tho lack of ot authority in carrying on ott his Ma work He lie said Chairman Burl Hurley e allowed subordinates In the corporation to report over o his head I No TO Allied Generalissimo Named by fF War Wa lr COUll Council il London Feb 5 Bonar Bonar Law government govern O mont ment spokesman in the house of or commons com corn mons toda today announced that lint n a general- general would not nol be appointed as m a u. re result re- re suit sult of or the recent conference of premiers pro pre miers and generals at Versailles n Replying to ex Premier JI II j n. n As- As juith Mr lr Bonar nOllar Law La t said ald that lint in ill view I As-I o of the important military considerations lions Involved ol i It t was not considered possible at present without giving g val valuable I al al information to the timo enemy to publish pub pill puhI lish further urther details or r Information re regarding io garding tho the enlargement of or the functions tune I of oC the supreme war council de decided do- do tle-I tle upon at tho the Versailles confer cunfer- t ence Arthur L Lynch natto nationalist asked has unity of or been obtained oh ob To ro this Mn Mr ir Bonam BonarLaw I Law aw replied If that question Jno moans ln hH has a generalissimo gen gen- been appointed time the answer Is no bonne tho homo home In I th the Iho district of oC the time s of oC Marl farl borough rou h who was Miss tan Vun- dc elIJI of or Now York r hits lK been cen corn corn- Continued un on Pat Page 2 I I I WILSON tACKLES SHIP PROBLEM Continued Continue from Page Pale 1 I for the use o of officials of oC the council l according n to tho the Dally Daily Mall Mali The Tho duchess was given only a n weeks week's time to quit the house tho the newspaper says Sal's but she sho quickly purchased a small home In Devonshire where she sho expects to be settled In a afew afew I few tew days das Americas America's Tf War lr Pro Progress gress Exceeds Fondest Hopes Hopes' Washington Fob Foh 5 Commenting on the statements of the tho three premiers as ns a result of the time war council at ater Versailles Ver er er sallies sailles officials here today toda emphasized that while the United States might a agree Teo with the lie ont c-ont conclusions lu lOns of or the tho conference con on ference nc It Is still In the status l of ot a rather than a political ally It was made clear however that there was Ivas no disagreement wit with the statement of the premiers The United States tatos will furnish more men mon and money for tor the time war ivar In a tar far shorter time limo than has been icon the time fondest fond fond- est eat hope of or our own people or the nations nations na na- na- na with which we wo are are associated Chairman Flood of or the time torel foreign n affairs committee c declared In the House Honse to toda today today to- to da day In presenting the diplomatic and amt consular appropriation bill New No Diplomatic The chairman's waa was In connection connection con con- with his discussion of Colonel Houses House's mission to Great Britain and France and andas was as made malic In the tho course of an un outline Riven en the House o of th time state departments department's ments ment's war Avar activities As S the re result result ro- ro sult stilt of ot the work vork of tho the mission Mr Ir Flood said a n complete un understanding e exists of oC precisely what t the tue allies alUos need I from this country and and exactly what this country can furnish and when and how Under the secretaries of oC state war var varand and nav navy he declared the country countr will vili furnish more In men and means than was expected of ot us I The at appropriation bill bUl as presented by 11 Chairman Flood carries for forI forthe forthe I the nett fiscal year ear more morel than the tile current appropriation U tea of t war burdens n. n crease provides for Cor twenty flit A secretaries to embassies and lUllman lUll man many additional clerks secret funds and other Japan Entente lIt t With Ith the time state departments department's U n Mi Mr Flood told how the slops slon's visit here resulted in it U UI 31 Sec Sf rh n e of notes between I and Viscount WI said Hald removed S of countries and tween the time two I making 1 j liI cace In iii the time tam far al' al cast east Pj mote the tho possibility so often d dor diK dis tu of or trouble between this J japan I Rationing Hat of or neutrals neutral In Interference with some somo of the supplies of or such countries s as H Denmark and he said all matter c loula Jd 11 d to create Int risk of W tation with the t into enmity Too not bo be said of the tho splendid department V- V 1 state which the this delicate situation There If I of ot tho the with an friction any which our OUtI fag nc ng out O of 01 was the compelled course to purl tJ J reference to these matters j j |