Show U U U. S. S TO 10 PARTICIPATE IN NEXT WAR R COUNCIL Admiral Sims Gen Pershing Pershing Pershing ing f fand and Ambassador Sharpe to Attend By ey International News New Service WASHINGTON Oct 16 America 16 America is likely to participate in the next war council of the allies Hitherto the United States has kept out of these gatherings The state department let it be known oday that participation in the coming war conference in Paris is under consideration Whether the presence of representatives of the United States in the deliberations will give this country In the future the status of an ally instead of a erent as at present the department of state refrained from specifying At the next council this tilts month General Pershing Vice Admiral Sims and Ambassador Sharpe figured to today today today to- to day as tho the most likely tives First among the questions of supreme supreme su suo su- su preme importance expected to be considered considered considered con con- is next springs spring's offensive A combined land and sea attack on German naval bases is also expected to figure in the deliberations of the the- council The possibilities of a German German German Ger Ger- man naval campaign is another topic The war council undoubtedly will devote much thought to Russia Hussla The Tho immediate problem is Germanys Germany's sea and land advance in the gulf of Riga with Petrograd apparently the objective ob- ob The United States is expected to demand a clear definition of war and shipping problems will be dis dis- cussed France in particular is expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to urge the United States to expedite both supplies and the construction construction construction con con- of new bottoms for their transportation Japan may be asked to pool her tonnage with the allies |