Show U S. S SOLE AIM IS I Im m 01 THE HE CRUSHING OF I American Mission Seeks to ton n Obtain Military Unity oIa f t Allied Council I I at d' d I. I 0 By Carl D. D Groat t i II H g United Press Pre Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON Nov IT 17 Military t e 6 ti of purpose during the war and Md until unity unity and conditions is what America f r 1 t to see sea grow out of ot the allied anted council soon lOOn to convene in Paris Pare s te e 1 1 t a All tilted allied powers It Is expected will y I lay all their cards on the table United States State has but one elm aim a M Th lM ha In- In the in-the h. war the the crushing of ot J J other nation has MS any secret kt tiny d United States agreements the the tlell or expect that they be made known r t the American mission headed by ol E. E M. M House and now in Eng Eng- 1 will enter the council with this w w was waa learned on ou high authority by lIy bythe the tho United Press Frees toda today v t ft n It Is hop hoped that the allied atmosphere w which haa has been clouded from rOm time to time will witt be entirely cleared by the council The pulling and hauling that has bas marked tho conduct of ot the war r to do baste date to te will disappear It h I is believed COLONEL HOUSE DEPARTS Th The American mission I headed by Colonel Colo Colo- Colonel toW nel House o rt Is a n war mission i el in that Its business is to try and find nod out the quickest quickest quick quick- I est st way to win the war It Is therefore therefore there there- 1 fore a a. military mission and to all intents In Intents Intents In- In tents and purposes will wUl discuss only military military mili mili- tary matters matten This must be bo interpreted however In a broad sense the sense the thought sad and condition of the people of ot the tho various various vari varl- ous countries have hwe their bearing on military success or defeat In the battlefront battle- battle front These subjects there therefore tore will wl come como up for discussion along alone with vari- vari into the broad ou nus others that enter field The The people of ot the United Stales States Jeno know what they are for It has been I made clear dear that America expects no gain out out of the war other than that which will b be gained by all humanity in stamping stampIng stamp stamp- Ing out the world menace to democracy Complete understanding among the peoples peoples peo peo- ples les of ot the allied powers Is II one of ot the tho factors that will wilt aid in 11 winning the war And out of ot tho the allied council may grow growA A 1 clear statement of ot war aims based upon upon upon up up- on the tho exchange of views and aDd conditions over the Paris conference table MUST PULL TOGETHER The feeling of ot officials 11 in Washington Washing Washing- ton Is that there can be no more than one central power for direction of the war Th The allies must pull together This might be accomplished through some Borne central directing directing- body composed of representatives representatives rep- rep of ot the various nations or through some omo medium that may b be es established established established es- es as a result of ot conferences of ot the councils Certain It Is th the allies must fight ht in unison The United States Is 15 Interested In Just one thing now now winning winning the war The members of the American mission have hae that alone atone In view They have been conferring conferring conferring con con- ferring with British officials for the past put week and the construction put upon the work ahead of them gives promise nf ot the Paris Parla council being being- one of ot the most meet Important conferences since the beginning beginning be be- ginning of ot the war An As casualties arrive in increasing numbers and the course of German propaganda propaganda prop prop- appears to point certainly to another peace drive from Germany during the winter the determination othe of ot the government to speed up every wheel of its war Avar machine Is becoming more pronounced Drafting of ot Henry Ford into the government shipbuilding business Is but butone butone butone one of ot the steps being taken to bring every department up to the highest efficiency en The political offensive against Germany Germany Germany Ger Ger- many la Is also alao to be continued with mth re renewed renewed renewed re- re vigor News of ot first t real fruits of this came thin this week in official reports re reports reports re- re I ports of ot German prisoners surrendering giving republic as the password t to their French raptors captors These surrenders were the result of ot pamphlets dropped over the German lines offering special consideration to Germans who were wilting will wilt- ing Ina to work f for r- r ra a German republic |