CALL TO THE STARS AND STRIPES

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3067, 1 May 1917, Page 5

CALL TO THE STARS AND STRIPES

JOFFRE WANTS MEN AT ONCE

AMERICAN TROOPS CAN TRAIN IN FRANCE n i -r «■ ■ ■ -i Washington, April 29. Genera Joflio received over seventy journalists to-day. Before he made • statement he diook hands with and briefly greeted the individual joumal-ists-"ih rArsrr t: t ts ,ia ! & s t so r tio vWest front, where it is'doing wo .o.™ to teH °e Australian and.New Zealand people what I think of the soldiers they have rafinHoj." ° W tm W ° rk * ' helr iuitiative ' and *««■ They General Joffre made a'general statement in which he paid a tribute to the tremendous importance of the American entry into the wnr which he believed would have a, great effect on the West front. He bJC ,«W about Americans going to the front He was convinced that the 0 »,ly ay was to train them in Prance because the conditions in this war were u™. dented. It would he inadvisable to carry out the training in America If they were sent to trance and trained there, they would be in close touch with the.actual conditions, and therefore admirably prepared to take their places in the bg ht.ng line It was ot the greatest importance that the AmeS flag should bo at tho front as soon as possible. It was inadvisable in ™i till, say, 500,000 were trained in the United States, hecauso th tran ß °po te' tion difficulties would then -be almost insuperable. It would he far hottertn send small units to France when thev enlistea. It 6 hould be nessible to send ono division without delay. . e Possible .to This comment is considered likely to influence the attitude of CWross towards the Roosevelt divisions proposal.—Aus.-N.fs. Cable Assn.

THE ARMY BILL AND' CONSCRIPTION tr ii n. - u ii . Washington. April 29 As passed by the senate the; Arm v Bill provides for a draft Ween the •?rf S vl 21 and aS + ? aS6C u d J bT ! ho , Houße betwee " lhe »«* of 21 and 10 The difference will be threshed out at a, v early conference.-Aus.-N.Z Cable BRAZIL PROCLAIMS HER NEUTRALITY (Rec. April 30, 5.5 p.m.) wi. ' n , , , . R,e & e 'Janeiro, April 29 war.-Eeute7. rUInC P™*"™* its neutrality in the German-American