Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-28
president OFF
ON MAYFLOWER
He Will Watch Target Practice
of Atlantic Fleet.
WIRELESS is ON BOARD
For the Time Being Capital Will Be a
Floating One.
OUT OF THE UNITED STATES
For the Second Time During His
Service He Will Be Outside of
Government Territory.
OUT OF THE UNITED STATES
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Speclal DspatcH ~ lue StaT.
OYSTER BAY n. Y, September Is
President Roosevelt left this place shortly
before noon today on the government yacht
Mayflower for Provincetown where he will
watch the target practice of Rear Admiral
Robert Evans Atlantic fleet The May
flower was conveyed by the torpedo boat
destroyers Hopkins and Lawrence
While on his trip the President will not
once be out of touch with any of the bust
ness of his Office. The yacht is equipped
with wireless apparatus and when Pres
ident Roosevelt leaves the yacht it will be
to board one of the battleships, which also
has wireless apparatus.
So, while the temporary capital of the
United States will be a floating one it will
always be in touch with the rest of the
country. 1t is almost certain that some time
in her journey from Oyster Bay to Prov
ncetown the Mayf!ower will get outside
the three-mie limit which marks the bound
airy of United States territory. Then for
the second time in his administration
President Roosevelt will technically have
left the country Last fail when he came
back from New Orleans and his southern
trip by water he got outside the thee-mile
limit and was the first President to have
left the country during his administration.
United States Soil.
1t would be an unprecedented thing, II,
while the President is outside the technical
boundary of the United States. an exis-
ency of the Cuban situation should necessi-
tate the order for an army of invasion by
a chief executive outside the borders of
his own country Even in that case, now
ever, President Roosevelt would be in the
country. technically speaking. for the deck
of government vessel is United States soil
and the Mayfiower is government vessel
An extensive program has been arranged
for President Roosevelt during his stay with
the Atlantic fleet. He will arrive at the
target grounds at 3 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. Immediately on his arrival Admiral
Evans and the division commanders and
their staffs will board the Mayf1ower to pay
their respects to the President. AT $50 m.
President Roosevelt will leave the May
flower and board the Missouri, from the
bridge of which he will watch the days
maneuvers.
The exhibition of the efficiency of the Mis-
souri's crew will be the first event on the
days program. He will first see how the
ammunition is prepared for the guns in
handling room drill in the after turret. This
will be followed by turret drill with Morris
tube practice in the after turret and Morris
tube practice siX-inch gun. The final drill
aboard ship will consist of loading ma
chine drill the upper deck and loading
the siX-inch guns.
Target Practice.
Immediately after the ship drill target
practice with three. six and twelve inch
guns at various ranges will commence and
will last until II As o'clock
AT II O'Clock the President will take
luncheon aboard the Missouri, and while he
is aboard the warship will steam to the
western end of the line of the fleet
At l2:54. after the President has finished
luncheon the Missouri will turn about and
pass in review of the fleet again and the
other ships will maneuver and practice
passing.
The fleet maneuvers will last an hour. At
| 30 o'clock the President will return on
board the Mayfiower and at 2 o'clock she
will said on the return voyage to Oyster
Bay.
The President expects to arrive at home
a gain at IL o'clock on Sunday.