Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-04
SAILS
FOR PEACE TABLE,
HAS ROARING ADIEU
Starts From New York From
Former German Dock on Ger
man Steamer at 10. iS p. m
BRILLIANT SCENE AT PIER
ny Associated Press - Evcty Fronting

ny Associated Press - Evrry Eycninz
New York. Dcc W0odrow Wlson.
President 0f the United Sfatcs. eaiicd
today for Europe ~ participate as Dno
81 FIVE rcpTcscutai lvcs ~ thc United
states ~ 'hc pcacc conference .o ~ hrld
IN France The -au port f'rorpr Wagf
,pptou ~, uudr~ way 20 1915 m
President and NIr wilson Ind break
fast alone ia the private dinugroDm whlch
D. part of thoir aGtfe Later tbeY tpok
short stroll ou to hip deck ,1d wrrr
arplaud0l IN poyronr asrrroblr5 ~ tt"
pier
AZ The George Washington rvung opt
into the North ryrr ~ 3 voyage unprs
codrn'od n American history, PreqidrDc
and Mrs Wilson stood on 'ho iying bridge
ihr highest pDnt ~ whlch passrnger
could clint Ar army boud ~ tho -ho-e
played "Oycr There.
Ptrr1rr etrrrr oP y Gr~T
WITH The President uaving hj~ haf n
cheering throrge atN1rJ rivrr craft Thlch
crowded nearby E8frrs the George
Washington turned hcr head 'g7ard 'n~
soa hortly af'er 10 ~ eIocs ts he
biz liner etrn,gh'rnrd arr c0tTrse tbc
Presidential ,alu'e 81 trrrtv-c,nc guns
numbered from thr transport r7Tne
which. during more han year W var
had served n defend holgands ~ Aro-ri-
cau soldiers from German submarine lt-
tacks
The bip shin backed roorr than half
way across the 1yoy icfpre me tIrued
and when tVo dostroyers md naval 'lg
i0ok her ir escort fgr hc trip DOWN the
bay the rnAnoeuvrr Ha- witnessed bY
multitude If per-0ns crowding roofg and
upper window III Nnw York skvScraper.
Ard picrs "a both .idca qf ne Hudson
.rRrr.vEa "roop' ,Ro-E FLEET
The 'ug took position directly ahead
lf III George Washington topping ail
rrr.e-e.raarn trafic and clearing naih
toward Quarantine while the DESTROYER
ranged a!ong either slde NJ tho .icnt
started down tho bay 3 squadron of air.
rianc4 cyer1lfed -eTlea 0f daring loops
above the President shin
The inner and its CONVOY steamed toward
,he "a with the George Washington 3
hand niaplng martial aIr7 and With harhnr
craft IL all tyDes, including many allied
merchant shiOs. dlppIng flags and footing
whistle, off Staten Island, the George
Washington met is ocean oonvoy--tn ne
dreadnaught Pennsylvania and quintet
81 destroyers, trim n new coats d battle
ship grey.
CHILDREN cROUrsD FOR FAREWELL.
Az the squadron raSsed 'hrouEh the
gate in tho submarine net. winch stretches
across the narruws and ulth hin 800 fenr af
the staten Island shore, 3 group n
several hundred school children Was trans
formed into 4 sea Cf waving tlags.
The Presidential fleet passed qlaran-
rIne at / ! clock. the Pennsylvania cad
in1 and The destrnyers Gcpioyed on either
side and \ ne wake oi the transport.
CiunDoats il the over bay hred sllyos
IN salute.
As me squadron steamed out - sea,
Z smile alrpiane travelling 1ny nifty
raet above the water, could he seen leading
the way toward the eastern horizon.
CHEERS FROM RETURNING SOLDIERS
across the waters Of the Hudson !Ist
as tie George Washington was about -
sal there came me roaring encers oi
more than 1000 American soldiers return
ing to American shores on The Brlti,n
transport Lapiaud- From crowded rig
glng, from denscly packed rails, and from
every DCrth0.e The homecoming hgntrng
men shouted greetings ID their President,
ard from the decks o, he Presidential
inner and ne destrUycrs guarding 4er
answering cheers came back.
The river craft and shore llne crO~ d
whIch had gathered yo bid the President
.areWeil jOlned III the demonstration ot
welcome for the Lapiand
LApLAND HAD soUGH VOYAGE.
The Lapland left Liverpool on No
vember - and ga,tleu with 10y g4lee
during most of her voyage
Among She men aboard the lncr were
thirty wounded, -,X Russian army anu
nave officers on their Ray 20 laGlvo-
,.ok and number of American nayll
officer, All the rest were members q
tho aviation corps who have 1ccn sta
toned in England. u he boys who caC-
not vet return 10 america also we're rep
resented on the transport by heir letters
10 the folks back home 4,25+ s4cst
ot soldiers mail being brought 70
Above the river an airpiauc looptd ;ns
hyp. bands played On the pier q TIRE
Ia1and and 4 police boat, bearing Mayor
/ Hvlan and other city officials to greet .ae
soldiers, while fire boats SHOT stream. 4
water high IN the ar.
CAREFULLY GUARDING PRESIDENT.
Oh The tram trip from Washington
.xt raordirary precautions Ncrc taken
1v the secret service Captain Ionn ]
Hcn->- md Ms entire Washington ra'
accompanied -hy President Nlca1v .nle
mo hundred secret service experts A-1
thoroughly examined The George Wash
,neror anj -nc loyalty oi every a.7c.'
ina seaman on board va- lbsu.Ic's
proven Nrtcr the Prc-ld nt tcpncc
aboard 1c -hq, virtually was .aiec.
sven lrr2v officers ID high .lnk being
barred.
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