Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1918-12-06
THE PRESIDENT
''OVER THERE
Author of'the Famous Fourteen
Points Will Sit at Peace Ia
BILE and See That Americas
Aims Are Carried Out.

Washington, December 3-Prcsident
Wilson began tonight his trip to Eu-
rope to attend the peace conference.
The President left Washington on a
special train for New York, where to-
morrow he and his party will board
the transport George Washington on
which the voyage across the Atlantic
will be made.
No announcement was made as tu
the presidents itinerary, but it was
understood that the George Washing
ton would steam from New York with
her naval convoy sometime tomor-
row, probably in the morning. About
seven days will be required for the
trip, and the ship will dock at a
French port, presumably Brest.
The President does not expect to
which would give him just a month
conference meets he will confer with
Premiers Lloyd George, of Great
Britain; Clemanceau, of France and
Orlando, of Italy, and probably with
King Albert of Belgium, to discuss
the salient points of the peac treaty.
While in Europe Mr.. Wilson plans
to visit England and Italy as we'll as
France, and he may go to Brussels.
He also is understood to intend to
make q pilgrimage to some of the
battlefields in France. Great prep
arations have been made in London
Paris, and Rome for the Presidents
reception.
Joseph p. Tumulty, the presidents S
secretary, accompanied Mr.. Wilson to
New York, but will not go abroad. He
will return to Washington to conduct
the business of the White House and
will be the eyes and eacrs of the
president in this country. Mr.. Tu-
multy will be in frequent communica-
tion with the president by cable and
will keep him fully advised of events
at home.
President Wilson did not go to the
union station until a short time be-
fore the time for his train to depart.
AS he and Mrs. Wilson entered the
station the crowd there cheered and
soldiers and sailors who were wait
ing for trains formed human lane
through which the President and Mrs.
Wilson walked to the train shed.
When some of the crowd wished
the president "Good Luck" and "a
Pleasant Voyage" Mr.. Wilson smil-
ingly called back "Thank you"
just before the train pulled out of
the station, the personnel of the par
ty aboard was announced.
Only three of the five American
representatives to the peace confer
ence as announced at the White house
will cross on the former North Ger
n,nn-Lloyd liner. They are the pres
ident himself, ecretary Of tate Rob-
ert Lansing, and Henry White, form-
er Ambassador to France and Italy
Colonel E. House and General Tas-
ker II. Bliss, the other two mem
bers, now are in France and will
join the president there.
Rear-Admiral H. Knapp and Cap
tain William " Pratt are accompany
ing the presidential party and will
report to Admiral Benson, naval rem
representative with Colonel House on
the peace mission, as his assistants.
Admiral Knapp has been in command
of the naval forces in Haiti and San
Domingo and Captain Pratt, who is
assistcnt chief of naval operations,
has been acting head of the bureau
of operations during the absence of
Admiral Benson.
Army officers accompanying the
presidential party include Brigadier
General Churchill, chief of the mil
itary intelligence bureau. Other Of
ficers who will assist General Bliss
will be ajor-General Francis J. Ker-
nan and Colonels Van Deman, Jor-
don, Ayers, Helms, Furlong, Fling,
and Captains Fuchenchloss and Child.