The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-05
ALL'S WELL ON
WILSON'S ship
President Spending Most Of
Time in His
Quarters.
CONFERENCES SATURDAY
President Expected to Outline
Americas Position at
Peace Conference.
CONFERENCES SATURDAY
(By John Edwin Neyin.)

With President Wilson Aboard the
George Washington Somewhere at
Sea, Dec. Sd. N. S0-(By Wire
less to New York.)-President Will
son Is spending most of his time IN
his quarters on the George WASH
ington, because he Is suffering from
a slight cold.
The presidential trip has been un-
eventful up to date. The George
Washington is being paced by the
battleship Pennsylvania. flanked by
a destroyer flotilla. Since leaving
port the transport has been making
seventeen knots an hour.
President Wilson took a brief con-
stitutional upon the deck. afterwards
reading an accumulation of mail. He
dictated at length to a stenographer.
The weather is fine, but cold and
windy, causing some roughness to
the seas.
The president will begin comforting
Saturday with the other two peace
delegates on board the ship-Secre-
tary of State Lansing and Henry
White. President Wilson is likely to
outline Americas position at the
peace conference at an early date
following his arrival in France.
Washington, Dec. Sd. N. S.)-All
is we'll aboard the George Washing
ton.
A message to this effect was re-
ceived early today by radio from the
vessel, which is carrying the presi-
dental party to the peace confer
ence.
The message did not give the To-
cation of the vessel at the time,
which is in accordance with the pre-
cautions taken by all other ships
sfnce the start OF tho war. --Ass---3 ~
Messages from the George WASH
ington began to reach the navy de-
partment almost as soon as the YES
sci got under way, it was learned
today.
They were picked up by the Ar
lington station and then turned over
to the bureau Of communication OF
the navy department, which In turn
sent them to the state department
code experts. 1t was stated that
none of he messages yet received
was sent by the president personally,
but that all were from the vessel ana
were generally Of reassurlng cnar-
acter as to the weather conditions
and the health of the distinguished
party aboard.
Spends Day QietIy.
On Board the U. S. S. George
Washington, Dec. 5.-By Wireless 10
Associated Press. Will
son spent most of the first day OF
the trip on this steamship working IN
his office, the part of his suite. Atter
acknowledging from the bridge the
greetings given him as the ship put
to sea he turned to the pile OF let
ters and kilograms awaiting him and
spent several hours working with his
stenographers. In the afternoon, on
the advice of his physician, Rear
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, he laid
down and. rested for a time because
of a slight cold which was affecting
his voice.
Later the president received calls
from officials on board, including the
Italian and French ambassadors.
After this he took a walk on deck
together with Mrs. Wilson. inc
presidential party dined quietly In
the evening, being served by a waiter
who claimed to have attended En-
peror William and the empress In
the same suite on the trial trip OF
the George Washington.
The reports that the presidential
party had been fitted up in a lux
urious manner are untrue.
In the dining hall music was fur
nished by the ships band and q
quartet of sailors.
Keeps in Touch.
The president is keeping in touch
with official business by wireless. The
escorting destroyers, with the battle
ship Pennsylvania leading the col
umn, are keeping in close touch with
the steamship carrying the president.
Mine sweepers are running before
the bow of the ship. They are
loaded with steel billets to insure their
deep draught The weather Is cold
and misty, but the sea is calm.
In the evening Mrs. Wilson re-
leased from the George Washington
carrier pigeons bearing notes OF
thanks to Admiral Gleaves for
the success of the arrangements
made for the departure.