The daily times. [volume] (Wilson, N.C.) 1902-1936, 1918-12-06
PRESIDENT ON
THE HIG!A SEAS
Keeps in Touch With Washing
ton with Poperful Wireless
Dons Life Preserver
REGULAR SHIP DRILL IN
REGULAR SHIP DRILL IN

Washington, Dec. G.--The navy
department announced last night
that 1t has been in continuous COM
munication by radio with the steam
er George Washington since 1t left
New York with President Wilson
and his party on board.
The navy departments announce
ment disclosed that special arrange
ments never before used were made
for handling the Presidents mes
sages and to insure his being in con
stant touch with Washington.
"The George Washington and the
battleship Pennsylvania said the
statement, "are both equipped with
the most powerful transmitting ap-
paratus, some OF which was inStalle ed
for this particular trip. This appa-
ratus includes on the Pennsylvania
the most powerful transmitting set
on any United States naval ship, and
also special receiving apparatus fol
receiving from high power stations
, used ordinarily only for trans-Atlah,
tic messages. The George Washing.
ton was also especially equipped.
"On board both ships were install
ed radia telephones and the newesr
type of low-power radio sets for US
only in communicating from ship 70
ship The George Washington and
the Pennsylvania are thus able to
communicate with each other and at
the same time receive messages
from shore.
"All messages for the President
are sent by the new naval high pow
er station at Annapolis, which is five
times as powerful as the Arlington
station. These messages are receiv-
ed by the George Washington and
the Pennsylvania simultaneously
All replies are forwarded from the
George Washington to the Pennsyl-
vania and relayed to shore by the
Pennsylvania.
"As the presidential party ap-
proaches Europe, by arrangements
of the Navy Department, special re-
ceiving stations in both England and
France will listen for messages from
the Pennsylvania and one of the
French high power stations will for
ward messages direct to the ship
The President will thus be kept in
toucr with Washington and Paris OF
London simultaneously, for the
George Washington will receive cas-,
| ily the messages sent from the An
narolis station until the end of the
voyage and the ship is in French
port"
While en- route to Europe Presi
ident Wilson and mis- party will be
kept daily informed OF the events o.
the world through the navy news re
port which is flashed nightly from
the naval radio station at Arlington
and is relayed to all naval ships anc
stations both at home and abroad
This report is prepared by a nava
officer especially assigned for the
work and is made up from Associat
ed Press dispatches.
This service, 1t is understood, IL
being supplemented while th'
George Washington is crossing BY
additional matter prepared in thu
State Department.
On Board U. s. S. George Wash
ington, BY Wireless to This Associa
ted Press, Dec. 5. 10 p. m.--Presi
dent Wilson today faced the tes
that the American troops have beer
undergoing on their way to France
The American executive was forcet
hastily to don life preserver ant
prepare to abandon n ship which
theoretically had been attacked b,
a submarine.
This afternoon the alarm bell ant
the "buzzer" in the PresidentI
apartment gave the signal TO pre-
pare to take to the boats.
Previously having been instructed
by Captain MeGauley Presiden
wilson left his office and called Mrs
Wilson and led her TO lifeboat
The President assisted Mrs. Wilson
in. adjusting her life preserver ant
then they stood In line waiting.
Meantime, all the ships compan
was doing the same as the Presl
dent.
The drill was perfectly conducte