The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-03
PARIS PREPARES
!. FOR RECEPTION
Of PRESIDENT
Highest Military and Civil
Honors to be Accorded to
Wilson Battleships to Act
as Convoy.

I PARIS, Dec. 3.-Col. William w.
Harris, military aid to President Wilson
at the White House until August last,
when he Joined the American forces
at the front. has been given entire
direction of the arrangements for the
arrival and visit here Of the president.
and of the material requirements OF
the American delegates to the peace
congress, both at Paris and at Versail-
les. With Lieut.. Col. Whitney rs chief
iof staff, and large force of assistants
jplans are being rapidly worked out
with the French authorities, under the
general supervision of General Tasker
H. Bliss, American military member
OF the allied war council.
President Wilson will be the guest
of the French nation from the mo-
ment he steps on French soil, and its
wishes will take precedence concern
ing the details Of his entertainment.
Other heads OF nations have come as
military chiefs, but the presidents Wis.,
| 1t will be distinctively an event Of
state.
Warships VIII Be Conveys.
IL The squadron of American dread
naughts and destroyers which will go
to sea to meet the ship carrying Pres
/ ident Wilson, withs it's escorting war
ships. will take it's course for a rem
devious fixed for the two fleets on the
high seas, at a designated point OF
longitude and latitude. The course
will be a southerly one, for the avoid
ance of heavy weather. 1t is expected
that the president, with the united
fleets, will arrive at Brest on the af-
ternoon of December II.
Admiral Mayo, who has returned to
the United States, will command the
escort squadron across the Atlantic.
The admiral's flag will fly from the
battleship Pennsylvania.
e The first greetings to President Will
son. will be extended by Foreign Min
lister Pichon and George Leagues, the
minister of marine at Brest Opportu-
nifty will be given the population Of
Brest for a public demonstration Of
welcome.
AS Brest is a ten hour journey from
Paris, the presidents departure will
be timed SO that he will reach the cap
tital at 2 o'clock on the afternoon of
December -. according to the present
arrangements. These may be changed
however, so that the arrival will take
place at o'clock p. M, on December
10, in order to avoid train travel by
night.
/. 1t is expected that the presidential
train instead of arriving at the Mont
paranasse station, the usual terminus,
will be switched to arrive at the Dau-
phine station, at the entrance of the
magnificent Avenue Bots DeBoulogne
The highest military and civil honors
will be accorded the president, with
French cuirassiers forming his person
nj escort and French mounted lancers
and infantrymen lining both sides of
the entire avenue. Should the plan
for the arrival at the Dauphine station
be carried out the route for the pro-
Cession will be around the Arc De-
Triomphe through the Champs Elysees
and thence to the mansion of Prince
Murat. where President and Mrs. Will
son will reside.
President POincare will meet Presi-
dent Wilson at the station and the two
executives will ride together through
the avenues. Later they will exchange
visits.