Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-04
PRESIDENT SAILS
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George Creel, chairman of the com
mittee on public information, who did
no 90 aboard Mt the time the President
did, was Obliged 10 exert official pressure
in order tn be allowed to 10 aboard
DISTINGUISH gp fAssENGgHs ABROAD.
The George Washington carries many
noted persons on this voyage besid
the President, they include Secretary
Lansing and Henry White, former Ann
bn.sador 10 France and italy, who with
Colonel T.. NJ House and General Iasker
II. Rlss, both already in Europe, and The
President. constitute America 9 delegation
to the peace conference. Rear Admiral
II. S. Knapp and Captain William V.
Pratt, who will report TO Admiral Rcnson,
naval representative now with Colonel
TIoitst, on the peace mission, as the Adj
mlral assistants. Rear Admiral Cary -
Grayson. the Presidents physician, Gil-
bert I Close, confidential clerk to the
President Rrigadier General W II. liarts
former aide 10 the President, who will
commend the military aides and messenger
at the conference: RrIgadler General
Churchill. chief of military intelligence
division, Raymond - fosdick. chair
man of the commission on tralnln" camp
activities. who will direct welfarl work
for the war department among Amer. can
soldiers in France twenty three members
of the peace information coniulssloh
headed by Colonel House, and Mr. Crecl
John " Davis. newly appointed Am
bassadOr to Great Britain, with Mrs.
Davis, and the French and Italian Am
lassadors. with their families, also wcre
on the passenger list.
SALUTE FRoa FORT HAMILTON.
An unofficial, but no les cnthusiastic
feature of the farewell 10 the President
was n salute fired by enlisted men of the
coast artillery corps at Fort Hamilton
Though Captain Scott, in command, had
no authority to order a salute from the
heavy cannon his mon, determined tp
honor hc President. dragged machine
guns 10 the heights and kept up con
tinuous rapid fire while the feet steamed by
Before the Gcorgr Washington left
Hoboken MAJOR Griffin presented - Mr.
Wilson an addre7s on behalf uf thc ritv
from whose picrs sailed large part %
INC American expediti0nary forces, and
where wounded men and advance con-
tIngcnts Of troops arc bong disembarked
He declared the President .of ali mon
will bost present to fhc peoples 81 Fnrope
tho ideals for which America fought
Tho prospects Wcre hat thc George
Washington would run into rough weather
eaflg in her trip. fnr tho weather bureau
issued warning of storm IN tins vicinity
and ordered storm signals hoIFtcd from
Sand Hook t. Nantucket
MEETS uoRF HoaEBouNp TROOPS
4 Tcv mics caxt If Quarantine the
Presidential fleet met tkc transport Min
nckahda. inbound with the third con-
tinqent ri American troops ~ rrach fhis
port from English training camp7 @hc
hid 2 ,n3q men aboard
Secretary Baker. after 'he Presidents
departure. VISITED he E4apiand, spending
half an hour aboard The transport among
the returning soldiers IL said this vas
the first vessel he had rl-itcd from whch
soldiers were dcbarkng Some of tic
men, he SAID recognized hlm and made
him feel VERY much ~ homo tn shout
inV Hello Cieyeland
To his question IS n Vheth rev 0cre
ciad II get bach her rople rae nnaui-
fuotl@ You bet.
.Oi9 ~ WASHINGTON CREW
The George Washington sailed With q
complement Of 75 officers and ,089 men
OF the I ni'ed states Navy. With Com
m8nder NJ PERKINS, FXec'ltiFc ''4lcef
and Lieutenant Commander q II,
Peters Navigating Officer. -rv ing rs
chef aidee to Captain McCaGiet ! de-
tachment Of II Marines, led by Major
David III Miller, formed guard Of honor
TO the President
Details OF the sailing were IN the hands
OF Lieutenant ] Lawson, flag officer on
the staff OF ylce-Admiral Gleaves, chief
Of the cruiser and transport service