The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-12-28
PRESIDENT Dimes
WITH U.S.TRO0PS
Wilson Insists on Eating Christ
mas Dinner From Mess
Kit
TO REVIEW MENATC RAUMONT
After Visiting Soldiers Executive Will
Go to Calais and Cross the
Channel to Visit
England.

General Headuarters of the Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France,
Dec. 25.-This is what President and
Mrs. Wilson will eat with the dough-
boys at the headquarters of the TWEEN
ty-sixth division at Montigny-le-Roi on
Christmas day:
Celery
Roast Turkey With Dressing
Mashed Potatoes and Turnips
Jelly, Pumpkin Pie and Cakes 4
Bread and Butter
Coffee.
Owing to the diners using mess kits
no soup will be served.
Paris, Dec 25.-President Wilson's
plan for visiting American army head
quarters at Chaumont and then pro-
ceeding to England now are complete.
He left Paris late last night and will
not return until New Years day.
His movements while he is with the
army, which were at first entirely in
the hands Of General Pershing, have
been changed in one respect. Mr.. Will
son insists upon taking Christmas din
ner with the troops and eating from
a mess kit with the soldiers about him.
He will have formal dinner with Cen
eral Pershing and his officers later.
After reviewing the troops the presi-
dent will deliver an address, which he
already has prepared,
Leaving Ehaumont late on Christmas
ssssa u sszs Es,ss rs
slis ile Will gars
rive the next morning. lie VIII cross
the channel by the shortest route, land
ing at Dover and going directly to
London to begin round OF engage
ments and conferences which will oc-
cupy his time until the following tues
day. when he leaves for Paris.
TO Review 10000 Troops.
On his arrival at Chaumont to visit
the American army, the president VIII
be met by General Pershing, the
French general commanding in that
district. the project and mayor OF
Chaumont, French and American
guards of honor and an American
band. After his reception at the city
hall the president will review l0,oOO
troops composed Of one infantry bat
TALON from each of these divisions
sixth, Twenty-ninth, Seventy-seventh,
Eightieth and Eighty-second. There
will be an artillery unit from the Sew
enty-seventh division and two troops
of the Sixth cavalry.
After luncheon at the headquarters
of the Twenty-slxth (New England)
division, the president will return by
automobile to Chaumont. On the way
The will stop at several small towns
i where American troops are stationed
to inspect the quarters and talk with
the men.
| Hoover Calls on Wilson.
Herbert G. Hoover American foot
administrator, and Edward N. Hurley
chairman of the American shipping
board, called on President Wilson by
appointment yesterday. Mr.. Hoover''
visit was in connection with the grea
problem of provisioning sections of Eu
rome where great food shortage exists
or is threatened as the result of thu
Ioverrunning of the country by German
Troops or by exhaustion and inabil
lity of the inhabitants to find labor t
till the soil.
Suggestions that relief work in tn
sections be placed in the hands OF al
international committee have COM
from some entente countries, but |
lnow seems assured that the origina
Iplans of the administration in thi
matter will be adhered to. 1t is prot
able that the work of supplying foo
Twill be retained under one head il
| the interest of rapidfty Of action an
| efficiency. The head, 1t seems certain
| will be Mr.. Hoover, who has prepare
tentative plans for the extension 0
the machinery he already has create
for the relief Of devastated portions 0
Belgium and France.
Support PIeases Wilson.
New York, Dec. 25.--In reply to
message wishing President Wilso
success in his efforts to form II leagu
Of nations sent to him on Decembe
10 by fifty Americans representing Oh
CARNATIONS interested in the plan, tn
following cablegram was received her
, by Samuel T. Dutton, secretary Of tn
worlds court league:
II warmly appreciate the messag
from fifty Americans and beg this
you will thank them very warmly Il
, the cheer they have given me.
"WOODR0W WILSON,
J winchester, Nathan Osborne, FIT
| ziar Reams and Porter Jarrett. thr'