Arizona republican., 1918-12-06

WASHINGTON, Dec 5.-The navy
 department announced tonight that It
 had been in continuous communication
 bv radio with the steamer George
 Washington since it left New 1ork
 yesterday with President Wilson and
 his party on board. No information
 was given, however, as to the kind Of
 weather the vessel and her conveying
 fleet had encountered or their position.
 At the White House tonight it was
 said no communications from the
 president had been received, but 1t was
 explained that the president had left
 his desk clear and that no matters of
 importance requiring his attention had
 developed since he left Washington.
 The navy departments announce
 nient disclosed that special arrange
 ments, never before used, were made l for handling the presidents messages
 and to insure his being in constant touch with Washington.
 Powerful Radio Apparatus
 "The George Washington and the
 battleship Pennsylvania said the statement, "are both equipped with the most powerful transmitting apparatus, some of which was installed for this
 particular trip. This apparatus in cludes, on the Pennsylvania, the most
 powerful transmitting set on any United States naval ship and special receiving apparatus for receiving from
 high power stations, used ordinarily only for transatlantic messages The ~. a1e q I1z- equipped with similar receiving ap- uaratuS. "On board both ships were installed radio telephones and the newest type of low power radio sets for use only in communicating from ship to ship. The George Washington and the Penn sylvania are thus able to communicates with each other, and at the same time receive messages from shore
 Annapolis Sends Message "All messages for the president are sent by the new naval high power sta tion at Annapolis, which is five times as powerful as the Arlington station These messages are received by the
 George Washington and the Pennsy1- vania simultaneously. All replies are forwarded from the George Washing ton to the Pennsylvania and relayed to shore by the Pennsylvania
 At three special navy radio receiv- ing stations, one in Maine, in New Jer- sey and one in the navy building, Washington, expert operators are lis- tening continuously for the Pennsylva-
 nia's messages. The messages, when received are forwarded with utmost i dispatch to the transatlantic radio division of the office of the director of naval communication in the navy de- partment, and the three copies are compared to insure accuracy. The | message is then delivered to the ad- dressee. All outgoing messages pass through the same office in Washington. England and France to Help 'As the presidential party approaches Europe, by arrangement of the navy department, special receiving stations in both England and France will lis ten for messages from the Pennsylva- mia, and one of the French high power stations will forward messages direct to the ship. The president will thus be kept in touch with Washington and Paris or London, simultaneously, for the George Washington will receive easily the messages sent from the An napolis station until the end of the voyage and the ship is in French port"
 While en route to Europe, President | Wilson and his party will be kept daily | informed of the events of the world through the navy news report, which | is flashed nightly from the naval radio station at Arlington and is relayed to l all naval ships and stations, both at l home and abroad. This report is pre- pared by a naval officer especially as- signed for the work, and is made up from Associated Press dispatches. President Always Advised | This service, it is understood. is be- | ing supplemented while the George | Washington is crossing by additional
 matter prepared in the state depart
 ment and referring particularly to af- l fairs of international importance.