Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-12-06
u. S. Peace Party
(Continvsd from pase One)

York Yesterday with President VIII
soE and his party on board. NO IN
formation was given, however. as TO
the kind of weather the vessel and
her conveying feet had encountered
or their position. ct the White House
tonight it was said that no commu-
aications from the President had been
, eceived but it vas explained that the
President had left his desk clean ana
no matters OF importance requiring
his attention had developed since he
loft Washington. The Navy Depart
neat's announcement disclosed that
sDecial arrangements never before
used were made for handling the
Presidents messages to insure his be-
inv in constant touch with Washing
ton.
The George Washington and the
battleship Pennsylvania" said the
statement, ARE both equipped with
line most powerful transmitting ap-
paratus, some of which was installed
Tor this particular trip. This apparat-
US includes on the Pennsylvania. the
most powerful transmitting set on
any United States naval ship ana
special receiving apparatus for re-
ceiving from high power stations
Used ordinarily for transatlantic
me ssages The George Washington
was also especially equippe" with
simi!ar receiving apparatus. On
ioerd both ships were installed radio
telephones and the newest type OF
low power radio sets for use only III
communicating from ship 10 ship. fhe
George Washington and the Pennssl-
.an,a are thus able to communicate
with each other and at the same time
receive messages from shore.
Ali messages for the President are
sent by the new naval high power Sta
;ion at Anna polls, which is five times
as powerful as the Arlington station.
These messages are received py the
George Washington and the Pennsy1Va-
MIA simultaneously. All replies are for
warded from the George Washington to
the Pennsylvania and relayed to shore
by the Pennsylvania.
At three special naval radio receiving
stations-oae in aine, one in New Jer-
sey and one IL the navy building, wash
ington--eXpert operators are listening
continuously for the sPennsyiVanla !
messages The messages when recelV-
ed are forwarded with utmost despatch
to the trans Atlantic radio division ONCE
of the director of naval communication
in the navy department and the three
copies are compared to insure accuracy.
The message then delivered to the
addressee. All outgoing messages pa IS
hi
AS the presidential party approaches
Europe, by arrangements of the navy
department special stations in both
England and France will listen for
messages from the Pennsylvania and
che of the French high power station
will forward messages direct to the
ship. The President will thus be kept
in touch with Washington and Paris OF
London simultaneously. for the George
Washington II receive the messages
sent from the Anna polls station until
the end of the voyage and the ship is in
French port
While enroute to Europe. President
Wilson and his party Will be kept daily
informed of the event of the world
through the navy news report which is
flashed nightly from the naval radio
station at Arlington and is relayed to
all naval ships and stations. both a:
home and abroad. This report is pre-.
pared by naval officer especially as
signed for the work and is made VI
from Associated Press dispatches. Thi
service, It is Understood, is being sup
p!emented while the George Washington
is crossing by additional matter pre-
pared in the state department and re-
ferring particularly to affairs of inter-
national importance.