Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-25
president WILL
ADDRESS TROOPS
ON BATTLEFIELD
Ten Thousand Soldiers Will
Hear Christmas Speech
of Nations Head.
ENGINEERS BUILD ROADS
FOR GREAT WAR PAGEANT
Turkey Dinner With Cranberry
Jelly and Pumpkin Pie From
Iron Mess Kits.
MEN HAVE TWO DAYS RATIONS
Mr.. Wilson and Party Will Motor 20
General Pcrshing's Home for
Holiday Banquet.
ENGINEERS BUILD ROADS
FOR GREAT WAR PAGEANT
MEN HAVE TWO DAYS RArIoNs
Mr. Wilson and Party Will Motor 20
General Pcrshing's Home for
Holiday Banquet.

'AN! A'hiNipSt.
AT AMERICAN FIELD HEADQUAR-
TERS. CHAUMONT. FRANCE Decem-
ter 2i.-From reviewing stand erect
eu IN the n!ds; OF wheat field near
the hamlet OF I!umcs. three miles from
l-angres, President Wilson will to-day
deliver what is hcraldcd as one OF the
most important addresses of his polit-
cal career.
There viii be 10000 American troops
to pass in review before the President.
General PcrshinS and General Bliss
me Presidents co-delegates to the
peace conference may accompany him
on the visit.
The President left Paris ;o-nigh, for
,r,h wsek Trip. wh:eh VIII take MIN 10
companlet by hrs. Wilson Rear Ad-
m.rai 1..r,i Grayson and small party. The
ana VIII reach chaumant Christmas
morning.
The Pres!den, and his party on the
risit TO the from, viii cover The iifty
mile triangle formed by Chaumont,
l-ansrfs t.s,.i and Mon,isny e-Kof
ana night getting lhc roads into shape
log the great military pageant
pathway has been buiit Into the Held
where the open reviewing stand has
Rain ha. been so heavy during the
past month that even should in..
weather be line to- o-norrow the mud viii
be knee-deep everywhere off the paved
The troops 10 be reviewed comnris.
composite infantry battaiions, consist
ing OF one company from each Tcgi-
nent in the Eirs, army. which is made
and Eighty second Divisions, as well
"a machine gun and engineering bat
i1!lons, wire companies, artillery units
In, 2nt Q
4 rehearsal OF the review took place
tonight The troops were brought IN
american shock troops many Il hun
dr.d miles across France for the va
r!ous orensives.
The troops TO he reviewed carry two
Gays iron rations" in their havcr-
sacks. They will return 10 their bill
lets ON Thursday. In the parade the
ihc:r gas masks. havcrsacks and full
equipment.
PRESIDENT TO EAT DINNER
IN tNOCCUpIED HOSPITAL
The review Will be finished by noon,
when the President VIII motor TO the
heahIuartcrs Of the Twsnty sixth Di-
take Christmas dinner in an unoccu-
GERS from the Yankee" division DIVISION viii vii
bc present instead OF enlisted men, as
MAS originally planned.
The Iwcnty-siNth Division was Sc
Iectcd because il has been longest in
restaurant Keeper Of Worcester Mass
will be In charge OF the, dinner The
menu follows;
Celery
Roast Turkey
Mashed Potatoes Turnips
Cranberry Jelly
Pumpkin Pie. Cakes. Bread and Butter
Coffee
Everything cXccpt the turkeys is
included in the ration. There viii be
no soup. owing TO the diners using
r,..;,. L. 70 L.,
have been obtained for the guests.
the officers using their own. There
Will be no table cloths and no napkins.
IHEsIDENT Will. VISIT At
HOME or GENERAL PERSHISC:
Following the dinner president Will
son viii! motor through tho towns of
Jfreicourt. Iiinnecourt Rococour,
.Nvricourt. Epinaint. Sarroy. Odival
Nogcnt. louviers and pouiangi The
troops billeted in these places will he
lined up and reviewed along the road.
Jeturning to Chaumont the Prcsi-
dent will go to General Pershings
Chaumont where Mrs. Boyd. wife OF
Colonel Boyd, General Pcrshings aide.
Will receive Mrs. Wilson. \ banquet
will be hcid in The evening. There
will be Il Christmas tree.
Among the men of the Yankee di-
vision. Representative William Henry
Carter. of Nccdham Heights, Mass. is
the hero OF the day. He is donating
money for the purchase OF Christmas
dinner "fiNin's" and cigars.
ON the way from chaumont to
hospital train sdetrackcd at Foulain
il Is possible the President will stop
Off TO inspect the train. which brought
back thousands of wounded doughboys
from the .ArSoRnc offensive
At liumes Il presidential salute of
twenty -one guns Will be fired from
powerful French ssix-inehers used by
Americans since last spring. These
mOn1lc cd rulhnr- ;roI Nm,
hers and are extremely mobile
weapons.
PRESIDENT SAILS FOR
ENGLAND on THURSDAY
The President will leave late We'd
ncsday evening for Calais and on
Thursday morning will embark on n
warship for England. AS far as is
I known here there viii be no further
changes in the Presidents program in
! England unless the British govern
mcnt suggests them
American officials here are deeply
interested in the reception which viii
be accorded the President by the Brit
\ jsh people, especially in the Manches-
|. ter industrial district. The President
\ himself looks fc'ward with high eX-
| pectationS TO Il review of the trooDs on
his visit 10 England.
With his return TO Paris from Eng
I land on New Years, the President
organization work of the American
commission will be completed. The
business OF beginning to make peace
may get under way If by then the
named their delegates.
official notification Of the appoint
ment OF the various delegates it is
believed, will come in ten dnys. nj.
i though 1t is related that the British
delegates may not be chosen until Tho
!. clectioss are entirely out of tho way.
= The n coming ,gde6nits Of German delegates is
question OF Russian represcntotJon ,no