The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-12-05
NINE SWEEPERS
CLEAR Way FOR
PRESIDENTS SHIP
CONVOY CLOSE IN
Ordinary Routine of Ship
Lift Gone Through by
the Executive
ALREADY $50
MILES AWAY
ExecutiveBusy onSpeeches
To Be Delivered
"Over There"
by Associated Preas- !

On Board U. S. George Washfng-
ton Dec. 6.-PreBident Wilson spent
most Of the first day of the trim on
this steamship working in the offica
part OF his suite. After acknowiedp-
ing from the bridge the greetings
that were given him as the ship put
TO sea, he turned to the pile of LEFT
ters and kilograms awaiting him and
spent several hours working with HID
stenographers.
The Presidents poinss.
In the afternoon on the advice OF
his physician. Rear Admiral Cary q.
Grayson, he lay down and rested Sogs
a time because OF n slight cold that.
was affecting his voice.
Later the President received calls
from officials on board, including tho
Italian and French ambassadors.
Following this he took a waIk ON.
deck with Mrs. Wilson.
The presidential party dined quiet.
~ In the evening, being served by
a waiter who claimed to have ats
tended Emperor William and the
empress in the same suite on the
trial trip Of the George Washington
which formerly was a German liner.
The reports that the presidential
suite had been fitted UP in a lux1Irt-
GUS manner are untrue. In the din-
ing hall music was furnished by the
ships band and a quartet of sailors,
In Touch by Wireless.
The President is keeping in touch
with official business by wireless.
The escorting deStroyers, with the
battieship Pennsylvania leading the
column, are keeping in close touch
Win the steamship carrying the
Mine sweepers are running before
the bow Of his ship. They are loaded
with steel billets to insure their deep
dFaught. The weather is cold ana
misty but the sea is calm.
Pigeons Carry Thanks.
In the evening Mrs. Wilson released
from the George Washington carrier
pigeons bearing notes of thanks 10
Vice Admiral Gleaves for the success
or the arrangements made for the
departure. .a t...
Press Gang Aboard.
Representatives OF the Associated
Press, the United Press and Interna-
tlonal News service, are accompany
ing President Wilson and party 10
Europe. Arrangements Were made
in advance to permit the correspon-
dents to send brief individual mes
sages from the ship by wireless, tho
first dispatches being released for
publication.
President Wilson's ship this morn
ing was $50 miles out, steering q.
steady course at a speed OF II knots
an hour.
Weather Clear and Cold.
The weather today was clear and.
cold, the pale sunlight making the
escort observable from the decks orl
the Presidents steamer.
The President slept late ana took
breakfast with Mrs. Wilson. After
ward the President worked with his
stenographer and examined the Of
1ictal wireless messages which In
cluded several applications for /
clemency. ...
A pouch of official mail viii bai
put off at the Azores on Sunday and
be hurried back TO the United States !
on board a destroyer.
Preparing Speeches.
The President has his own type
writer on board and is using it at fn-I
tervals in working upon the speeches /
he expects TO deliver in France.
No announcement was made ON
board today regarding appointments
to the offices Of secretary of the
treasury or director OF railroads.
The George Washington will steasn Il
by way of the Azores but will not put
In at those islands.