Arizona republican., 1918-12-13
Heavy Rain Falling May Mar Brilliancy of Cere-
 monies Brest Crowded With Troops - Yankee Bands Give Concerts Landing At 3 P. M.-Due Paris Tomorrow Morning

l PARIS. Dec. 12- Colonel E. M. | House, President Wilson's personal ae i viser General Tasker H. Bliss, Gordon | fAuchincloss. son-in-laW of Colonel 1 House. and Joseph C. Grew, former counsellor of the American embassy i'll i Vienna, all members of the AmericaaI commission for negotiating peace, as the American peace mission hencefortn will be known, left today by special train for Brest to meet President Wn- son when he arrives there.
 The special train was fitted out with Pullman sleepers and a dining car. The commission will arrive at Brest tomor- row morning about ten o'clock The L. $. s. George Washington, on which President Wilson is making the voyase from the United States. is expected 1o reach Brest roads shortly before that hour
 Immediately the George Washingt comes to anchor outside the harbor. which is made necessary by the fac. that the steamer draws too much water to enter Port, Colonel House. General Bliss and Messrs. .Auchincloss ana Grew will board the steamer and confer with President Wilson, imparting % him whatever information they have, and the impressions they have gath | I ciais and diplomatic officers, concern ing the feeling regarding President | Wilson's visit
 Parisians Sell Window Seats
 When President Wilson arrives al the Bois de. Boulogne station at 10 o'clock Saturday morning. it is anticl- pated that he will be welcomed by large crowds. Householders in the Champs Elysees, the Rue Royale, the Rue Mon ceau and other streets through which the president will pass, have rented window spaces for spectators at fancy prices. In addition throngs are expected to line the sidewalks.
 BREST. Dec. 12.-President Wilson will arrive here, his first stopping pIac- Tn France, at noon tomorrow. The French government and this ancient Breton city have completed their prep , aratlons to commemorate the first landing of an American president on the soil of Europe
 The weather this evening was nor promising for the brilliant naval spec tacle which will mark the presidents s arrival, as a steady rain was falling and thick mist enveloped the harbor, ,, making the outer headlands dimly visible.
 Brest is crowded with troops ani , sailors and the Breton peasantry in ! their quaint costumes. Buildings and
 squares are hung with flags and
 streamers and notices bearing the l wordseVive Wilson," Hail the chan.-
 plon of the rights of man."
 Bands Play in Rain 7 American naval bands gave a concert
 this evening in the Place President
 Wilson. A lar~7 crowd was presenz. notwithstanding the rain. Wireless re- \ ports to the American naval authori-
 tles are that the |. s. $. George Wash
 lngton is steaming steadily. toward , Brest- It Is expected that the light house will sight the presidential steam . CT and its naval escort a little before
 noon Friday. and the fleet will arrive in
 the narbor an hour later ? Stephen Pichon, the French foreign
 munster, and Georges Leygues, minis !. ter of marine, will go aboard tta George Washington at 1:3O o'clock in
 the afternoon, to extend the first for
 nal greetings. General Pershing. Gen
 eral Bliss, Admiral Benson, General Bliss, Rdmiral Benson, Admiral Wilson. r, Colonel B. M. House and Ambassador . Sharp will go aboard at the same tns. n The presidents lan@tng is timed for :; n o'clock in the afternoon. 1 It has been arranged that the various
 ministers. generals, admirals, and am poSSduOTS, VIII De the flrSt to debark
 final landing being reserved for tn1
 president and Mrs. Wilson. Q Ministers to Receive Party
 The ministers and officials will form, Il group to receive the president as he T steps ashore. The foreign committee or the chamber of deputies and a delega :
 ton of socialist deputies also will bs | present.
 II Foreign Minister Pichon will wet
 come the distinguished guests on he
 half of the French government. and
 Mayor Goudt on behalf of the city nj
 Brest. The president will then ride along the Cours Dajot to the railway
 station, whence he will depart for Paris l at f o'clock.
 ! The city is wild with excitement to-
 night, in anticipation of tomorrow M great event. Patriotic meetings ana
 concerts are being held and the presl-
 dent is assured of a tumultuou. welcome
 BERNIE, Dec. 12.-The Swiss gov.
 ernment has addressed an invitation tc )f President Wilson to visit Switzerland J. The invitation says the Swiss autho. le ities would consider visit from tn. IS president as fresh proof of the friend l. ship between America, the greates
 and Switzerland, the oldest, republic T II the world.