Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1919-04-10
WILSON |LL;H0USE
AT THE MEET HELM
Session Is Held at the Paris
White House.
REST is NEEDED FOR COLD
Visitors Kept Away by Order of the
Physician-No Matters Are Re-
ferred to President by the
Conferees.

Paris, April 5.-President Wilson is
confined to his bed with a cold, which,
In statement given out at the Paris
white House," is characterized as
severe"
The president has been devoting his
entire time to work by day and night
since the council Of four was organ
lied. He has had little or no relaxa-
ton and only limited amount of ex-
ercISe. He has been constantly under
the professional watchfulness Of Rear
Admiral Grayson, his personal physi-
clan, who hoped to protect him from
the colds which now are somewhat
epidemic in Paris because of the chilly
and rainy weather that has prevailed
recently.
Visitors Kept Away.
President Wilcon's condition was re-
garded by Admiral GraysOn as suffi-
ciently serious to warrant insistence
upon strict compliance with the orders
given early in the day against any un-
authorized intrusion on the sick room.
AIiC LhC VI lIl6 dlIlcu gov
ernments and e. NJ House, represent
Ing the president, conferred in a room
on the same floor and within less than
twenty yards Of the patient, no effort
was made to communicate with him
regarding any Of the phases of the
discussions.
King Albert of Belgium, who met the
council of four at it's forenoon session,
sent to the president an official ex-
preston Of regret at his indisposition.
When the king talked with the presi-
dent yesterday, the president appeared
to be we'll.
Illness Comes Suddenly.
The president himself did not ap-
pear to feel warning Of The approach
Ing illness. 1t was during the latter
part Of his meeting with Premiers
Clemenceau and Lloyd George that the
cold developed. The presidents voice
began to grow husky enough to cause
comment from the premiers before the
adjournment Of the conference.
After six o'clock the presidents con-
1ition became such that he could
scarcely talk. Doctor Grayson saw
him Immediately after the conference
adjourned and ordered him to bed.
Members of the presidents house
hold, his friends and newspaper cor
respondents were advised of his con-
dition, but in the hope that q nights
rest would bring definite improve
ment the correspondents were request
ed not to make public what was re-
garded as only a slight indisposition
Has Fever Also.
While Admiral Grayson hopes to
break up the cold within a short time.
he made no prediction himself as to
its probable duration. The president
has q fair degree Of fever, although
Just what his temperature is has not
been revealed.
Except on questions of the greatest
importance no one is permitted to en-
ter the presidents room. Members of
the supreme council and representa-
tives of other governments sent So
licltous inquiries to the white House"
regarding the presidents condition.
E. M. House took the presidents
place at the meeting of the council
of four.
Cables to Tumulty.
Washington, April 5.-President Will
son is confined to his bed in Paris
with severe cold.
Rear Admiral Grayson, the presi-
dents physician cabled Secretary Tu-
tmulty that the president caught cold
yesterday and was unable to be about,
although his condition was not regard
ed rs serious.
White House officials recalled that
the president always throws off the
deepest colds quickly. They were con-
.fident that his active work at the
~peace conference would not be inter-
rupted for more than q day or two.