Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-05
Chief Waves
FARE WELL AS
SHIP LEAVES
Simplicity Marks Wilson'S
Second Departure for
Peace Meet.

/ New York. March 5.-Prcsi-
/ dent Wilson sailed today on his
second voyage 10 France, de-
termined, rs lie said in his
! Metropolitan opera house
speech here last night, not 10
'-cOmP back till IFS over. over
there
The transport George WASH
ingtOn bearing the presidCn-
tiJ party lett the IiobokCn, y,
J. pier at S:l5 a, m.
The chief executive S departure
was marked by a simplicity which
contrastcd with the noisy demon
stration given him when the George
Washington carried Mr.. Wilson
from American waters on his first
journey to Paris last December.
Waves Farewell.
Today there was only a small
crowd assembled At the army
transport pier. These The presi-
dent. hat in hand and Mrs Wilson
waved farewell greetings as the
George Washington swung out
into the lower Hudson river while
the band on the transport Great
Northern. berthcd nearby, PLAYED
The Star SpanEled Bauner.'
Standing on the bridge the presi-
dent and his wife saw the AIueri-
can flag raised on the STAFF at tho
stern and heard tho booming or
the presidential salute OF 2 guns.
AS the transport turned her nose
toward the statue Of liberty. an es-
cOrt OF destroyers got under way
ahead The harbor was nearly de
serted because Of the strike bf
marine workers.
The president and Mrs. Wilson
had asCended 10 the bridge soon
after 8 O'Clock. Mr. Wilson had
been up and about the decks for
nearly two hours, having been the
first OF the presidential party %
appear. Most of the others were
asleep when the transport sailed
Hold Ship 10 Get Papers.
Just as the George Washington
was about to sail it. was discovered /
that someone had neglected 10 taks
aboard the morning newspapers
The lines had been made fast to the
gaugplank which was about TO be
drawn in when the presidents or
derry rushed aCros7 the plank onto
the ptGl anu nun lFl lul CuSu lAH
flag decorated archwsy 10 a news
stand where he purchased the pa
pers and came running back 10 the
ship This incident delayed for
few minutes the vessels departure.
These newspapers brought on
board at the last moment contained
the text Of the speeches Of the
president and William Howard
Taft, in support Of the league OF
nations. al the Metropolitan
opera house last night They also
told of the activities OF the prcsi
dent on the eve OF his departure
Has Little Sleep.
II was a few minutes before mid
night when Mr.. Wilson arrived in
Hoboken and it was early morning
before he reached his stateroom, so
that his sleep was brief.
Mr.. Wilson received a deleEa-
ton OF lrish-Americaps with
whom he discussed the aspirations
of Ireland at the peace conference.
Militant sufragets had tried IN
successfully 10 force their way into
the opera house earlier in the even
ing and a few OF them were ar
rested.
The George Warrington passed
quarantine al $40 a, m, and was
saluted by 2l guns by the United
States steamship Amphitrite and by
whistles blown by all the steam
craft Ia the lower bay
Ship OTerhnuled.
The naval transport George
Washington, on which President
Wilson and his party sailed for
Brest, has been OveThauled EUd
repainted outside and lnhoard since
her arrival IN New York week
ago That the president may be IN
touch with the shore during the on
tire voyage, Independently OF the
has been equipped with new high
powered wireless apparatus win a