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Will Reach Frontier This
Morning and Visit Turin
and Genoa.
IN CAPITAL TOMORROW
Spends Quiet New Years
in Paris. Playing Golf
in the Morning.
pOINCARE Is A CALLER
Conference With Italian Lead
ers Takes New Interest Since
Visit to England.
POINCARE Is A CALLER

' rARrs, Jan. 1.-President Wilson Is
en- route tonight to Rome. where he
will he the guest Of King Victor En-
manuel. During his stay in the Ital-
ian capital he will visit the Pope and
also the Methodist College and will
continue his conference with the
King, Premier Orlando and Baron
Sonnino. the Foreign Minister. Some
important results are expected from
this visit. which will be the last to
the allied countries before the begin
ming Of the peace conference.
The President will arrive at the
Italian frontier tomorrow morning
and will he met at the border by aids
of King Victor Emmanuel, American
Ambassador Page and Count Macchi
dl Cellere. Italian Ambassador to the
United States.
Leaving the border the President
He will be greeted at Turin and
Genoa by the Mayors and the munich
palities of those cities and will arrive
in Rome at 1890 o'clock Friday morn
ing
George Creel, chairman of the Com
mittee on Public Information, is ac-
companying the President to Italy.
Reand Of Golf at st. Cloud.
Immediately after breakfast this
morning the President went with Mrs.
Wilson and Rear Admiral Grayson
his personal physician, to the beaut-
ful St. Cloud course under graz but
rainless clouds and played golf for an
3 hour.
There was quiet family New
Years dinner at the Murat mansion
No business was put before the Pres
3dent. His only departure from ths
injunction of DR.. Grayson TO devote
the day to complete relaxation anC
Tepose came in the afternoon when III
received a New Years call from Pres
visited Col. Edward NJ. House. with
whom he had conference. Beyond
this he had no appointments,
Before starting for Rome Presiden
Wilson paid a call on Nine. Poincare al
the Elysee Palace in return for the New
Years visit President Poincare pait
Mrs. Wilson in the morning.
WtU Renew C0uferences
The conferences in Rome with thu
Italian statesmen will De, In a sense,
continuation of those held here wheI
King Victor Emmanuel visited Parii
snd the President also talked with Pre-
mler Orlando and Foreign Minister
sonnino. The results OF Presiden
Wilson'S conferences with the British
Premier. David Lloyd George. and For
egn Minister Baifour, which have no
yet been fully disclosed, probably will
have an important relation to the con
tnuation of the conferences with th'
allan leaders.
The working machinery of the Ameri
can Commission has been thoroughly or
rsnized during the Presidents absenc
in England and everything is PRACTICAL!
ready 10 begin business when he re
turns from Italy. There appears n
leason for altering the forecast mad
four weeks ago, that President Wilson
intends TO be back in Washington be
fore the closing Of the American Con
greSs on March I, or that. II necessar.
re will return to France early IN tn
spring 70 continue his work. There are
iowever. some indications that the Pres
iferts hope that his return viii not b.
reccssary may be realized.