Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-01-02

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The King, during his short address.
sent fluctuations to the army. i,aying
tribute TO its discipline and stead
fastness. He closed ny extending
sa!utations TO America and the AL
lied nations.
Paris. Jan president Wilson
is on his way TO Rome, where he is
to be the guest of King Victor Eman-
uel. The American President is
expected to visit the Pope and also
the Methodist College, and will con-
tinue his conference with the King
Premier Orlando and Baron Sonuino
! the foreign minister. The Presi-
. dent is expected to reach Rome to-
morrow. He will be met by the
Italian King.
Important results are expected
from this visit. which VIII be the last
! 10 the allied countries before the
! beginning OF the peace conference.
Immediately after breakfast yes
, terday morning. the President went
with Mrs. Wilson and Rear Admiral
Cary Il. Grayson, his personal ply
sician, to the beautiful ST. Cloud
course, under gray but raiuless
clouds. and played golf for an hour.
There was a quiet family New
Years dinner at the Murat residence.
No business was put before the
President His only departure from
the injunction of Admiral Grayson to
devote the day TO complete relaxation
and repose came in the afternoon,
when he received a New Years call
from President and Madame Poin-
care and later visited Colonel Edward
NJ. House, with whom he had a con-
ference. Beyond this, he had no ap-
pointmentS
The conference in Rome with the
Italian statesmen will, in sense,
be a continu .tion of those held here
when King Victor Emmanuel visited
Paris, and the President also talked
with Premier Orlando and Foreign
Minister Sonnipo. The results OF
President Wilson's conferences with
the British premier. David Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister Bal
four which have not yet been fully
disclosed. probably will have an I'M
portant relation TO the continuation
of the conferences With the Italian
leaders.
The working machinery of the
American commission has been thor
oughly organized during the Presi-
dents absence in England, and
everything Is virtually ready to
begin business when he returns from
Italy.
There appears no reason for alter
ing the forecast made four weeks ago
that President Wilson intends to be
back in Washington before the clos
ing of the American Congress on
March 4. or that, if necessary, he
will return to France early in the
spring to continue his work. There
are. however, some indications that
the Presidents hope that his return
will not be necessary may be re-
allied.
Before leaving for Rome, Presi-
dent Wilson :;aid a call on Madame
Poincare at the Elysee palace in re-
turn for the New Years visit Presi-
dent Poincare paid Mrs. Wilson in
the morning.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the
American secretary of state; Mrs.
House, wife of Colonel Edward NJ.
House, and Mrs. Grew. wife of JOS
eph G. Grew, of the American peace
delegation. yesterday, On the occa-.
sion of New Years received infor-
maly, their guests being various at
taches of the peace conference Amer
lean war workers, memhers CT the
Red Cross and newspaper CORE
spondents. President Wilson, Sccre-
taIy of Safe Lansing, Colonel House
and General Tasker II. Bliss were
among the guests. The awingroom
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