Evening star., 1919-03-05
PRESIDENT SAILS
TODAY FOR FRANCE
Departs on Second Trip Not
to Return "UntiI All Is
Over, Over There"
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 5.-President
Wilson sailed today on his second voy
age to France determined, as he said
in his Metropolitan Opera House
speech here last night, net to ''come
back till it's over, over there" The
transport George Washington, bearing
the presidential party, left the Hobo
ken, N. j., pier at SIS am.
Presidents Wilson went aboard the
George Washington at 1906 o'clock
this morning with Mrs. Wilson and
other members of his party.
company of marines stood guard
at the Army pier. where the George
Washington was docked, and their
bugler sounded attention as the au-
tomobile carrying Mr. Wilson and his
wife drove up. Only secret service men
and detectives were allowed on the
pier.
The chief executives departure was
marked by simplicity which con-
trasted with the noisy demonstration
given him when the George Washing
ton carried Mr.. Wilson from Amerf-
can wafers On his first Journey to Paris
last December
Few Assembled at Pier.
Today there was only small num-
Der of persons assembled at the Army
transport pier. To these ths 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 North
ern, berthed nearby, played The Star
Spangled Banner"
Standing on the bridge, the Presi-
dent and his wife saw the American
flag raised on the sstaff at the stern
and heard the booming of the presi-
Dental salute of twenty-one guns AS
the transport turned her nose toward
the Statue of Liberty an escort of
destroyers got under way aheadx The
harbor was nearly deserted BECAUSE
of the strike of marine workers.
The President and Mrs. Wilson had
ascended to 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 presi-
Dental party to appear. Most of the
others We're asleep when the trans
port sailed.
orderly's Rush for Morning Papers
Just as the George Washington was
about to sail it was discovered that
some one had neglected to bring
aboard the morning newspapers, The
lines had been made fast to the gang
plank which was about to be drawn
in. when the Presidents orderly.
clutching a dollar bill in his hand.
rushed across the plank onto the pier
and hurried through the bag-deco-
rated archway to newsstand where
he purchased the papers and came
running back to the ship. This Incl
dent 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 ofnations. at the Metropol-
itan Opera House last night They
also told of the activities of the Pres
ident on the eve of his departure
The George Washington passed
Quarantine at 9:10 am. and was sa-
Iuted by twenty-one guns by the u. S.
S. Amphitrite and by whistles blown
by al: the steamcraft in the lower bay
owing to the harbor strike, there
were no private tugs available to tow
the George Washington out into the
river Two Army transport tugs were
present, but the ship was got under
way without their aid by w j. Nc
Laughiin, a Sandy Hook pilot
The ship sailed in command of Capt
Edward MeCauley, jr