Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1919-01-01
Wilson Insists on Eating Christ
mas Dinner From Mess
Kit.
REVIEWS men AT CHAUMONT
After Visiting Soldiers Executive VIII
Go to Calais and Cross the
Channel to Visit
England.

can ExpeditiOnary Forces in France,
Dec. 25.-This is what President and
Mrs. Wilson ate with the dough
boys at the headquarters of the Iwen-
ty-sixth division at Montigny-le-Rol on
Christmas day:
Celery
Roast Turkey With Dressing
Mashed Potatoes and Turnips
Jelly, Pumpkin Pie and Cakes
Bread and Butter
Coffee.
Owing to the diners using mess Kits
no soup was served.
Paris, Dec. 25.-President Wilson'S
plan for visiting American army head-
quarters at Chaumont and then pro-
ceeding to England now are complete.
He left Paris late last night and Will
not return until New Years day.
His movements while he is with the
army. which were at first entirely IN
the hands of General Pershing, nave
been changed in one respect. Mr.. VII
son insists upon taking Christmas din
ner with the troops and eating from
a mess kit with the soldiers about MIN.
He will have formal dinner with Cen
eral Pershing and his officers later
After reviewing the troops the presl'
dent will deliver an address, Whlch ne
already has prepared.
Leaving Chaumont late on Christmas
day, the president Travelled by MIL
itary train to Calais, where he VIII ar
rive Thursday morning. He will cross
the channel by the shortest route. land
ing at Dover and going directly 10
London to begin a round of engage
ments and conferences which will oc-
cupy his time until the following Tues
day, when he leaves for Paris.
To Review 10000 Troops.
On his arrival at Chaumont to visit
the American army, the president was
met by General Pershing, the French
general commanding in that dis
trict, the project and mayor OF
Chaumont, French and American
guards of honor and an American
band. After his reception at the city
hall the president will review 10000
troops composed of one infantry bat
TALON from each of these divisions:
Sixth, Twenty-ninth, Seventy-seventh,
Eightieth and Eighty-secOnd. There
will be an artillery unit from the Sew
enty-seventh division and two troops
of the Sixth cavalry.
After luncheon at the headquarters
of the Twenty-sixth New England)
division, the president returned by
automobile to ChaumOnt. On the way
he stopped at several small towns
Where American troops are stationed
to inspect the quarters and talk with
the men.
Hoover Calls on Wilson.
Herbert G. Hoover, American food
administrator, and Edward N. Hurley
chairman of the American shipping
board, called on President Wilson by
appointment yesterday. Mr.. Hoover's
visit was in connection with the great
problem of provisioning sections of Eu-
rope where great food shortage exists
or is threatened as the result of the
overrunning of the country by German
troops or by exhaustion and inabtl-
ity of the inhabitants to find labor to
till the soil.
Suggestions that relief work in the
sections be placed in the hands of an
international committee have come
from some entente countries, but il
now seems assured that the original
plans of the administration in this
matter will be adhered to. 1t is prob
able that the work of supplying food
will be retained under one head in
the interest of rapidity of action and
efficiency. The head, it seems certain
will be Mr.. Hoover, who has prepared
tentative plans for the extension of
the machinery he already has created
for the relief of devastated portions of
Belgium and France.
Support Pleases Wilson.
New York, Dec. 25.-In reply to a
message wishing President Wilson
success in his efforts to form a League
of nations sent to him on December
10 by fifty Americans representing or.
CARNATIONS interested in the plan. the
following cablegram was received here
by Samuel t. Dutton, secretary of the
worlds court league:
81 warmly appreciate the message
from fifty Americans and beg that
you will thank them very warmly for
the cheer they have given me.
WOODROW WILSON"