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- f TUmS CiS.Viia fei.HVM.iS LAU A CAROLINA HOME NEWSPAPER, CONSTRUCTIVE, CLEAN. RELIABLE "WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE OBSERVER IT'S 'SO." Founded 1869 CHARLOTTE. N. C FRIDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 6, 1918.: PRICE HVE.CETsIJ GEKXD DEFERT NEXT YEAR WAS FULLY EXPECTED Was Aim program of 80 Di visions in France by June. GEN. MARCH MAKES REPORT Conviction Based Upon. Com prehensive Study of the Whole War Situation. Washington, Dec. S.r-The army program of 80 divisions In France by Jun SO, 1919, Was embarked up on with complete confidence that Germany could and would be de feated during 1919 If the project was carried out, General March, chief of staff, declares In his annual report to Secretary Baker, made public to day. - That conviction was based on a comprehensive study of the whole war situation ordered by General March Immediately after he as sumed his duties as the head of the army last March.; N "After a study of the entire situa tion" the report says, "Including as accurate an estimate of the potential strength of our allies on the west ern front and of the probable. Ger man strength as was possible, I came to the conclusion that the war might be brought to an end in 1919, pro vided we were able to land In France by June 30 of that year 80 American divisions., of a strength of 3,850,000 men. "On July 18, 1918, I submitted to you a formal memorandum, accom panied by a study of methods by which "the men could be obtained, . the supplies procured, and an analysis of tho shipping which must be ob tained in order to accomplish this very large military program. This was accompanied by an estimate of the cost of the proposed program, "In this study I recommended to you the adoption, as the American program, of 80 divisions In France and 18 at home ty June 30. 1919, based on a total strength of the American army of 4,850,000 men. This was approved by you and by the President of the United .States and -adopted a- or format military program. To carry this program into effect required the adoptle-4M2oBJ,'wi gress of a change In the draft ages so as to Include men between the agea of IS and 48 . years, and also created & deficiency over the enor mous appropriations already made by Congress, of some 17,000,000,000. The presentation of the program to Congress, accompanied by .the state ment that this lncreaso in the- army. If laws were passed by Congress which would make It effective, would lead to success in 1919, produced prompt and favorable consideration by that body. "Up to the signing of the armistice troops were being transported - to France monthly in accordance with that program. The results speak for themselves." The remainder of the report- is devoted to a presentation of the steps it was found necessary to take to build up an adequate gen eral staff and the announcement that a complete plan of reorganiza tion' for the army, including the staff, is being Worked Out. FORMER CROWN PRINCE A CHAMPAGNE DRINKER Plays Billiards and Buys Drinks for Dutch NeighborsFears Spanish "Flu." . Amsterdam; Dec. 6. The former German crown prince, trudging over muddy country lanes in Dutch sabots, is a familiar sight on the island of i Wieringen, says a correspondent of wieringen, says a correspondent or The Telegraaf. Frederick William declares that what he misses most is , a riding horse. He plays billiards with tho vil lagers and treats them to drinks and smokes and buys candy for the chil dren., ' , The younger Hohenzollern has his breakfast at 8:30 o'clock, and his din- ner 7 In the evening. He eats .oysters ' and drinks champagne regularly, un like his father, who dines plainly. Nevertheless, he is reported to Buffer from fits of depression. Sometimes, according to eye wit- nesses, he dons a full uniform re- splendent with medals, and parades ' board will be advanced from 12 , to in front of the mirror. He then re- 1 24 hours to the west and southwest sumes a woolen sweater and knlcker- j by this new service. The feeder bockera and plays the violin,- He is routes from Chicago to St Louis, Kan said to have a deep dread of Spanish !as City, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and influenza ttnd takes preventive medi- the remainder of the trunk line from cine regularly; He becomes extreme- Chicago to San Francisco will be ly nervous, it Is said, when strangers wpfked out during the ensuing year near him make abrupt movements. "th a view to their Immediate m : "! fauguratlon at the close of the wsr. CANNOT ESCAPE BECAUSE f 7- 5?; S? ft? wV?,. ..-.-a .J Key 1Ve8t t0 Jthe West Indies THEIR HEADS ARE CROWNED and South America Negotiations t looking to the conclusion Of special air tJ .h-'.iai. "ZKI iJr? . .JEK'i- .hi ?LPi.tol.i tetcr' i fS'.TC' lif iSfTZ.El Vl Py W1 SSLSSSsSS""1?..' I heada' wewtTrm 3 1 h TtH VJ ; T-nnAv. . tw. tTVij ti... rt te h"tf I M-v.iiwv.itn L,rZa..il"r i slon of all enemy nlicns. , . ....v ......... VA,,,. INFLUENZA RACING IN EAST TENNESSEE Bristol, Tenn., Dec. 6. Influenza in .east Tennessee and southwest Vir ginia has again assumed epidemic proportions .in several sections, and much afVprehenston Is Telt vby health authorities. Numbers of new bases are reported dally In this city and Vir ginia,. So far no steps have been taken to close the local schools or theaters. ; Many deaths have, occurred In south ""Avert Vlrginf'in the--pastfw4ay from the disease. Postoif ice Department to Establish Airmail ? Routes to the Pacific and to South America IScatilb' -....v PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO ! E One Trunk Line South , Via Washington and Atlanta. BURLESON OUTLINES To Establish Air Mail to Pacific f and South America; Frisco and Panama Terminals. Special to The Observer. Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. Imme diate extension of airmail service Con necting the principal commercial cen ters of the country by a system of trunk lines and feeders, and connect ing this country with the West Indies and Central and South America, is , announced by Postmaster- General j Burleson in his annual report toaay. Four great trunk lines will be es tablished as soon as the war is offi cially ended by the signing of a peace treaty and the release or air equip ment by the army. They are first, the New York to San Francisco route. with feeder lines from Chicago to St. j Liouis and Kansas uuy; unieago 10 oi. Paul and Minneapolis; Cleveland to Pittsburgh. Second, the Boston to Key West line, of which the Washing ton. Philadelphia. New York service is already established; and from which feeders will go from, pnuaaeipnia to PHlnhiirirh: Washlnaton to Cincinnati: I Atlanta to NewjMejwsd TfCeV West,1 via Havana- to Panama J route. Fourth, the Key west, via tne West Indies, to South American route. "On this program," says the post master general, "I have to report progress as follows: "1. Boston to Key West Of this route the Washington-New York di vision has been operated since May 15 and is functionating perfectly. "The Boston-New York division has been tentatively laid out and will be established whenever, in the opinion of the war depariment. its operation will not conflict with the war needs of the country. "The Washington-Atlanta and Atlanta-Key West routes are now being worked out with a view to .their Im mediate establishment at the close of the war. "2. New York to San Francisco Of this route the division from New York to Chicago has been carefully worked out. The war department, un der act of Congress of July 2, 1918, has released to the postofflce depart ment, for the use of this division, air planes of 650 pounds mail-carrytng capacity which are. no longer oultable ; for war needs. The hangars have been rdered, landing fields obtained, and the route has been ordered establish- ed before the close of the present year. In a erles of airplane flights i by the postofflce department early in j September the route was carefully i charted for emergency and regular ; landing fields. In this work one air- i plane made a record flight from Chi- cago to New ork in less than 14 hours, including all stops en route. The flights were made through storm and heavy rains over parts of the, and neavy rains over parts ot tne. route. The -reconnaissance developed that it will be feasible to maintain a dally 9-hour schedule between New York and Chicago, as compared with the 21-hour schedule of the Twentieth - , ,. , m. , 1 Century Limited. The New York- Chicago schedule for the present will call for departing from New York at 6 a. m. and arriving at Chicago about 3 p. ,m., thus connecting with all city deliveries. The principal mall stop will be Cleveland. The time between Chicago and Cleveland will be cut to 3 hours 45 minutes, and between New York and Cleveland to 5 hours 15' minutes. Mall from the Atlantic sea- viimui vug uiuieu state nd the foreign countries in- volved fo rthe establishment of these routes to the West Indies and Central and South .America are now in prog- rt" I l'aHe that tbM ownma routes will reaulre the most powerful y we ess installation nnii DtluPID I Onn OVfM tT IAI1 f n, nl,a them safe over the seas, but the enor- m0u9 commercial advantage that will result by materially reducing the time between this country and Central and South America will justify the ex penditure that such a service wilt en-tall.--, -:;: -Vv- , "In- the conduct ot the service now In operation and the preliminary work on the' routes to . be eatflhlinheii im mediately upon the termination of the- war, .the postofflce department Is re ceiving, whole-hearted support from the war department navy department national aeronautical advisory board, bureau of standards, weather bureau and geographic survey, besides much looal assistance from committees, in divlduals and,aero-.clulia JaJlhla fpunj fy " . ' 1 mmm PLANNED , MJHHtQPQL , ; JWtSASCflYr J ONCtMNATI -.. JTLOUtS ,11..., v,c; WO.. liuti. V jjij j f V JT " ATLANTA . aim f r4L 'i ' SgPsXr south of Postmaster General Burleson, announced today and mapped above. Is a tep In this direction. The heavy lines show the airmail routes In opera tion or scheduled to begin this month; the otlicrs are thone to be estab lished soon. The exact routes between Chicago and Kan Francisco and be tween Ky West and South America, via the West indies, are not yet Mettled. This map shows the line of shortage mileage. RRiqRAlUr IT I Q R CIIR MIAIUTG lUlllUUnilL J LLLU UUUIIILUU unii I U nr niiiiiRin TiHiirn iini n i nnnmrn I r hUT Uh Vm nULN W Purchased Paper With Money Leaned by Brewers. " ::-- f- His Business Relations With W. R. Hearst Washington, Dec. 5. Arthur Bris bane explained today to the senate committee Investigating brewers and and German propaganda his purchase of The Washington Times with money loaned by brewers. He also was ques tioned regarding his business relations with William Randolph Hearst, senti ments expressed In his editorials and other matters. , Mr. Brisbane told the committee he arranged the loan for the purchase of The Times with C. J. Feigenspan, Newark, "N. J., brewer; that the transaction was a business affair en tirely and that he did not know the other brewers who assisted Feigen span in underwriting the loan. The brewers advanced 1376, uuu. Th witness denied allegations of pro-German sentiments In editorials ne haB written, saying he always has SUpp0rted America's cause and Wrongly opposed Germany. Excerpts from editorials appearing in Hearst newspapers were produced by the commiUee, and Mr. Brisbane was asked regardlng their authorship, glnce 0ly portions of the articles appeare,f n the reprints, .the witness wa8 nt p08itive as to their author nd ,,3- lven the excerots with which to go over the flies to deter mine whether he wrote the originals. there was anything In these fa- vorabie t0 Germany I know I did notl write lt the witness declared. Mr. Brisbane said William Ran dolph Hearst knew nothing of his purcnase ui xiie Amies umu t&nor mo Q nrn,0tn1 ba ,hat Mr. Hearst at first objected to it, be causa 01 isrisDanes contract wun Hearst papers at a salary of $2,000 a week. The witness said he told Mr. Hearst that if The 'Washington Times interfered with his work, Hearst could take over The Times at the price paid to Frank A. Munsey. , Senator Sterling, of South Dakota, Questioned Mr. Brisbane about the editorials in which he said that "Eng land has not always been renowned for her unselfishness." - . . "Now, isn't that reference to -the principal ally of the United States cal culated to reflect on the United States?" the senator asked. "No. I do not think so," the witness replied. "I thought then, and I think now, that England haB not always been renowned for her unselfishness. That is not a reflection on the United States." s Brisbane said that A. Mitchell Pal l.mer, whose charge that brewers had financed the purchase of The Times le to the present Inquiry, offered to ell him The New York Evening Mail, after that property came Into Pal- mer's hands as alien property custo- Pc? the witness said, but he declined' to purchase it because it was losing money, ,- " The only other newsnauer he owns. Mr.Brisbane said, is The Wisconsin X' .... ir. 1 ... ... ... . m. iewo. . n buiu ne purcnasea Ane Wisconsin Free Press and News and consolidated them and . that brewers were not Involved in the transaction. Tho witness .told. the committee ,hls attitude toward the use of beer and light wines brought him Intouch with brewers. - He said he asked Mr.' Mun sey Jo sell him The Times and let him pay for It out of its earnings, but the request was refused. He then went to. Feigenspan. "I said to him," declared the wit ness, "you khow my attitude on beer, (Contlnued""6nTPage12T uUi v: rO uului.ta iu .... ... ..IftJIl Strong Appeals to Be Made to the Government Soon. Reconstr(;ttonrCongre$d-Exhibits Sentiment for Ending War-Time Restrictions. Atlantic City, N. 3 Dec. 5. It was apparent from the action taken today by groups representing hundreds of' industries and businesses that strong appeals will be made tp the govern ment to loosen the hoffl It took on business during the war emergency, and resolutions in support of such measures will be presented at tomor- row's session of the reconstruction congress, which is being held uqder the Initiative of the Chamber of Com merce of the United States. Scores of resolutions were adopted at 10 major groups. There seemed to be almost a univer sal demand for a greater merchant marine. Many groups passed resolu tions for less control of business and' removal of restrictions and regulations governing production and distribution. Here and there in the group meetings, however, It was pointed out that the government supervision of production had shown the manufacturers that there is much needless waste, and that while federal control is not desired there might be some means devised by which tfie government might aid in the conservation of raw and other materials. Two addresses, one by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., and the other prepared by James A. Farrell, president of the United States- Steel corporation, ' were delivered. Mr. Rockefeller won much applause by asserting that capital and labor, far from being enemies, are partners and that each should be adequately 'rep resented in making for the welfare of each. , Mr. Farrell, in his address, which was read in his absence, opposed aa economic war against Germany so long as she conformed to the prin ciples of humanity as practiced by countries that have been at war with her. " . Among resolutions adopted by groups were: That all state laws re lating to pure foods and weights and measures be made, uniform with tho federal statutes' favoring sufficient tariff duty to protect the beet sugar fContinued on page 2.) J0-J0 SAYS Fair , and warmer' today; fair and colder Saturday. . . . 1 r ' It is often true that tlie man who alkd ' most-snysthe least. EXPECT WIL SOU TO Peace Conference Proper to Meet in March or April? VAST PROBLEMS ARE AHEAD . . No State Exists in Austria and Only a Semblance of Gov ernment in Germany. By Wireless to Tho Observer Front The London Times. (Copyrlfht, lill. bv Public Ledsor Co!) Paris, Dec. 6. The peace confer ence proper probably will meet in March or April. It is possible now to give a general outline of the prob able course of the peace negotiations, although naturally at this early stage, no definite program has been estab lished. The problems are too vast for any immediate pence to be llxed with out the .greatest danger to future peaco und, evcifwitb the cost of main taining some armies i-.' tne (leUl, it 1 well not to hope for a final settlement for many months. There are many factors In this de lay. While it appears there is no reason for fearing an outbreak of bolshevlsm In Qermuny, there Is abun dant reason to suspcet the present regime Is unstable and at the mercy of any absolute coup d'etat. Returning soldiers or coijrugeous politicians need the army's support. Germany probably will ewcape tho Slav malady, bolshevlsm, but may eventually, and probably will, suffer the pangs of a real revolution. While in Cermuny there is a sem blance of government while public af fairs still maintain their momentum and officials continue to write atyl re ceive letters, in Austria-Hungary it is another matter. There no state exists. There are two contrary Herles of new states In process of formation. Under tile circumstances it is JnMossible to conclude a definite peace In a hurry. The meetings in London have clone much to clear the undergrowth before the peace conference, but much re mains to be tlonc before the real peaco conference can meet, which will net the seal of an allied triumph upon a new Europe. Prewlucnt Wilson Is cxiieeted to ar rive in l'nris on the morning of De cember 13s. ' vjft..!, , , 1 1.; - -It is likely"; before uny mectthg of the allied delegates, he will be shown some of the devastated districts on the western fitnt. It will certainly not be before the middle or the end of De cember that he will meet his fellow delegates. December 16 Is mentioned as the probable time for the first meeting, but December 20 is the more likely date to be agreed upon. It will be necessary to, clear awuy misapprehension of the future by a nerles of meetings of which Paris or Versailles will be the scene. While this 9Utllne Is given, it is In no way official or final and lt will probably be found that the whole elaborate business of peace discus sions by the society of nations will be guided on the general lines Indicated. There will be three separate stages towards real peace. The first of these will be entered upon shortly after President Wilson arrives, when the representatives of the four victorious power?, France, Great Hiitain. Italy and the United States, will meet to dlscuHS the points which will be con sidered at the final Congress and to consider the best method of procedlre to be adopted. This conference will, as a matter of fact, be a sort of a super-Versailles conference, and It is probable it will assemble In the Tria non palace at Versailles. Its labors may bo finished before the end of De cember, but lt Is more likely they will go on until the beginning of January. FOUR cFASTVmE3HIP LINES ARE RELINQUISHED Clyde, Mallory, M. & M. and Southern Companies Turned Back tolPrivate Control. Washington, Dec. 5. The Clyde, Mallory, Merchants and Miners, and I Southern steamship companies were relinquished from federal control to night by order of Director General McAdoo. Steamship companies own ed by railroads will be returned un der management of the railroad ad ministration. The four lines turned back , to pri vate management were taken over by the government April 13 under war powers of the President and their op eration consolidated with other steam ship lines under the railroad admin istration. .The relinquishing order be comes effective at midnight tonight, but for accounting purposes, it is re garded as effective from December first. . Leading steamship lines which will remain under railroad administration control include the Southern Pacific, or Morgan lilies, Old Dominion, Bal timore Steam , Packet, Chesapeake Steamship, Ocean, Fall River, Hart- aora ana isew xoric, ana an F rancis co, Portland -and Seattle lines. CHARLOTTE ONLY STOP . CHOSEN FOR AIR ROUTE Relay Station May Be Estab lished Somewhere Between Greensboro and Salisbury. -1 f Bt , U. K. O. BRYANT Washington, Dec. 5. Charlotte. lt Is understood, is the only stop thus far chosen In the state for aerial malls to be delivered. Its selection bas vir tually been assured, in the -preliminary plans for a route from Washing, ton via Richmond td Atlanta. A Te lay station may beestabllshed north of Charlotte, somewhere between Sal isbury and Greensboro, or at one of these points.-, Preliminary, plans have been discussed in connection with the postofflce- appropriation bill of the house. REACH PARIS NEXT TO CARTER GLASS TO TAKE OFFICE DECEMBER 16TH Is Nominated by President Wil son to Succeed McAdoo as Secretary of Treasury. Washington, Deo. 5. Carter Glass, of Virginia, was nominated today-by President Wilson to be secretary of the United States treasury. Mr. Glass will go Into office December ie ant. dor an agreement with Secretary Mc Adoo, whose resignation was accept ed by the President upon appoint ment and qualification of Ills suc cessor. : :, At an executive session late today the senate referred Mr. Glass' nom ination to the senate banking com mittee. This is the usual routine and leaders expect prompt confirmation by the senate.' , . CANCELLATIONS More Than Seven Billions in War Contracts Held Up. Baker Explains Financial Situa tion To Continue Work at Camp Bragg. Washington, Dec. 6. Secretary Ba ker told the senate nnance commit- cellatlons the war department expects ,rr " . to save approximately 7,2GO,000 of Meantime, all the ship's company , ' the $24,281,000,000 voted by Congress WB 'nK " the President. , for the army during the war. ! ?, !T.!L ' . " 5!' ??ndMCtl . Earlier in the day the house ap-! to People on board the George Wash proprlatlons committee, which is In- ,.nu,n ud wj abandoned ship hi 1 vestigating to determine what part of war appropriations can be returned I to the treasury, made public a etate- j ment from Mr. Baker showlnR an es- tlmatcd saving of about twelve bll- lions of dollurs. or nearly half the to- tal appropriations. Chairman Sherley explained later, however, that this estimate Vva made some time agv and that revised fig- ures furnished by the war department showed an estimated saving of about (seven billions of dollars. "Of necessity the ilgures change j from day to day," explained Mr. gher- 1.... i& ...... .1.1 . . . M s vui 11 wvuiu mmm Hint uiuv thing nm re than seven billionn of the appropriations for the army could be converted back into the treasury." The war secretary told the penate finance committee today, members of . the committee said, that Congress will need to appropriate only about $1.- 10O.000.000 to cover contracts mada uidair-.4ba-.000,00u,oo of.Authorlsa- 0,00tt,aa of.Authorisa- 'f'ndllng the JPre-stdentVrotsagt M by Congress and for and to insure .,hU .being, IB, .Constant - , al appropriations have , touch with' Wsshingtonr t,,.i- , i floth Well )quippe6c . n. y's statement to the' "Tho Oeorge Washington and ''thj; - tlons provided b) which no actual been made. The secretarv'i house appropriations committee said the department's disbursements to date In the United States -total $8,- 159,000,000 and those in France $1.- 168,000.000. Contract cancel lations already made ' by the department exceed $2,600,000,- 000, Mr. Baker said, classifying these among various industries. Including the following: Powder,- $275,000,000; artillery, $750,000,000: motor vehicles, $282,000,000; textiles, $264,000,000; sages. The Ueorgo Waahlngtoh was airplane parts," $256,00.000; gas de , also especially equipped." ' 1 'v' -1 fense equipment, $130,000,000. Con-1 "On board both ships were Installed ' 1 tracts for rifles, shoes, harness, rub- radio telephones and the newest type v brr goods, chemicals, barbed wire and of low power radio seta fott use only ' : steel and iron products aggregating In communicating from ship to Ship. millions of dollars, also have been can-, The George Washington , and the ' celled. j Pennsylvania' are- thus able to com-' t I Forty per cent of the cancellations ' munlcate with each other and at the have been divided among states, Mr. same time ' receive messages front ' j Baker said, enumerating those in Mas-1 shbre. ; , ,.-'5 v I sachusetts as amounting to $231,000,- "All messages for the President are '000; New York, Pennsylvani.i, Ohio sent-by the new naval high pewer' 1 ' laud Missouri $99,000,000 each; 1111- station at Annapolis, which is ay v nois ana tennessee f b&.ouo.uoo oacn; ; Indiana $4,000,000; New Jersey $25;tj 300,000; Maryland $2,200,000; Virgin-i la $5,500,000. ( Preparations for the cancellations of army contracts were undertaken before the signing of tho armistice, Mr. Baker said. Manufacturers working on contracts that are to be completed. Secretary naaer saia. naa Deen assistea in many instances by permission being given for civilian orders to take precedence orer government orders. The army, he said, has "powder in excess of Its needs." "I am very much embarrassed," the me amount 01 powaer ana ,nign eX' plosives which we have. Operation of the Muscle Shoals nl- trate plant probably will be continued, i he said. Work on the cantonment at Fayettevllte, N. C.. is intended to be continued, with the place becoming a' permanent part of the army training system. The cantonment at Raleigh. , N. C he said, would be abandoned. DR. GARFIELD TO DIRECT WORK OF FUEL SAVING According to Teteffram Received by State Fuel Administrator R. C. Norfleet Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Deo. 6. State Fuel Administrator R. C. Norfleet, received a telegram todav from Washtnartnn stating that Dr. Garfield, who tender ed his resignation a few days ago as national fuel administrator, had de cided to remain In charge of the wvi. nnu mai an oi me ewe ano iocai aammistrators wouia be con-. tinued at least through th present winter. The telegram from Washing ton says: . "Dr.. Garfield will continue In di rhnrtrt tit fiiAf .ilmliilatmtlAn t XrXl? 5?.?' rtot hS'; J?lLJ th6 fhrn X!it.8. 2? i.rf through the winter at least. No dell-1 hlte decision has been reached yet on zones nsices or marsins"- - : DEJIAXD ABOLITION - . . OP CONSCRIFTIOIV ', Dundee. Deo,' 5. (By tlie Asso ciated Pre.) The British repre sentatives at the peace confoeenco will demand general and absolute abolition of conscription through out Europe. ; , , 4 Winston Spencer Cbnrolilll made tills announcement In speech here tonight.- j 1 fflSBTOil 1,: COHSITTOUCII His Ship and Convoy Vessel Carry powerful Wireless. , LEFT HIS DESK CLEAR Wilson and Party at Sea Kept Daily Informed of the Events of the World. . !- On Board the IT. 8. 8. George Wash ington, Dec. 5. (By the Associated Press.) President Wilson today faced the test that the 1 American troops -have been undergoing on their way' to France. The American executive was forced luusUl to don Ufe-' preserver and urepare to abandon a ship which theoretically- had teen at-, lacked by a submarine. . ! , This arternoon the alarm bell and the "bnsner" in the President's apart ment gave the signal to prepare to take to the boats. Previously having been Instructed by Captain McOauley, , President Wilson left bis Office and called Mrs. Wilson and led her to a lifeboat. The President assisted Mrs. u Uson in adjusting her life ' ..,- 4 ,,' . . "ashlngton.- Dec. 6.The navy de- pruiieiu announced tonignt tnat, lt . J'n8 ,en In continuous communica- ; ; "on ridl with the steamer George , 1 Washington since it left New York.,. 'yesterday--with President Wilson and , v "l8 Paity. on board. No Information ' wai' g'ven. however, as to the kind et , . weather the vessel -and her convoy ' Ing' fleet had encountered or their : . position. A1 ,he white house tonight It w,V alci that no communication from the Prsirlnt hflil ' hnon ionalro Km - "" v-v-o j vs, nvh r w explafiied that the President lUd i' "is desk clear and that notnat-s ' t(1" importance requiring his attsn-; ' lln ad developed wince his depar- tnt .. v - -4. The navy department's annouhc-'- v I mnt disclosed that special arrant- 4 nents never before Used were made ." . nng ine reMtntTrTntsftg - naitieanip Pnnsylvauta,".-sald" the statement,.,," are both equipped with : - the most powerful transmitting p-4 paratus, some sof which was installed ' t-' for this particular trip. This sppar- j1. includes on " the Pennsylvania.' I " the moat powerful transmitting set on, any United States navaJ ship, and also' i , - special receiving apparatus for jrs- T calving from high power statlonslised . - ordinarily only for trans-Atlantlo mes- times as powerful as the Arlington ' station. These messages are received " by the George Washington , and the : ' Pennsylvania simultaneously." All n- f - plies' are forwarder from the Oeorce ' .Washington to the Pennsylvania and : ' relayed to shore by the Pennsylvania.. n;nropcaii Nations Ustesw "As the presidential party p-" n roaches Kurooe. bv arrnemnt nf ' , tne navy department, special., recelr- . ing stations 1n both England and France will listen for messages from ' ithe Pennsylvania, and one of the French high power stations will for-- v ward messages direct to-the ehln. The " President will thus b kept In touch simultaneously. for the Gears Wash. ington will receive easily, the messages 1 sent irom tne Annapolis station nntll the end of the voyage and the ship ! is in a French port" While enroutef to Europe President : Wilson and his party w'm be kept ' dally informed of the events of the world through the rift W nnwa rnrt - which le flashed ., nightly from t th. t naval, radio station at Arlington and Is relayed to all naval ships snd eta--;:'' tlons, both at home and abroad. This I report is prepared by a naval officer t especially assigned for the work and J ,s made u from Associated Press die- ing supplemented while th George Washington la crossing by additions V ' matter prepared in the state depart ment. - TO URGE ALL TO, MAKE : v SACRIFICES FOR PEACE On Board U. a S. George Wash ington, uec b. TUere, Is every indl- caUon that In t his- 'utterances in Frane Pnnidont wuBAn win n.b. plain his proposition that alt. com to, : the peace table prepared to make -sacrifices for a bulging peace and that ' armed domination by any one nation?? . .. . ( A Pouch. of offlclal mail wlU be pnt ofr l th A0"8 w Sunday and be ; hnrrl4 bck to the. United States on .: board a destrovar ' i , r?I?,J?ln w,. . l writer on hoard lnit mlnr it 1" - T" V"1: intervals In working upon th speehe ie expects to deliver. In France.' The weather today: was clear ana cold, th pale sunlight maktnt"t' seort observable from th dec f the President's steamer. .'The President slept late and t breakfast with Mrs. Wilson, no ot: -r members of th party being pre"- t with them, at, this meal. Afterw t the President worked with his sten -rapher and examined the cHUMal v less messages which included . sevn KDDllcationa for clemency. .
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Dec. 6, 1918, edition 1
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