| Show WILSON ESCORT SHIP SMASHES L HER MACHINERY U. U S. S S. S New Mexico Breaks Down Leaves Convoy in ill l i On Board the U. U S S. S. S Geor George e WashIngton WashIngton Washington Wash Wash- ington I Feb eb 20 O.-Er O. By wireless to the thes Ass Associated As As- s si i s Press The Thc Thc steamer George Washington on which President Wilson Wilson Wil Wil- 11 son is returning to the United States Stale was in full wireless communication I been Intermittently Inter Inter- again to today da after having cut off from certain communication for for t twenty four hours After leaving lea the tho convoying torpedo boat de destroyers behind in itt the heavy seas Tu Tuesday trouble eloped dc on the b t New a Mexico which put that vessel out of or the convoy and to today today tori to- to o has been been- ri tho tuo George day r- r f r ef ti s- s lone alone The Thc battleship North Orth Carolina is coming up for tho the purpose of or relaying wireless communications All AU has been been- well wen on board the George Washington The Tue President has alternatively worked and taken ex ex- ex- ex i C rc Iso I I Besides the thc formal message dispatched lIsI his dis patched to Premier Clemenceau Prest- Prest I dent Wilson expressed his deep concern l for tor the tho French premier and hope fo for tor his rapid recovery reco I t Today mo tHO m n a HUU VII running through better weather Th The course cours c of the e el Is can constantly being 1 shortened In iii n older to make up for Cor th time the loss in time timo that has been experienced d Nc New Nev Mexico l Strips One Turbine Engine Washington Feb 20 Time The Thc presidential ship George Washington ton is proceeding proceeding pro pro- to Boston through y imea weather without naval na convoy cono the tho I Ina na navy department was waa advised tonight b by radio The Tho convoying in battleship New Mexico stripped ono one of or her turbine engines and antl was forced to drop out o otho or of ortho tho ho fleet while hea heavy weather mado It necessary for Cor the destroyer fJ flotilla Ulla to leave lea the line The message said the destroyers ex expected ex- ex to rejoin the George Washington Washing Washing- I ton toil when tho timo weather moderated In InI Inthe inthe I the meantime however howe Secretary DanI Dan Dan- loIs leIs has ordered the thc cruiser Denver lOput to lO I put to sea to meet the thc big liner hUmor Ship Still Ilous Abend b The accident to the New cw Mexico af- af fec footed ed cd only tho tIme port steam turbine am and ancl she still is able to maintain a speed of fifteen knots an hour The Tha dreadnought dread dread- nou nought ht the time only electrically driven hip battleship in the thc Yin na navy reported that she would continue to handle radio traffic as tong long as she he remained in touch with the thc presidential ship The Tho mes message a o from Crom room the Now Jow Mexico mado no mention of or an any damage damase to the tho destroyers merely merel- saying tho heavy weather had forced them to slow do down n Thc The George Washington ap apparently apparently ap- ap parenti was making good speed al althou although although al- al thou though h officials here believed ed she site probably would be delayed somewhat in reaching Boston The Tho destroyers will follow Collo the pres- pres Continued on Page Pase 3 I I WILSON ESCORT SHIP I SMASHES MACHINERY Continued from Page 1 1 ships ship's course and when th the weather mode moderates ates they will trill steam fu speed In the hope trope of oC overtaking tho rho bl bIb liner and accompanying her into Bo Boston Boston Bos- Bos ton harbor The accident of oC the New Nen ew Mexico is i not an unusual one naval nl officers sal saId Bald I but the message did not reveal ll Its cause The bi big battleship which only I recently tt was as commissioned is proceeding proceed proceed- In Ing to the nearest Atlantic naval brio base under the power of oC turbine N No o apprehension for her safety is entertained enter enter- b by naval officials |
