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Show PRESIDENT SPENDS SOIIIMIK HOT SPRING- a Dec "1 Preu dent Wilson toda reee ved a commuax cation from Secretary Lansing relative to foreign affairs It is nderstood that the letter told of recent conversations the secretarr of state has had with Baron Zviedinek the charge of the Aus tfian embassy at Washington regarding the demands of the United States grow ing out of the sinking of the Aneona. No intimation as to the details of Mr Lansing s advices could be obtained The president spent some tune todav at work with b s stenographer He read Mr Lansing s letter and its tnclosurcs and dictated replies to anous letters forwarded, here from the White House There s no present plan to ba e Colonel E. M House eon e bare for a conference before leav ng for Europe as a special diplomatic representative to discuss important questions with Amer ican embassadors at the capitals of bel hgerent powers The president and f olonel Hou howe er are in constant communication bv letter and telegraph The president has directed that cou gratulat ons on his wedl ng sent by rulers of foreign countries be acknowl edged through the state department and he is supervising personally the answer of similar messages from American dip lomats abroad, off c als in this country and personal friends The gr nc pal celebration of Christmas here will be held tomorrow night and the president and vlrs Wilson hae been urgently in itcd to participate In tat ons to attend a Sunday school cele bration at the Presbyterian church and to tak tea with one of the cottagers were declined today For the f rst time s nee their arri al the pres dent and h s wife played golf today inev went on tne course while many of the other guests were having lunch and on their return to the hotel found practically all of the winter col onv gathered on the lawns to greet them They had plaved fourteen holes with two secret serv ee men acting as caddies The cadd es ns sted that no score was kept Mrs Wilson is a be ginner on the links but under the coach ng of the pres dent is rap diy iraprov ing her game Late n the afternoon the couple took an hour s antomobile ride to po nts of historic interest n the- in ty return ng after dark and )ust in t me for d n ner |