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Show TEH -ISIfllliffll MTS Ti 1BH1 ME ! MlIBJtffiBOiMISITBM I S7T ?? ?? Z7 TRANSPORT CARRYING PRESIDENTIAL PARTY SAILS Mil NEW YORK " By Associated Prase. NEW YORK, Dec 4. Prior to President Wilson's departure today for Europe to attend the peace conference, it became known that he goes determined against militarism in any form. The crush-ins; crush-ins; of Prussian militarism was a part of his plan for the future peace of the whole world, the president feels, according to persons who ; conferred with him an ihg tran.pctrt CeoTa-.. Wh;.igt1 before, it , sailed. 1 By Aseoaiated Prats. NliW.YORK. Dec. 4-r-Woodrow Wilstui, president of tho United States sailed today for. Europe as one of five representatives of the United States to the peace conference ti be held in France.' The transport George Washington, carrying, the president's pvty,' got under way at 10:15 a. m. The president's party included two other memhers of the American delegation Secretary of State Robert Lansing and Henry White, former ambassador to France and Italv. Colonel E. M. House and General Tasker H. miss, the other 'two members, are already in Europe. A the Oeorne WashlnBlon swung out Into the North river on a voyage unprecedented In American history. President and Mrs. Wilson stood on the flying bridge, the highest point to which passengers could climb. An army band on the shore played "Over There." In-ldent Wllaon anil lira. Wilaon had braakfaat alone In tha private dining; room which la pan of their auite. Tha prraldrnt. In high eplrita. aald looking forward to the voyaxo aa a rnn Indeed, the flrat real reel ainra he aaaumed office. He remarked re-marked that it might be "an enforced ret for a few daya," thua acknowledging acknowl-edging hie reputation for being a very poor aailor. The tleorga Washington. ' with lla convoy of war veaaela, will take the aouthem route, going hr way of tha Aaorea. In order to avoid tha colder temperaturea which would I encountered on tha northern route-.' '. AWAITING WIRELESS. A wire leu telegram la expected to be received by the president late today to-day from Hecretary of the Treasury McAdoo, announcing the acceptance or rejection of the treasury secretaryship secre-taryship by the man to whom it baa been offered. He la believed to he Kepreaentatlva Carter tilasa of Vir. glnla, and hia decision la expected to be made known at Washington during the day.- W'ith tha transport' departure) to-day to-day it was disclosed that Secretary . Tumulty had been very nnxloua tn accompany the president, hut yielded to the wishes of the president, who believed that Mr. Tumulty's presence waa needed In Washington. SHIP IS SEALED. , After tha president stepped aboard I the ship waa virtually sealed, even army officers of hlsh rank lieing barred. George Creel, who did not go aboard at the time the president did. found difficulty in later joining the peace party. He waa obliged to .exert official pressure in order to lie allowed to go aboard. The tieorge Washington carries many noted persons on thia voyage. Heaidea tha peace delegates, they include in-clude Rear Admiral If. 8. Knapp and Captain Wllll.-tm V. Pratt, who will report to Admiral Henson. naval rep. , reaentative. now .with Colonel House on the peace mission, aa trie admlral'a asalatanla; Hear Admiral Cary T. firaveon, tha presidents phaician: George Creel, chairman of the committee com-mittee on public information: Gilbert Close, confidential clerk to the president; presi-dent; Brigadier tleneral W.. 11. llarta. former aide to the president, who will command the military aides and messengers mes-sengers at the conference: Brigadier General Churchill, chief of mllltarv Intelligence diviaion: Raymond D. Fnadick. chairmen of the -committee on training camp actlvitiea. who will direct welfare, work for the war department de-partment among American eoidiere In France, and IwentvMhree memhera of the peace information commission headed bv Colonel House! John V. Pavta. newly appointed minister to Great Britain, with Mra (Continued oa pace 1) ' Cengreesman Glass, whs may be NiMd seeretery ef ,h r"" ury, sntsred congress in 1W end first wen national recognition far his aid in drafting and. carrying through tha fadarai reserve bank act. i President Wilson Departs on Trip'" To Peace Meeting t- i i i fContlnufd from p4if 1 . j Davln. and tha French and Italian ambaaaadora. with thir famlliea. alao wcra on tha paaaenger liat. AILS AT TEN-THIRTY. . ! Tha George Washington turned her head toward the ' aea shortly after 10:30 o'clock. Aa the big liner atralghtened her course the preeiden- tial ealute of twenty-one guns thundered thun-dered from the tranntorts guna. Aa tha fleet skirted down the bay a squadron of alrplanea dropped from I ha clouds and executed a aeriea of daring loops above the prealdenfa ship. 1 The iinr n t" siesmed toward (he sea with (he George Washington band playing martial sirs and with harbor craft of all j -a--!. Including many allied merchant "Xiips. dipping Hags and tooting whla- Tilem In salute to the departing chief f executive. ... Off Staten island the George Washington Wash-ington met its ocean convoy the dreadnought Pennsylvania and a quintet of destroyera, trim in new costs of bsttleshlp grsy. The presidential fieet paeecd quar-inllne quar-inllne at 11 o'clock, the Hennsylvsnla leading and the destroyera deployed on either side -and In the wake of ihtrntinrirt. Oiinhosts In the lower hiVyHrired salvos In Tutc. ( AIRPLANE IN LEAD. Aa the squadron steamed out to sea a single airplane, traveling only fifty feet above the water, ' could be seen leading the way toward tha eastern horison. - - Across the waters of the Hudson. Just as the George Washington was about to aa.ll. there came the roartng cheers of more than 2000 American soldiers returning to American shores on the British transport Lapland. I'rom crowded rigging, from densely Lurked rails. and from every porthole the homecoming fighting men shouted creetlnc (o the president, snd from the decks of the presidential liner ii nd the destroyers guarding her an-Hwering an-Hwering cheers came back. TRANSPORT SIGHTED. , A few miles east of Quarantine the presidential fleet met the transport Minnekaltda. inhnund with 10J troops slinard. The George Wahlnirtn sailed with a complement of 1 officers and ' 1049 men of the United Ftatea navy, with Commander K. M. Perkins, executive execu-tive officer, and L.leulennt Commas)-' Commas)-' der John H. Peters, navigating officer, serving as chief sides to Captain Mc-cauley. Mc-cauley. A detachment of seventy-four marines, led by Ms)or David H. Miller, formed a guard of honor to the president. presi-dent. , Uetslls of the sailing were In the hands of Lieutenant J. I-awson, flag nfflccr of the staff of Vice Admiral cileaves. chief of the cruiser and transmit trans-mit service. Tte proMiects wert that 'h Genres Wssliinxtnn would run Into rough weather early In her trip, rnr the weather bureau Issued a warning of a. storms In this vicinity and ordered storm signals hoisted from Sandy Hook vaaaev Nantucket. By Asseelstsd Petae. WASHINGTON, two. 4. President Wilson l.egan lsst night his trip to Kurope to atlenci the peace conference. confer-ence. The prealdent left Washington on a special train for New York, where h- and his party, which Includes Mrs. Wilunn and her mother. Mrs. Wllllsm H. Boiling, bosrded the transport George Washington, on which tha voy-ajre voy-ajre Mcn.ss the Atlantic will be made. .The prealdent doea not expect to be abroad for more than six weeka. which would give him Just a month on European Eu-ropean soil. Before the pence conference confer-ence meets, he will confer with Premiers Pre-miers Lloyd George of Great Britain. Clemen ceau of Prance and Orlando of Itatv. and probably with King Albert of Belgium, as to the salient points of the peace treaty. While In Knrone. Mr Wllsort plana I to visit England and Italy, as well aa ! France, and he may go tu Brussels. He also is understood to Intend to I make a pilgrimage to some of the battlefields bat-tlefields In France. Great preparations have been made In London, Paris sod i Rome for the president's reception, i CABLE TO BE BUSV. Joseph P Tumulty, the president's , secretary, accompanied Mr. WINon to New York, but will not go abroad. He will return to Washington to conduct con-duct the business of the White House and will be the eyea and ears of the president tu this country. Mr. Tumulty Tu-multy will be In frequent communication communica-tion with the president by cable and will keep him fully advised of events at horn . - President Wilson did not go to the union station until a short while before be-fore the time for his train to depart Aa he and Mrs. Wilson entered the station, the crowd there cheereu. and soldiers snd ssilors who were waiting wait-ing for traina formed a human lane through which the president and airs. WilFon walked to the trainshed. PERSONNEL OF PARTY. When soma of the crowd wished the president "good luck" and "pleasant voyage," Mr. Wilson smilingly called back. "Thsnk you." Just before the train pulled out of n e " n tionT the personnel thenar' Tvas announced, as follows : In the president's immediste party: The president and Mrs. Wilson; Rear I Admiral Cary T. Grayson, the presl-I presl-I dent's physician; George Creel, chair-I chair-I man of the committee on public In-(formation: In-(formation: Gilbert T. Cloae, conflden- tial clerk to the president; K. t. Hoover. head usher st the White House, snd Miss Kdllb Lenoam, secretary to Mrs. , Wilson. . Others on the train were the secretary secre-tary of state and Mrs. Lansing: Sec-i Sec-i retary Baker, who waa to leave the party at Hoboken: John W. Latvia, ambassador am-bassador to ire.it Britain, and Mrs. Davis; Henry White, a luniiwr ot me peace delegation: Mrs. Benson, wife of Rear Admiral W. 8. Benson; Major and Mrs. Kcott; Lieutenant Commander Hatch; Mr. Herrls. Mr. McN'cir. Mr. Welch. Kidney Smyth: the Krench am-' am-' bassarior and Mrs. Juawand: Count I De Cellere, the Italian ambassador, and Countess IV V.lir and two children. snd Colonel R. H. Jordan of the gen-I gen-I era I staff, transportation officer. ONLY THREE REPRESENTATIVES. Only three of the five American representatives rep-resentatives to the peire conference, aa annnurred at the White House last week, wiil cross on the former North German-lJnyd I ner They are the preside! t lilniaelf, Secretary of State Robert Lans.ng and Henry White, former arabmsador to 1'nince snd Italv. Colonel K. M. House and General Gen-eral Taak-r II. Bliss, the other two members, are In Kran'-e and will Join I the president .tlieroj i Rear Admir.il H. P Knapp and Cap- - tain w nniiiii v. Pratt are iicci.nnitiiy-ing'lhe iicci.nnitiiy-ing'lhe prolntll party and will report re-port to AJrr.il al Benson, nnval repre-sentatlvs repre-sentatlvs with Colonel House on the peace mission, aa hia assistants. Admiral Ad-miral Knanp has been In command of I the naval force In Haiti and Han 1K-I 1K-I mlnso. and Captain Pratt, who Is assistant as-sistant chief of navsl operations, has been acting head of the bureau of op-aeration op-aeration during the absence abroad of Admiral Benson. Secretaries of the peace delegation will be Joseph C. Grew, former secretary secre-tary of embassy at Berlin and later charRS at Vienna, and who now Is in Paris maklne preliminary arrangements: arrange-ments: Leland Harrison of the Latin-American Latin-American division snd Philip H. Patchin. confidential assistant to Secretary Sec-retary Lansing. FORCE OF CLERKS. William McNeir goes as disbursing officer and S. Yv Smith aa draughting draught-ing officer, snd a large force of clerical cler-ical aasstsnti from the stale department depart-ment Is seri mpanylng the party. I)r James Brown Hcott and David Hunter Miller will be technical s vlsers In let .rr.ntionil lw. snd I jr. |