Ogden Daily Standard | 1918-12-06 | Page 11 | President Takes Part in "Life" Drill on Ship

PRESIDENT TAKES PART IN "LIFE" - DRILL! SHIP ON BOARD U. S. S. GEORGE WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (By Wireless Press to The Associated Press) 10 p. m. President Wilson today faced the test that the Amorican troops have been undergoing on their way to France. The American executive was forced to don a life preserver and prepare pre-pare to abandon a ship which theoretically theoret-ically had been attacked by a submarine. sub-marine. This afternoon the alarm bell and tho "buzzer" in the president's apartment apart-ment gave the signal to prepare to take to tho boats. Previously having been instructed by Captain McCauley, President Wilson Wil-son left his office and called Mrs. Wilson Wil-son and led her to a life-boa. Tho presidont assisted Mrs. Wilson in ad-Justlng ad-Justlng her life preserver and they stood in line waiting. Meantime, all tho ship's company was doing the same as tho president. Tho drill was perfectly conducted on tho people on board tho George Washington could have abandoned the ship in ten minutes. j There was a steadily roughening sea today and the convoying destroyers looked like big submarines awash. The heavy swells at some times made things uncomfortable for those not used to tho sea, but President Wilson seemingly was enjoying tho trip. Seven of the twolvo destroyers es- corting the George Washington turned back todrty. oo