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1918. - FORMER AMBASSADOR TO GREAT BRITAIN WHOSE DEATH FOL LOWS RESIGNATION. 3t WILL BE LUSTY 01 AMBASSADOR, DIES Former American Representa tive in England Succumbs. Great Gathering to See Presi dent Assured. 'LITTLE LEISURE IN SIGHT ILLNESS CAUSES RETURN Executive Hopes to Find Time lor Inspection of American Sol diers in Metropolis. Condition Improves 'Cntil Thursday, When Patient Snffers Relapse. Family Present. THE MORNING OREGOMAX, MONDAY, DECEMBER LONDON'S WELCOME WALTER i 1 ' ' y ' X M, ' ' i 1; v-' t I p , v:-vr: - I - LONDON. Dec. 21. President "Wil son's arrival in London on a. public holi day makes it certain that there will bo a great gathering of Londoners to wel come him. The only handicap to would- be observers is the fact that the dis tance from the station to the palaco is so short that it is "likely that many persons will be unabie to get places from which they can witness the passage of the royal and Presidential parties. A better opportunity to see the Presi dent will be offered the public when he goes to Guild hall Saturday to re ceive an address from the Lord Mayor of London. President Wilson then will traverse the route the king usually follows when he visits the city for public functions through the Strand and Fleet street and past St. Paul's athsdral and returning along the Thames embankment. President's Time Taken. Various public bodies have expressed a. desire to present President Wilson with addresses, but the President's time in London will be s occupied with of ficial conferences that it is not ex pected he will be able to receive them. American organizations in London are anxious to entertain the President at dinner or luncheon, but they also are likely to be disapopinted. It Is ex pected that the President will ffnd time for a short inspection of some of the American soldiers still in London. The diplomatic corps is interested in the question of precedence which will prevail. at the state banquet. The gen eral view is that the foreign Am bassadors, as personal representatives of their sovereigns or governments, will precede all except the King and the President. Speaking of his experiences at the American hospital, the President said: "I went through the American hos pital at Neuilly with the greatest in terest and the greatest satisfaction. I found the men admirably taken care of and almost without exception in ex cellent spirits. Boys Keenly Interested. "Only a very few of them looked really ill, and I think that their mothers and their friends would have been en tirely pleased by their surroundings and by the alert look in their eyes and the keen interest they took in every thing about them. "I am sure that they will go back to their loved ones at home with a new feeling of joy, alike in their recovery and in the fine service they have been able to render." Going to the American Hospital with the expectation of remaining an hour, the President found four hours all too short, and he felt that he could not leave without speaking with every man, and he expressed regret only of his in ability to clasp the hand of every American soldier in France. Affecting Cases Seen. The President looked tired and worn when the ordeal was finished, for not withstanding the cheerfulness of the men and the care which they were re ceiving, there were many affecting cases in the wards. When he came to one very badly wounded, the President sat on the edge of the cot for a moment and asked where he was from and how he had been wounded. He admired his war crosses and decorations. Noticing that many of his wounds were in the leg, the President asked: "Why have we here no men wounded in the upper part of the 1 -dy?" "Men who were woun ed above the waist are not here: they have gone on," answered the soldier simply. One of the men the President came to stood proudly erect with medals on his blouse and one arm outstretched in an appliance for restoring its usefulness. He looked suggestively like a traffic policeman on duty. Ex-Policeman Cheerful. Tm glad to see you look so cheerful," eaid the President. "You have seen me many times be fore, Mr. President," responded the sol dier. "I used to be a traffic policeman at the Grand Central Station. Don't you think I look natural?" The President laughed softly. It probably was the only merry moment lie had in the hospital Another strapping fellow gave his name as Private Wilson." "I am proud to know I have a name cake like you." said the President. "It is a very honorable name. I only tried to do it proud," responded the soldier. One soldier had lost both legs by a shell. "I am thankful they didn't get an arm," he said, cheerfully. More than 6500 wounded Americans from the battles around Chateau Thierry have passed through Neuilly hoepital. The 1200 remaining are the most serious cases, whom miracles of modern surgery are rebuilding to re sume their places in civil life, though some will probably never leave the hos pital. The President abstained from at tendance at church in order to make the visit. He was accompanied by Mrs. "Wilson and Rear-Admiral Grayson and was met at the entrance by the co mandant and his staff. But he made it plain that he wished no ceremony "I just want to go in and visit the boys and have a chat with them," he eaid. Wilson Chats With Boys. Beginning with the first ward, the President went down one side of the room and Mrs. Wilson the other, stop ping to chat here and there with the wounded and grasp a hand for a mo ment or say a word of cheer and en couragement. The President himself, where it was possible, took the band of every man, saying: "We hope - to have -you back soon with us," or "I wish you the best of luck and a speedy recovery." So the President went from ward to ward, always asking each man's name and saying something intimately per sonal. As he left each room he turned for a moment and said, "I wish you boys as merry a Christmas as is pos sible under the circumstances." Smiles Bat No Cheers. There was no cheering in reply, for some of the men were in no condition for cheering; there was no handclapping for most of the men had at least one hand in surgical appliances. But there were genuine smiles of appreciation. Some of the wounded were introduced to the President by the names the doc tors and nurses had given them. There were "Texas Red." "Tennessee Sly," and "Sunny Sam." The, last named was In troduced as the sunniest boy in the hospital. The President saw one lad who came , to the hospital 18 months ago with half 'J ym-4 1 II WALTER. HIVES PAGE. his face shot away. His story was al most too terrible to repeat, but the President wanted to hear. So the doc tors told it to him. Soldier Has New Face. The boy entered the hospital with so little of his face remaining that his eyes were all that are now shown in the plaster cast which begins his rec ord. For a year he took all his food through a tube. Now by addition of one of his own ribs, a bit of shin bone and teeth from a soldier less fortunate and some scraps of odds and ends, be has a face again. Today he sat up in bed and was chewing gum. At a-distance of 20 feet his face looked quite normal. PARIS, Dec 22. (Havas.) Presi dent and Mrs. Wilson were gu-ests of honor at a dinner given last evening at the British Embassy by the Earl of Derby, British Ambassador. Among the guests were Count Romanones, the Spanish Premier; Vittorio Orlando, Italian Premier; Baron Sonnino, Italian Foreign Minister; General John J. Pershing, Major-General Sir David Henderson, former president of the British Air Council; Admiral W. S. Benson and Colonel E. M. House. Many prominent figures in political life were present. Earl of Derby Escort. Following the reception that suc ceeded the dinner, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson were escorted to the carriage by the Earl of Derby and the secretary of the embassy. President Wilson today visited the Red Cross Hospital at Neuilly, where he shook hands individually and talked with 1200 badly wounded Americans, for the most part survivors of the Cha teau Thierry action. He spent more than four hours in the hospital, visiting every ward and stopping at every bed side. Later he visited the Frencn nos- pital Val de Grace. ROME, Dec 22. (Havas.) President Wilson will arrive in Rome on Janu ary 3, according to an announcemeni made today in the Italian newspapers. NORTHCLIFFE PRAISES WILSON Britain's Welcome to Be- Greatest Ever, Says Publisher. PARIS. Saturday, Dec. . 21. Lord Northcliffe, chairman of the London headquarters of the British mission to the United States and England s great est publisher, tonight gave a recep tion in honor of American newspaper correspondents in Paris. It was at this function that American- writers re ceived an invitation to be guests of the British government during President Wilson's visit to England. Lord Northcliffe said the gathering of American newspaper men in Paris was the greatest ever seen in any European country, and he was sure their visit would have great influence on the relations between the Amer ican and European continents. President Wilson, Lord Northcliffe added, would have the greatest wel come ever given a ruler when he goes to England. He pointed out that Eng land had suffered more than the United States during the war because she had been called on , to supply France with many things. Therefore, the correspondents would find a short age of numerous things when they went to England. The British people. Lord Northcliffe continued, had been obliged to submit to rationing without exceptions. The newspapers had been more fortunate than some of those in other countries, because they had been more careful in conserving raw materials. " Neverthe less, they had been obliged to reduce in size to one-half that of 1914. The speaker said a warm friend ship had grown up between the British and American soldiers, who had fought together at the front, and this fact certainly would afford a basis for the development of closer relations he- Special t j Xmas Terms I There Is One Safe Place to j Buy Your Piano I Five standard lines to chooe i I from, including j FISCHER and others. Up- 1 rights, players, grands. I , The Musical Floor, I j The Seventh. tween the two foremost nations of the world. President Wilson, Lord Northcliffe said, was a man of infinite courage, and had not hesitated to break all American traditions in entering into the war. He said he was glad the President was going outside London and into England, to Manchester for instance, where the people had suf fered most from the American Civil war because they were dependent upon the supply of American cotton, but yet had remained constant in their friend ship for the North. There the Pres ident would see the real England, for London was no more England than New York was America. The speaker concluded by saying that he was cer tain the President's visit would do im mense good. ALL LOOK TO MR. WILSON (Continued From First Pape.) brought along, which is topheavy, with more than 100 of all sorts of experts upon pertinent problems. The President is absolutely Indiffer ent to the activities of his Congres sional critics at home, thereby confirm ing the belief that he will go ahead without regard for the wishes of Con gress and propose a treaty, and let the Senate take it or leave it alone. The hotel corridors and the news paper columns reflect the activities of a wide assortment of propagandists. The British undertaking in this line is splendidly organized and intelli gently directed. The British leaders are making effective use of the friendly expressions contained in the interview President Wilson granted to the London Times, particularly the generous praise accorded to the British navy.- Naturally, it is interpreted by them as indicating comparatively fair play in dealing with the freedom of the seas issue. President Wilson's statements are cited as refutation of the view that the United States will not be Influenced by British partisanship in the definition of the term "Freedom of the Seas." The British propagandists are very busy In other countries in Greece, Italy and Portugal, as well as in neu tral countries recruiting support for the policies to be proposed by it at the peace conference. The extent of the American propa ganda is limited to the activities of the agents of the Creel committee of subterranean and not clearly under stood character or purpose. The extent to which the President endorses these activities is chieflv confined to Socialist promotion, which is extremely puzzling to French and Americans alike. Its only tangible or legitimate public function seems to In volve the closing up of works of un certain character performed by it on tnis side ot the Atlantic during the last two years. Mr. Creel is very busy, however, though rarely visible to the public eye, in the organization of a publicity programme along the lines forecast in Washington, but denied by him. The tendency on all sides amoner th leaders is to let President Wilson set the pace, permit him to put all his cards upon the conference table, and tnen take their own time in studying the value of his hand before showing their own. CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS In Musical Goods A Here are some items 1 that are useful, prac tical gifts: Leather Music Bags, $1 up to $20. Music Stands. Violins. Violin Cases. Ukuleles $3.75 to $18. Guitars $7.50 to $50. Banjos. ' Banjukes. Victrolas. Records. '. Cheney Phonographs. Piano Benches. Piano Lamps. Pianos. Player Pianos. GFJohhsonPianoCo. 149 6th, Bet. Alder and Morrison Mehlin Packard Lindeman Pianos VICTKOLAS AND RECORDS PIN'EHURST, N. C, Dec. 22. Walter Hines Page, former Ambassador to Great Britain, died here late last night after an Illness of many weeks. Mr. Pago's health began to fail nearly a year ago and he gave up his post as American representative at the Court of St. James late In the Summer. Dr. Page returned to the United States on October 12 and he was moved directly from the steamer to a hospital in New Tork. For a time his condi tion showed improvement, but late in November he suffered a. relapse. Early this month he rallied and 10 days ago was brought to Pinehurst. For a while he seemed to grow stronger, but suf fered a socond relapse last Thursday. Most of the members of Dr. Page's family were with him when death came. They Included Mrs. Page, his daughter, Mrs. Charles C Poring, of Boston; his son, Ralph W. Page, and his brothers, Henry A. Page, Junious It. Page and ex-Congressman Robert N. Page. Major Frank G. Page, who accompanied his father home from England, arrived this morning. Another son. Captain Arthur ( W. Page, Is now serving in England. Arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed, but it was an nounced that services will be held Tues day morning at 11 o'clock at the Page Memorial Church at Aberdeen, N. C Delicate Situations Handled. As American Ambassador Mr. Page participated in many of the important diplomatic conferences- and exchanges growing out of the delicate relations between the United States and Great Britain at the time when England was blockading Germany before the United States entered the war As Ambassador he presented the British government American notes in protest against the British treatment of American com merce, and held numerous conferences with British statesmen over this and other moot questions rising from the war One of these was the American note to Great Britain protesting against the misuse of the American flag when the United States was a neutral. Mr. Page was at that tin.j one of the agents through which the few diplomatic deal ings between Germany and Great Bri tain were conducted. It was Mr. Page who offered an 4 agreement between England and Germany under which the United States, as well as England, was enabled to 'feed the starving Belgians. Mr. Page received numerous degrees and decorations for his diplomatic serv ices abroad. He resigned as Ambassador in the latter part of August, 118. on account of 111 health. Regret at his retirement was expressed by the British press and by American circles in London. He re turned to New Ycrk in October, suffer ing from heart disease, and so ill that he was taken at once to a hospital. Development Works Written. Virtually all Mr. Page's life before his Ambassadorial appointment had been devoted to literary work. He was the author of works on the development of the southern portion of the United States, in which he was particularly in terested as a native of Cary, N. C, where he was born August 15, 1855. At one time Mr. Page was engaged in journalism, being connected with the staff of the New York Post. For five years he was editor of the magazine. The Forum, afterward editor of the At lantic Monthly and literary adviser to the Houghton Mifflin Co. He was editor of the magazine. 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L, when appointed American Ambassador to Great Britain. WASHINGTON. Dec 21. News of the death of ex-Ambassador Page reached officials of the State Department to night, and was received with the deep est regret. The department will send an official representative to Aberdeen to attend the funeral. Without experience in the diplomatic field until his appointment by Presi dent Wilson to the Court of St. James in April, 1913, tr. Page soon mani fested to the satisfaction of the State Department that the diplomatic busi ness of the Government in Great Brit ain safely could be entrusted to him. Dr. Page's health began to fail early last Summer, anil in August he sent his resignation to President Wilson. Read The Oregonlan classified Rds. Witl dteufViAoum our" n av mi a jaw That little nickel or dime may be the beginning of a big fortune. If you haven't the 5 cents or 10 cents, you can start with two cents or even with one penny. 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She was attached to the regular Army before coming to Camp Lewis, having entered the service after her graduation from a Tacoma hospital. Historical Meeting Abandoned. WASHINGTON. Iec. 2?. The Ameri can Historical Association announces that upon the advice of the Cleveland, O., health authorities the annual meet ing of the association, which was to be h Id at Cleveland December 27-2$, had been nbantinel. Give Something In Music 9 us 90 S3. V When you give something: in Music your gift will be in good taste, and will be appreciated not only this Christmas but years to come VICTROLAS There is a Victrola for every purse $22.50, $32.50, $50, $60, $90, $115, and up to $400. Con venient payment terms gladly arranged. VICTOR RECORDS Records 85c, $1. $1.35, $1.50 and up to $7. As . gifts, we pack them in Christmas Boxes. If un certain what records to give, then present one of our Christmas Merchandise Orders. PLAYER MUSIC ROLLS Rolls from 40c to $1.25; Duo Art Rolls. $1.25 to $5. 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