Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-11-08
THOUSANDS ARE
JUBILANT OVER
RUMOREDPEAC
scene Last Evening one OF indie
scrib8ble Uprosr Result of
Hoax Armistice Report.
TRI- CITIES ALL AFFECTED
Whistles. Bells. ParadeS. BOnires,
Firearms and Music Feature
Demonstration.

ROCK Island celebrated the emu
or the war little prematurely. it
= ;Tuc. but nouetheless whole
hcartcdiv and enthusiastically
Yesterday afternoon and last even
ing The unoffi ciaI report that an
srmistjce had been signed, later
proved 10 have been purely hoax,
vas enough 10 release the pent-up
emotions % the people.
The fact that the population mad
been previously taken in in the
same manner did not seem to make
much difference ], would not have
been possible 10 do justice TO the
occasion with single blowout.
anyway 1t would have been 100
much for human endurance,
First reports that the sUspen
son OF hostilit.es had been agreed
upon and was actually in force
came about noon. but failed 20
take Four hours later came the
F.st evidence that The report vas
a2E7a seriously
Locomotive Starts H.
locomotive whistle somewhere
began footing. a factory whistle
followed suit. Others Joined as
-oon IS il became evident that
son ,lc-y vas bent On starting q
celebration. Finally TING water
works whistle broke loose. Auto
mobile horns TOOK lD the refrain.
through ia Eas raining steadily
.rewds f8ckel into the streets
lass and uoise-mlkns lnstTu-
melts were brought on AUt0m0-
H5le5 and trucks were pressed INFO
service. hastily decorated and
parade OF the business district,
when was destined to last well
into tne night began.
A first the demonstration was
-amG enough. but as recruits JOIN
90 IL and new means Of making
noise we're brought into play the
aubbub became iB4escribable. open
muller autouJs, explosions in a4to-
mobile mu1lers. tCrpcc0es ana row
and then G revolver or q rife pune
ruuted the bcdlam wi.h sharp re-
ports on the sidewalks the crowds
stood in the. GownpoGr and shouted
themselves huGrsc
Start Z Parade.
Srcu after the excitement began
Modern Wnodme~ employees. led by
George Davis .uatiug a drum,
marched down Second avenue to
Fifteenth street a1d around the
c0ur- house, dag- flying. horns
footing. those without H0ise-pro-
Guclrg Ge.Iges venting mex COY
Justify with al the power o. their
lungs
Windows OF public buildings ara
business concerns were soon
-~ammed with 0ni0okers attracted
bv the dea-cuiug din. Old discard
I'd tin cutters. sp0uIs, tubs, pans.
buckets whatever would give
roTth sound was dragged TO Sec
"1I avenue by small bows and en-
fHusIastic mems soon every pass
ing automobile and street car
dragged a. q catering tail bat
cred pan. bucket. tu0 or spout
Trucks u all sizes ChusEed by
literally alive with cheering.
screaming pa -seuECTs. Street cars
ceased operating on Second, avenue,
Que . the crowds swaruiEg there
from curb 20 curb
Especially dense was the crowd
before The Argus window. seeking
Official confirmation Of the false
news that German armjstiCe en-
vows bad signed The terms Of The
allies delivered to them by Marshal
Toch
Special editions OF newspapers
appeared on the streets
Youths carving barking pistols.
rifles. blowing tin horns: some
beating cnthusis sticaIlv upon pans.
marched in frsmping groups along
with the motley procession
Meal time affected few During
the supper hour many refused to
80 10 their homes. filling available
doorwavs in an attempt to escape
the drizzling rain which fell
throughout the greater part Of yes
ferday. Restaurants did a land Of
nee business.
Through side streets and alleys
Scurried bands Of small BOYS. seek
ing anything that might be made
use Of to add 10 the uproar,
whistles OF fac. cries and locomO-
flFcs never ceased their boarFe
shreaiHE Had not the lack o.
power taused 4 temporary smut
"o"h or majority OF the Moline
ami East Moline plants, the whistle
chorus probably would have been
Greater
|.-' crown Jiai 1OlOAEi Leroy g.
u man. Rock Island arsenal com
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