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The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12

completed within a further period
OF eleven days. in all nineteen DAYS
after the signature OF the armisticc.
All movements Of evacuation and
occupation will be regulated accord.
ing to the note annexed.
6-ln all territory evacuated bv
tho enemy there shall be no evacua-
ton OF inhabitants; no damage or
harm shall be done to the persons or
property OF the inhabitants. No
destruction of any kind to be COM
mitted. Military establishments of
all kinds shall be delivered intact as
well as military stores of food. mu-
nitions, equipments not removed
during the periods fixed for evacua-
ton. Stores of food of all kinds for
the livil population, cattle. etc, shall
be LETT in stu. Industrial cstab-
lishments shall not be impaired in
any way and their personnel shall
not be moved. Roads and means Of
communication OF every kind. rail
road, waterways, main roads,
bridges. telegraphs. telephones. shall
be in no manner impaired.
All civil and military person
mel at present employed on them
shall remain. Five thousand loco
motives. $4,000 wagons and 10000
motor lorries. in good working or
der with all necessary spare parts
and fittings. shall be delivered TO
the associated power within the pc
riod fixed for the evacuation OF Bel
gium and Luxembourg The rail-
ways of Alsace-Lorraine shall be
handed over within the same period.
together with all pre-war personnel
and material. Further material nee
essary for the working OF railways
in the country on the left bank of
Continued on Page 2)
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PATRIOTIC PARADE
WILL PRECEDE THE
VICTORY" MEETING

Preceding the Victory meeting
tonight at Convention Hall. there
will be parade which will be led by
the Full Manpower OF Ardmorc
The full manpower units are f. Com
pany. Second Regiment and Ma
chine Gun Company, Third Regi-
ment. National Guard OF Oklahoma.
Ardmore Platoon. the Home Guards
OF Carter County, Ardmore Unit No.
/. Old Guard of Oklahoma. Boy
Scouts and High School Cadets.
Members OF these organigations are
requested tn meet athe Christian
Church. Broadway at \ Street. N.
W., at 6:50 O'Clock. The parade
will form and move at 7:50 o'clock.
1t will proceed east to A Street,
northeast, thence south to Main
street. thence west to @ Street,
thence north to Convention Hall.
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After 567 days horror the world end at o'clock this Ar m
a O'clock That
pcd midnight In Arnue The Washington the 235
the flash reached Ano The Amoe public
signal and Adno that doubtless will throughout
tonight Mayor W. r Roberts has officially declared this legal holiday.
Ne1Os of acceptance Of Amnistice
Giuen Out By State Department

Washington, 1.-The at t6oocl
a his i've land
Announcement that
by
2i5 O'Clock
of
by
of the
The armiSce has signed
hotlItes will at ii O'Clock this
by Pdeu
the today
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the countries above mentioned, in
cvluding hostages and persons under
trial or convicted.
I. Surrender in good condition'by
the German armies OF the following
equipment: 5000 guns. $500 heavy
2.50O fcld). 10000 machine guns. s.
coo minenwerferS, 1000 aeroplanes
Fighters and bombers, firstly sew
enty-threes and night bombing ma
chines); the above 10 be delivered
intact to the allies and the United
States troops in accordance with
the detailed conditions laid down
III the annexed note.
Evacuation Demands.
5-Evacuation by the German ar
mics OF the countries on the left
bank OF the Rhine. These countries
on the left bank of the Rhine shall
ne administered by the local author
tiles under the control OF the allied
and United States armies of occupa-
tiou. The occupation Of these terri
tories will he determined BY allied
and United States garrisons hold
ing the principal crossings of the
Rhine. Mayence. Goblenz. Cologne,
together with hridgcheadS at this
point in thirty kin 1etre radius on
the right bank and b. garrison simi-
larly holding the strate>'c points of
the regions. \ neutral zo.e shall be
reserved on the right OF tbs Rhine
between the stream and 4 line 6rawn
parallel to it forty Kilometres to
the east from the frontier of Hol-
land to the parallel OF Gernsheim
and as las as practicable. a dis
.ance of thirty kilometres from the
east OF stream from this parallel
1pon the Swiss frontier. Evacua-
ion by the enemy of the Rhine
dnds shall be SO ordered as to be l
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
1918, Gala Dau
In History of Ard1nore

OF various calibre and pattern ioined
the chorus. A Santa Fe railway
switch engine. standing on the track
at the Santa Fe-Rock Island Union
Station, took up the alarm and var
ious industrial plants of the city
added to the blare.
Everyone Had A Cur.
Frequently the observation was
heard Il didn't imagine there were
50 many guns in Ardmore. Seem
lngIy every man, woman and some
youngsters took a hand in the
peace battle The automatic
sounded its staccato "put-put-put
put-put-put' the shotguns and rifle
at times drowned the reports of the
lesser members OF the firearms FAM
lily, but occasionally the feebler tones
of the 'lightweights" were heard.
One patriot had taken time by the
forelock and laid in a supply of fire
works. His stock seemed to consist
principally Of Roman candles and|
far down West Main Street was
seen the vari-colored glares hurt
ling through the air.
Fire Department Joins In.
At $3.50 O'Clock the fire DEPART
ment joined in the celebration. The
three auto fire trucks. soon after|
hearing the Ardmoreite's signal OF
peace, began tour OF the town.
sounding the siren horns and bells
and carrying the word to all parts OF
the city.
Operators OF the Southwestern
Bell Telephone Co. were notified at
an early moment and relayed the
information To residents of other
towns.
Peace Paraders Out Early
Before I o'clock this morning
peace parade" began a tour of the
town. II was headed by Ardmore
Platoon, Home Guard of Carter
County, under command of Lieut..
Otis NJ. Smith, followed by a large
motor truck, bearing the Chamber
OF Commerce Band, under the direc-
ton OF George ID. Barnard.
The Home Guard fired frequent
volleys in salute of the close OF the
war and the band played patriotic
airs.
Automobiles appeared seemingly
from nowhere. and Joined in the pa
rade. the celebrators going to every
quarter OF the town.
Kaiser's Funeral Late Today
At late hour this afternoon the
kaiser'S funeral will be held in
Ardmore. An effigy of the deposed
has been made by A. c.
Holman and Jake Bodovitz and is
hanging in Broadway near The Ard
building. Late this after
noon the body will be "cut down.
a funeral procession will traverse the
city streets and later the kaiser,
will be burned in effigy.
The funeral was arranged to be
held late this afternoon in order to
give people living outside OF Ard
more an opportunity to participate.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
YANKEES SENT
PARTING SHOTS
At Il CLOCK

With the American Army on the
Sedan Front, Nov. II q p. mD by
The Associated Press )-Thousands
of American heavy guns fired the
parting shot to the Germans at eX-
actly / o'clock this morning.
The line reached by the American
forces at / O'Clock today was being
stakcd out this afternoon.
At Belgian Frontier.
The Germans hurled few shells
into Nerdun Just before II o'clock.
Paris, Nov. 1.-THE Belgian from
tier east of the forest Of Trelon, east
of Avesnes, has been reached by the
French.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
VICTORY" MEETING
At CONVENTION
HAIL TONIGHT

"A Big Victory meeting will be
held at 8 o'clock tonight at Conyen-
tion Hall as a conclusion OF the day
of celebration OF the end OF the
world war. Congressman c. d. Car
ter viii be the principal speaker. A
chorus of 100 voices. under the di-
rection OF Mrs. n. c. Wood, will
sing patriotic airs. The Marsellaise'
will be sung in French by F. W.
van Berggrun.
A request has been made that all
who attend bring books containing
patriotic songs and every effort will
be made for the audience to take
part in the celebration.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
KAISER ATW|XT
DEVIL AND SEA

Amsterdam. Nov. il.-Emperor
William, ii Is reported here. was on
his way to the British lines to sur
render, when he was headed of by
German revolutionists and forced to
seek safety in Holland.
William Hohenzollern. the for
mer German emperor, his eldest son.
and Field Marshal Won Hindenburg.
it is learned from a reliable source.
are in railway train near the station
of Eysten. awaiting the decision of
the Dutch government. The blinds
on the train are down.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
Give All You Can.

support Liberally the
War Community Service.
GUARANTY STATE
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
LAST CHAPTER
OF 1867 DAYS
OF HORROR
(By The Associated Press)

(By The Associated Press)
The greatest war in history end
ed this morning at O'Clock, Wash
ington time, after l,567 days of hor-
ror, during which virtually the whole
civilized world has been convulsed.
Announcement of the tremendous
event was made at the state depart
ment at the capital at 2:35 o'clock
this morning and in a few seconds
was flashed throughout the CONT
nent by The Associated Press.
Forecast of Terms
Details of the terms dictated by
Marshal Foch on Friday forenoon
to the German armistice delegates
have NOT as yet been given out, but
it is believed they are of such a ma
ture as to protect the world from a
resumption OF the Struggle by the
Germans. 1t is assumed that they
call for the demobilization OF Ger
manys army, the surrender OF part
of her fleet and the dismantling of
the rest and the evacuation OF occu-
pied portions OF France and Bel
gium and OF Alsacc Lorraine. i is
probable also that Germany has
agreed to call home all her troops
now in Russia and Rumania.
The terse announcement of the
state department did not tell any
thing of the scene of Marshal Foch's
headquarters at the time the arms-
tice was signed. 1t was stated, how
ever that ; o'clock Paris time the
signatures of Germanys delegates
were affixed to the document that
blasted forever the dreams which
embroiled the world in a struggle
which has cost at the very lowest
estimate ten million lives.
Teutonic Rulers Deposed
When the war began, the Teutonic
alliance was headed by two OF the
proudest houses in history-the IIo-
henzollerns and the Hapsburgs. To-
day, William II Of Germany is
fugitive in Holland, and Charles |,
of Austria. while he may be still in
his country. has been stripped OF
power and has seen his empire shat
erred into pieces. Ferdinand OF bul-
garia, another OF the rulers in the
Teutonic combination. has fled from
lis country, and Mohammed V, OF /
Turkey. who also Joined in the at
empt OF Germany to dominate the
world is dead slain by the hand of
IN assassin.
While the curtain was rolling
lown on the most stupendous tra-
yedy in mankind's history. events
we're moving with terrible swiftness
II Germany, the nation about which
evolved the plot and counterplot
# the dream. Berlin, LEIPZIG. Slut
art, Cologne. Hamburg and Frank
ort, are in the hands of the fevo-
utionists who last week raised the
ed flag at Kiel. Germany's navy ap-
'arently is scattered into disjointed
nits, each seeking sanctuary in
Danish ports or waiting in German
arbors for the latest turn of events.
Germans Sang "Marseillaise."
Crowds singing the Marseillaise'
re marching through the streets
Continued on Page p
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Announces Acceptance

The German authorities who have,
At the invitation OF the supreme war
council. been in communication with
Marshal Foch, have accepted and
signed the terms OF armisticc which
he was authorized and instructed to
communicate to them. Those terms
are as follows:
Military clauses on western front:
!. Cessation OF operations by
loud and in the air six hours after
,Ee signature OF the armistice.
;. Immediate evacuation OF in
vaded countries: Belgium. France.
Alsace-Lorraine, LuXemburg. so or
dered as 10 be completed within
fourteen days from the signature of
the armistice German troops which
have not left the above mentioned
territories within the period fixed,
will become prisoners OF war. Oc-
cupation by the allied armies and
United States forces jointly will keep
pace with evacuation in these areas.
All movements OF evacuation and
occupation would be regulated in ac-
cordance w:th note annexed TO the
stated terms.
3. Repatriation, beginning at
once and 'eing completed within
fourteen, Is of all inhabitants of
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12

the eleventh month. of 1918, will oc-
cupy the red letter position in the
history OF the city Of Ardmore. Be
ginning shortly after 2:30 O'Clock
this morning, Monday, Nov. II,
1913, Ardmore launched the great
est civic celebration in her history.
From that hour until daylight pan
demonium reigned in the downtown
streets and if there was anyone in
the city who was not aware that
the war had come to an end and his
name should also be enrolled in the
register OF outstanding personalit-
les in history.
News Came at 2:30 O'clock.
At 2 80 O'Clock this morning, Tho
Ardmoreite was advised that the
German ENJOYS had accepted the
terms of the Allies offer of an ar
mistice. History making events fol
lowed in rapid succession. Keeping
faith with the public, The Ardmore-
ite Immediately notified the engi-
neer at the ice plant OF the Consum-
ers Light & Power Company to start
the plants big siren whistle and no
tlfy the town that Germany had
surrendered Almost Immediately
after the sirens first blast was heard
an avalanche Of gunfire which assist
ed i'll Shattering the early morning
hours. In every quarter OF the city
people dressed hurriedly and hast
ened downtown to take part in the
peace jubilee. In few moments the
streets were thronged and the crowd
resorted to almost every conceiv-
able means OF noisemaking to man
iiest its JOY at the end of hostilitics.
Having declined to accept a false
rumor OF peace last Thursday and
thereby establishing for Ardmore
the reputation of being the only
sane city in the United States. the
people, relying upon the pre-ar-
ranged signal given by The Ard
accepted the announcement
OF an armistice as valid. almost with
out question. The few doubling
Thomases' who required an oral
word OF confirmation were told
The Ardmoreite and The Associat-
ed Press announce that the war IS
over; the terms OF the armistice
have been accepted: it is official.
and they also joined the celebration.
Fired The First Shot.
Oscar Reilly. night clerk at the
Hotel. claims credit for
firing the first shot OF the Ardmore
peace jubilee. Mr.. Reilly overheard
the long distance telephone message
10 the Ardmoreite's representative
nd exhibited no little anxiety during
the period before the first sound
of the siren. Immediately after the
siren started Reilly stepped into the !
street in front of the hotel and emp
tied As into the air. The echoes |
of his first shot had hardly died !
away before, one after another. guns
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-11-12
Text of Presidents Address
The president spoke as follows

The president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen OF ;he Congress.
In these anxious times OF rapid
and stupcndous changes it will in
some degree tighten my sense OF re-
sponsi6ility to perform in person the
duty of communicating to you some
o. the larger circumstances OF the
situation with which il is necessary
10 deal.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03

Explosions IA Russian ammunition
plant near Chester, Pa, Killed 112 per-
sons April 10. An explosion in the
Hastings mine near Ludlow. Colo,
April 81, caused loss of 119 lives.
May %. the city Of Gyoenyoes, Hun
gary, was devastated by fire. Thirty
lives were lost and great damage was
done by storm in Kansas May 25 and
the following day tornadoes in central
Illinois killed $50 persons and destroy
ed property worth millions of dollars.
May 20 many persons were killed in
tornadoes In southern Illinois, Ken
lucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkan-
saS.
San Salvador. capital of Salvador.
aud number Of surrounding towns
were partially destroyed by volcanic
eruption, earthquake and fire June Z.
More than $50 men persisted In blaz-
ing mine at Butte, Mont, June 8. Thir-
teen were killed and many injured
when a water tank fell on the steamer
Christopher Columbus at Milwaukee,
Wis, June 30.
Niagara Gorge trolley car plunged
into the rapids, July /, and % were
killed. A mine explosion at New Wa
terford, Cape Breton. killed 62 men
on July %.
A mine explosion at Clay, KY.
caused the loss of 81 lives on August
4. Nineteen were lost when the Brit
iSh steamer City of Athens. carrying
missionaries to Africa, was sunk by "A
floating mine on August 10. Eighteen
were Killed in q trolley car collision
near North Bradford. Conn, August
10. On August Is, a disastrous fire
swept Salonik Greece, destroying a
large part of the city.
Many persons We're killed in a ty-
phooh and flood at Toxic. October :,
and thSusand persons were reported
drowned in great floods in Natal,
South Africa, October %.
About 200 persons were killed and
millions of dollars worth of property
destroyed December 6 by an explosion
and fire which followed collision in
the harbor at Halifax, n. S, between
Mont Blanc, a French munition ship,
and the limo, laden with supplies for
the Belgian Relief Commission.
The United STAGES submarine FL
was rammed and sunk by the subma-
rlue F-3 Ia home waters, December Is,
with a loss of 10 lives.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
MEXICO AND UNITED STATES

The friction between the United
States and Mexico. which had threat
ened for two years or more TO result
in open warfare, began to disappear
early in 1917 and when the atten-
ton of the people of the United States
was focused upon more important
matters by the entrance Of the
United States into the world war, the
Mexican "crisis" faded from the public
view.
Despite the failure of negotiations
with the Carranza government Presi-
dent Wilson ordered the withdrawal Of
the American troops from Mexico and
on February 5, General Pershing and
his troops marched out of Mexico af-
ter having been in that country almost
a year.
On March II, General Carranza was
formally elected president of Mexico.
From this time on conditions in Mexi-
co became more tranquil and there
were evidences that President Carran-
"a was succeeding in restoring order
in the republic. IT was not until late
in the year that villa again became ac-
tive. On November -, troops led by
Villas aids, captured Ojinaga, on the
American border, after a hard fight.
Several hundred Carranza soldiers fled
across the border and were interned
in the United States
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
DISASTERS ON LAND AND SEA

The year 1917 was marked by many
disasters on land and sea, aside from
those resulting from the land and
naval operations of the countries at
war Thousands of lives were lost
and millions of dollars worth of prop
erty was destroyed by fires, explosions,
earthquakes, tornadoes and other de-
structv. agencies In all parts of the
world.
On January 5, an earthquake In For
mosa caused the death of 300 persons.
On January %, an earthquake killed 90
persons on Ball Island. Malay archi-
peligO
On February 2, an explosion and fire
IN a Chicago tenement killed q. On
February 3, 30 were killed and a44
hurt in a ship explosion at Archangel
On the same day an explosion at fo-
kohama killed 100. on February II,
the British transport Mendi was sunk
In collision. 625 South African la
borers being lost.
On March II. tornado In east cen-
trial Indiana killed more than 20 fer-
sons and on March %, ~ were killed
aud more than 200 injured when tor
nude wrecked part of lie city OF New
Albany Tnl
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-03
POLITICS IN FOREIGN LANDS

A spirit of unrest was apparent In
many widely separated countries In
1877. leading in some cases to revolu-
ton and civil war. The revolution In
Russia. resulting In the abdlcati9n or
Car Nicholas and the forced abdica-
ton OF King Constantine of Greece
were events closely allied with the
war. Disturbances in China, including
an attempt to restore the monarchy,
were influenced partly by the war.
Conditions in China were unsettled I'M
til June 80, when under the influence
of u,onarchists Hsuan Tung, Manchu
emperor. announced his resumption Of
the throne of China. Civil war I'm
mediate!y broke out and on July 10
the attempt to restore the monarchy
collapsed. On July 13 the monarchist
army. led by Chang Hsun, surrendered
after a battle at Picking. The repub-
lean government was flrmly establish
ed again and later declared war on
Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Civil war In Cuba threatened TO dis
rupt that country during the early
months of the year. The rebels were
badly defeated in several engagements
and on March 7. Gomez, their leader,
was captured. The rebellion was
stamped out quickly after the capture
Of Gomez.
Great Britain continued to wrestle
with the Irish problem throughout the
year The Irish nationalist, on March
7, demanded immediate home rule and
marched out of the house of commons
in body. On July % convention
proposed by Premier Lloyd George and
representing all factions In Ireland met
for the purpose of drafting home
rule constitution for Ireland.
Some misunderstanding between
the United States and Japan over far
| Eastern matters We're cleared away by
the signing by diplomatic representa-
| tives OF the two countries on Novem-
Der 2 Of an agreement by which the
United States recognizes the fact that
Japan has special interests In China
because Of It's proximity but guaran-
teeing the territorial integrity of
China and the maintenance of the open
door policy in That country.
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per Syniicate.l