The Topeka state journal., 1918-11-08

to delirium continued. Several hours
later other papers published an Off
cial report that the armistice had not
been signed. but the joyous crowds
would not believe the reports and con-
tinued their hilarity. q,
Asked Baker To Make Speech.
Employees of the treasury depart
the building and appointed a commit
tee to invite Secretary of War Baker
ito address them. The committee
hastened to the war department and
were received by the SECRETARY.
'But there is no confirmation of
the signing of the armstice," the-sec-
retary replied to the invitation ex-
tended by his excited visitors. Il
would BE- glad to speak. but I cannot
until we know that the report Is
true"
The committee could not under
stand the secretary's reserve in such
/ a triumphant hour and returned to
the treasury to join in further dem
| onstrationJr of the thrOngs. Efforts to
restrain the crowds by the police
We're unavailing and until long after
dark Washington ran riot despite the
| fact that no confirmation of the news
| from France could be obtained.
While the excitement was at Its
climax, Mayor Hylar of New York
|
| telephone to ask IL It would be advis-
| able to arrange for a monster demon
| stration in New York. Officials i'm
mediately urged him not to do SO, in
asmuch as, the signing Of the armi-
stice had not been confirmed
Chicago shriekcd.
| Chicago. Nov. S.-Chicago stood
still and shrieke withs joy in a Ire
| mature celebration of peace.
| The report of the end of the world
war, flashed over the city by the toll
! ing of bells and the blowing of whis-
| ties, was started by a newspaper dis
patch which was not carried by the
Associated Press.
Later dispatches from Washington
and London officially announcing that
the armistice had not yet been signed
failed to halt the crowds surging
thru streets white with tons of SC -ap
paper thrown from office buildings
| Wine in sAe street.
All departments of the city hall the
courts, stores. offices. munitions plants
ers turned the downtown section into a
| carnival place.
AT one place two hundred gallon casks
| OF wine were placed in the street and
every one was invited to the death of
| At many points the police were forced
| to use their clubs to control the crowds
and several persons We're injured. Fear
ing that conditions might become worse
into the downtown district from outlying
points and It was announced that they
would be. aided in preserving order by
| which quickly followed the reports OF
| peace, the demonstration continued in all
sections of the city for several hours. altho
| persed the crowds.
New York Prayed, Too.
| New York, Nov. S.-Sophisticated New
| York went stark, staring. ravfng mad with
joy Thursday over the unfounded report
that Germany had agreed TO armistiee
| terms which meant uncondition surrender
| The celebration was combination of
Fourth Of July. election night, New Years
merged into one.
The delfrium which seized the city's
| millions at the magic word peace" was
spectacular. picturesque and ear splitting
but as the realization grew that 1t was at
least premature, its tragic side came to
Not all the celebrators had Joined in
| hilarious flag waving. horn blowing, i'm
promptu parades. Thousands of fathers
| mothers. wives and sisters stole quietly
up the steps of every church with open
doors to offer solemn prayers of gratitude
because they thought fighting had ceased
At Independence Hail.
Philadelphia, Nov. S.-Historic Inde-
| pendence hall was the starting point for
| Il premature peace celebration in this city
| dud Vicinity. NOtHlnS ike the 6enOnStra-
ton of joy has been witnessed here in
many years.
At Cramps shipyard, where nearly fif-
teen thousand are employed on war work
| everybody quit to celebrate. At Hog Island
shipyard officials and employees paraded.
Oklahoma in An Orgy.
Oklahoma City Okla. Nov. S-Nearly the
entire state indulged in an orgy of bell
| ringing and whistles blowing shortly be-
fore noon Thursday when a news service
organization carried a report that the
hrv th1 V-v,t%o
States and the allies and agreed upon at
Versailles. had been accepted by Germany
were blown and PEOPLE ran about the
streets shouting the unverified rumors to
others. 1he demonstration here lasted
| about forty five minutes.
All Business Closed.
Jefferson City, Nov. S-The receipt OF
information here to the effect that an
armistice had been declared by. the allies
| suspended. both public and private. Men
/ employed in the machine shops of the Mis-
souri, Pacific left their work in body, and
the people, young and id. paraded the he
streets for hours in spite of rain. Every
| expressing joy was made to do service
Mayor Frank Chapman qrdered the dram
| shops In the city closed at p. m.
I At st. Louis.
! St Louis, Nov. S-With a steady rair
y falling. st. Louis downtown streets al
noon Thursday began filling with people
as tive false report spread that the war was
over. Girls drum corps from big depart
| ment stores headsd parades, and from al
windows in office buildings paper stream
ers were floating. Streets were carpetet
| with paper ribbon. whfIe allied flags wers
waved and fire departments exploded lout
bombs. The demonstration grew until
O'clock there was a great din of noise ant
cheering sweeping the city
| Even Boston Went Wild.
Boston, Nov. S.-Beston and many othel
| New England cities held I'm ce1p
bratfons Thursday when an unconfirmet
report that Germany had signed an armis
tice became current.
In some cities the rejoicing continued
this evening despite official assurances
from Washington that the state department
had not received the hoped for news
Army Bands Paraded at Lawton.
Lawton, Okla, Nov. S.-The' creates
demonstration ever given in .Lawton wa
pulled off Thursday when the news go
broadcast thruogt the city that German.
had signed the armistice. Three artfller.
regimental bands from Fort Sill marched
in a parade. in which nearly fifty thousan,