The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-11-08
two afternoon. Sedan taken morn
ing by Americans.
(Signed) hoWANn'

Howard is Roy ". lToward.-presi-
dent OF the United Press. and Smms
Is William Philip Simms. Paris cor
respondent OF the United Prcss.)
To grasp the situation II should De
borne in mind that Paris bsinG TO the
east Of the United States Is ABOUT SIX
hours ahead Of New York time. Al
though IL had been announced that the
armistice was signed at IL O'CLOCK anu
that fighting had ceased at oclock'
/, was fact that the German COM
missioners were not 10 be received D!
Marshal Foch until o'clock three
hours after the hour reported az the
end Of the aEhtng.
The state departments caole OF IN
curry to France was not dispatched UNI
iii after the report mad peen cal!eo
20 the departments attention. anu wheh
a reply came saying the armistI"c had
not been signed and the lighting hau
not ceased. more time had elapsed
At 3:35 O'Clock IN Paris II WAS OH
cially announced that four German OF
Ulcers bearing white nag pFopap'S
would arrive al Marshal toch $ heau-
Quarters some time tonight Ihat an
nouncement was one hUuf anu 'hiFt3
five minutes after the. hour repoF'eu
as the end of the lighting, anu HSSo-
ciated Press dispatches !iIcu WITH the
American army on IN" S"uaiI IloH'
at 6:3O o'clock tonight showed thai an
hour and q half after the German COM
missioners had been expected t"e
troops still were fighlinG their wa! l"r-
ward. This dispatch said clearly mat
the American army was conSoi!uaiihG
It's positions. j.,
When 1t was $40 o'clock tonight IN
London the foreign office pronounced
unfounded the rumor that the arms
tice had been, signed and al tha' no"'
no word had been received IN inc hrl'-
iSh capital that the German urlrH"''"''
had crossed the French lines ~
rhor,a he horne in mind that 1t was
then four hours and NAH aA''F t"c
hnrr renor,cd as set for the cessation
- postilitics md more than Eevcn
hours after the hour reported that the
or,,Isticn had been signed. Government
teIerrenh lines connect London ana inc
Rritisb headquarters. not far from inc
n,oco fxcd for the meeting of the Ger
r,or commissioners with Marshal Foch'
ord London therefore is certain |" re-
o.,ye nrompt reports when Il truce -
arranged.
To-niCht as the ClOCRS III 80 '
turning toward midnight there sun was
mr. word that the German commissioners
had appeared at Marshal Foch,s hena-
Quarters and much less atll1cd lheI' S's
natures to an armiSilcc. ,,. ,,d
TAc hoax recalled 10 the pubic ming
others which had fooled the country II
nnt the world One was the alleged ais,
coyery or human beings on tho moon ana
the other was DR.. Cooks claim or diS-
covery of the North Pole.
A news hoax. however, more closely
narnlleling to-deys was the one perpc-
! rated on the country at the dcath OF
ponn Plus the Tenth 1t was announced
nv the United Press some hours before
II occurred, but ms the despatch did not
specify the hour and minute great
achievement In giving the news to the
world was claimed.
In the present instance. however. therc
will be abundant official evidence |"
guide the public. The armistic" being
n historic document Eill bear the hour
and minute at which the signatures ar"
set upon it. and I'll" hour at which hos
tilitios are to end likewise will b" Off
cially recorded and announced I" the
| world.
No one. OF course, can say with cor
tainly when tho armisticr will h" signed
or when tho fighting will stop. Official
proof. however. and The hours rolling
steadily forward. are ample evidence
that II was not signed at II o'clock this
morning and that tho fighting did not
| stop at o'clock this afternoon.
Moreover. 1t never has been expected