The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1918-11-08

NEW YORK, Nov. S--Mmlons OF
Americans realized today they had
been hoaXed into celebrating the end
OF the war by publication Of United
Press dispatches declaring the armis-
tiee signed and fighting ended, Twenty
four hours had passed since the country
vas thrown into n deirium by these
reports, which declared the armistice
had boen signed at Ii o'clock yester-
day morning and that fighting had
ceased at , O'Clock yesterday after
noon.
Each hour brought added official evi-
dence that the reports were false ana
that the American people were fooled,
Not only have official communications
from France to the state department
at Washington announced the reports
as untrue, but the official statements
81 the Frepgh and British war officer
/ show athe AfiEhtinE Htill going one
Far from signing an armistlce at II
O'Clock yesterday morning the German
delegates did not cross the allied line
until last night. This is recorded N
Paris at 4:2O O'Clock this morning. The
German delegates were TO be conducted
carly today to the meeting place, which
Is four hours journey from la Capelle,
the place where they crossed into the
allied lines.
Fighting, instead of having ended at
O'Clock yesterday afternoon, was still
going on last night, Furthermore Mar.
shal Haig's communiQue this morning
reports an advance along the active
battle front with villages and prisoners
captured. Hours after the fighting was
falsely reported stopped the American
troops were smashing their way for
ward on the Sedan front and the only
point in the whole battle line where
the firing seemed to have stopped AT
all was at a. point where II was neces'
| sary to let the German commissioners
| pass through
Another Associated rress dispatch
| from Paris this morning records the Of
| fCial report of the French war office
that French troops have reached the
railway junction of Liart, 20 miles
| north Of Rethcl
No one can say what will come oi
| the meeting of the armlstice commits
| sioners today. No one doubts that The
end Of the war Is In sight; that al
| armistice viii be signed and that the
| fighting will end while terms OF peace
| are made. But the facts are estab
| Iished by official record that no armis'
| tice was signed at II q, IN, yesterday
and fighting did not end at y. IN
| yesterday
The Associated Press did not receive
or distribute any Of the dispatches
which misled the American people into
celebrating the greatest hoax of re-
cent years. ON the other hand, bS
investigation through official channels
the Associated Press was able TO ex'
pose that.
Thousands OF shipyard workers threw
down their tools in Staten Island yard:
| today, crossed the harbor on ferry
| boats and began march up Broad
| way, resuming their celebration OF tht
| false peace reports, Apparently they
| had stripped the yards Of most OF thu
| metal which could be used AS noise
| making devices.
! As the men passed through the lowei
districts the men made a racket whict
eullalled yesterdays demonstration
Business activities we're upset There
! we're said to be 5000 men in line whict
| extended for half mile. The parade
| leaders said they did not know wher'
they were going but merely that they
| were out to celebrate.