The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-13
1ltRICAis JOIN m
tEBRATI0h I'll PARIS
xench Capital Pande'71"n''rn W
n VA 3oy Late Into The
VI Niytst
3par Or ARC WAVES Old GLORY
Cheering of pouChhoys Becomes In
ferfSasss And Parisians Adopt the
nnoyation--No r,er Weep for JOY

g8 Paris, Noy. f2-raris has neon
Throughout tire day and is all rlFhI
III carsa EN- oniun Of Joy,
I'll. dominant note e ce}cbTa lion
I ln~.tiis capital is tLa; every orc is
snailinr farisians 90 ret rhofr rs
Anserscans IN bat just smile.
American douEhhoys followed ~ a
huge throng, marched to the sta ,ics
or Strassboure aud Metz In N" core
noon and placed golden !esNed crow, 's
upon the monuments ia take the
places uf the crepe that have hung on
them Tor forty years
There was d naonster celebration IN
front OF American Red Cross head
quarters at the Hotel Regina,
An American mater climbed ne
statue OF Joan Of Arc ana placed q
huge American flag ia her hand. sae
now rides on her a.sed waving inc
Sta3z and Stripes
Assthe cry "Fini la Guerre' re-,
Spond~d shrone'i Paris ali shops ana
factories closed the perpetrators rang F.
inE StGns of THE war IS finished III
thcswfndows. Out poIt a thousands Of
midinett es 10 Join the parades form
ing spontaneously IN gerry part oil
every street, boulevard and alley
Paris wes wrapped ia smiles. oc-
cAsfcrally onp saw C. woman epihg-
For Paris the day brought the flrs'
tears as~Eeii as the first smiles Two
Young girls were seen assisting we'll
dressed woman weepingh :,
INV boy rs an 6 ator,' she said
between sobs God orA can spare
him, but God will
Americar,s IFd Cheering
Then she smiled through her tears
ana took a. nag and Joined IN the
cheers led by America ns. As the ddy
wore on, the cheering grew more frc'
Qpent and saoGe thunderous. the
American habit proved infectious and
the Parissans liked At
The police announced that all cafes
and restaurants may remain open IN
4 III II tonight instead Of the war time
closing hour OF $50
Brokers and clerks crowded ne
Bourse sters early If the afternoon
Paris Wall street district e'@ III
hearty share IN he celebration Fh'
Place de LOpera' swarm I'd all da'
with thousands of r1en, women anf
children All approach was impossi
Sic
In the afternoon important confer
Ances took place q Colonel House
residence. General Piss and Admira
Benson attending
on the arreistice news.
1t ii understood that General Perish
\ ing first learned the news from Fari
by telephone and immediately com
Il muniraied 10 army headquarters
whence ii was flashed TO every corp
and divisional headquarters.
A thousand helmeted poilus parad
ed thr ouch Paris carrying Preach an
American flags. In tire midst OF III
81. ISv4s Inv sRs n
carried o biz Australian on .4e'
shoulders who yeav, the I ION JaGl
An American darkev entr nchcd N
4 mule waved all allied flags in on
hand
Champagne Flows Like water
Barrels 9f hanpagne flowed a,
afternoon ard evening in the RESI- an
rants and es-f@s.
III Deputies ano senators we're hesiege
with Requests for permits Of adn1,"1io
10 this afternoons historic sttipES @
the French parliament when the ar
nistice terms We're announced
~ ,,rF2 foreign AMI var ofFif"s A*of
VI titled WITH uniformed visitors u ao
ing CONGRATULATIONS
The aged Isremior Ct France CT "a
encenu the tiger s.'ho r. The F
through as he said he woule see
through, was the centre Of scores ,
Wildly sHfnuSiaStiC tA'lhnsb aticf4
His face beameG. nd his eyes Spa 4
led with fire. and iuy b"lVing h
4 seventy eight years
While "a group ut notables waite
70 congratulate him. h0 received 30
school children Of Alsoce -tSorrain'
They cr.ad "Vive 10 France" an
4.viv. la France" shouted the prim
minister IN response
5sS Several theatres announced Their
would be free admission tonight.
French and american soldiers draa
n ped huge captured German CUR
through this streets Rs the mu itud
rheered.
Frying low owe. the capital, air
planes circled above the crowds ny
ing strean1ers with al the allied col
nrs-