The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-12


Others hung him in efYigy to n galiows
borne shoulder high. A truck appeared,
with the Kaiser seated in the electric
chair. and as It moved some one poured
coal oil over his august presence and set
hre to II. The truck moved. a naring
symbol up the avenue. Down at the
Battery wall another figure Of William
was burned. while a crowd Of sailors did
war dance about It.
These same sailors and soldiers had
very definite views about what peace
meant to them. They also carried ban
ners with such legends as mo more
BEANS" mo more camoufiage coffee."
mo more monkey stew" and other senti-
ments expressive of what they fondly
thought of the blooming commlssariat.
They were roundly cheered, although no
girls kissed them, 10 far as an eager
eyed reporter could see But II much
4 was made Of them, even more homage
| was paid to the soldiers and sailors Of
| allied countries.
Highlander Leads q Parade.
In the midst OF the Fifth avenue ex-
element came a youthful Lieutenant OF
Scotch Hishlandefs. his cap even moro
| to one s!de than usual. carried on the
| shoulders of four admiring non-coms.
struggle as he would, he could not get
down, and behind there streamed for a
block little parade that chHered the
Scot till his ears tinsled and his checks
blushed red He had two wound stripes
on his arm, so he deserved It. And a
| bus full of French sailors, their arms
around the necks of few American SOL
diers. won a reception that made itself
heard above the usual din.
1t was a very democratic throng, Il
might be said. Their. opinion OF royalty
might be read in the sign mo pinochle
In Europe shy couple Of kings" ''TIol-
land Is full of Limburger' was another
expressive slogan, and another Me und
Colt have dissolved partnership. Gott
now manages the business" But per-
haps the most lronical. IL Mr.. Hohen-
zollern could only have seen it. was
labelled der Tag"
The shipworkers added another day
on to their record OF last week and
paraded through the streets. Several
thousand navy GARD employees strung
out behind band and made merry. The
Italian sections Of the city came to time
with their usual enthusiasm. and trucks
and automobiles decorated with the flags
OF Italy and America drove heller skel.
ter. while their occupants yelled ''vivas'
until their Threats were sore.
jam Becomes Terrific.
After lunch and the early cocktail
hour, earlier yesterday than usual, thu
! Jam became even more terrific II
seemed as IL every one in New Yori
!, were on Fifth avenue or trying to ge
there. The surge up and down was IN
terrupted for few moments at time,
: while dizzy policemen tried to let a few
: cars cross, to the peril Of arms and legs
Every once in a while a new parade o,
something would turn in from a sid,
! street. and women began to wonder VIII,
they were out and II they would eve
{ get home alive.
It was at its worst during the faJ
l raising ceremony in front of the Publ
l Library. Companies OF the Twenty
I second Infantry from Governors Islam,
= had marched UP town and were draw,
$ up In line on Fifth avenue, facing tn
a library, between Fortieth and Forty
!. second streets. The crowd presse,
soild!y against them and a remnant o
3 the Food Board parade tried vainly Z
= get by.
d The people were packed along tn
= buildings all over the terrace in front O
s the library. clinglng to the parapets b.
d sheer determination, banked up the step
< against the great bronze doors and eve,
ION top the Liberty theatres which re
n manned from the last Loan drive Tn
r police gave UP the attempt to holl then
Y back. They just surged VI against tn
II backs OF the infantrymen. who grinne
i and turned to talk to the girls unit
d called TO attention.
s Finally the haliards were fixed tn
t regiment band played The Star Span
: gled Banner and the thousands wen
y stark mad as the flags OF the Unite
= states and the Allies were run to tn
:. top OF the STATS. Hats were thrown &
Ia In in,
= and said "Ain't 1t great" and wome
6 were clapped on the back absentniindedl
by men. who apologized and then le
out lanother roar.
Mayor Has q Parade.
ir That was just before Mayor Hylan
Is parade came along. and II couldn't hay
ID gone up the avenue past Forty-secon
m street II the Mayor had wanted II {,
D For the Twenty-second swung porth an
W the crowd fell in behind and swept III
l. hordes from the cross streets with thel
lie until II was as much as ones life wa
IS worth to try to force a way out. On to
ir of an automobile stood a moving pictul
ID camera man. getting the best picture
a happy crowd full of action that eve
e. movie man took. and beside him a
n assistant swung his hat and cheered an
lg the thousands waved and cheered wi,
IN him.
I'd Over through Forty-second street ar
ne then UP Broadway the tide moved. al
e. II was nearly as uproarious a thror
tn there as Oh the. ayanue. People wei
just moving about They went fro
he Fifth avenue to Broadway and then bac
y to Fifth avenue. trying not to miss an.
nd thing. not able to see one-thousandt
an part OF the incidents that merged in
An vague impression OF noise and hull
re baloo and dancing. laughing men al
ng women.
US You people know how to celebrate
vo well as you fight" smiled an Englil
he officer. safely sheltered in a doorws
DIS from which he watched the crowd go b
1T must he great at home, too" he sa
rather respectfully. One didn't mil
telling him that there was no dou
nd about It being great at home.
he shop keeper on Forty-second sire
lis was seized suddenly with an inspirati,
IRE and ran out with a piece Of soap wi
es- which he wrote on his window:
IN "Persh!ng said. Heaven, He'll
zee Hoboken by Christmas We've got
de three. Heaven for u.s. He'll for I
led Kaiser and Hoboken for the boys"
ses
of = Dnchshund Provides Inciient.
hs Down in Union Square a group
an merrymakers found an inoffensive dacf
hund with nothing against him but !
en ancestry and tied a German flag to !
'ks tail. Then they made him run arour