Arizona republican., 1918-11-08


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 Story of The Big Hoax Here follows copy of the cable gram received by the United Press st it's New York office:
 "Uni press, New York:
 Paris: Armistice allies signed eleven morning; hostlities ceased two afternoon. Sedan taken morn ing by Americans.
 jSigned)
 "Howard,
 "Simns."
 Unipress is cable code address for United Press; Howard is Roy W. Howard president of the United Press, and Simms is William Philip Simms, Paris correspondent of the United Press.l
 To grasp the situation it should be borne in mind that Paris, being to the cast or the United States is about six hours ahead of New York time. AL though it had been announced that the -rmistice was signed at II o'clock and that fighting had ceased at o'clock, it Was a fact that the German commis- -ioners were not to be received by Marshal Foch until five o'clock, three hours afte rthe hour reported as the end Of the fighting.
 
 The state departments cable of in- Q.iU Go France was not dispatched un- tiI after the report had been called to the departments attention and when a reply came, saving the armistice had not been signed and the fighting had not ceased. more time had elapsed. At 3-30 o'clock in Paris it was off, cially announced that four German of ucers bearing a white flag probably would arrive at Marshal Foch's head quarters some time tonight. That an uouucemont was one hour and thirty uvc minutes after the hour reported as Inc end ol the fighting, and Associated Press dispatches filed with the Ameri- ean army on the Sedan front at 6:S0 o'clock tonight showed that an hour and a half after the German commis- siouors had been expected, the troops stlI wore fighting their way forward. This dispatch said clearly that the American army was consolidating it's position and preparing for d further advance
 London Pronounces 1t False When it was 6:3O o'clock tonight in London, the foreign office pronounced ounOCd the rumor that the armis- ucr had been signed, and at that hou no word had been received in the Brit
 
 had crossed the French lines. It should Ho borne in mind that it was then. foul hours and a half after the hour re- ported as set for the cessation of hos ruucs and more than seven hours af- tor the hour reported as the signing O the armistice. Government telegraph lines connect London and the Britisl EoadQuarlers, not far from the place fixed for the meeting of German com uissioners with Marshal Foch, ant London therefore. is certain to receiv prompt reports when truce is ar ranged.
 Tonight. as the clocks in France wer turning toward midnight. there stil was no word that the German commis SionCrs had appeared at Marshal FOch' headquarters and much less affiXe rIoIr signatures 10 an armistice.
 Tho hoax recalled to the public minC others which had fooled the country. not the world. One was the alleged dis eoNcry of human beings on the moor and tho other was Dr. Cooks claim C discovery of the North Pole.
 Recalls Other Fake Reports
 X news hoax however more closet rarallelng todays was the one perpe fratcd on the country at the death ( Pope Plus \. It was announced by tn United Press some hours before it oC cured. but as the dispatch did nc specify the hour and minute @ gres achievement in giving the news to tt world was claimed.
 In the present instance. howeve there will be abundant official evident Co cuidc the public. The armistice, b, ing a historic document. will bear u hour and minute at which the signs fures are set upon it, and the hour which -hostilities arc to end, likewis win be officially recorded and al rounced to the world.
 No one of course. can say with ce iainiv when the armistice will