The Sentinel=record., 1918-11-08
OFFICIALLY DENIED BY
SECRETARY LANSING
Millions of Americans viii Not Know
How They We're Fooled Until They
Read This Mornings Papers-eer.
man Delegation Has Not Yet Been
Received BY Marshal Foch.

New York, Nov False reports
that Germany had accepted the term.
OF the armistice and that fighting had
ended threw the country into de-
lirium today aud turned out to be the
greatest hoax OF recent years.
Official assurances that the report
was false failed TO check the almost
riotous demonstrations which swept
over many American cities and MIL
lions CT Americans viii not know how
they We're fooled until they read the
morning papers.
A dispatcl Cabled from France ia
the United Press and picked up and
circulated also through the country
by another news agency declared the
armistice signed at IL O'Clock this
morning and that fighting ended at
two O'Clock this afternoon Official
dispatches from France to the state
department at Washing tom testify
that the German commissioners were
not eten to meet Marshal Foch until
five o'clock this afternoon and dis
patches received from the American
army on the Sedan front show that at
$50 p. m. the troops were still fight
ing
After cabling to France and receiv-
ing an official reply Secretary Ian
sing from the state department in
Washington issued this statement:
The report that the armistice with
Germany had been signed is not true,
When II reached the department OF
state this morning an inquiry was at
once despatched to Paris. At 9.0l
O'Clock this afternoon a cablcgram in
reply TO that of the departing was
received from Paris 1t stated that
the armistice had not yet been sign
ed and that the German representa-
uyes would not meet Marshal Foch
until j p. m Paris time. on II noon
Washing ton time
None or these unrounded reports OF
course, was received or distributed by
the Associated Press, which on the
contrary was able by investigation
conducted through official channels to
establish that the story was a hoax.
The false report, however, was not
easily overtaken by che truth and as
it spread through the country it gath
cred momentum until demonstrations
approaching hysteria ruled in many
cities Business was suspended.
schols were closed, bells were rung.
whistles shrieked, prayers were offer
ed in churches, parading citizens
iammed the streets and scenes us
ually attendant upon New Years eve
and election night were intensified.
The New York Stock EXchanqe was
closed at $50 P. m, after hurried
meeting of the governors a market
which at first appeared to be unre-
sponsiye suddenly developed activity
which shot ZIP some Of the so-called
peace stocks from two to II pointe.
Exchanges in ether cities were sim-
ilarly affected
Here follows q copy OF the cable
gram received by the United Press at
its New York office
impress. New York: Paris Arm
iStice allies signed eleven morning /:
hcstilities ceased two afternoon.
Sedan taken morning by Americans
(SignedD Howard Sims
Sims is William Phillip Sims, Paris
correspondent of the United Press.
howard is president Of the United
States
Tc grasp the situation il should be
borne in mind that Paris being TO the
east OF the United States is about six
hours ahead Of New York time. Al
though it had been announced that
the armis lice was signed at II O'Clock
and that fighting had ceased at two
O'Clock it was ract that the Ger