New-York tribune., 1918-11-08
City, Wild With Joy, Sets Adrift
Millions Of scraps of Paper
Workers. Released for Holiday When Report of Armstce
Comes Parade the Streets Deiriously-Fifth Avenue,
Hopeless for Traffic, Is Scene of Noisy Parades

The war began with "a scrap of pa
per-"
Yesteday millions of scraps of paper
were thrown from the roofs of New
York office buildings, to be carried up
ward by the air currents and hover
above the city, flashing in the after
noon sunshine like a flock of silver
birds. When they settled the streets
were Uttered with torn paper several
inches deep. All the trash baskets in
the city seem to have been emptied to
make these munitions of peace. News
papers and telephone directories torn
into small bits. blank ballots left over
from Tuesdays election, stenogra~
piers pads and letters were all thrown
to the winds.
1t was holiday for everybody but
members of the Street Cleaning De-
partment. They, however, bent cheer
FULLY to the task of shovelling up the
debris.
Doing our Bit" grinned one of the
white wings" at the Municipal Build
ing, rescuing torn flag from the gut
ter and pinning it in his hat. "If our
soldiers can clean up the whole German
army, it'd be a pity if we couldn't stand
cleaning up little for the celebration" "
Bear kaiser's "Remains''
Here lie the remains Of Kaiser Bill"
This was the banner heading the
pcisiest parade that enlivened the
afternoon in Fifth Avenue. Borne on
the shoulders of four yelling men, the
"coffin," made of shaky pasteboard and
draped with black, headed a motley
group of "mourners." who sang as they
marched. Another group carried a
scarecrow labelled: Gall we left of the
Kaiser"
The crowd was left entirely to it's
own devices. Scarcely policeman
was in sight from City Hall to Fifty
ninth Street Traffic was turned off
from Fifth Avenue. and left to swirl
UP and down Madison Avenue and
other parallel streets. Long lines of
buses and automobiles waited at the
corners, vainly attempting to cross.
Each automobile carried it's load of
flag waving girls and men, and no one
seemed to object to the delays.
Just where tn: the policemen we're no
con of $50 police captains at the Hotel
Majestic was broken up hastily, before
the ice cream appeared. Police Com
missioner Enright hurried back to his
office. but the rest of the party evil
IDENTIFY went out to celebrate.
Gather in City Hall Park
AS the report of Germany's capitula-
tion spread through the city thousands
of persons congregated in front of the
Liberty Bell in City Hall Park yester.
day, where Jeff Davis, "King of the
Hoboes," was to speak "Condemnine
Germany" His arrival was greeted by
much shouting, whooping and the wav.
ing of flags.
The band Of the 22d Regiment In.
fantly was there to play many popular
musical selections. The enthusiasm Of
the audience knew no bounds when "The
Star-Spangled Banner" was begun.
Reports that Germany had capitu
lated made lively day at the Bat.
terry, but the hilarity was confined tc
civilians. Army and navy officers
strobe along as if nothing unusual hac
happened. Captain Gardens coast
guard sailormen took the tidngs most
to heart, tossing their white caps into
the air and putting summary end tc
a football game and wigwag contest
that had attracted hundreds of spec.
tators to the green.
And They Kissed Soldier
Smart looking maidens, dismissed fo,
the day from the skyscrapers north
ward, took an airing along the sea
wall, cheering every uniformed mar
that came by, one of them being sc
bold as to say that she always loved a
sailor or q soldier.
prove it with kiss, if you mean it
kidl" cried an infantryman who hearc
the girls remark.
Put your hands behind your back
and the kiss is yours" replied the
girl, who instantly made good her
promise. 1t was more than the sol.
der bargained for, as three more
smacks upon his blushing cheeks were
planted in quick succession by the three
companions Of the patriotic girl.
A middle aged man, who said he did
not believe In prohibition, waltxsd BY