Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-11-12
>JUe,LEE CT PEACE REACHES
CLIMAX IN INDUSTRIOUS
AFTERNOON PARADE.
THOUSAND MARCH WHILE
THOUSANDS ARE CHEERING
Vast Congregation Gathers For Out
deer Community sins-celebration
Continued Into the Evening Until!
Crowd, Worn Out, Goes to Bed Early
City Strangely Quiet Today.

celebration the city has ever staged
for any occasion, the population went
home comparatively early Monday
night and went to bed. 1t awoke this
morning into sun flooded world. freed
of battle. and with the knowledge OF
slaughter and devastation ceased. The
business district this morning, smeared
by the marks of the celebration yes
terday. was strangely quiet after the
almost continuous din and roar OF the
celebrants.
Business that practically was wholly
discontinued except in the newspaper
office and the eating places, opened
again today. Help was tired and
worn by the reaction from the strain
of waiting for peace and the celebra-
ton that followed its coming.
Huge Parade on Short Notice.
Following the numerous impromptu
parades of the forenoon. another and
much larger and very creditaole one
was hastily arranged late in the fore
noon by the council of defense, was
staged at 80 With no other means
of mastering the force of marchers
than by telephone and personal mes
sage. the city marveled that so many
were got into line. No one knows how
many marched. but the parade, in
Guiding autos that moved two abreast,
stretched for more than mile. It was
made possible with the short notice
given by the fact that business Vas
closed for the day.
Riot Of FIass.
A feature of the parade were the
splendid flags that waved over the
marchens and were draped about auto
mobiles and trucks. National colors
from costly silk banners to the Chez
est and smallest, numbered into the
hundreds. and whoever was so
fortunate as to own flags Of the allies
carried them. The splendid set Of
allied colors given by the Rotary Club
to the Marshalltown Club flew from
the car of Secretary c. H. Kemler, OF
the latter organization.
The riotous noise making Of the
early morning and forenoon, when
every conceivable din-making device
was pressed into service, gave way in
the afternoon to the quieter and more
dignified expression OF celebration OF
the parade and community singing.
Thousands Sing Together.
The parade, which started from
Third and Main streets, moved east to
Third avenue, south to Church streets
and west to near the court house where
it disbarded. The marchers, and thou
sands who had packed the sidewalk
looking on while they cheered gathered
in a solid mass that filled the north
half of the court house square, where
for half an-hour all joined in singing.
Probably 5000 people made up this
vast audience. They were led by Rev.
r. B. Davidson and the combined SOL
diers' home, Odd Fellows and high
school bands. The popular lover
There" and the more sacred than ever
national anthems, were among the
selections sung. Rev. W. NJ. Baker
read the scriptures, and Rev. 3. F..
Martin prayed.
All Have Place in Line.
Civilians and war workers from all
walks of life marched side by side, or
rode in autos, behind bands that played
time airs. Heading the procession
was the mayor and council and a
prominent section was the Women's
Service Flag League Of whom there
were probably hundred mothers.
wives and sisters OF soldiers, who
were represented by the many service
flags, some bearing two and a few
three stars.
In addition to the employees Of such
organization as the Woolworth Com
pany. Fisher Governor Company, M.
& st. L. railroad. and others, there
were the postoffice employees, ahead OF
whom were the Odd Fellows and high
school bands. The soldiers home band
marched ahead of color guard Of
high school cadets. Union labor was
represented by the carpenters and
other bodies.
Good sized sections were made up
Of the Bohemians, Greeks, Italians.
and Afro Ameyicans. Members of the
G. A. R. and Spanish war veterans
were in line, and the Salvation Army
furnished al squad of it's workers.
Secret organizations were represented
by Maple Leaf Camp, W. O. W.. and
twenty automobiles were filed with
faithful women Of the Red Cross and
nurses.
Kaiser Hanged and Burned.
"Bilp' HohenzOllern, erstwhile the
kaiser. reported fugitive in many
| places by the press reports of the day,
| was finally disposed Of to the satisfac-
| ton of every one locally by hanging
"B:lr' in effigy, then burning the body
| in the bonfire at Center and Church
streets in the evening. The effigy was
suspended from wire hanging from a
telephone pole and later hurled into
| the fire.
Probably accompanying the burnins
was the unspoken condemnation with
which Rev. RIB. Davidson. earlier In
the day, had consigned casket, sup
posed to contain the body .: :s;e 'sa:-
ser to the same fire, when he said: by
| the grace iof God the damnable Hun
has been dethroned, and we now con-
sign his body to the flames and his
soul to hell"
In the parade we're numerous depic-
lions of the deserved and unhappy end
Of the kaiser represented by dummies
a basket used for Carrying dead bodies
and hearse.