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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
Sleeveless Coats
Reduced!

We've put them on in the
reduction class. Every piece
is underpriced-in velvet, in
silk, in wool jersey; solid
colors and fancy effects.
s1S.75 Black Velvet S1C.9s
Sleeveless Coats at. IL
SIS Black Velvet $1,000
Sleeveless Coats, at. 10
s12.9s Wool Jersey S7.0S
Coats, in colors, at.
S32.50 Corduroy Coat with
" White Satin Skirt $3.50
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
Tailored Crepe de Chine
Waists, S3.5O-S3.Z5

Made of a surprisingly good
grade OF crepe de chine, in
white and flesh. In the sim
pie tailored models that are
now SO much in demand.
These I'LL want to-day in so
many wardrobes. and do II at such
reasonable price that they are
bound to sell quickly. All sizes,
$3.50 9, 1913 EACH
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
White Skirts
Of Gabardine

Here's q good Skirt at to-
days price-a most pro-
nouncedly good Skirt.
1t is made Of good, firmly
woven gabardine: stylish
models; perfect in fit and sat-
isfyingly tailored.
If you need a Skirt, you'll
want one Of these. Any size,
s2.aoss
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
Women S Gauze Underwear
For Warm Weather Comfort
AT LITTLE COST


secure these at They bit short quantity
very long value.
In fact there's very much to-day's
prices
SPECAL-Women's Vests. worth Csc; of fine
ribbed gauze cotton taperun necks and hoes
elastic full beached These bit small for the Sizes
Nos and 3; therefore, the price while these
Woment Bodice Vests. in Womens
beached lacet
m no
straps special value 0OC fine
in garment
Womens 65 Union Suits fine ribbed trimmed
knee Tape necks These A
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04
The Confederate Museum

open Daily from =. 81 TO r. n
Saturdays A. Nj to =. NJ
/. TWELFTH AND CLAY STREETS
~ ADMISSION. sc.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-04


Judgment w in tolays offerings
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
JOY AT QUAKER CITY PLANTS,
Philadelphia Munition and ship
workers Hold Festivals.

PHlt.ApELPHIA, Nov. 7-Historic indie
pendence Hall was the starting point
this afternoon for a premature peace
celebration in this city and vicinity.
Nothing like II has been witnessed Shere
in many years
Accepting the rumor as true, Mayor
Smith officially ordered a celebration in
accordance with prearranRed pro-
gramme. The independence Hall bell
was rung and great crowd gathered.
Fire bells were rung. whistles blew, the
schools were closed and parades were
started on the principal streets.
At Cramps shipyard. where nearly
Is 900 are employed on war work. every
body quit and an enthusiastic celebra-
ton began. At the great Hog Island
shipyard the officials and many en-
ploy eos. headed by the yard brass band
and girls carrying American flags. pa
raded over the miles OF roadway in the
plant.
At the Schuylkill and Frankford ar
senals, where munitions are made, work
| ceased and preparations for parades were
stopped only by the denial of the report
In Camden the 1900 employees of a
| large manufacturing concern walked out
in a body and marched through the
streets. thousands of citizens Joining
them. The Is 900 workmen at the New
York Shipbuilding Corporations plan
! quit work, swarmed through the gate,
and started parading to Camden. three
| miles away. Similar scenes were en-
acted at Gloucester. y. j., shipyards,
wilmington, Del, shipyards and pow
der plants were practically deserted an,
everybody Joined the demonstration.
At Chester. where there are two grea
shpyards, everybody quit work,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
CHICAGO NOISY AND
ROUGH: POLICE BUSY
Work Abandoned; CroWds
Play in the Rain.

CHICAGO, Nov. 7.--Chicago and the
middle West turned loose an unrestraiued
but premature celebration Of peace to-
day that entallcd injury to a number Of
persons and disruption Of industry before
official denials could stem the tide.
The carnival of noise and ribaldry was
the result Of a false newspaper despatch
which was spread throughout the coun-
try before officials could contravert 1t.
Relatives and friends of soldiers over
seas. at first raised TO heights Of joy.
later were overcome with disappointment
when they learned the report was un-
true The sky wept with them in chi
Cago, and the downtown district became
muddy sea beneath the tramping thou-
sands.
Two hundred gallon casks Of wine
were rolled in one Chicago street and
the crowds invited to drink to the death
of the Kaiser" One closed shop Win
dow bore "A mourning wreath and the
sign: The Kaiser Is Dead" one pa
rade was led ny a figure representing
the Kaiser in chains,
| I'pou receipt of the report bells and
whistles started . flood of noise that
continued for hours. while workmen II
| factories and mills OF this ana Other
| cities threw down their tools, cheered
I
, city Hall stores, offices and munitior
| plants closed for Il holiday.
| Police reserves were rushed down towr
and were forced to use their clubs u
control the crowds Of horn blowing. bel
ringing celcbrators and several were in
| jured
| In Minnesota two persons were injured
| BY the discharge of cannon.
Tile Chicago Opera Company WAS IA
rehearsal when Belgian tenor rushe'
I'm CRYING: stop, stop! Peace ha
beer declared :" Director Campan!ni or
dered The star Spangled Banner ant
the anthems Of the Allies sung and m
rehpa rsal was adjourned.
| Posi- Office clerks went to the post
masters office and sang patriotic song
juntil late in the day.
A blizzard of ticket tape and scra
paper was sent whirlfng to the street
from windows Of office buildings an
street traffic was seriously congeSed.
| Similar scenes on smaller scale oc
CURED in hundreds OF other cities an
towns throughout the West. according I
reports from Minnesota, Wisconsin, MIS-
souri,. Texas, Oklahoma and other State'
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
PRESIDENT WAVES TO CROWD.
Forced TO Appear Twice ON white
House Portico.


WAsHfNoToN, Nov. 7.--Carrled away
by reports of the coming of victory and
PEI ce. 200. 900 Wash gtonians and war
workers storrned tho gates OF tho White
House to-day and tonight amid excite
ment never rivalled in the history OF the
national capital.
Overcoming din Of whistles. bells,
automobile horns and rattlers, thou
sands of persons shouted for the Presi-
dent. War time rules prohibiting as
scmblage near tho White House or other
public buildings were thrown lightly
aside and the police were powerless. No
persistent was the demand for the Pres
ident that he overcame his scruples and
appeared on the north portico. He an
swered the shouts by waving his hand
and bowling and retiring. but the ac-
claim did not cease. Other thousands
gathered until every street near the
White House was blocked.
The President was forced to appear
second time and answer the salutes oil
the crowd before the city police, WITH
the aid of n military detail and the mil
itary police could clear the streets. They
succeeded only after word was spread
from the white House that the President
could make no statement until the new'
was confirmed. He waved aside the de
mands for u speech.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
TELEPHONE RUSH
SETS NEW RECORD
Peace RumOr Doubles Normal
Business and Many Calls
Are Unanswered.

All of New York city rushed straight
to the telephone yesterday when the ar
mistice r1imor got abroad. At least
that's what it seemed like to the over
worked central girls, who strovc cour-
ageously to keep the smile in their voices.
Officials connected with the New York
Telephone Company ventured the cau-
tious information that the day was prob
ably tho heaviest In the history OF tho
company. barring none. One OF them
estimated that the company, handicapped
as IT. was by the influenza epidemic,
which has laid up 20 many OF It's work.
ers, handled more than 100 per cent
over it's normal business. and AT that
probably had to ignor" aoout so per
| cent of the calls.
Long lines Of people formed at all pay
stations. and while waiting 10 get on the
wire amused themselves by listening TO
snatches of conversation inat issued
| from the booths and which sounded Tor
the most part like this
| Hello, Yes this IL John. No. John.
J-o-n-n. Have you heard the great
news" Well, it's all over rte ar
mIs,icc has been signed Hello! Hello !"
/ 81
accompanied by mild profanItyD Hello!
| say some one cut us Off . The armlstlce
! has beeu--.l say the. arn.stice---l Tor
applcs, for rotten, m IOr money-yes
| now you've got it, the arnist!ce' II .
been signed and everything is over |
| SAY, can't YOU meet me at Forty-second
street and broadway and wen GO ana
have a little blowout in honor OF the oc-
casion somewhere
ND
this nature. II IL estimated, filtered
through the Cortlaudt Exchange alone.
The Curtlandt Exchange serves large
area. including part Of the brokerage
district and for that reason probably
divided the lions share of the extra bus
mess with the Beekmau and Hanover
exchanges.
The huhhuh began at II 40 when prac-
tically every light ON the switchboard
in the downtown exchanges Haired Ut
once. The Central girls. WHO under
ordinary circumstances are not expected
to handle more than one or two calls
ut a Time, found II necessary TO double
! their efforts Some OF the ceutrals con-
nected as many as l75 calls an hour
and kept this up from llA5 4. NJ to
about $3.50 T.. NJ when the deluge Of
calls began to subside with the circula
ton OF the counter rumors that the ar
,mlstice had not been signed.
During the heaviest part OF the FUSE
service had to he cut of altogether a.
far az the coin boxes were concerned
= "A fast as the caller would drop In hi'
? nickel II would be returned TO him some
of the more persistent callers repeated
the coin dropping process until then
arms got weary but without result.
At that. the wires would not have
been SO oyerburdened hut for the com
mutcr, who insisted on calling up hi
e wife or friends in New Jersey, on Lonf
Island or in Westchester Each suburban
. call REQUIRES at least TWO and sometime!
as many aR four CeRtrals,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08

at that time were nearing the allied
lines"
At . o'clock last night the Associated
Press. from Washington, announced II
had been officially stated that the "Gov-
eminent had not been advised OF the ar
rival of the German ENJOYS within the
French lines to receive the American
and allied terms OF armistice.'
Later. at 10: Ill =. NJ, the Associated
Press sent n despatch which said AT
S!S5 o'clock In Paris 1t was officially
announced that four German officers
bearing white flag would probably ar
rive ut Marshal Foch's headquarters
some time tonight. That announcement
was one hour and thirty-five minutes
ate the hour reported az the end OF the
| fghting, and Associated Press des-
patches filed with the American army on
the Sedan front at 6 80 o'clock tonight
showed that an hour and a half after
| the German commissioners had been ex-
pocted the troops still were fighting their
way forward.
Not Yet Across the lines.
when II was o 80 o'clock tonight In
London the Foreign Office pronounced
urfounded the rumor that the armistice
had been signed, and at that hour no
word had been received In the British
capital that the German delegation had
| crossed tho French limos. II should he
! borne In min that 1t was then four
hours and a half after tho hour reported
as set for the cessation of hostilities
and more than seven hours after the
hour reported as the signing Of the
armistice."
In the same despatch the Associated
Press called attention TO the fact that
the armstice being n historic docu-
fnent will bear the hour and minute at
which the signatures are set upon II. and
the hour at which hostilities arc to end
will likewise be officially recorded and
announced to the world"
A despatch from Washington last night
revealed that elaborate preparations had
been made by the United Press to beat
the world on the peace story. The asso-
citation, II is said. had planned for a
year for the covering OF the story.
II had leased wires and cables cover
ing every possible source OF news on an
Rrmistice or the cessation OF hostilities
Gable and telegraph leases were made
from every likely point in France 70
every cable point on the French coast
and from the cable points in New York.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
N. Y. STATE OFFICES CLOSE.
Peace Report Accepted ms True at
the Capitol.

ALBANY. Nov. T.-Reports that peace
had been declared not only started big
demonstration In the downtown district
to-day but were generally accepted at
the Capitol. where many departments
closed In order that the employees might
Join in the celebration.
whistles of factories and of engines In
railroad yards were sounded and bells
rung. The majority OF the workers at
the West Albany shops of the New York
Central Railroad left work and marched
TO the business section
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
st. LOUIS CELEBRATES IN RAIN.
People FIJI streets Rhd Din sweeps
Over the CITY.

ST. LOUIS, Nov, With steady
rain falling. So. Lotus downtown streets
AT noon to-day began filling with people
AS the report spread that the war was
over.
The demonstration grew until NJ 3
o'clock there was great din OF noise
and cheering sweeping the city.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
MuN1TIoN WORKERS PARADE.
Employees of Cleveland Plant and
shipyards Celebrate.

CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. Thousands
NJ cleveland munition workers were
aroused to a high pitch OF patriotism to-
day and threw down their tools and
naraded IN a body after hearing that
Germany had signed an armisttce'
Several hundred employees OF ship
yards here and at Lorain, Ohio. quit
work to celebrate the reported signing
Of the armlstice. Crowds formed through
out the city and conducted impromptu
victory celebrations, while bells ana
whistles throughout the city rang ana
shrieked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08

The cafes and hotel bars were a sight
Whoever made the initial mistake in
sending that peace cable has the wholly
unforeseen responsibility OF n sudden
and marked decrease in the world =
available supply Of intoxicants. The
men who would naturally celebrate Ger
many's surrender by lduidatIng all their
debts at once did Just that.
II got 50 about shutdown. maybe be-
fore--lt was hard to keep track OF time
yesterday--that even in the bars that are
proudest OF their versatility the bar
keepers were refusing to mix any drinks.
They were too busy. II was straight
stuff or nothing.
And in many OF these places men who
had passed the afternoon in friendly and
Joyous communion were to be seen last
evening debating with their fists until
they were thrust into the outer darkness
the pressing question: Had or had not
Germany shined aharm'stice?
Whatever scepticlsm any one had felt
in the early stages was swept away
Bent Oh celebrating. New York did ce|c'
brate Downtown, City Hall Park be.
came the first objective, which was
sneedily captured. To blazes with the
doubter. The Kaiser had surrendered
Where was Mayor Hylnn? lie was
there right at City Hall. making
speeGhes from the steps. planning grea
victory parade in which he and the Who'll,
town would march from CITY Hall e
Fiftv-ninth street last night.
The scene nhout City, Hall really de
nanded the presence and voice Of hi
Honor. The soberest OF citizens wer'
tiggiug on the asphalt, the most skittisl
Inv nature were soaring as II by levita
| ton. It looked comic to one who knew
hat 1na Ia.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
Mayor Praises President.

MAYOR Hylan, returning to City Hall
= l,t,,e after o'clock from the Il. II.
T wreck hearing in Brooklyn, left his
office and going to the portlco of the
Hail said extemporaneously, after sur
yeying the multitude for moment
'.Thank God have lived to see this
day. when the rights OF the peoples of
the world are recognized and the world
ia indeed made safe for democracy and
humanity.
This day will live forever The deeds
and accomplishments OF our great Pres
| ident In this world strife will be Cele-
| brated for all time He has laid the
foundation upon which liberty through
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
Salt Lnke city Qniets Down.

SALT LAKE CITY, Nov, IA huge
demonstration started to-day when the
report was circulated that Germany had
signed the armistice The demonstra-
ton subsidized, however, when IT became
known that the report was not true
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
streets PIockadcd In Toledo.

TOLEDO, NOV. 7.--UncOnlirmed report.
OF peace here were heralded 10y factory
whistles and shrieks Of steamship sirerI
in the harhor. Public buildings were
decorated hurriedly. \ cuTnet so!Oist
hlorkaded traffic. Several impromptu
parades traversed the business streets.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
CHAMBER CHEERS
END OF WAR RUMOR
Demonstration by Men OF
Commerce Over Premature
Report From Paris.

Dignity was discarded at the monthly
meeting Of the New York Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday when the report
rea ched the room that German repre-
sentatives had signed the armlstce
terms, and that the war was over. THOSE
who attended expected to listen TO re-
ports of committees and the address OF
Dr. John r. Mott, head OF the war
hoard Of the Y. NJ. c. A.. and Director
General of the United War Work Drive
and the report was complete ana al
most overwhelming surprise.
The announcement was made by gu
gene H. Outerbridge. former president
of the Chamber Of Commerce. and the
last words OF his short remarks were
drowned in the rousinR cheers or the
400 members in attendance The cheer
| ing lasted for several minutes and AFTER
IL subsidized Mr. Outerbridge again called
| for three cheers The response reechoed
| through the building and outdid every
thing similar within the memory OF the
| Oldest member.
Australian Chambers Guest.
| The regular business meeting OF the
chamber was begun promptly at noon
with the president. Alfred E. Marling
| In the chair The chamber had as Its
guest for the day Henry L. Braddon
! special commissioner to the United
States from the Commonwealth OF Aus
tralia Mr.. Braddon is In this coantr!
to promote business relations between
She two countries.
The chairmen OF various committees
took up the reading OF reports Aftel
business had been disposed OF Or. Mot
told OF experiences at the various fight
Ing fronts during his Ave visits to Eu
rope and Asia. He made an earnes
plea for the support Of the United wa
Work Drive next week and told or TN
great necessity for oversubscr!bing IN
lsl75,O0o quota II Americas fghtinl
men are 10 be properly taken care o
during the perion OF rehabilitation.
Aresolution for the amendment OF sec
ton 202 Of the war revenue bill was or
fered by william II. Taylor. This sec
ton Of the bill provides that merchant
shall make Inventories. which the Com
missioner OF Internal Revenue is to us
as basis for income tax assessments.
For Reasonable Allowances.
The amendment suggested by NJ,
!. Taylor reads:
"A reasonable allowance being mad
for the increased cost OF merchandis
! lnventoried over the average cost Of Xix
merchandise during the pre-war pt
Rod"
The resolution was adopted. but
resolution to send Il committee 10 Wasf
: ington to urge its adoption was vote
down.
Mr.. Outerbridge. in speaking Of "Aft'
the War Problems" urged immediat
: preparation to take care OF the pra'
y teal revolution In industrial condition
which was bound TO follow the signir
Of peace. and insisted that steps
taken at once 20 put the United Stat
: Into the running in postwar trade con
= petition. Mr.. Outerbridge expressed Il
y hope that the nation in general wou
see the necessity for continuing q
building OF ships. NO that AmeriGa
made goods could be carried In Amer
!. can vessels TO all the markets OF Il
world.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
VICTORY
for
Al Smith.
Wilson
and
The Allies.

Thousands who weren't parading were
trying 20 telephone the great tidings
home. The effect of this was n ire
mendous congestion in the telephone eX-
changes. It's just rs we'll that business
firms who depend on the phone let their
workers go for the afternoon. tor the
wires were ChOked.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08
baker Had No Word OF II.

At All p. NJ. the Associated Press
sent the following despatch over its
wires:
"WAsHrXdToH, Nov. e In answer
tn y question Al I. VI. as 20
whether the War department had any
Information of the report that the
armistice had been signed Secretary
Baker said We have no information.
SO far az the War Department Is con-
cerned we are wholly without confrma-
ton on the subject, and the information
that we have Is that the commissioners
when We last heard OF them were on
their way to Marshal Forh'S heIdquar-
tiers, and it would seem hardly probable
that the meeting could have taken place
at the time the announcement was mast
made. The minute the War Department
has any authoritative news on this sub
feet | will give II out at once"
Two other dispatches sent out by the
Associated Press did not tend To bear
out tho declaration that the armistice
had been signed. The nYst was sent out
AT sac l.. NJ II said:
"Lo&puN, Nov. ! GO as i. M The
British Foreign Office this evening stated
according to the Exchange Telegraph
COMPANY that tho rumor that an armis-
tice with Germany had been signed waa
unfounded. Up to G;3O o'clock lhis eve
ming no news had been received in Lon
don that the German delegation had
crossed the French lines"
The second Associated Press despatch
! bore a Washington date lire AM said
! 'Whcu Secretary Lansing and OF, ~
! state Department officials left for theil
! homes at 5 80 T. NJ. they still were with
| out any information Indicating tina
| Germany had signed armtstice terms"
This despatch was followed at
! o'clock last night hv another from th'
! Associated Press which stated. "a
$50 T., NJ Paris time, the armistice ha,
not been signed, The German delegate
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-11-08

Everything with which noise could be
madc was busy. Chaufeurs backnred
n. will or did the deafening thing called
flooding the carburetor, and at least
once from the centre OF things on a
'rurt 20 which fifty men were hanging
By their ,"eashes, there came resu-
lar crack-rrack- crack suspiciously like
blank cartridges, The air smelled that
way. too
After an hour, the only automobiles
that could make headwny were those,
principally taxis, which had been
grabbed by parties OF jubitators. They
got along by lncessant honking. and then
even they had to stop.
A SUN man swung westward OH
Broadway to see how the polyglot tene-
lGent back blocks. Syrian once, were
taxing things. a. he did so he lodged
he wire Gagged delivery van or manu-
occurring stationer. II was full OF blue
agkets and girls like screechlng mon
nevs, and 1t was headed north. Twenty
minutes later. when he got back tc
Broadway one block further up, that var
was passing. or trying TO pass, that cor.
Her. The downtown traffic squad could
The Colorado statesman., 1918-10-19

There are suits-and suits, most of
them plain, some of them piquant but
none of them fussy. With the supply
of fabrics growing precious no cos
tuner ventures to use more than the
regulation allotment of cloth, therefore
skirts are narrow and straight and
coats cut to conform to this shortage
of material. But the ingenuity of
designers, put to the test, has tri-
umphed and given us a variety of new
models in coat suits and frocks, that
do them great credit.
Skirts are little longer than they
have been. since they must be two
inches below the shoe tops and shoe
tops are not as high as they were.
Longer skirts were proclaimed early
in the season, but women with busy
winter ahead of them have not been
Inclined to give up short skirts for
street wear. Those in the suits pic
tured are only two inches below the
shoe tops; that is, they are as short as
the unwritten law allows.
The suit at the left of the picture