Omaha daily bee., 1918-10-03
'1ARADE SHOWS
Allies ANSWER
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ated, following the example of the
i. nonarchs of Russia, Bulgaria. etc.
AZ he has retired at least until the
war is over. Gus RENEE, when asked
{, rahether Quivera is to be turned into
: :. democracy withy an elected presi-
L'dent, said he didn't know.
Il think We'll take the old king
down to the city hall and make
Smith and Ringer eat i'm" hesaid.
The fact is we are about $1,000 in
the hole so far. So, you see, we
couldn't afford to hire any king"
King Ak-Sar-Ben, though a very
nice old gentleman was lazy.
He never did lick of work and his
retirement won't interfere in any
way with the affairs in Quivera
which will go on in the future years
as they have in the past.
1t was easy to see that yesterday
was one of the big days in Omaha.
The incoming trains brought crowds
from the surrounding country and
from distant places. The hotels were
filled up and sleeping rooms were
about all filled by nightfall. The
crowds streamed' through the streets
and in the stores. The carnival was
!. crowded.
Thousands came in by automobile,
the roads having become fairly pass
able after the recent rains Even at
noon hundreds of automobiles were
parked at interesting streets and al
leys facing the line of march. In
many of them women sat knitting
and guarding the machines until the
rest of the parties arrived to view
the parade in comfort. By E o'clock
these vantage points were complete
ly filled with machines.
The Parade Moves.
Early in the day heavy cables were
stretched along the edges of the
sidewalks to keep the crowd back
from the street during the parade.
The weather was a bit threaten
ing. Coon before the parade started
a little rain fell, but it was only
enough to wet the ground and stop
ped before the parade was we'll un-
der way.
The procession of floats left the
Ak-Sar-Ben den at Twentieth and
Burdette streets at 7:30 o'clock and
proceeded, unilluminated, to Six
teenth and Cunning streets. There,
promptly at 8 o'clock, the signal was
given, the horses moved forward, the
trolleys were placed against the
trolley wires and the great annual
event was under way. \
Down Sixteenth street to Douglas
it moved, east on Douglas to Tenth,
then south to Farnam and west on
Farnam to Twentieth, south to Har-
new. east to Sixteenth, south to
Howard, east to Fifteenth and north
TO Capitol avenue, the entrance to
THE carnival grounds.
Huge Crowds to Witness.
The music of many bands mingled
with the cheering Of the tens of
thousands as the inspiring electrical
spectacle moved on its triumphant
way. The board of governors. rich
ly caparisoned and mounted, rode
ahead.
Besides the thousands in the
street, every balcony and window
along the line of march was crowded
with spectators, Along tarnam IN
font Of the court house 1000 people
Viewed the pardae from a temporary
grand stand. Other smaller grand
stands were erected at several places
while plenty of folks stood on chairs
and boxes for an unobstructed view.
The theaters did not raise their
curtains until the parade was over
and were rewarded by big crowds
The carnival also came in for a big
share of the business, continuous
stream of people pouring in at the
several gates after the parade. 1t was
a big night and confetti flew IN a
regular storm. i
The floats were photographed
Yesterday afternoon by Pathes
Weekly and will be shown all over
the nation. There is report also
that the government may buy them
for use in other cities. If this is so,
it will help out the depleted treasury
considerably. The floats in the pa
rade were as follows:
1.-THE Allies Answer"
Title float. Standing above a
shield bearing the parade's title,
was a great figure of the majestic
American eagle, dehantly tapping
his wings. Around this were various
instruments of war and the decora-
tons were in the national colors.
"The Spirit of America"
At the front of this float was a
75-millimeter cannon, roaring its
challenge to the hordes OF autoc-
racy. Next were the tillers of the
soil, performing their important
labors; a woman, knitting; two al
-legorical figures representing the
builders of ships and at the rear OF
the float the munitions factories
were seen, with women doing the
work. The float illustrated the uni
versal spirit that animates the sol
diers of democracy at the front. in
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