El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-11-11

ton 10 the wins. while city clerk
Jack Dawson. who IS the government
explosive licensing agents made no
complaint at the great amount OF
powder blown 70 the winds during
the outburst-
All Glasses and All Happy.
One overlooking the happy hosts
saw all kinds Of men and women,
from black hooded nuns Of the clolster
to the roliicking chorus girls who
gladden. the night and all were happy
and iubilant. The boy scouts seemed
TO have won the shouting contest,
largely on account Of their excellent
organization The crowd obeyed or
ders well and no accidents occurred
War Workers Busy.
The war workers we're conducting
their campaign in the midst OF all
the din. Maurice Schwartz was ar
resting every passing man Tor high
crimes and misdemeanors that he had
never committed and dragging him
before a court where he was fined
an amount consistent with his abil-
ity 10 pay, and thus the war fund was
sWelled. Mr. Schwartz "plncned a
Herald reporter and the woman judge
fined him % cents, while a street
sweeper next passed and the evu.i
pulled him for five cents Il was
from every man according to his abil-
Come on Top Of Car.
While awaiting the military pa
rade. the gathered multitude watched
with exceeding interest minor pa
rades Of many business houses and
organizations in Fl Paso- The F. Z.
d 5. W. shop force, all smutty faced
and in working clothes. arrived on
top Of a street car. flying banners
bearing legends Of the To Hell With
the Kaiser" variety and shouting
their JOY. The police halted these
happy mOrtals at the monument and
made them come down from the high
estate, fearing injury to some en-
thusiastic individual
Business Houses Come Out.
The Popular came by with go
shouting men and women. as did the
White House. The First National
bank employees showed its happiness
by parading about the monument. The
Western Union parade was led by a
girl bearing its service flag with A
stars. The James y Dick company
and others appeared
Joyed. But Not Demornlized.
Even the Joyous news that peace
had come to a stricken world could
not shake the discipline Of soldiers
at Fort Bliss. Although the men
jumped out Of their cots when the
whistles began 70 blow Monday morn
ing, and devoted themselves to all
kinds Of shouting. screaming and
yelling. they obeyed orders and dis
obeyed impulse TO fire their guns into 4
the air According to a civilian en-
ploye at the fort, there was not
weapon OF any kind fired. but the men /
made the most noise possible with {
their husky young throats- The men /
resumed their vociferations at day !
light
The Mills building had 90 flags dis
played.
The Red Cross could not gather as
a unit because of the enormous work 4
on hand caring for Christmas parcels /
for soldiers, it was said by Mrs. H. /
". Broaddus-
Cheer for Wilson.
The demonstration on the stadium 1
was great success" said mayor
Charles Davis There was such great /
shouting and excitement that one part 4
of the crowd failed to hear the three
cheers set up for president Wilson and l
complained that the nations leader
was overlooked This was by no !
means the case. however"
Il would have made the former
kaiser-nOW Just plain William Ho-
complementary sick 10 witness the
publication demonstration in Fl Paso
early this morning.
This mornings medley Of 14hfS-
ties and cannon shots continued
spaSmOdically for an hour and
then was followed up with sfri-
dent sirens Of automobiles along
with the yelling and bowling and
shrieking Of $1,000 FL PasOans.
The populace were awakened short
" after ! o'clock by the united blasts
Of whistles throughout the city In
every flat, in every home there was a
scramble, then an intelligent awak-
enlng 10 the dawn Of an era Of uni
versal peace. Wraps were thrown on.
shoes half tied. and the people were
on the streets
F'iGurafively in streams, on ev-
cry street, they wendell their way,
afOOt and by motor, 10 the high
school stadium. Here n bonfire ]
was built. around which 10000 ]
people nttested to the universal
thanks that peace aEnin was c