Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
50 WARSH|PS' GUNS
TELL n. Y. OF PEACE
Sirens BIare, Church Bells
Peal, Bands Play and Flags
Fly as News Comes.
FOOD VESSEL FOR FOE

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 2s.-The guns OF
thirty warships anchored in the Hud-
son river the blare Of sirens of hun
dreds of other craft. Pealing bells
from scores Of church spires and the
strains of 'The Star Spangled Ban
ner" carried the news to New York to-
day that Germany had at last faced
the dotted line and that peace had
brought to close the greatest war
Of history.
The words Peace treaty signed"
flashed from government wireless
stations to the superdreadnaught
Pennsylvania. Admiral Mayos flag
ship, was the signal which let loose
the guns. BY nag and semaphore the
news few from ship to ship of the
Atlantic and Pacific fleets at anchor
here and was answered with the crash
OF salvos repeated twenty-one times
in the national salute.
Flags Fly and Bands Play.
AS the triumphant guns spoke. the
White-clad crews of the warships
mast while bands played the national
anthem. Merchant craft in the har-
Dor and bay were quick to respond to
the message with fiags and screaming
sirens. while on the shore church after
church carried the news over the
great city with their clashing bells
ShrtlI factory whistles took up the
c!amor, while in the streets hundreds
OF thousands of people expressed their
JOY to one another that the long
hoped-for moment had at last arrived
Immediately after the signing of the
treaty was announced the steamship
Ashburn weighed anchor and, flying
the american flag. left this port for
Hamburg with a cargo of foodstuffs
consigned to individuals in various
parts of Germany. The vessel had
been loaded and held in waiting In
anticipation of formal peace, and her
charterers timed her departure to be
France Honors Us. as News Comes
Rear Admiral Henry T. Mayo and
twenty-one other ofncers aboard his
flagship. the Pennsylvania, anchored
in the North river, were RECEIVING
decorations from representatives OF
the French government when the
radio flashed peace" and in accord
ance with Secretary Daniels order the
q
salvo of twenty-one guns. Rousins
cheers were given by the sailors, and
the ships band played THE Star
Spangled Banner"
The bell in historic City Hall. upon
the site Of which Gen. Washington in
TVS read the Declaration of indie.
pendence to the American Army, rams
in token Of the finale Of the greatest
war of all time.
Celebration Of the event Throughout,
the city today was mild compared &c
the two days riotous armistice demon.
strations OF last November because thou.
sands OF New Workers. were departing
on their week end holidays.
President Grant. whose declaration
Lot US have peace" Is a living mem.
DRY, was not forgotten by celebrators
who made q spontaneous pilgrimage e
his tomb, where they placed a wreath
Brooklyn Church Bells Ring.
Brooklyn. the 'City of Churches. !.
started the peace celebration here by
ringing church bells and blowing whis-
ties. Vast quantities Of confetti, shred.
ded newspapers and ticker tape were
scattered in the air from hundreds OF
ONCE windows Of downtown skyscrapers
in Manhattan and lower Broadway, and
the vicinity Of Wall street for q time
took on the appearance Of being in 9
snowAtorm
Chicago Accepts News Quietly.
CHICAGO. June 2s.-The signing OF
the peace treaty was not ofiicially cele.
brated when news of the act reached
here today. City onicials did not Learn
of the action until several hours later
The board Of trade was uninfiueucet
by the signing because of the long an.
ticiDatiOn of the act