The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-06-24
GUNS BOOM AS
PEACE DAWNS.
French People Give Vent to
Joy at End Of Long Years
Of War Agony.
SCENE TuMULTUo 0 , $
AS News Spread That Ger
mans Had Decided to Sign
Terms Internationally.

Paris, June "a 1. P.)-Long
months of strain dy = the peace ne
gotiatiohs and Sks of doubt
whether Germany uld accept the
conditions offered cwould invite by
her refusal of III -a further inva-
sion of her coun ended late Mon
day afternoon w "a note announc-.
ing Germany's additional accept
ance was deliv : to the supreme
council of the 4 renee,
II was not Id .fter the reply-had
been received sr opened before the
supreme council that guns began TO
boom from the forts around Paris
and rejoicing crowds began to stream
through the streets, having been ap-
prised by the sound of cannon that
the Germans had accepted the allied
terms. Allied flags were hung out as
If by magic from windows. Automo-
biles loaded with cheering doughboys
and excited poilus dashed through
the thoroughfares. Church bells
throughout the city were pealing
everywhere, and cheering, animated
throngs gave evidence of the JOY
with which the Partisan crowds well
coined The end of the long years of
agony and tension.
The celebration soon assumed
more tumultuous character and by
o'clock in the evening Paris seemed
bent on indulging in an excited dem
onstration of joy. Bands of students
had taken possession of the German
trophy cannon ranged on either side
of the Champs Elysees and were drag
ging them in a procession through
the city, each cannon carrying its
burden of cheering youths. Special
editions of newspapers with huge
captions, peace has GOMEZ" were
snatched from news sellers by ex-
cited Parisians going home from
work.
Wilson for Simple Ceremony.
Plans for the ceremony attending
the signature of the treaty were con-
sidered by the supreme council to-
day. 1t is said President Wilson fa-
vors making it as simple as is con-
sistent with the nature of the event
| and the original plans for the con-
clusion of "the second peace of Yer
sailes" have been materially modi-
! fed at his suggestion.
| The plenipotentiaries will be seated
on raised dais in the center Of the
vast hall of mirrors in the chateau
Of Versailles. upon which will be in
stalled the table upon which the
| treaty will he signed. The program
| does not contemplate any set ad-
dresses. but it is believed possible
| that both Premier Clemenceau and
the leading German delegate may
make short speeches. The delega
| tions will come to the table Wher
called upon by Secretary Paul Du-
tasta to affix their signatures oppo-
site the seals which will prior to the
event be fixed to the instrument.
Wild Confusion at crilIon.
The announcement of Germany's
acceptance of the treaty has thrown
the Hotel de Crillon, American
headquarters, into wild confusion
Because Of the uncertainty as to the
date on which the treaty will be
signed. experts, on1cers and clerks
who will return on the George
| Washington with President Wilson
have been ordered to be ready tc
leave Tuesday night. Consequently
trunks. book cases and military bags
were today tumbled into the CORR
doris in great disorder, and Ameri-
can soldiers rushed about in an ef-
fort to get baggage to the stations
as quickly as possible, so the per
sonnel of the mission might b'
ready to leave at once, should the
treaty be signed Tuesday.
Lille Most Enthusiast
Paris, June 24.-celebrationA oveI
the German decision to sign thu
treaty of peace without reservation
were nowhere more enthusiastic thar
at Lille and other cities and towns
in the territory wrested from thu
Germans.
Newspapers printed special edi
tions, cheering crowds paraded tn
streets Monday ana the houses wer'
decked with allied flags. At Toulon
Brest and other naval ports, war
ships announced the news to tn
people by firing salutes of twenty
one guns. In all the cities govern
ment buildings were Illuminated.
Poilus Stopped the Dancing.
In Paris the city hall was bril-
liantly lighted, and in the square be
fore it and in other open spaces i'm
provised jazz banos appeared ant
informal balls began, only to b
stopped by unsympathetic poilus
who declared dancing was not au
thorized except on July IA. TIL
news was announced in all theater
and motion picture shows tonight
the bands striking up the anthem
amid the cheers of the audiences