T By ELMO SCOTT WATSON WASHINGTON, Monday, Novem- ber 11, 2:43 a m.—The armistice between Germany, on one hand, and the allied governments and the United States, on the other, has becn signed The State department announced at 2°45 o'clock this morning that Germany had signed The department's announcement at 21:45 o'clock simply sald: “The armistice has been signed” The World war will end this morning at six o'clock, Washing- ton time, eleven o'clock Paris time The armistice was signed by tha German representatives at mid- night ‘This announcement was made by the State department at 2:50 o'clock this mornirg The announcement way verbally by an official of the State department in this form: “The armistice has been signed ft was signed at five o'clock a. m Paris time {midnight easter and hostilities will cease at sl n o'clock this morning, Paris ti (six o'clock eastern time)’ The terms of the atice will not be made public until later made ntime) me arm read the official story out by the Associ ated Press which told of the end of the greatest war in all history. it bring back to preathless hour vember morning Fy HUS sent Does that No en years you one when whist! began hells firearms bar 120 ww blow, were rung ked and a de irium of the Frunce there a mighty shout guerre est fini!” Across to England and America that cry swept! to be transformed into "The war is over The war is over!” and there followed the most reckless, anrestrained, spec tacular celebration ever recorded jut although the scenes on that day are unforgettable to anyone who took part in the mad riot of rejoice ing. how many of us have now, ten years after, any Idea of the scene where took p'ace the momentous event which released all that pandemonium of reloicing? To how many of us does the name of the little railroad station of Rethendes in the forest of Compelgne mean anything more than “just another town in France?’ Yet it was here that the Armistice was signed and on this tenth anni of that historic event the following account, taken from official sources of the meetinz of the men whose ac tion ended the Warld war should have particular interest: The scene was laid In the of the forest of Compeigne wheres Mar shal Foch's train drew up enme nid heavy gun sidings at seven o'clock on the night of Thursday. No vember 7, 1918 With Marshal Foch was General Weygand, his chief of staff; some staff officers and British representatives the Iatter headed by Admiral Bir Rosalyn Weoemvan On anfther set of rails, about a hundred yards away, was another sim flar train, and on the arrival of the {lerman delegates, In the early hours of Friday morning. after their adven- turous journey in automobiles across the fighting front, they were accom modated In this train As soon as the German delegates ar. rived a mesasge was sent them to sav that Marshal Foch would be ready to receive them at 9 a m the same dav Friday, November 8 and exactly on time, In single file, Herr Erzbergeor General Von Winterfield (whose father was present at the peace of Versailles fr. 1871) and Captain Von Vanselow feading, followed by Count Oberndorft made their appearance, and in addition there were two officer Interpréters All of the delegates appeared vers downeast and 111 at ease, and as soon as they had entered the car fitted for the conference, General Weygand re. purted to Marshal Foch, who immedi. ately entered together with the British representatives, joy swept over world? In was raised of “La whole versary middie opposites THE PLACE WHERE THE ARMIS. TICE WAS SIGNED In the foreground is the memorial stone at Rethondes, France, marking the exact spot where stood the rail road car in which Marshal Foch and his staff received the German pleni potentiaries and in which the Armis tice, ending the World war, was signed At the left in the picture is the build ing in whigh that car is now housed It was built with funds given by an American, Arthur H. Fleming of Pasa dena, Calif, to provide perpetual shelter for the car and to serve as a museum of the Armistice. even tones Marshal Porch What Is the object Herr Erzherger replied, ome to hear proposals for on land, sea, in the air - n pronosals to make ™ Marshal Foch r then pulled a8 pa- and read a state. dent Wilson con i fourteen points finished Marshal Foch 3 red an arr be read, and the Cer 8 having stated that thes Cleneral the them 'n vis pocket by Pres nistive lities to ceane, it each preter ting article, rene dramatic p this made n be imag reer of a post th his very full face larse inuble hin and irregular mustache Count Oberndorff, who had served all hin time n diplomatic service Von Winterfeld the represen Prussian militarism, though aggressively mannered, and Cap tain Von Vansaslow, a maval officer who, although in uniform, looked more like a merchant These, together with terpreters, formed and ture ned Erat the aon the ieneral tative of rot their two in one group, and the British officers In their contrasting uniforms, with firm and alm countenances knowing they held the upper hand, opposite As soon as the reading of the terms was completed the Germans, looking very dejected, asked permission te rom Prench HS eanuseewwwnwwewnw enn." The Last Salve Twe minutes before sieven o'vioeh the last shell shricked ever No Man's » Land * * * Hostilitics enfled with » tremendous crash of American rannen "able Dispateh, Ghost of Molly Pitcher at Monmouth, Did you bear that last crash of thonde Shaking the hills from the Vosges to the Marne, And the whole world rocking ender? Did you stop as you swabbed the wraith of yow gum, And cooled ita hot throat with water To bark to the Yanks’ good-by to the Hun Across the red fields of slaughter? Seventy-five miles of fire and flame, Volcano and earthquake combining, Traini ads and shiplcads of shot and shel Roaring and shrieking and whining The ground swung round like » weather vane, the rivers heaved that were sea it Oh, ghst of old mad Anthomy Wayne At Stony Point, did you hear 17 And Hickory Jackson at New Orvieass, In the sand bagged trenches kneeling Did tt knock your cocked hat from youn head When you heard our big guns pealing | Shaking the skies with thelr awful dn Like the fourteen demands of Wilson. Smashing the window panes in Berlin And bursting the bungs i» Pilsen. This was the way It came to an end, Thus was the last word spoken Fromm the narrow seas te beyond the Rhine, As the world lay black and broken; Twas thus was sald good-by the Huns, Doomed with thelr proud. commanders, When the hills were rocked from the Yankee guns, Over the fields of Flanders, wejobm 8. McGroarty in the Los Angeles Times. on ee ee em EASES SEES SEERA ESE SAS ESR ESE EEE REESE ERE ESEREREERaREe "an ee ee ee RE A ee ee a ee ee Ee ee ee ee ee ee ae ee ee ee ee ee ie oe ie Ce ee Ne ee ee ee ie eh ee ee i ae ee Ow- had Foch Ymunieate with «BE to the fact their government that the Germans not brought any cipher, Marshal refused to allow wireless to be used and the terms thus made public prop erly befors perusal and consideration and so Captain Von Helldor! was dis patched to German headauarters ut Spa with a copy General Von that hostilities Winterfeld then asked might eecase Immedl. ately "mo as te avold useless bLiood shed" and, speaking in French, he aotunlly referred to the route-—"la de. route” the actual word used--—of the German army Marshal Foch, however, would agree to giving the enemy any breath sig space that might allow them to reorganize, and he stated emphationl. iy that Sghting should not cease until .he terms read out had been definitely $ Ncrepted and signed indepandent tinued during ronference car not discussions the afternson In by the various man delegates the chief matters neces sarily being of 8 naval and military nature, and during these talks the fonr ful econom condition of was laid bare orclmt were con the Ger Germans HBenides fo rial for naval was In niry was gasp Another complaint of the + was against both the bi blacklist continuing after tice was signed and It wa that both these their eou ufls, and military equipment such short supply that Necessary mnate the Cot very literally at te law wWenpons niry Ho most important wWever, CONCes whole AEreern namely, that Germany Night fell the Compel of the train of the seniries and g seen twinkling merrily the distance the be tol of the blood ent wan the allies wou! on gne that fateful y forest and ting ot the fires of the biy Jnce uards 0 3 De while away in worm of heavy gurs iy work which wae still rontinuing. after more than four ful vears and except paper of agreements, (lermans, Saturday passed without visible program, awaiting of the German government it was suggested that should occupy Helgoland man delegates did not would be necessary Another question that arose was the altering of the phrase involving the ‘surrender” of General Von Lettow Vearberk to “evacruation™ That evening 8 wireless message was received from the German government ardering the signing of the armistice, hut tc add that Germany would be. come & prey to boleheviam unless the aities would undertake provisioning There was further long discussion, far into the night, concerning Helgo. tand. as the French and British felt that there must be something to fall back upon, In cose the Germans were unable ‘oa control their own men, the majority of whom were almost entire. ivy out of hand ft was finally decided to add an ex. tra stipulation to the agreement, ree- rnmending to the German government that the allies occupy Helgoland If the government should be unable to snforce ils commands, as If put in stronger terms a long delay would be accasioned through having to refer the matter to Spa, should the allies In. sint on the occupation in any event At 2a m on Monday, November 11, ails the delegates on both sides as- semhbled for a final conference General Weygand read out the arm- stiee agreement, article by article, and as each was read out the French in. terpreter ‘ransiated It into German and discussion then proceeded until the final form of the article was mutually agreed npon, though, throughout, the Germans kept insisting that the terme were *n harsh they would be 4iMecult af fulfiliment However, all the articles were final. fy resd and discussed, and then Herr Erzberger stood up and read out a statement in German, stating that the government would carry out the terms ar far an Jumaniy possible, At B16 a m all the delegates signed the momentous document, Marsha' Foeh being the first to sign, followed by the British Admiral Wemyss Orders vere Immediately issued all aver the world, for hostilities on land, at sen and In the alr to cease at 11 a m on that day, Monday, November 11, 1918, for a period of 36 days, and it is now a matter of history how this pe- riod was later extended until the peace of Versailles of 1519 Thus ended the most important his. torical event of all time, fear for a sent written the any the message over by the but think ailren the (er. that {ir Preserve Famous Pigeon Wa on.~A request to the War departmant from Boston that the car rier pigeon, “Cher AmL" which was the only means of communication with the “lost battalion” of the Seventy seventh division for four days In 1018 be exhibited in the Massachusetts cap ital, brought a reply that the bird was now among the stuffed trophies on dis play by the Smithsonian Institution, “Cher Ami” lost an eye and a leg while carrying messages which result ed in reilief reaching the "lost bat talion,” commanded by the iate Ma) Charles W. Whittlesey. The bird brought back to the division loft a clear message from Whittlesey which ennbled his battalion to be found and rescued after it had been surrounded by Germans. A HARI Real Charity In a recent sermon Che pastor tells | as that #8 man grows older he grows more charitable. Let us hope so. If the added years do not make us more tolerant of the weaknesses of our fel lows, more kind and patient, we do not deserve to grow old If the years are to have no such effect on us we should die young und give room to folks with better hearts and better intention. Grove Patterson. Land-Scrape Artists Doubtless the barber who calls him self a tonsorial artist does so because Hke other artists, he works with a brush. 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