THE MORXIXO OTIEGOXTAX, FRIDAY, XOVE3IBET: 8, 1918. 1TII VICTIMIZED y HEARTLESS HOAX Report of Armistice Signing Is Absolutely False. WAR STILL IN PROGRESS Associated Press Not Involved to Slightest Degree, bar Faithfully Sets Forth Actual Facts. 'Continued "From First "Papre.) liour and a half after the German commands had been expected the troops still were fighting their way forward. This dispatch said clearly that the American Army was consolidating: its positions and preparing for a further advance. When it was 6:30 o'clock tonight in London the Foreign Office pronounced unfounded the rumors that the armis tice had been sisrned, and at that hour no word had been received in the British capital that the German dele gation had crossed the French lines. It should be borne in mind that it was then four hours and a half after the hour reported as set for the cessation of hostilities and more than seven hours after the hour reported as the signing of the armistice. London In Clone Touch. Government telegraph lines connect London and the British headquarters not far from the place fixed for the meeting: of the German commissioners with Aiarshal Foch, and London, there fore, is certain to receive prompt re ports when a truce is arranged. Tonight as the clocks in France were turning toward midnight there still was no word that the German commis sioners had appeared at Marshal Foch's headquarters and much less affixed their signatures to an armistice. . The hoax recalled to the public mind others which had fooled the coun try if not the world. One was the alleged discovery of human beings on the moon and the other was Ir. Cook's claim of discovery of the North Pole. A news hoax, however, more closely paralleling today's was the one per petrated on the country at the death of Pope Pius X. It was announced by the United Press some hours before it occurred, but as the dispatch did not specify the hour and minute a great achievement in giving the news to the world was claimed. Complete Data Available. In the present instance, however, there will be abundant official evidence to guide the public. The armistice, being a historic document, will bear the hour and minute at which the signatures are set upon it and the hours at which hostilities are to end likewise will be officially recorded and announced to the world. No one, of course, can say with cer tainty when the armistice will be signed or when the fighting will stop. Official proof, however, and the hours rolling steadily onward are ample evi dence that it was not signed at 11 o'clock this morning and that the fighting did not stop at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Moreover, it never has been expected that the terms of armistice on the western front might be accepted at one brief meeting. Many questions are now involved which were not involved when armistices were granted to Aus tria, Bulgaria and Turkey. One of the principal points concerns the disposition of the German fleet, so vital to England. Fleet Problem Solved. Now that the fleet Is In the hands ot the revolutionaries, it is probable that the German plenipotentiaries may not at once be enabled to give the assur ances the allies will demand. It should be recalled within this point that Great Britain insisted on having one of her Admirals present with Mar shal Foch at the meeting with the com missioners. So far as is known tonight the erro neous report was published in only two cities in Europein London and in Brest, France. The London newspaper later withdrew its edition and printed a retraction. The publication in Brest was by a newspaper which received the report from the United Press. A question being asked tonight by many is why the naval censors passed the dispatch for publication if it was not true. The answer is that censors do not pass upon the truth or falsity of dispatches; they are only concerned with whether they contain information likely to be of value to an enemy, or damaging to the entente military forces. Sophisticated New Tork became de lirious with joy today over the false report that Germany had agreed to ar mistice terms, which meant uncondi tional surrender. Tragic Side Seen. The celebration seemed a combina tion of Fourth of July, election night, New Year's eve. Thanksgiving day and Christmas. The excitement which seized the city's millions at the word "Peace" was picturesque and ear-splitting, but as realization grew that it was prema ture, its tragic side came forward. Not all the celebrators had joined in the hilarious flag-waving, horn-blowing impromptu parades. Thousands of fathers, mothers, wives and sisters went into every church with open doors to offer prayers of gratitude because they thought fighting had ceased. 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See IMpty Ad oa. rgc 1 . hibition gloom, which has shrouded cafes and saloons was dispelled and they were filled with revelers. CHICAGO, Nov. 7. Chicago shrieked with joy today in a premature celebra tion of peace. , The false report of the end of the world war, flashed over the city by bells and whistles, wan started by a newspaper dispatch which' was not carried by the Associated Press. Later dispatches from Washington and London officially announcing that the armistice had not yet been signed failed to halt the crowds surging through streets white with tons of scrap paper thrown from office build ings. Chicago Crowd Disorderly. All departments of the City Hall, courts, stores, offices, munition plants and factories closed and their workers turned the downtown section into a carnival. At many points the police were forced to use their clubs to control the crowds and several person were injured. Fearing that conditions might become worse after nightfall police reserves were called into the downtown district. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 7. Independ ence Hall was this afternoon the start ing point for a premature peace cele bration in this city and vicinity. Nothing like the demonstration of Joy has been witnessed here in many years. Liberty Bell Hung. Accepting the false report which the Associated Press did not carry. Mayor Smith officially ordered a celebration in accordance with a pre-arranged pro gramme. The Independence Hall bell was rung and a great crowd of people gathered around the building and gave vent to their feelings. Firebells were rung, whistles blown, the schools were closed and parades were started on the princi pal streets. At Cramp's Shipyards, where nearly 15.000 are employed on war work, everybody quit and an enthusiastio cel ebration began. At the Hog Island Shipyard the of ficials and many employes, headed by the yard brass band and girls carrying American flags, parsfcled over the miles of roadway in the plant. Peace Parades Halted. At the Schuylkill and Frankfort ar senals, where Government munitions are made, work ceased and preparations for peace parades were under way when the denial of the report came from Washington and stopped them. PITTSBURG, Nov. 7. Hundreds ot factory whistles in Pittsburg shrieked and church bel!s were rung this after noon following publication of the false reports that an armistice had been signed with Germany. The Stock Ex change closed and the City Council, which was in session, adjourned its meeting until receipt of Associated Press dispatches from Washington of Secretary Lansing's denial, after which the session was resumed. BOSTON, Nov. 7. Boston and many other New England cities held im promptu celebrations today when a false report that Germany had signed an armistice became current. Even when it was learned that the report was not credited In official cir cles parades were not abandoned and bells and whistles continued their clamor. One of the largest processions was composed of workers from the. Army supply base being erected in South Boston. Industries Close Down. - In manufacturing centers workers were released and joined in the dem onstrations, while in many communi ties school children were marched from their classrooms to salute the colors. At Quincy 10,000 shipyard workers went wild with joy and officials made no effort to restrain them. The gates of the shipyards were thrown open and the men, carrying picks, shovels and other tools, marched through the streets. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Nov. 7. There was an uproar for a short time here this afternoon after false reports had spread that the war was at an end. In other cities of Connecticut there were short-lived celebrations. COLUMBUS, O., Nov. 7. All Ohio went wild today over the false report that Germany had signed the armistice terms. Street parades were held in many cities, factories were closed and business generally was suspended, re gardless of the fact that Secretary Lansing at 2:15 o'clock denied that an armistice had been sighed. In Columbus large crowds surround ed the Statehouse and were addressed by Governor Cox from the portico of that building. Parades were numerous and flags were waved everywhere. The Associated Press did not circu late the false rumors. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 7. With a steady rain falling, St. Louis downtown streets at noon todav began filling with peo ple as false news Bpreaa xnai ine war was over. The Associated Press did not carry the report. I'urQilnu wfre helrl and from all win dows in office buildings paper stream ers were floating. SIOUX FALLS, 8. D.. Nov. 7. This section of the Northwest celebrated for a short while today as the result of wild and baseless rumors spread broad cast that Germany had accepted the allied terms. Celebrations Knd Abruptly. Bells were rung and whistles were blown in many places, but the celebra tion came to an abrupt end when the people were informed that the Associ ated Press had not carried the story and that the rumors were false. KES MOIRES, la., Nov. 7. Iowa burst into a delirium of joy today when the false report of an armistice was spread broadcast over the state on other than Associated Press wires. Business houses closed in many cities and cheering thousands paraded. arlOUS lowns lefeyuuneu lor inior- mation to papers of the Associated I .....- - l. J . .1. .11.1 r.n . T TT-V , folEA VA port, and expressed disappointment when they found their celebrations had been premature. LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 7. Today's un confirmed report that Germany had signed armistice terms resulted in peace demonstrations here and in other cities in Nebraska. ' The Associated Press did not carry over its wires the story that the armis tice was signed. Many persons called the local office of the Associated Press to confirm the report, to learn that the armistice had not been signed. OMAHA, Nov. 7. Whistles blew con stantly for an hour, the Union Pacific shops, several large stores closed and thousands marched through a drench ing rain when an unofficial report was published that an armistice with Ger many had been signed. Official Report Ia-nored. Even when the report had been de nied the marchers would not 6top. A jubilee is scheduled for the courthouse tonight. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Nov. 7. False re ports that came over brokers' wires and through news agencies other than the Associated Press that the Germans had signed armistice terms thrilled Kentucky today and resulted in dem onstrations that bordered on the hys terical. News from other Important Kentucky points Indicated similar conditions. FAKE PEACE REPORT PTinO niUTinP niT'an1 an occasional soldier Joined in the tIIHS rlJIlHr I I I I I demonstration, local military authori al I III J Lit I 111 L Ul I I tle" 8ieniIied th lack ot official con- Statements to the effect that It was well to "go easy" or to "wait a bit." Baa Plared a Soldiers. As the celebration grew In volume. Police and Mayor Helpless to Control Street Crowds. EPIDEMIC BAN CAST ASIDE Executive Brands Circulation, of Un founded Rumor as Criminal. Workers Join in Parade. "You can't put down patriotism with the police," observed Mayor Baker yesterday afternoon to the accompan iment of scenes and tumult that are without parallel in the history of the city. Public interest in the peace negotia tions, spurred on by false reports that an armistic had been concluded on the western front, rose with a rush to its zenith early in the afternoon, brushing aside tne influenza ban as though it never had been and sum moning epochal crowds of wildly cheering patriots to the downtown streets. Peace Humors Spread Rapidly. "Peace has been declared! Germany has surrendered!" The canard ran from lip to Hp with the speed of wildfire, while hundreds of whistles and bells tooted and clanged the message to distant parts of the city. Through the streets, that have been comparatively deserted since the influenza epidemic struck the city, . suddenly flowed streams of citizens, eagerly passing the gossip of impending victory and rumored, peace. In a trice the city was transformed. Workmen to the number of several thousands, from the shipyards and other industrial plants, heard the tid ings and called it a day. Casting aside their tools, they flocked forth in an impromptu parade that stretched for blocks, with flags waving, bands play ing and banners proclaiming victory. They bore the Kaiser in effigy, swing ing from his gibbet. Rluecoata Are Oatwlrted. At police headquarters the puzzled bluecoats sized up the situation as be yond precedent and control. Chief of Police Johnson and Captain Moore dis patched motorcycle patrolmen, with in structions to stem the hilarious ad vance of the parading shipyard work ers. The chaps who have been building America's bridge pranced past the pa trolmen with never an ear for the plea to "lay off'n this parade," and carried the downtown district almost by storm. Influenza restrictions were literally scraps of paper when big news seemed to the fore, nd the police department admitted its baffled plight. It was then that Mayor Baker, in conference with Chief Johnson, coined his epigram about the futility of re straining the eagle when it wants to scream. Din 4. ron m In Volume. The din grew in volume, for every passing auto and they raced about in unending processions squawked or tooted its compliments to the Kaiser and the anticipated eifd of war. Many a minister blistered Ills hands with the vigor of his attack on the be 11 rope. Crouched like cowboys on the hoods of swooping autos were happy indi viduals who tooted tin horns. Children went by in solemn-faced squads, with more horns and more clangor. Con firmation by issuing an order prohibit ing officers and men from taking part. Wherever the chance-met patriots held forums, in streetcars and on cor ners, there was a similarity of com ment that most have made Bill Hohen zollcrn's ears tingle, whether he housed himself In far Berlin or in the baronial castles of the Lake of Zug. "Of course we want peace," one would say, "but I'd like to see the boys go through to Berlin, leaving their trail for every German to know at sight." "Trent 'Km Rough la Cry. "The Kaiser ought to pay at the end of a rope," would supplement another. 'We ought to take every U-boat out in the sea and sink it!" declared this one. "And I don't want to see peace if Germany's claws aren't trimmed to a finish, now that we've got "em on the run,'' said that one. "Only a few days ago, remember, they talked about com ing back strong for another war in ten years. Treat 'em rough and make 'em like it!" A half dozen large industrial plants V pieaaed with Mayor Baker and Chief Johnson ror leave to let their men join in the demonstration. When this was denied, for conformance with the influenza regulations, the workmen left in regiments, their bands playing them down the street. Felice and Mayer Helpless. "It would be an error and a shame to call the police to put down patriot ism." declared Mayor Baker. "We have no choice but to let the demonstration take its course. "It is no less than criminal that a report such as this should be permitted to get out for publication. It has aroused the sentiments of Portland to a degree that hurts in the intensity of untimely rejoicing. "A dozen times this morning men and women have grabbed me by the hand, their eyes shining. Oh. my boy is coming home! was the exclamation of mothers who called on me for con firmation of the report. It's a hard Job to tell these folks that they must wait a while for actual peace, even though it be but a tew hours or a few days. Inflnenaa Baa Disregarded. "We have called upon the people of Portland to Join with the authorities for the benefit of the public health, and to aid in banishing the influenza peril. If they disregard the rules of the game, if they don't want to play it ac cordingly, the situation Is unfortunate. .We will be lucky as a city if this ill timed demonstration does not react unfavorably upon the influenza situa tion. "I feel certain that victory is to be the ultimate outcome within a short time, but it is a great pity that the people were prematurely aroused. As soon as we get something authentic on the armistice we will endeavor to see that Portland has an opportunity to re joice at our deliverance and triumph." Mgat Celebration .XoUy. Launched shortly before noon, and carried throughout the city by every means of communication, the word of peace negotiations wrought powerfully upon the Portland public, and the demonstration which followed did not relax for an instant until late last night. But the key and the crux of the whole business, the secret wish that ripped the city wide open, ban or no ban. was expressed by many a mother, as it was sternly repressed by many a dad. "My boy is coming home!" shouted Portland. 1IP 20-EXTRA-20 S. & II. Stamps Today and Saturday Bring: the Coupon FOR YEARS Australia has extensive forests, but owing to lack of sufficient railways and shipping facilities, a comparatively small amount of the timber has thus far been cut. Mrs. Courtney Tells How She Was Cured lay Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. 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The result of its ions: experience is at Tour service. V. . - v-s'4y,vi drive will be observed tomorrow. Kach student and faculty member will be given an opportunity' to sign a pledge card specifying the amount of his sub scription for the fund. Eighteen people at a general commit tee meeting of the drive last night pledged 225.r.O toward the $6600 allot ment of the University. All subscriptions made on Volunteer day will be put on a special record. The two teams for the women will have as captains Ella Dews, of Klamath Falls, and Adelaide Lake, of Eugene. VOLUNTEER DAY OBSERVED United War Work. ,Irlve at Univer sity Begins Today. fetti rained as at the fe,tivi w,. l-Mll',ls111 unt-uu. tugene. the war. and a trio of enthusiasts from Nov' 7" 'Special.) Volunteer day on their windows in the Hotel Portland , lM" --mpu ior me unnea nr worn ripped pillows wide open with never a thought of the reckoning and cast the floating feathers at the crowd be neath. Street Scenes Illuminating. Not a few of the autos ran their erratic courses with streamers of empty petroleum cans clanging and banging and bumping most unmelodiously in their respective wakes, while it was more than a cincfj that many an ancient cowbell had been hunted to its haunts for similar use. As a demonstration of how the war sits in the hearts of Portland people, the street scenes were more than Il luminating. For the casual stranger slapped his fellow pedestrian on the back, shook hands with great hearti ness, and opined in gleefully stentorian tones that there never had been a blanked bit of doubt about it from the moment that the Yanks set foot in France. It was rallying call as well for the street hawker, whose retirement dates back to the last Rose Festival, and he answered in force with flaming stream ers that proclaimed "The Yanks Did It." With these and with flags he plied a flourishing business, a score or more of him, at every principal cor ner. Lack of confirmation from official sources at -first impelled the authori ties, who feared a harmful reaction in the influenza situation, to attempt to stem the popular outburst. But the fires of patriotism were not so easily doused, and the crowds dorlv all WALLA WALLA NOT HASTY icieoralion Lommitics insists on Associated Press Verification. WALLA WALLA. Wash., Nov. 7.- Walla Walla was one of the few cities of the country which did not celebrate today. The committee in charge insisted on waiting for the Associated Press to verify the wild rumors which reached Walla Walla. MARINE ENGINEER ENTHUSED' OVER 'IT "Tanlac Acted Like It Was' Made Especially for Me, Says Hanbers. "Positively, ir Tanlac had been made especially for my case it couldn't have helped me more than It has since I started on it." said A. W. Hanbers. a marine engineer employed with the Pacific Marine Iron Works and living at 19 South Edison street, Portland the other day. "For the past three years. he con tinued, "I have been troubled off and on with my stomach and about every two weeks I would have terrible at tacks of blinding headaches. No matter how I dieted myself or what medicine I took to keep them off, they would always come on anyhow, and I would get so dizzy I could hardly see. These spells would make me awfully nervous and I would get so sick at the stomach that I couldn't even bear the smell of any kind of food. I would often have a dull, heavy feeling in my side that I thought was caused by a sluggish liver. My nerves were very much upset and I couldn't stand much noise of any kind, as It would excite me and make me irritable. On going to bed 1 would doze off for a while and in two or three hours I would wake up and Just roll and toss for the balance of the night, unable to sleep a wink. Then I would get up In the morning feeling even more tired and fagged out than I did when I went to bed. I tried all sorts of preparations to get rid of my troubles, but nothing did me any good. "I heard so much about the good Tan lac was doing that I decided to try it. and while I have taken only two bot tles so far, the way I have Improved is simply wonderful. My appetite is splendid. I don t have that sick feel ing in my stomach any more. I have been relieved of those awful headaches. I sleep like a log now and get up In the morning feeling rested and re freshed. I am going to keep on taking Tanlac a while longer, as I believe It to be the very best medicine that I could find anywhere." Tanlac is sold in Portland by the Owl Drug Co. Adv. Except for the Filling; of Prescriptions and Sale of Medicines, Dental and Sickroom Necessities, Our Store Will Be Closed to the Public From 3 :30 P. M. to 9 A. M. 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