Oakland Tribune from Oakland, California • Page 9

1 txtuflve Atteeut'S Vrm THE TRIBUNE HAS THE COMBINED TELEGRAPHIC NEWS SERVICES OF ALL THE OTHER A I PAPERS '65 Cento Month 'DAILY AND SUNDAY Full Associated Press, United Press, -International News ind Pacific News Service United Pm Intern sttottal trw Servtce ea LXXXX. CALIFORNIA, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 11, 1918. NO. 77. D0WNT09 AM -i -w Krvic VOLUME COME EEWING H17I CELEBRATE i TRIBUNE'S SIGNAL STARTS Fourteen little dots, (lashed ever The TRI RUNE'S exclusive Associated Press Vires set the eastbay wild last "night.

Here is AbeSimon, veteran Associated Press operator, receiving the flash, at his receiving station in The TRIBUNE office. Simon was the find man in all the eastbay to bear the news--hut be didn't keep It to himsell for more than a fraction of a second. FB1U FFSFT I piiii OAKLAND FIRST WITH i EOS mwwm mm i iw I III '9 OF JOY IN Official Prtirfamation. War ha emit. Celebrate tonight with all Oakland: Como to City flail J'laz at 7 p.

'prepared to march. Briiiff your Wear your masks, i '1je ube(dn that Onklaiul may lead in this new imwoc era, as In the wartime effort junt closed. -As lmrioa lias led in tills peace by vk'tory, so wo can by tiiiKlitfiil propaititlon lead In the re-extnblishmcnt of tho world's work, on a ljnis ot broth erlnod and riulit. In this perlrl tf 'roronstritction (he wrvice Oakland Advertising dub members fan render will bt; ccntccntruui upon a solution of theprobk-mx hiislnfss and IikIuh-triol Hfo la in from a war fooUnar to tin- vork of licace. Itstands ready now to servo this ciiimiiniiy in pi-ace, as it has served It in war.

TUB (MKUXD AL) F.ItTISIVO CXCIt OP TIIE-CU AMItKlt OF COMMEIJCP. I IC Ij. HAMMAN. President. In charge of Oakland's iieace celebration, by, requostipf tho-4 mayor.

At the cltyhall a song was started. tAt Tio p'clock this morning a huge chorus was singing Its song of victory. Steamboat captains on the bay hoard the noise-pand "tied down the whistles." clanged. The voices of happy children-mlnKled with the dinpson of the chtus of the factories and shipyards. On New Year's whistles hav blown of yore and people reveled.

But never has Oakland been the seething-whlrl ot noise of noiae born of pure Joy-that it was last night. The- Joy of th crowds took varied forms. One man was turning somersaults on a truck as It passed through the cheering crowds. Anotfier man climbed a flagpole and tooted ASTB AY ME bugle calls on a cornet, One jniiii; armed -with a hugfj. bass horn, was solemnly parading down Broadway, tooting "Oom I'ah! Ooom I'ah!" and never cracking a smile (who can smile when he's playing a bass horn?) but in his heart was hilarity just the same.

One man rolled out a "keg of beer and Invited all to drink but the policermade hlm.haul it in again. It was after hours! HIXATOWN GOES WILP. Chinatown went even wilder than the rest of Oakland-t-for there were many flrecjkers saved over, from Chinese New Year's forl jMHt this America's 'Chinese' allies began to- burn gunpowder. It 'would have seemed" that the battle was transferred to Oak--land! One man had no fire-, crackers but ho had a eight-gauge A' veritable cannon. This he' loaded every minutes With a pound or so of black powder- and turned it loo while the neighborhood (shivered from the.

impact. "Here's a noise that" has a kick to it!" he shouted, every time the recoil of his powerful noiae maker "set him back." "We've won! We've won!" screeched a purrot In the window of a barber shop on Clay (street. He'd only heard it last nighf but he got the spirit of the thing right off the bat! Streets were Jammed -everywhere in the downtown districts until long after 3 o'clock this morning. Hotel windows were opened and dim, kimona-clad forms outlined ag.Tlnst the patches of light. Joined In J-he chorus of Jay.

Everyone' was smiling under hl mask their eyes showed. It the noise proclaimed it and confetti scattered over it. One little spark of electricity a big city wild was worth iU CHINESE ANVILS BOOM WHILE BUGLES SOUND Wong Tee Fow la a patriot. He is a Californian and he Is an American and he woke up'' Oiiinatown last night when the news of the armistice came. The Chinese had.

saved many firecrackers from Chinese New Years, and they turned them loose. Bnt Wong Yee Fow got two anvils, put gunpowder between" them and shook Eighth street with the blasts. Ed Fong of the Chinese Boys' Band, in the meantime got a Njugle and sounded'martial calls while the anvils boomed, China town was in an uproar for hours. Council Adjourns in Honor of Evtnt I DIN They came down-town at midnight 1 "They" were Miss and Master (Oakland. They came In droves.

They packed the streets. They shouted, i They sang. They rrfng bells and they toot- ed whistles and horns; -'they sounded automobile sirens and. they "hollered. They went wild.

Tlia t's how" they celebrated the coming of Victory. was at exaqtly quarter to tte'elvo that they were summoned by the flash of bombs and the blast of whistles that proclaimed that Oakland's sons were soon to come iaoji as -victors. Brfrne over wife, a tiny spark of electricity, flash lng into The TRIBUNia turned loose in Oakland a of Joy. THRKK liOMISS SIGXAL. Three bombs, exploding high In the air and sending Red, White and Blue glows over waiting thousands, was the rtgnal A moment later, on a TRIBUNB Signal, every whistle In Oakland was shrieking a deep paen of victory that rocked the 011 vtth lis vibrations.

Crowds poured downtown automobiles, trucks, street' cars: relithted With ea out Joyous hu- filled the streets. Pimt he TRIBUNE office cam a. long file of automobiles, crfrens screeohlng, horns people scouting as the glad tidings passed from lip to lip. "The war's over! "We've won!" So went the word. IOXCi SERPKNTIXE RACE.

-Through the downtown streets N.came a long serpentine race. l'eople ran from the sidewalks "Jand on" as the lock-stepping crowd marched along, growing at every block. offer himself a sacrifice. The tory Is complete. It is over.

The TRIBUNB told- it first. FIRST IXTO VAIX.EY.X Down the Santa Clara valley the auto trucks of Tha' TRIBU rushed, breaking speed laws reach, the waiting cities. Into San Jose and way places The TRIBU went ahead of all other papers, carrying the news. Another TRIBUNB truck awoke the sleepers In Lafayette, Walnut Creek, Martinez, loading on the ferry at Benlcla a great load of precious news for Vallejo and the northern valleys. At the other end of the ferry other autos waited to carry the printed message along, hours ahead of any other papers from the San Francisco bay.

And only a few moments after th4 first extra was gone came the second, duplicating the performance of telling the whole story In its multitude of detail long before any other papers appeared. Thousands of these were printed and spatched from tho upraised hands of the newsboys. Thousands of them were carried by machines to the other cities and towns of Alameda county, and other trucks bore them down the Valley and over the hills to the north. Continuously since, The TRIBUNB has bean telling the news as rives at The TRIBUNE building the wires of the Associated rrSSs (exclusive for Alameda Tf m. mm mm mmm wmmw Dates When Four Central Powers Signed Armistices Armistices were concluded with the four central powers on the following days: Bulgaria Octoher 1' Turkey Octoher 31, Austria 3 Germany Walker Shoo Cq, has bought the Sorools Shoe stock.

Advertisement Does Your y' d3 mm Tahourette The TRIBUNE told it first. The TRIBUNE told It first by one hour and thirty minute. Tbo TRIBUNE told lt-firstradl-atlng the splendid greatest, gladest news In the world' history. fmm ih keart of Oakland to every. section of the to the homes ov all.

the elites of Alameda, county. to Ban Joke and to Vallejo first, ahead of another newspaper In the wsti bay. One hour and thirty minutfs from the time the first newsuoy echoed down the street anu oundd all over the Kastbay '-that The' TFUUUNE extra wa outline oiner papers appearcu. Hut by then the world knew it. Every man and the wnoia Eastbay region was awaK io me realization that the nour nau bv for the' greatest victory lioerty humanity has ever The TIUHUNH had told them.

JlOMISS AKB. OPR. First from the' top of the gfat TRIKUN'K tower the streawoi rea, white ana blue snc-'i. nut The crash of the bombs awoke the city and men and' women began pourUii, Into tile streets. Almost instantly the great presses of The IMMUNE began- to lurii.

mihrrinv momentum like that the celebration that was forming on the ftway tney wmnea, running off the at the tremendous rate of 52,000 papers an hour. Within five minutes from the time the despatch was received laThe RIB UN 13 editorial rooms the first printed paper was snatched frrfm the press. 'I'hiachtcvetnent beats all previous records for this city flf any anywhere. 'I hp news -tame Into The 'TUIHCNK building at In he form of nn AeiaUMt lwn di-tmtoh. The nws went out -Of Tho TlUUl-NK hiillcllnjf.

in the form A a 4 4 Of a in a prhiuH pajto at tne teiepnoiiBs ou to notify th city ana county officials and all fh great in-duxiil -piiints where steam had been lvept up. witnin a lew sec onds after the explosion ot me bombs the whistles ocgan-io mow. One by one the'jswens awose Joined the mlK'hty chorus of acclaim until the iHv vibrated to the sweetest music that ever re-eehoed from, the hills above. It In the still or me nignt, ofct no lioisy tumult of traffic to fi'urb the harmony of that mighty. hunuineu tnuro.

of fire and church bells, then the orh of a shot. TKinCXK HAD TUI.B lllt.M. Krrfin the waterfront upward the chorus' was Joined until every instru ment of proaucing eounu van In ne people v. eio o.aj. ai.ko tohe news that The TRIR-I'NE had told them: awake "to the news of victory, "triumph the news that the nd had come to the old orjer and the world is entering upop the, era of humanity's greatest achievement.

Into the center of tne- city pourea A sir JC A I 5 mmm mm mm mm mm TRADE BOARD EMPLOYEES FIRST TO GREET WILSON WASHINGTON? Nov. 11. President Wilson's flrSt public appearance today wps In to calls from war trade board employees, who, headed by chajrman Vance McCormlck and a band paradedto the White House at noon. i The President waved his hands at the portico. of the local union of bollermakers.

"'Tou can count on us for every member of the Street 'Car Men's Union Who Is not on diy," -said Iiee Laytfiam, secretary of the looal( union of street car men, "and that means practically 1100 men." "ThrAe thousand In line," said E. C. Carroll, president of the local Shipyard Laborers' Union, "and with our band." OTIIKRS TO BE OX HAND. "Every union 1 machinist in the Eastbay section will be in the dine of march tonight," was the statement made at the headquarters of the local union in the Labor Tjm-ple. 1 "Every craft affiliated with the Building Trades Council will be rra-resented in tonight's paradeTiy practically its entire membership, said Sam Donohue, business agent of that organization.

''It will be a giant demonstration In celebration of world peace and also a demonstration in celebration of world "democracy." said State As-aemblvman-elect Edgar Hurley. "The Electrical Wdrkers" Union will be represented In the line of march by practically Ha entire membership." Walker Shoo Co. lias bought the Porosis Shoo stock. Advertisement, ASK FOR and GET u. The Original Pasted.

MSk Vzr Infant end Ir.vtiUcSji mmi-wmt y.TTTiy,f m. mm. S.P'reBV I A Oakland's formal celebration of the end ot the war will commence at o'clock" tonight. Frsm noon on It hue been a holiday, by proclamation of Mayor John L. Davie; tonight the Advertising Club of the Chamber of Commerce takes official charge.

want every atftomoblle in' Oakland In line tonight." This was the proclamation Issued today by Chairman Leroy Ham-man of the bureau. Already half a dozen floats have been hastily thrown together for the lg George Harris is directing this part of the affair. Bands have been arranged for by George Cummings, handling ine music leature. Everyone is supposed to bring horns and nolye makers. Everyone must be masked.

WILL SIXO AT PLA7.V 4- The parade will wind through the principal streets, led by the official cars, and a stop will be made at the city hall plaza, where the crowd la to sing. Aahmes 'Temple of the Mystic Shrine will hold its celebration at. 7 o'clock, when the Shrine Patrol atid Band will lead the, Nobles, assembled at the Shrine club fooms at the Pacific building, in the ptitade. Many fraternal organizations will send delegations. The official parade, under, the direction of the Ad Club, dele-gati by Mayor Davie, will start at 8 o'clock.

The full program was arranged this forenoon by the committee at a meeting in Mayor Davie's office. AI IX QPES AIR. Shipyard workers and various organizations will take part in the afTair. The entire celebration is to be held in air, according the orders of the health department. Boilermakers' Union, No.

233, will hold a bonfire rally after the parade on, the shores of Lake Merritt, near the museum. Prominent citizens will speak and red fire and fireworks are planned. Officers of the Anion are in charge of the Mayor 3ohn L. Davie today named the following committee representing the Merchants' Exchange, te Musicians' -Union, the Ad Club end the Chamber ot Commerce to arrange the details of a monster" parade in celebration of. the war's end: C.

Truman'chalrman; J. Jerome, Musicians' Union; Q. Q. Cummings, Chamber of Commerce; Harry Williams, Jferchants' Ex- chanjre. and George H.

Hughes, the Ad Club pf the of Com-I merce. The line of march decided upon is as follows: The parade will start at Eleventh and Clay streets at 8 o'clock sharp and down Clay to Seventeenth, thence east, to San Pablo, south on Washington to Eighth street, east tn Rrnarlivav. nnrth nn Rfa.b.. to Telegraph, out Telegraph to Nine- Eastbay country," said W. Spoon- er, secretary of the Central Labor every mother's ion of them will be in the armistice parade-tonight." "At least 4000 'members of the Boilermakers' and xlron Shipbuilders' Union, and that means ewery member ef.

the organization, will be marching with the band In tonight's parade," said E. B. Wolff, secretary ii -uTai ftjaannin j.p i aM aa fllJlY CELEBRATE or Pedestal? HI PFAfiF XA This Is a world holiday, we celebrate. This Is the personal Thanksgiving Day, of eviry man, woman and phild who sji'eaksflnterms of democ--racy and believes the principles of x-. i 1 1 i v.

uu xnv ages utiui has the old earth rocked under such thanksgivings and havo there been hands across seas and across the nations in so tremendous unison of rejoicing. There are no tongues. There ajre no races. are no Just fteartS and eladn nml rellof nntnlit are enough. The high and low, the rich and poor, the wise and Ignorant, the workman and the wife of the millionaire- together the new ehorua of democraey ascends and echoes and re-echoes artd repeats Itself across the city, across the nation, across the world.

Millions of throats have broker! Into audible song, raucous perhaps, birt such a glorious rau-cousness that even the stars must i rejoice. VThls is tho People's Day. CFJBRATIOX COXTlXt'Ot'S. I Wln the first falnf whistle began jfs solo just as the hands of the rloyt ha4 slipped the midnight hour 'ar one-by one gathered all the I fiena and whistles and horns Into mighty songs of the 'universe, the eace Jubilee was begun in Oak and. Those whose hearts had been heavy, doubtful, awaiting the word an armistice signed and a peace secured, rose from their beds and be I gan the wild and wonderful pil grimage which has lasted through the hours ot the day.

and will last through the hours of the night and who knows when will end, either (Continued on Pags 18.) WWW Home Need a If bere is an unusual opportune ity to buy one or both considerably under the regular price. They also contain great gift possibilities. Of Solid Oak Specially 17.95 priced at, A tabourette fits in to many places. It holds a plant or bow of flowers, acts as a bedside, reading or medicine stand, or may be used as a smoking stand. This solid oak tabourette, Jacobean finish, is 18 inches neatly turned, and a wonderful value.

United do so boys. 1 The city council this morning to Oak street and disband. and after declaring an official half THOl'SAXDS TO MARCH day in honor of the signing of thear- "There are wtoximately 62 000 mistiee adjourned in honor of thiimambera of nrfcanlzoH lnlior i tht multitude, a mass of men and W4 county), the International News srera who formed in long lines and par-Efrvlce and of the United Press. aded through the streets. Motorcycles Convincingly and conclusively has I hRd long strings of cans tied to them, The TRIBUNE again demonstrated machines were flag decorated.

the A Pedestal Makes a Pretty whwwki Formerly HOUTS RAMAGE 1311 Washington Street THIBiKE EUBEAtr SOU SHATTUCK A BERKELEY, NovXll. -Berkeley started Its celebration of the armletlce signing at o'clock this morning, when a huge bonfire was lighted' at' Center street and Sliattiick Today was declared a hollffty by proclamation of Mayor S. C. lrviiiu. and a holiday wa3 alco declared by the University of California.

An auto parade took place this morning, and student of Hie army training classes marched with the revelers. This afternoon In the Greek Theater a patriotic meeting; vm held. ThroiiRh-out the day patriotic air were played on the Campanile which sturt-ed the moment news ot the armistice arrived. ALAMEDA. Nov.

H. Many of the Alamedji stores decided to close this morning and celebrate the coming of peace. Various signs appeared the doors of the different business houses. "Closed to celebrate" read a number. Park treet was crowded with young- ringing or the fire bell for several hours led to the general commotion, and rejoicing was widespread.

Afusicians to Join in Victory Parade Every- member of the Musicians' Union of Oakland will be in the Viutory I'araile this evening. Insfrudlnns to this effect were i.ssued today by J. Jerome, of the p.irade the organisation. The formal notice reds as follwv.s: "To the members of the Musicians'. Union, Local N.

6, Oaklnnd' Branch," you are hereby requested to be at the corner of Clay and Eevent-h. at 7:45 o'clock this to participate in the Victory 1'ai-ado. Wear your uniform and bring your instrument and be prepared to play.1' it Tech's" Victorv Drive Planned The students afid teachers of Oak-laud fechriical High School are to ntage a victory eelebratlon on the steps ot the school at 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, There "will be speeches and the students and teach-, ers wIU maek their pledges fn connection with the "victory for the war service prKnnlzatlons. An urgont request is 'uide that all students and teachers of "Tech" ba on hand promptly at 2 o'clock. Fleets of Notify Men at Front PARIS, Nov.

11. Great (leets.of airplanes dropped messages alo'ng the front line trenches notlfvlnir th troops of the 'suspension of hostili ties. Hostilities suspended at -ll o'clock. I'nris time. BIC, DOLLAR i DAY COMING Saturday, November 16th.

We are petting the specials ready now. WlHTTIIORfVE SWAN. vr. women, cramming nroaawy irom curb to curb, walking lockstep. For blocks tho Impromptu procession extended; every man and woman singing and shoutIrigand crying with a delirium pf Joy that knew no no "bounds.

Down the street they came to The a vast applauding, cheering throng, cheer-in? the only Oakland paper that told them the greatest news the world has ever heard. -TI'IBUNE automobiles and aifto trucks, carrying great loads of extras, and boys to deliver them, ran to every section of all the Eastbay cities lnfaantly the papers came from the presnes. In every street of Oakland within less. than half an hour after the news came to The TR I It-UN building boys were crying it Into the homes. Everywhere, the people responded.

In almost every street there was a local impromptu celebration. Men' and women and children marched, beating drums. pans. Shouting, singing. crying, Kvery door bell was rung where there was -not a light already and the glad news was told that not another American boy will need to THIS COLD GURE Tape's Cold Compound' Ends Colds and Grippe in Few Hours.

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Accept no substitute. Advertisement, QUI woo men aumor- iu nmua n. cummiuee or citizens representing the principal commercial mm civic organizations i iormulute a parade to celebrate the event. German Mark Falls Nine Points in Day GENEVA. Nov.

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183. "An Ideal Xnrna Gift." Mi sip smii The $9.50 the Incomparable superiority of its organization for service to the peo ple of these cities. Protected from very possible national and international news source, it had the news within only a few seconds after it was in Washington. For the past three days The TRIBUNE has constantly manned its great equipment to -tell this story of victory, not solely for the' purpose of demonstrating its superiority of service, but that the people should know it instantly it was true. For days and? nights the news ervlde wire, have been kept constantly open ami a staff of editors, of composing room workers, stereotypers, pressmen.

Circulators and hundreds of newsboys have been constantly at hand night and day to prepare and serve this great news. Sometimes it seemed to waiting mlnui men that the wait was long. The newsboys especially were eager, like greyhound at leash, like runners at the barrlor, chafing to oe away with their cryi But when It came, when the waiting was over and the wires were alive and aquiver with the story, -Uieyj, the men and boys who had waitea io ten it. Knew mat tne wait had not been too long, That they had ever waited at all was forgotten. Their hour of, victory, too, had come.

Day by day they had given to the people the story of the- struggle the greatest struggle that the world has ever knqwn. Now it was theirs to tell the victory to tell it first. And The TRIBUNE told it first Celebration Held at Mills College Mills, College students, began to celebrate the armistice 'signing at midnight last night, and kept it up until 1 o'clock this afternoon. There was flag rising, and a luncheon on the lawn as part of the ceremonies. At the forenoon session there waean address by Dr.

Robert Freeman, who spoke of the event and what It means tcthe world of he-future. i Hi (la 12a You couldn't make a mistake if you gave a friend or relative one of these mahogany-fim'uhed pedctals. To stand? in a window and hold a grow-" ing plant is the missjon of the pedestal, and it fulfills it lo the joy everyone in the home. This well-built pedestal is 34 inches high and comes in mahogany finish; a few in gold- enoak.1 Specially priced at $oiir didn't subscribe to the War Work fund today, be sure lo tomorrow. It means comfort for our Whitthorne aNand's Store That Clay THE first hat to go over the top.

It tops them all at $3,50. Our Carl Sohst will fit you in a 'Topper in gray, green, brown, blue or black sijk finish. The 'Topper has a real leather sweat-band and the trimmings are of all- ii- Street at Fifteenth' UlilLii Slfllllh Swan Undersells rC 0 WW.