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Sfh rr Western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia FAIR AND COOL Monday. Sun risez sets (sun time) At aooo mo Rims' at The lcaiaev pr ft the Ytttertand But hasn't left it much He left it in a hurry, and Now het Dutch!" TWO CENTS. 77TII TEAR NO. G3. MONDAY MOKNINCJ, NOVEMBER 11, 1918 FOURTEEN PAGES.

U. la It I LnJ 1 L1jA t- Li Fl i i i rRPi 1 i Vu i I ly i VVlJ 11 i WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 1 Associated Press)--The world war ende i ashmeton time, 11 o'clock Paris time. The armistice cms morning at cioc. i his announcement was was signed by the berman reprsentatives at midnn made by the state department at 2:45 this morning.

The armistice terms will not be made public until some time before noon today. The German delegates had been given 72 hours in which to return an answer and used all but six hours in reaching a decision as time of grace would have ended at 1 1 o'clock this morning, Paris time. The announcement was made verbally by an official of the state department in this form: "The armistice has been signed. It was signed at 5 o'clock a. Paris time, and hostilities will cease at 1 1 o'clock this morning, Paris time." The terms of the armistice, it was announced, will not be made public until later.

Military men here, however, regard it that they include: War Cost Reaches Huge Sum; Another Liberty Loan Needed WASHINGTON, JVov. 10. The war cost to the world is made of approximately the following figures: United Kingdom, $32,000,000,000. France, $32,000,000,000. $39,000,000,000.

United States, $20,54 3,471,000. Russia, $30,000,000,000. Italy, $12,000,000,000. Awtria-nungary, $20,000,000,000. Bulgaria and Turkey, $5,000,000,000.

Other belligerents, $10,000,000,000. The allied nations hare spent about $157,000,000,000, while their enemies have spent about $04,000,000,000. Of th amount speiit by the United States, $7,732,000,000 credits to the allies. Mayor E. V.

Babcock Declares Holiday To Celebrate Peace Upon receiving ne ivs of the signing of the armistice, Mayor E. V. Babcock. declared to-day a general holiday a nd urged that business so far as possible be suspended. "In particular," said the mayor, "all activities in the city are a shed to cease for five minutes at 12 o'clock noon street cars, motor vehicles, and mill mac hinery coming to a complete stop, every erson stopping in his tracks, men with uncov ered heads and the five minutes devoted to prayer of gratitude and thanksgiving." 'I further request," said the mayor, "that the balance of the day be given up to a gen' eral, promiscuous jolli fication, the blowing of whistles, the ringing of bells, playing of chimes, and parades, ith and without music, Immediate retirement ol the German military lorces Irom France, Belgium and Alsace Lor-ralne.

Disarming and demobilization ol the German armies. Occupation by the allied and American lorces of such strategic points in Germany as will make Impossible a renewal of hostilities. Delivery of part of the German high seas fie et and a certain number of submarines to the allied and American naval forces. Disarmament of all other German warships under supervision of the allied and American navies, which will guard them. Occupation of the principal German naval bases by sea forces of the victorious nations.

Release ol allied and American soldiers, sailors and civilians held prisoners In Germany without such reciprocal action by the associated government. The momentous news that the armistice had been signed was telephoned to the White House for transmission to the President a few minutes before It was glven to the newspapers. Later It was said that there would be no statement from the White House at this time. There was no Informatfon as to the circumstances under which the armistice was signed, but since the German courier did not reach German military headquarters until 10 o'clock yesterday morning, French time, It was generally assumed here that the German envoys within the French lines had been Instructed by wireless to sign the terms. Forty-seven hours had been requied for the courier to reach German headquartes and unquestionably seveal hours were necessary for the terms and a decision.

It was regarded, however, that the decision may have been made at Berlin and transmitted from there by the German government. The. United States Government's disbursements for the month end- frj yrterday amounted to as compared with 67.01 for the corresponding period a year ago, almost six times fccnixcu. One more Liberty loan, of about $4,000,000,000, is regarded as inevitable. It is figured that this loan will come about March 1.

The treasury ht offering certificates of indebtedness to carry it until that time. These certificates, of course, will be refunded in bonds. The present pending taxation bill is calculated to raise It seems unlikely that this program will be changed. Future taxa tion and bond issues will depend for their amount upon whether the war that will permit every itizen, pun arid old, 3 continues and how great the burden of indebtedness will finally be. We har already raised $16,850,016,000 in Liberty bonds; $750,000,000 in war savings stamps and about $5,180,000,000 in taxes.

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