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Wp Got flip KnlserN Ooat.it was a hard job. H. M. Eicher, of the Council of Defense, acted as the chairman, and Rev. Wishart led inWashington went wild Mondaymorning about fi o'clock, celebratingprayer. Capt. John AlexYoung j, spoke briefly, and so did Rev. Glen-dinning. And all the afternoon speak-ers were right up and coming. They | were exhuberant, and full of the sub-! ject which always makes for good oratory. And itthe Signing of the armistice, which [ means the end of the war. And thf poor old silly kaiser from being em- | peror of a first-class nation, is a wanderer on the face of the earth. The poor foolish dub allowed his ambition to run away with him, and now, he has nowhere to lay his head, and no one so humble as to do him honor. Anybody can now kick his clog around.He abdicated Sunday, and so did his son, the clown prince. They have gone to Holland, the newspapers say, but we know where they will land before the peace treaty is signed, and it will be a lot hotter than Holland.was a sympathetic rowd, which is the other half of thebattle Glory, Hallelujah! ser’s goat.We got the kai- 1It is impossibleto tellWhat real values we are showing in Women’s ShoesWashington blew tin horns, the band played, a parade was got up on an hour’s notice, and paraded the streets all afternoon, and folks shook hands and laughed and acted like children, although manf-0f them are wearing false teeth, and false hair, or no hair at all, right where the hair ought to grow. All the tin horns in town lt;vere brought into action. The fire bell never rang as hard as it didAT$6.00But we do want to show you some real shoes in BlackKid, Gun Metal, or Dark Brown, and you will say so, if you will come in.all day Monday, and the fire whistlewas tied clown and let do its damndest. Schools were dismissed, and the school children paraded, martialJ. A. Harwood Sonbands cut loose, and everybody madea noise. Stores were closed at 11:00“THE SHOERS”o’clock till 3:00 in the afternoon, and folks celebrated. No wonder the kai- j eer had to abdicate. Such a spirit toWe do repairingSouth Sidewin will win any war. And ours was a righteous war^-There was speaking in the park inthe afternoon in the band stand, andDon’t miss the “Oh, Boy’’ musical success at The Graham tomorrow evening.
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Washington Democrat
Washington, Iowa, US
Tue, Nov 12, 1918
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