07 Nov 1918
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Newspaper
Seattle Star
Location
Seattle, Washington, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1918
Page
1
Paris reports an armistice signed at 11 am with hostilities ceasing at 2 pm America’s forces had captured Sedan before the armistice took effect and fighting along a 150 mile front ended with German troops in retreat. Reports from Berlin Brest and Washington follow.
Washington reports on Americas 19 months of war effort highlighting a boosted army from 212000 to about 3.7 million and navy from 82738 to roughly 550000, plus the first contingent landing at a French port 88 days after entering the war. Officials weigh postwar peace talks to prevent future conflicts with Brussels or Geneva as likely sites.
Reports from Kiel indicate serious rifting with independent socialists holding a meeting that led to disorders. Sailors and arsenal workers joined in protests demanding the release of imprisoned comrades. Several killed and over twenty wounded as rioters clashed with police. delegates were received by Kiel’s governor in an effort to quell the uprising.
Linda Richards age 77 of Boston is identified as a leer war nurse in a brief notice noting her service.
A note suggests that voicing a reasonable wish to the region’s largest audience increases the odds of fulfillment, praising broad reach and collective response. The idea emphasizes the power of wide dissemination to obtain desired outcomes through public attention.
Washington November 17 The signing of the armistice is reported by United Press from Paris to Washington. A large crowd gathers outside the White House as President Wilson appears on the veranda and waves. Cabinet members react with calm relief as Secretary Baker and Secretary Lansing receive word and acknowledge the news.
Amid celebration of peace and victory, officials warn against reckless spending and rash claims. Citizens are urged to stay prudent, avoid panic, and await clearer postwar steps while ensuring steady work and financial restraint.
Revolts spread from Kiel to Hamburg as garrisons desert and workers seize control. Sailors on the battleships Kaiser and Schleswig Holstein mutinied, arresting officers. Kiel governs itself by a sailors workers council. The Wolff Bureau confirms riots and general strikes in Kiel, Hamburg, and Lübeck. German fleets and aviation centers in Holstein and nearby towns are cited as flashpoints amid mounting unrest.
Paris November 7 Chancellor Maximilian publishes a proclamation to the German people saying a delegation to receive armistice terms has been sent to the Western front. He stresses that maintaining order and discipline with the free consent of the people is a democratic government's duty in these decisive hours.
The United Press bulletin announcing the signing of the armistice with Germany was signed by Roy W. Howard, president and general head of United Press in France, and by William Philip Simms, chief of the Paris bureau.
As hostilities ended on the western front the front line stretched from Selzaete on the Dutch frontier through Ghent and Audenarde, along the Scheldt to Tournai, via Conde to Maubeuge, toward Hirson and Sedan, then south to the border region near Badonvillers and into German territory at the tri-border junction of France Germany and Switzerland.
On the armistice announcement governors of the New York Stock Exchange ordered a 2:30 p.m. closing. Pandemonium followed the news and trading proved impossible as jubilation swept the market. By 3 p.m. the market remained strong despite the shutdown.
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