The Bells Were Rung
When the news of the signing of the Peace Treaty was flashed
to the Times office this morning we at once notified Sheriff Howard, who had
the court house bell rung, and this was the signal to the ministers to have the
church bells of the city also give the glad news that the war is over and peace
is upon the earth again. Let us hope forever. The ministers at once had their
bells rung and soon the Times office was answering telephone calls asking what
it all meant. We were glad to tell that the peace treaty is signed, and our
boys, all of them, will soon be at home.
The treaty was signed at 3:12 (Paris Time) and this
corresponds to around 10 o’clock (Washington Time) as there is a difference of
about five hours in the time between here and Paris. We had a message about
10:45. This is pretty quick work.
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