Indianapolis Times, Volume 42, Number 163, Indianapolis, Marion County, 17 November 1930 — Page 14

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GIBBONS TELLS . OF PREMATURE I ARMISTICE DAY Explains on Radio How Roy Howard Wired Report as Authentic. Bv United Preta NEW YORK, Nov. 17.—A vivid ctory of the World's war closing days w?s given by Floyd Gibbons, noted correspondent, in a “World Adventure" talk, Sunday night over th? NBC network. He described the historic armistice conference that took place twelve years ago in the French village of Rethonde, and told in detail of the circumstances which led to the premature report on Nov. 7 that the armistice had been signed. On Nov. 7 my old friend, Roy Howard, then president of the United Press, swung off a train at 8 o'clock in the morning in the French port of Brest," he said. “He wps on his way home after a trip at •the front "As all correspondents credited by the war department had to do, he reported immediately to the American Intelligence bureau in Brest. The officer in charge clapped him on the back and shouted, “Great news; the war is over!” Howard Got Busy

"Howard, like any good reporter, Jumped two feet in the air and beat it for the office of Admiral Wilson, commanding the base at Brest. Admiral Wilson was in charge of all United States naval forces in Trance "Howard, like a good correspondent, was seeking official confirmation of the report before sending it. Admiral Wilson was just handing a bulletin to an orderly. The admiral showed it to Howard, who read as follows: ‘Armistice signed at 9 a. m. Hostilities cease at 11. Americans took Sedan this morning.’ It was dated that morning, Nov. 7, and it was signed by Captain Jackson. naval attache at the United States embassy in Paris. Admiral Wilson said to the orer!y. Take this down and have it read in the public square in French and English and then tell the band master to put some jazz into the music.’ Admiral Wilson explained the official source of the dispatch, and then sent a naval officer to the cable office with Howard to speed up his message." Set off Celebration When the report flashed around the world it sot off a celebration to at lasted for many hours. When it developed that a mistake had occurred in Paris, the source of the message. Howard rushed a correction, but it was held up by American officials until the next day before becoming public, Gibbons said. He also related details of the German arrivals seeking an armistice. He noted that the German delegation spokesman, toe late Mathias Erberger, sought allied terms, but at first did not directly Bsk for an armistice. The French forced Erberger to put a direct appeal for an armistice and then terms were given, with a time limit of seventy-two hours for action. Carol Honors Paris Friends PARIS. Nov. 17.—Several residents of France who did favors for King Carol of Rumania, during his voluntary exile in France, have been rewarded with the decoration of a new national order which Carol has rreated.

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Automobiles reported to the police as stolen belong to: _ „ Kenneth B. Bowman, Chanute field, Rantoul. 111.. Buick sport coupe, 1-306-982. Illinois, from Market street and Senate avenue. Dr. W. V. Wood. 1503 North Pennsylvania street. Apt. 23. Ford coupe. 716-986, from garage in rear of 1503 North Pennsylvania street. Fred Ross. 447 East South street. Ford sedan. 766-481. from 447 East South street. Neville Dickerson. 521 West Forty-first street. Ford tudor. from Thirtieth street and Northwestern avenue. John Wilson. 328 North West street. Hupmobile sedan. 774-999. from in front of 328 North West street, Charles Houser. 2?76 Madison avenue. Hupmobile sedan, from in'front of 2476 Madison avenue. William F. King, 336 North Keystone avenue. Nash sedan, from 316 North Dearborn street. John A. Mannix. 6145 North Delaware street, Ford coupe, from 1401 Park avenue. Stanley Hern. R. R. 14. Box 389. Ford roadster, from New York street and Senate avenue. Walter Welch, 915 Drexel avenue. Oldsmobile sedan, from Tenth street and Drexel avenue. • . ... George M. Gibbs. R. R. A. Danville. Ind.. Ford roadster, from Missouri and Washington street. Norman H. Vogel, 1314 East Washington street. Buick coupe, from Washington street near baseball park. L. J. Hargodan. Danville. Ky.. Chevrolet sedan. 73-429 Kentucky, from Danville. Kentucky. Dr. E. E. Reese. Apt. 20. 142 East Ohio street. Buick sedan. 11-250. from Delaware garage. 215 North Delaware street.

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Stolen automobiles recovered by police belong to: Milton Nester. Lebanon. Ind., Chevrolet coach, found in front of 623 North Senate avenue. Eugenia Burbrldge. 2902 Paris avenue, Studebaker. found In front of 600 Minerva street. Margaret Peers, 5916 Forest lane. Ford couoe. found at Raymond and West streets. Kenneth ThomDSon. 2111 Broadway. Ford roadster, found at Indiana avenue and Locke street. Hudson sedan. 717-975. found at Norwood and East streets. George Bunch. 1402 Garfield avenue. Ford sedan, found at Fifty-fourth street and College avenue. ■ Franklin Arthur. 1001 South Pershing avenue. Ford sedan, found at 1500 West Washington street.

HOLLYWOOD NOT WICKER. CITY'S BOOSTERS SAY Arrests Revealed Few on Basis of Population; 41 Churches. By United Prett HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 17. This business of people throughout the world regarding Hollywood as a place with sin on every comer and its residents a lawless crowd has gotten on the nerves of the Hollywood City Club. “How Wicked is Hollywood?” the organization asked in a pamphlet issued today and then went on to tell how little crime there is in the movie colony and how misunderstood the minor slips of the famous people who live here. To support its contention that the divorce situation is not nearly as bad as it looks, the club quoted statistical estimates, which may be summarized as follows: The total number of individuals affiliated wtih the acting branch of

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