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Show giant siren, which started vigorously, but was stopped when the Associated Press did not confirm the armistice report. The people generally declined to believe the false report. Abandoned Restraint. Chicago's' demonstration of joy in the belief that victory and the final downfall of kaiserisra had been admitted by Germany's Ger-many's military leaders, was representative representa-tive of that in' other cities of the middle and central west. Wnrtime restraint was abandoned in St. Louis, Kansas City. Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Minne-apolis, Oklahoma City and many other cities. In Brainerd. Minn., the premature discharge of a cannon blew one boy's arm off and injured another youth. In St. Louis many persons became so hysterical they were "taken to hospitals. Among the Chicago incidents was the gathering of postoffice clerks In tho postmaster's post-master's office, where they sang anthems. Six persons were Injured, one probably fatally. In motor car accidents in the To-peka, To-peka, Kan. demonstration. Pallas, Texas, exhibited most restraint. The rearranged signal when peace should be finally signed was the blowing of a |