ARMISTICE DAY IN BERLIN
1 B ; VN1)S PLAY "TIPPERARY" AND s "HOME, SWEET HOME." , Mr;-Russet!, Taylor, son of a Liverpool , alderman, who was arrested at Leipzig ? as. n'spy two hours after the declaration of War, recently.arrived home.. He tells , a remarkable story of his release. The ' gates of the prison were thrown open on f armistice day, and be, with a Birming- , ham friend, went to Berlin. There 1 - people were mad with joy. Women de- . corated them with red ribbons, called 1 them "angels," and said they were glad . the war was over for there would be , more food in the cafes. Orchestras ,] played "Tipperary" and "Home, Sweet . Home." A German naval degraded oflin car. who is now head of the Naval Counq cil. and a police official, took them to the Kaiser's, palace, in the Unter den , Linden. The Naval Brigade were stai'. tioned there, and the soldiers and sailors „' were sliding up and down the ballroom floor.
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 144, 13 March 1919, Page 5
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160ARMISTICE DAY IN BERLIN Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 144, 13 March 1919, Page 5
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