As soon as the news of the signing of the armistice was known in official circles yesterday morning, the Paris Municipal Council sent out, to be posted all over the city, a stirring appeal to the population to celebrate the greatest victory ever won. The poster read as follows: "Inhabitants of Paris" "Victory! Triumphant Victory! On all fronts the defeated enemy has laid down his arms! Blood will cease to flow! "Let Paris throw off the noble reserve for which she has been admired by the whole world. "Let us give free course to our joy and enthusiasm and hold back our tears. "To show our infinite gratitude to our magnificent soldiers and their incomparable leaders, let us decorate all our houses with the French colors and those of our dear allies. "Our dead may rest in peace. The sublime sacrifice they have made of their lives to the future of the race and the salvation of France will not be in vain. "For them, as for us 'the day of glory has arrived.' "Vive la Republique! "Vive la France immortelle! "For the Municipal Council, "Adrien Mithouard, President. "Chausse, Chassaigne-Goyon, Adolphe Chérioux, Henri Rouselle, Vice-Presidents; "Georges Pointel, Le Corbeiller, Lemarchand, Fiancette, Secretaries; "Andre Gent, Syndic." News Flashed Throughout France While this appeal was being drawn up, the magnificent news was flashed by telephone to the Prefects throughout France by M. Pams, Minister of the Interior, with the following orders: "Put out flags immediately. Illuminate all public buildings this evening. Have all bells ring out in full peal, and arrange with the military authorities to have guns fired, in order that the people may know of the signing of the armistice. "Dinard, November 11th, 1918" [Illustration: l'Emprunt de la Libération]