"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.