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PUBLISHED MONTHLYC*wrf|kl, 1917, hr J, T. F. STECER, KdUmr •** P«fcll*kerVOL. I. GREEN BAT, WJS.f JULY 1, 1917. NO. 7.CELEBRATING THE FOURTH OF JULY.The administration at Washington appeals to theAmerican people tor ooservance of luucpeuueiiie Day on a high plane of national patriotism. The appeal says; ‘This coming Fourth of July, should be observed throughout the land in a spirit which recalls all the significance of the day to a democracy at war for its ideals and its threatened existence. Noise and useless illumination and unthinking celebration have no proper place in ’times such as these. Let there be a return to those ceremonies and addresses which prevailed in other days/’WONDERFUL RED CROSS DOGS.A letter from a Harvard man in the American ambulance service in France, says:Last evening a couple of fellows came around to' *“ '— — ~ lL iL f ♦'Vi ft (n rv Allp *R *»/■]Cross dogs. We were anxious to see them work, so i ran oil and hid in some bushes. I lay down, placing my cap under me so that the dog could not find it. They sent one of the dogs out to find me. This he finally did, and as he could not take my cap back, being unable to find it, he put his nose in my pocket and pulled out my handkerchief, which he took back to his owner, and then led his owner to the place in which 1 lay. 1 am assured that this dog saved 1 50 lives in one day during the battle of the Marne,CONSTRUCTION NOT DESTRUCTION.The publisher of Green Bay Commerce, has repeatedly been told fey men in Green Bay, that this paper ought to be ‘more sensational.”We invite candid criticism and we request friendly co-operation.We emphatically however, draw the line at enlarging our circulation by methods resorted to by muckrakers,sewer-rats and mental perverts.This paper was established in the interest of Green Bay’s and De Pere’s Civic and Industrial Life. We are optimists, not pessimists. We want to build, not tear down. We construct, not destroy community life; and we will not prostitute our God-given faculties for the sake of dollars and cents.WELCOM *, BELGIAN MISSION.Green Bay, De Pere and all Cities, Towns andVillages wiuiiu a iauiuo uf fifty miles will cnthu siastically welcome Baron Moncheur and his colleagues of the Belgian mission to this country, on July 3rd in the City of Green Bay. Preparations on a monster scale are under way to make this reception an epoch making eventTHE WEALTH OF A KINDLY THOT. Rev. James Deans.Just to know that we are thot of in the distant far away;Brings a helpful inspiration For the duties of the day.- * * * ■ 9just to Know me uiui »» iciiuti—Filled with sweetest memories; Brings a joy that conquers sorrow, Thrills our souls with melodies.Just to know the thot is constant—Will endure unto the end;Sanctifies the soul with patienceFor the one that’s more than friend.Just to know that we aTe thot of Sweetest, ev’ry night and day; Brings to pass a convocation With the thinker far away.DE PERE’S FOURTH.The Commercial and Civic Associations of De Pere, have made extensive arrangements for a Com-- y ill- .1 , O* J , D Lmumty ricnic 10 ue nciu m t*ic -nJuly Fourth. The committee in charge consists of James Hughes, chairman; Earl Joslin, C. P. Jackson, John Kuska, L. S. Wilcox, M. M. Shepard and J. S. Dousman.Proceeds from the privileges will be divided among the Red Cross, Boy Scouts and Relief Fund for the home boys enlisted and now in camp.
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Green Bay Commerce
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Sun, Jul 01, 1917
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