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GLORIOUS FOURTH BE OCCASION FOR
 MANY BARBECUES
Nearby Towns Prepare to Entertain Crowds No
 Celebration in This City
The glorious Fourth is here.

The glorious Fourth is here.
 The Cotton Belt shops, the court house, postoffice, banks, and business houses will close today, to give their employees chance to celebrate the national holiday.
 Several of the business houses have designated their intentions to close, at the invitation of the chamber of com merce and the Retail Merchants as- sociation. Several will close for half day only.
 Pine Bluff will not hold any celebra- tion. but it's citizens will take part and assist in celebrations to be held in nearby towns.
 A large crowd will go to Little Rock to witness the field and track meet of thesoldiers encamped at Fort Logan H. Roots. The meet will be held at Kavanaugh Athletic field and the pro- ceeds will go to the Red Cross.
 There will be two ball games at Kavanaugh park, between Little Rock and Memphis Southern leaguers, that will undoubtedly be witnessed by scores of Pine Bluff fans.
 Picnics, barbecues and other events will be held in nearby towns, the larg- est of which will be at Dexter, White hall, Rison and Altheimer. Outdoor sports and "good eats" will feature these events.
 Those who do not wish to take in the events in Little Rock and the numer- ous picnics at celebrations in smaller towns, will probably spend the days fishing, and few will no doubt spend the day resting,
 It is thought the Fourth of July celebrations for 1917 will be sane in regard to fireworks, because of the war situation embracing this country, which needs all the powder that usual ly is used in producing the great num- Der of Fourth of July explosives.
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JUDGE MEYER HAS
 ANOTHER BIRTHDAY

Judge Gabe Meyer, generally es- teemed as Pine Bluffs grand old man, will celebrate today his eighty second birthday anniversary, in quiet manner, with a family renunion at his home in Martin Flace
 Judge Meyer was born on the Fourth of July, in Germany, but has made his home in Pine Bluff for several score years. Always he has been active in the commercial, politi- cal and social life of the community. Always he has been prominently connected with every movement that had the good of the community as it's cause, and often, in past years, he stepped into the breach at some
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PERSONALS.

Rev. D. E. Morris returned yester- day from a short stay in Brinkley and Hunter
 Albert Potts of Little Rock was a Pine Bluff visitor Sunday.
 George V. Bell of the Hotel Pines has gone to Colorado. From Colorado he will go to Imperial Valley in Cali ,fornia to spend the remainder of his vacation. Lawrence Waterman of Dumas, a former Pine Bluff boy, has gone to Charleston, s. C., to enter the quarter masters department of the army
 Lee Lindsey of Little Rock spent Sunday in Pine Bluff.
 Claud Sparks has been taken to the Davis hospital for treatment for an illness with which he was stricken several days ago. ;: Wm. s. Atkins will have charge of the Barnes Music house while MT. and Mrs. c. A. Barnes are away on a va cation, on which they are to start Thursday
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most excellent school system.

most excellent school system.
 Members of Judge Meyers family who are here to join him ill cele- brating the nations birthday, as well as his own are Mrs Morris Kahn of Shreveport, La, and Mrs. May Isaacs of St. Louis, besides those who make their home in Pine Bluff. Mrs. Kahn is accompanied on her visit here by Miss Levy of Shreveport, while Miss .Roslyn of St. Louis is here with4 her mother.
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critical moment, and personally saw that the progress of the community
 was not stayed, because of difficulties or obstacles which, apparently, he alone could overcome Particularly was this true of educational progress here, and Judge Meyer.is given much of the credit for the establishment of the foundation Of Pine Bluffs
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ORDERS OLD GLORY FLOWN.
 London, July 3.-King George has directed that the American flag be flown from the tower of the houses of parliament on the Fourth of July, Am |erica Independence day.
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The library will he closed all day today, in celebration of the Fourth of July.
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Mrs. J. S. Dreyfus and daughter, little Miss Annette Dreyfus, will leave Saturday for New York, for a visit with relatives end friends.
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The regular meeting of the board of directors of the Day nursery will be held at 9:50 o'clock Thursday morning, at the home of Mrs. J. w. Wilkins, 309 West Fourth avenue.
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MILAN SAILORS.

Just received an unusually goca looking line of Milan Sailors. Call and see them.
 MRS. NELL TROTTER Phone 2053. 1405 Main. 6-28-5t.
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Herschell Johnson, little Son of MT. and Mrs. o. Johnson, s15 Ohio street, is reported seriously ill.
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Miss Grace Cunning left Monday for Michigan, to spend several months with relatives and friends.
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Misses Lyra May and Annie Merle Shaw of Pine Bluff. are here this week, the guests of Mrs. M. w. FL kins and Mrs. G. w. Walker and
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MT. and Mrs. A. w. Sweatt and little Miss Sweatt will leave to- morrow on an automobile trip to points in Kentucky, where they ex- pect to spend part of their vacation period.
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The Sauterie club will give sub- scription dance at the Country clut tonight.
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Miss Willie May Simpson is in Philadelphia attending missionary convention of the Methodist church which is in session all this week.
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Circle No. 1 of the Lakeside Meth odist Missionary society will give a box supper in he grove at Olive street and Nineteenth avenue to- morrow evening.
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Miss Ora Reynolds left yesterday for Vanduzen, to spend the Fourth with relatives.
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Mrs. E. Gardner of Little Rock is the guest of her brother, William Lemons.
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MT. and Mrs. Harry Starke have returned to their home in DallaZ Texas, after visit here with Mrs. Starke's parents, Mr. end Mrs. w. R. Springfield
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Barred From Army.

Yiborg.-Walter N. Nelson and John
p. Nelson, brothers. who live here,
had an interesting experience trying
to break into the United States army.
Because they were born 'oyer the
fence" from Denmark on the soil of
the kaiser. they were unsuccessful in
their efforts to join the fighting forces
OF the United States. They first went
to Sioux Falls and tried to enlist, but
were rejected because they did not
have final citizenship papers. They
then went before the clerk of the fed
eral court, but he could do nothing for
them. AS a last resort they went to
Aberdeen and made another attempt
before the recruiting officer in that
city. but again were unsuccessful.
While they were born on German soil,
they talk the Danish language and are
loyal Americans at heart.
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NATURALIZATION
LAWSUIT SETTLED AFTER FIF.
TEEN YEARS-THRoUGH
THREE COURTS.
HAPPENINGS OF THE STATE
What is Going On Here and There
That is Of interest to the Read
ers Throughout South Da-
kota and Vicinity.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Hot Springs.-Litigation OF 10 years
over possession of a tract Of valuable
LAM in Custer county, South Dakota,
has just been ended by the decision
of the supreme court of the United
States in the case Of Olson VS.. Kirk,
awarding the land in controversy to
Olson.
Kirk originally filed on the land as
a placer mine "a years ago, but be-
cause OF the agricultural character of
the tract it was given to the home
stead claimant by the secretary of the
interior after several years of legal
proceedings. Kirk refused to vacate,
and action was brought in circuit
court to eject him. The decision was
favorable to Olson and was later af-
iirmed on appeal by the supreme court
or South Dakota. Appeal was then
taken to the supreme court of the
United States, which has just render
ed a decision affirming both lower
courts.
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kaiserite Is Thrashed.

Sioux F~alls.-First being beaten
up" by a patriotic young American
who would not stand hearing the
country viliiied and then arrested by
a deputy United States marshal on
the charge OF violating the provisions
of the espionage act, Joseph Greiser.
an Ardmore man, has been lodged IN
the Lawrence county jail. 1t is charged
that among other unpatriotic utter
ances he stated he intended to return
to Germany to fight for the kaiser.
When the patriotic young American
got through with him there is said
to have been no fight left in Greiser.
AS the result of his preliminary hear.
ing he was held for appearance before
the next federal grand jury. and, in
default of $4,000, was placed in Jail.
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am Msle lnhabitan.s sho..

"A shell burst near the Eleventh
company, and wounded seven men,
three very severely. At five O'Clock we
were ordered by the officer In COM
mand of the regiment to shoot oil the
male inhabitants of Nomeny, because
the population was foolishly attempt
ing to stay the advance of the German
troops by force of arms. We broke into
the houses, and seized all who resisted,
in order to execute them according to
martial law. The houses which had
not been already destroyed by the
French artillery and our own were set
on fire by us, SO that nearly the whole
town was reduced to ashes. 1t Is a ter
rible sight when helpless women and
children, utterly destitute, are herded
together and driven into France"
(From the diary Of Private Fischer,
Eighth Bavarian regiment of infantry,
Thirty-third reserve division.)
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behaved Like vandals."

August II. In the afternoon l had
a look at the little chateau belonging
to one of the kings secretaries (not at
home). Our men had behaved like
regular vandals. They had looted the
cellar first, and then they had turned
their attention to the bedrooms and
thrown things about all over the place.
They had even made fruitless efforts
to smash the safe open. Everything
was INSTRUMENTATION furni'
ture, silk, and even china. That's what
happens when the men are allowed to
requisition for themselves. ! am SUR
they must have taken away q heap of
useless stuff simply for the pleasure of
looting."
August 9th crossed frontier. Inhab-
itants on border very good to US and
give us many things. There is no diff
ference noticeable.
August 23rd, Sunday (between Bir-
nal and Dinant, village of Disonge).
At IL o'clock the order comes to adj
vance after the artillery has thorough
up prepared the ground ahead. The
Pioneers and Infantry regiment IT'S
were marching in front of us. Near
a small village the latter were fired on
by the inhabitants. About 220 inhab-
itants were shot and the village was
burnt-artillery is continuously shoot
ing-the village lies in a large ravine.
Just now, six O'Clock in the afternoon,
the crossing Of the Mas begins nea
Dinant All villages, ~chGteaux,
aud houses are burnt down during this
night. 1t was q beautiful sight to see
the fires all round us IN the distance.
august 24.-In every village one
finds only heaps Of ruins and many
dead" From the diary of Matbern.
Fourth company, Eleventh lager bat.
talon, M~arburg.)
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wore winter dresses and February was
in skating costume.
April and May were sitting on a
grass bank. April was dressed like
a beautiful Bloodroot, In a pure white
dress, with yellow stars in her hair,
and she wore shoes and stockings OF
a blood red color. May was lovely !:
she looked like daffodills on q moss
bank, and tiny streams trickled of
her dress. June vas a glorious mass OF
roses and green leaves. She fiuttered
with pleasure as Old Year approached
her, and threw a rose at him crying :
I'm memory Of the happy morning
when You bade me live"
July was Respondent and Old Year
felt warm all through when he got near
to her. Beautiful summer month" lic
murmured, 'is this the last time I'll
feel your AS he said this May let
one Of her little streams trickle down
she was crying for the Old Year.
August wore a sailor costume and
smelled of blue grass. September and
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In Hardening Process.

Sioux Falls.-Relatives and friends
in South Dakota of the South Dakota
soldiers who have been embraced in
machine gun battery No. $40, which is
located at Camp Funston. have just
been advised that the South Dakotans
haze been transferred from the bar.
racks to tents IL miles distant, and
it is presumed that this is for the pur.
pose of imposing the hardening pro-
cess that the soldiers go through. pre-
liminary to their departure for another
base. Letters to this effect have been
received, but the exact reason for the
move was not disclosed. 1t is though.
thai it precedes an order for the bat.
terry to proceed to France.
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Christmas tree over his shoulder.
After exchanging kindly greetings
with the whole company. Old Year
stepped up to June and asked her to
open the ball with him. For reply
she strewed him with her petals, and
then such a dance began as never
was seen before. The Minutes few In
by the windows. and the Seconds
jumped out of the cracks In the
ice floor. Everyone was giddy with
joy and excitement, and Old Year. who
a few hours before was meditating
by the fire, now danced till even lively
June began to weary. Then he took
sweet April In his arms and the little
red feet and legs positively twinkled
round the hall. March executed n
wild dance with October, and blew so
hard that bits of his partners dress
were strewn yer the floor.
At half past eleven some of the
Minutes screamed out that supper was
served, and Old Year and his friends
flew to take their last meal together.
Every imaginable dainty was on the
table and the dancing had made the
jewellers hungry.
The Minutes and Seconds ate like
lightning, and then n after another.
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Silver Goes Through Fire.

Lead.-During the temporary All
sence of the owner the dwelling house
of Joseph Langner in this city was
destroyed by fire. The loss was only
partly covered by insurance. Lagn-
ner had 5000 in silver coin in the
house. This was found in the ruins
of the home. The coins had been
heated Just enough to cause them to
adhere to each other but they were not
ruined. Langner discovered that
troubles never come singly. Only a
day or two before the fire he had
been arrested by a deputy United
States marshal on the charge of MAX
ing reasonable utterances. AS the
result of his preliminary hearing the
case against him was dismissed.
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Old Years
Party
FvH
By Marguerite Hope

1t was New Years eve and a thin
old man with n wizened face was sit
ting by the fireplace. AT first sight
you would have said that he was
rather a disagreeable old chap, but
on closer inspection you found out
that he had very bright eyes and
quite u humorous smile round his
mouth.
1t was surprising that Old Year
was feeling rather sad. 1t was his
last night on the dear old Earth. The
next morning, long before it was day
light, he must fly away in a big snow
storm, and New Year, all fresh and
rosy and splendid, would take his
place.
Old Year wasn't the least afraid of
what the future might bring, only he
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-12-27
Too Many Servants in Britain.

Duncan Miller asked the minister Of
national service. says the London
Times, whether his attention has been
called to the number of advertisements
for servants l n households Of one, two
or three persons. where seven { ten
indoor servants Z already kept, and
whether he proposes to limit the num-
Der Of indoor servants employed In
each household. The minister OF n Ia
tional service replied that he had al
ready pointed out how essential It is,
In the national interest, that n. Der
son should employ more servants than
are absolutely necessary. The min
lister trusts that the awakened con-
sciences Of those who have In this
respect failed to appreciate their dairy
will provide an immediate and sum-
clent remedy. Il 0 he rils tell his
plan IA the general statement on man
xXx NrEEf4t
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Battle With a Bull.

Sioux Falls.-Attacked by a bull
while crossing a field on their farm
near Chancellor, Edward Sletten and
his son Delmar had a thrilling battle
with the animal and narrowly escaped
being killed. They fought with the
bull for a full hour before assistance
arrived. Theodore Fokken, a neigh
Dor. finally heard their cries for as
sistance, and rushed to their aid with
a shotgun. Fokken fired five charged
into the bull before 1t could be made
to desist from it's attack on the father
and son. The father had several ribs
broken and was badly bruised and cut.
while the son also was badly bruised.
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impaied on . crowhar.

Rapid City.-As the bridge gang
was returning on a gasoline spceder
On the Northwestern railroad east of
Wasta. Herman Kirchenberg. a men,
Der of the crew. was in some manner
thrown from the little car and impaled
on a %crowbar. part OF the equipment
OF the crew. receiving injuries from
which he died an hour and a half later
at Wasta. The bar entered his body
Just above the hip and penetrated
nearly through the body. the wound
being ten inches deep.
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City Pays DAMAGES.

Armour,-The city authorities have
effected a settlement with Mrs. Strain,
who instituted an action in the cir,
cult court by which she sought TO
recover from the city for damages al
legged to have been sustained by locat-
ing a septic tank near her premises.
BY the terms of the settlement the city
paid Mrs. Strain the sum Of st,5Ga
and her costs OF the action, and in ad-
dition agrees to move the septic tank
from its present location.
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Dakota Farmer rirsd.

Sioux Falls.-John Okescn, a well
known Roberts county farmer. was al
most instantly killed when he At.
tempted to stop his horses from run
ming away. the animals having been
frightened by q passing automobile
Okeson, because Of the cold. was walk.
ing beside the wagon when the horses
started 10 run lie grasped for tho
lines. but instead seizad hold 81 one
OF the tugs He was jerkcd on his
balance and thrown under the heavily
loadnd RaR0D which 0xaa6d ny0r him
cTn5tinS 81 IL lfls.
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Boy Soldiers Released.

Sioux FaIls.-Through the efforts Of
their parents. four Beresford school
boys who recently ran away from
home and proceeded TO Sioux Falls,
where. BY misrepresenting their ages
they YER accepted for service in the
army. will be released and returned
to their homes. The boys. after their
e~nlistments. were sent to Jefferson
Barracks. Mo, and one or two of them
had been forwarded to San Antonio,
Tex. before their parents got trace Of
them.
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with electricity, and they talked very
fast.
Old Year patted them kindly with
his big hands. They few round him
very quickly, and in some magic way
Old Year was carried to the top of
the mountain. There he saw a won
derful ice palace and over the door was
written in huge letters I'm Honor of
Old Year."
Accompanied by the Minutes and
seconds Old Year entered the palace,
and In the great bright hall he saw
IL Of his dearest friends. the Months.
Very beautiful they looked In artistic
groups about the hall. 81
january, February and March were
standing together In a miniature PARK,
With a iata III the middle Of It; they
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FORGOT His Wife.

Sioux Falls.-Some hours after Ed
ward j. Leary. claiming to be a resi-
dent Of Rapid City, had emil ted in
the United States army at tn, Lead
recruiting station and had departed for
Aberdeen with other recruits, a young
woman called on the recruiting Of
ficers and stated that she was the wife
of Leary. At the time Leary represent
ed himself as a single man. 1t is
probable that because of his misrep-
resentations Leary will be sent back
TO the Black Hills from Aberdeen.
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Stole Car and 500.

Aberdeen.-A warrant is out for
George Hurley, an insurance sales.
man, who is charged with having stol-
en- a new Ford car from f. G. Jcn-
nings and $40 in money from the
proprietor of a garage. He took the
a from the garage in the afternoon
md returned that night. saying he
had left the car at the Jennings home
Later in the night he lifted" the $40
from the garage owner and left with
the car.
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Won't Be Naccinated.

Sioux Falls.-More than 100 stu
dents Of the Washington high school
decided to withdraw from school ra-
Their than to be vaccinated as required
by the ruling of the city board of
health. A slight decrease in attend
ance prevailed in all the city schools
on account of the health board ruling.
The students Withdrawing from the
schools contend that the epidemic of
smallpox or danger of epidemic has
passed and consequently there is no
necessity for enforced vaccination.
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throwing its petals all over the floor,
and a little man stepped out. He was
white from head to foot.
"Bless me! If you aren't Brother
January" said the old man. "What
brings you to visit me2 It's only the
thirty-first Of December"
But I'm last January" said the
little fellow. Old Year laughed. "Of
course you are. You came in my
waistcoat pocket and popped out be-
fore the others--they were afraid of
the cold"
"Oh! glad you haven't quite forgot
ten me. Now listen, Old Year, we
Months have a great scheme for to-
night. We're going to feast you In the
Ice Palace on Time Mountain. We
shall all be there, the whole lot Of us,
and you must come, too"
"You're very kind" said Old Year,
but really I'm so tired I'd rather sit
here and dream away my last hours"
snow, don't talk like that, Old Year,
the party can't take place IL you don't
come. Howacan we Months hold to-
gether without your"
Old Year smiled. "All right" he
said, "T1l come, but all my clothes are
worn out"
"Another excuse" cried January.
"Come along, they're all waiting. Be
sides, there's a surprise outside"
Old Year started at the word "sur-
prise" and then he strobe out Of the
house with January on his shoulders.
Now although he had lived every
minute of the year there was one
thing that Old Year had never done
he had never flown In an alrplane. So
imagine his establishment when he saw
a great white biplane covered with sill
yer frost outside mis- door. a gay.
breezy little fellow, whom he recog-
nized as March, sat In the pilots seat.
He wore silver goggles and looked
every inch an aviator.
Old Year and January got In behind
the pilot, and soon the great silyery
bird Yves soaring up into the cold,
starry night.
They passed over cities and VII
lagos, lakes and forests, and every
where Old Year noticed preparations
for the coming of his successor.
They'd be surprised IL they knew
where / was now" he thought. And
then he gave up his spirit to the Joy
of the flight.
Finally Time Mountain came In
sight, and as they approached they
saw a dazzling sight. The whole
mountain was blazing with light, and
the trees shone as their boughs radi-
ated electricity.
When the airplane came into view
a great cry Of joy was heard, and a