Bisbee daily review., 1917-07-04
Wednesday Morning, July 4, 1917.
THE FOURTH MEANS MUCH THIS YEAR.


 Not since the born breath of liberty inspired the colonies hundred and fortyone years ago today, has the Fourth of July much this people it does in this year of Lord, nneteen-seventeen. There has never been time since then that have had much need of patriotism and courage and sacr fee This the first Fourth of July history the Republic that finds allied with foreign powers in the prosecution of the wonderful thing of al is the fact that of these allies England very power fighting for freedom when Liberty Bell pealed it's thrilling tidngs the world July 1776
 But the England of today is very different England from that of more than hundred years ago when George of Hanover the throne and spurned the petitions of the colonists George German of the Prussian type He believed that might right. Not all Englishmen agreed with him though he King of England through series of of great friends and we'll wishers in Britain led by the wonderful Charles Fox.
 And England forgot the lesson the American revolution. She has lost colony since America won her independence Her wise, kind. hghminded treatment of possessions Qreland be exceptedl since then has bound them to her with hoops of steel And when the mother, fighting for her life. called children of the when the great broke like storm, they came eager and fine at will
 On July 4 177s. the Kingdoms of France and England at the American Republic was struggling in the cradle of liberty for the breath of life.
 Today England Ia republic name) France and America and Russia, side by side against the last stand of kngy powers represented by Germany upon the earth.
 How the world has moved since fathers held that immortal meeting in Fannuil hall Al years ago
 Washington's army only numbered about five six thousand the time his greatest battle It taxed Engands naval power the uttermost to send fifteen thousand troops And today England ported two hundred thousand Canadians nearly million of her troops France and many thousands Africa. besides these she has many thousands in Greece.
 And America has sent twenty-five thousand troops France.
 After than century pay the debt of Lafayette
 What wonderful day is this Fourth of July. In the streets of Paris that old, wicked wonderful gay, beau full passionate mother of cities, American and English and French soldiers and citizens will celebrate the Fourth of July holiday celebrated be fore since Noah sent the dove from the ark
 Words with winch to try begin to tell of this day are weak and vain. If Washington could only awake from his long sleep beside the of the Potomac and if Jefferson could emerge from his tomb at Mont cello and the gaint into which that Liberty child the apple their eye has grown. His stride has crossed the his girt the earth And Ben Franklin printer who born to the world to free dom. and whose greatest work done in Paris. An. could only be there today and the throngs and hear the shoutings and feel the thrill of triumphant cause
 We have enemies both at home and abroad today, but praise be to the Lord of Hosts. have the strength of body and the greatness soul to prevail against them all Germany sneared at the very suggestion of any thing that peace loving commerciaized America could do in this war But the fled from the Kaiser's twisted lips and the white of terror spread his countenance when word came to him of how ten million Americans on Registration Day. stepped forward uncompainng from the.r work and their play, and with calm faces and steady eyes and air that was both bsiness like and resolute signed their for vice at the front even they had before signed their names for the Liberty and they signed again for inc Red Cross America pledging the money and the lives of her sons for great cause.