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been scattered and she wasn't in a po-
sition to collect new ones. New she
has Great Britain with her, and Rus
STA and Belgium and even if Germany
should capture her metropolis she
would have a powerful fighting force
Germany wouldn't be able to spare
troops from France to be used against
the Russians advancing upon her cap
ital. And she would be all the more
willing to make peace because Of the
damage Great Britain is doing her
commerce.
1t seems reasonable to suppose
therefore that if Paris should fall into
the hands of the Russians and Berlin
into the hands of the Russians the
time would be ripe for accepting Pres
ident Wilson's offer AS far as can
now be seen no one of the belligerent :
would have reason to expect any great
advantage by continuing the struggle.
or course if Germany should capture
Paris in time to save her own capital,
in time to spare troops from the strug-
gle in France to drive back the Rus
SLAMS, a different situation would be
presented, but from the present out
tlook there is very little probability Of
that. This greater probability is that
the Russians will be in Berlin as soon
or very nearly as soon as the Germans
are in Paris. If that proves to be the
case may we not expect a short war
rather than the long one that is now
very generally predicted.-Savannah
News.
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shore. Thus these mines are a menace
to hostile ships, but offer no danger to
peaceful vessels.
Safe Only for Half an Hour.
The mines now being placed in the
North Sea are obviously not of the
latter type. They are in the open sea
too far from any base of operations 20
be controlled. They are there ready
for action and unfortunately they
have no powers of discrimination.
They will go off under friendly ship
just as quickly as under the vessel of
ian enemy.
To make these bombs safe for handl-
ing by the planting ships they are SO
constructed that they do not become
alive" or active until they have been
in the water for half an hour.
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Perfected by the Italians.

In the present war, since the loss OF
the British Amphion, German tor
pedo boat was bdown up by a German
mine in the Baltic, and an Austrian
steamship was blown up off Pola.
The present type of submarine bomb
was perfected by the Italians. There
are two types of contact mines, those
that explode when struck and those
which explode when tipped over by q
passing vessel but only when an cleo
trio current is switched on from the
shore. These latter mines are only for
harbor defense. They are harmless
until the electricity is turned on from
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Mluht Trade for the Worse.

Socrates thought that if all our mis-
fortunes were laid in one common
heap, whence every one must take an
equal portion, most persons would be
contented to take their own and de-
part.-Plutarch.
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Progress.

The old-fashioned boy who used tc
get a penny for turning the handles of
the clothes wringer for his mother on
wash-day now has a son who cusses
every time he has to crank up his auto
engine.
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Politics And Politicians

The population of the British Isles
is now about 450OO,O00.
The only disaffected element in Ger
many is said to be the 100000 Poles,
who have never been Germanized.
The infant mortality of ST. Louis is
95.5 per cent. per thousand, the low
est among the large cities of the coun-
/ try.
The naming of Charles S. Hamlin
as governor of the Federal Reserve
Board gives to New England the most
distinguished honor obtained from the
/ present administration.
The report of the Water and Light
commission of Virginia, Mimi, cover
ing up the operation for the first six
months under municipal ownership,
showed net profit Of $41,194.62.
New Jersey has 161 municipalities
with water systems using water that
is treated in some way to purify it,
Yet some sections of the state are not
ed for their water.
The present crown of the English
king was made originally for Queen
Victoria at her coronation in 1888. The
principal jewels were then taken from
other crowns.
Some of the leading German news
papers of the country are printing
special articles in English daily, CIV
ing the German view of the European
war Although the movement has
been inaugurated less than fortnig ht,
it has proceed quite popular.
American women are planning to
raise funds for the wounded on the
battlefelds of Europe and will take
especial pains to have it understood
that the aid is to be distributed i'm
partially, thus preserving the spirit of
neutrality which the United States has
promised to observe during the great
war.
Chicago voters at the primary cleo
ton to be held September 8, will have
700 candidates on the Democratic and
900 on the Republican ticket from
which to pick in two minutes in the
polling booth the best man for fifty
Offices.
The city Of London, England, guard
ians to about to entirely eliminate
the word "pauper" and to substitute
the word inmate" in all official docu-
ments, records, correspondence, etc.
This change is said to be the result Of
a suggestion made by the workers in
the poor sections of the British me-
tropolis.
War tactics have changed greatly
in modern times. The general of to-
day does not lead his troops If he
has brain enough to command, they
are considered too valuable to ex-
pose to hostile shrapnel. No hill top,
no platform, such as Napoleon used at
Waterloo, can enable a general to
watch millions of men fighting along
line perhaps a hundred miles or
more in length, and to see with the
physical eyes a little piece of it might
only make it more difficult for the mind
to grasp the whole clearly The gen
eral in charge being absorbed a.
headquarters with piecing together the
whole situation from reports, might
be the one man in the army to go
through the war without seeing a bat
tie
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Subscribers fail.-g to receive their
aaper regularly will confer favor oy
promptly reporting same 20 Circulation
department
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submarine fine avs abhorred, as Rob-
ert Fulton found out early in the nine
teenth century when he sought to in
terest the British admiralty in this
manner of annihilating the most for
midabls fleets. Since then the sus-
capabilities of civilized nations have
undergone a change, and the subma-
Tine mine is now an accepted and ac-
ceptable engine of destruction.
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England Has 10000 Mines.

England alone is said TO have 10000
of these mines ready for service. But
in military logic thereris a rational ex-
cuse for the sowing of contact mines
in the open sea. According to the old
Roman law, territorial rights in ad-
jacent waters extended up to the mid
die lines, just as some neighb oring
states upon a river have their boun-
daries in the center of the stream.
Applied to ocean and seas, this was
deemed 30 extended a field Of control
and accordingly the territorial limit of
three miles, sometimes called a ma
rine league, was set, because in those
days the range of artillery did not
reach beyond that.
Today the great guns of the newest
dreadnoughts have a bombardins
range of nearly fifteen miles. There
fore, if the enemy can lombard coast
cities from this great distance out at
sea, why should it not be permissible
to mine the open waters that far of
the coast?
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
For Mayor
For Trustees for One year
"Down In Dixie

The annual Junior play Down
in Dixie" will be given at Bank
Hall, April II, 1914. This is a
splendid play, perhaps the best
ever given in Arvada, in which
the Civil War is treated in an i'm
partial manner. Throughout the
play runs vein of humor, which
is bound to please all. The eli
makes are many and very strong.
The cast is very good and have
spent much hard work upon the
play and deserve your support.
Admission 25 and 35' cents. Re-
served seats on sale at Ullery's
Drug Store.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
Baseball Season On.

The baseball season is on again
with all the vim of yore and Sun
days game on the Arvada
grounds was some game. So the
Arvada fans say. One said it
was the best game he had ever
seen on the home grounds and
think of it, the first of the sea-
son and our boys pitted against
the classiest bunch that could be
picked from a lot Of semi-pros.,
under the the flag of Glitch Gar
dens.
Clarence Nicols, the Pride of
the Rockies, " was in finest form
ever and Johnnie Lercher was
right there with his big nit.
AS usual Nicols began his fan
ming tactics and laid eighteen
Elitchers out cold without batting
an eye. Two men were allowed
to trot, while Wyxcom, the twir-
Ter of the gardens succeeded in
getting by only four men, walk
ing one. The Arvada boys were
right handy with the slab and
fou.d him right along, but fate
seemed to decree that no matter
where they put the hot ones there
was somebody there.
The spectacular feature of the
game was when Johnnie Lercher
brought Louis Miller home on a
walk with a three bagger, and
then was brought in himself by
Gus Graf at the plate.
Dick Mingus umpired the
game and did a fairly good job
as far as we can learn.
The game was a two to one
shot in favor of Arvada.
We understand that Leyden is
trying to buy Clarence Nicols a.
way from the Arvada team, but
we simply can't stand for it, says
Manager Bennett.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
Citizens Elected
Entire Ticket.

Tuesday was election day in
Arvada, and the day passed off
quietly with only a ripple on the
surltce that caused any mcasiness
to those interested in seeing the
Citizens ticket elected.
The ripple was n rumor that
Martin klumller's friends were
attempting to elect him in the
place of Rev. Sanderson.
Having received more votes in
the twoyear class than Mr.. San
derson received in the one year
class, his friends thought the COM
mittee should have chosen him to
fill the vacancy made by j. p. Oh
son, from the East end, rather
than Mr.. Sanderson. Consequent
ly Mr.. klmker polled so votes,
although he did not get out and
work for them personally
The results are as follows:
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further than his neighbor. Pub
lie spirit is what it needs and the
probabilities are that the burden
of this experiment will rest on a
few, but if they will start the
thing going there is no doubt
as to the results.
In this connection we print
picture of the Taylor chuck hole
filler, which Mr.. Davis has been
using behind his car and which
has done very effective work in
putting the road in shape be-
tween here and Berkeley.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
Mrs. Graves Dead.

AS we go to press word reach
es us that Mrs. Elizabeth Graves
passed away about two O'Clock,
at her home in the valley from
pneumonia. She was taken ill
soon after returning home from
California three weeks ago, and
has since developed pneumonia.
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Enral ann per- /
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Mr.. and Mrs. William Watson
of Erie, Colorado, spent Sunday
with Ben Robinson and family, a
farewell visit before starting
east to spend the summer.
F. Staley of Fort Morgan, came
down Monday and visited a few
days with Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Parker a day or so. t
On Easter Sunday the Catho-
lie Choir of Arvada will sing a
"Missa Cantata" in E fiat. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all to attend the services on
Thursday and Friday Evenings
and Easter Sunday morning at
9 o'clock. The Ladies Aid met
last Thursday at the home of
Mrs. Ragland. The next meet
ing will be held Thursday, April
10Th at Mrs. Mortelon's home on
Grandview Avenue.
Mrs. Lora Wolther and her
two daughters, Evalyn and Lora
Jean, of Pueblo, are visiting her
parents, Mr., and Mrs. F. A.
Cantrall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibbs West ar
rived home Wednesday from
Long Beach, California, where
they spent the winter. They
seem glad to be home again and
we are glad to welcome them.
e. L. Newcomb did sheriff du-
ty at the polls in Edgewater at
Tuesdays election. He reports
no disturbances.
1t was Mrs. Chas. Roe who was
reported as improving from an
injury at Fruitdale last week in
stead of Mrs. Chas. "Soure" as
the item read, We apologize.
Notice - Arrangements have
been made for a special car to
Leyden Friday night, April II, to
accommodate those who wish to
attend the Junior play.
The Presbyterians have an in
teresting program for Sunday
morning at II o'clock. Come.
On Sunday, April 10, the first
Sunday after Easter, the Rev.
Mr.. Holeron Of Denver will hold
divine service at 8 p. m. in St.
Matthews Episcopal church, Ar
vada. The Golden choir will as
sist. All are cordially invited.
Mrs. j. C. Nolan was taken to
the hospital last Sunday and
Tuesday another operation was
performed. She is in a weaken
ed condition but is reported on
the way to recovery.
D. Mixsell, who for several
months has been connected with
the Telephone company has re.
signed his position and now is
looking for something better.
He is a bright, Industrious young
man and should soon find another
iOb
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
Good Roads Meet.
ing Not Large.

well represented at the D. Ward
King good roads meeting at Lake
side last Friday afternoon, but
few Arvada citizens were there,
and those who attended were
convinced of, at least, two things.
One is that Mr.. King knows
what he is talking about and the
other is that it does not take
much effort or expense to try it
out and see wether he knows or
not. After his lecture, which
was delivered to about sixty per-
sons in the theater, he demon
strated what his drag will do by
using it on the street in front of
the theatre.
When the crowd gathered,
they were somewhat amused to
see crude implement, consist
ing of an old pine log which had
been split in the center and the
two sharp edges turned out and
then joined together with cross
pieces morticed in the center.
The logs were about seven feet
long and were joined together
so that the end of the back one
projected about Is inches past
the other. At the right hand
end of the front log, was steel
plate about three feet long, which
when in operation, shaved the
dirt and rolled it up along the
log, which was being pulled at
an angle. Naturally the loose
dirt filled all the holes on the way
to the end of the log, and this
was smoothed down by the rear
log. The rest of the dirt was
carried to the end of the log
leaving small ridge of dirt. 1t
can be readily seen that by drag
ging both sides in this manner,
the tendency is to smooth the
surface the drag passes over and
carry the rest to the center.
Mr.. Kings definition of a
good road is Oval, hard, and
smooth, Z" and this is his method
OF making such road. He says
that the way to make such a
road is not to put too much soft
earth in the road at one time but
to scrape the surface, taking off
the rough places and filling the
low places, and then allowing
the travel to furnish the roller
pressure to make it hard.
Mounds of dirt in the road ab-
sorb the moisture and soften the
harder surface next to it," says
Mr.. King.
He says we all want to make
road too quick and consequently
throw up mounds of loose dirt
and expect travel to get on top
of it and beat it down. The re-
suit is that the teams follow the
same tracks and it soon makes
ruts for the wagon wheels and
leaves soft ridge in the center
which absorbs the moisture and
keeps the road soft, while with
his system the travel is distribut-
ed over the road and gives roller
pressure and keeps the road
oval, smooth and hard.
Another thing, the drag is in
exspensive and one ordinary
sized team of horses can pull it.
He says the county commission
ers in Missouri and Iowa and
other states have inaugurated
system by which the county fur
nishes the drags and the farmers
use it, for pay, under the direc-
ton of the road overseer, after as
da mp spell. One farmer drag
to his neighbor's gate and the
other one takes it and drags to
the next ones gate and so on.
Of course there are many plans
that could be adopted in Jeffer-
son county either of which would
.A,e well worth the effort. What
1--WE need most is the willingness
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

L. II. Dorner will have charge
of cleaning the Wadsworth ditch
and j. S. Doughty will then take
charge for the summer.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

Don't forget the regular dance
of the Arvada Base Ball Club,
Saturday, April 18th.
You will miss a good time if
you don't come to the Arvada
Base Ball Club Dance, Saturday,
April 18th.
Mrs. Carl True of Highland
Lake, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. S. Doughty, underwent an op-
GRAFTON in a hospital in Long
mont Tuesday and is rallying
nicely.
The Arvada Second Base Ball
team will give a big dance in
Bank Hall Saturday, April 1lth.
Be sure and come. Good four
piece music.
The directors of the First State
Bank held their monthly meeting
Monday night and report the
bank in better condition than
anytime since its establishment.
Monday was a banner day.
I. G. Vaughn has moved into
the Stoke houses on Grandview.
Mrs. c. E. Allen and her bro.
ther, Arthur White, took advant-
age of the grand opera season
this week at the auditorium.
They attended Tuesday and We'd
nesday afternoon and evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Porter Smith
have sold their place to j. E.
Spall of Griffith, and have pur-
chased the Gunther place on East
First, next to j, S. Doughtys.
The purchase comprises the
house and two lots.
Homer Elliott, who moved to
Manitou sometime ago, where he
accepted a position in the post
Office, dropped in on his parents
Sunday. accompanied by his
wife and young son. Grandpa
and Grandma were tickled most
to death with the pleasure of
seeing the baby they have missed
so much since Homer moved to
Manitou.
Howard Vaughn, the ten
months old son of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. G. Vaughn, died Saturday a.
bout noon, from short illness
with pneumonia. Howard was a
beautiful, lovable child and the
parents are heart broken in their
loss. The funeral took place
Monday afternoon at 2;30. from
the residence and was attended
by a large number of sympathiz-
ing neighbors and friends. Rev.
Cooper conducted the services
and Mrs. Grace sang. Inter-
ment was made in Arvada Gem
etery.
The annual play, given by the
Juniors of the Arvada High
school, will be given at Bank
Hall, Friday evening, April II.
Mrs. w. H. Ste wart and daugh-
ter, drove in from their ranch
near Golden, Saturday and trans
acted business here.
j. G. Orr has been confined to
his bed the past week with throat
trouble and his little son has the
grip.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

soon after returning home from
California three weeks ago, and |
has since developed pneumonia.
Postoffice Now Complete.
The postotfice equipment is now
complete after the rearrange-
ment and it certainly looks fine,
and is a compliment to the genius
and artistic taste of Postmaster
Newton. The woodwork has
been stained with the mission
effect and is very attractive. The
new ruling in relative to hours
for box holders went into effect
Monday night. The lobby will |
now be open on week days till 81
O'Clock p. M, and on Sundays
from 8 a. m. till 4:30 p. m. The
space between the cases and the
ceiling has been screened with
heavy wire to make it perfectly
safe. Mr.. Newton is justly proud
of the improvement.
The postal laws provide that
where postoffice lobbies are left
open that owners of lock boxes
must keep them locked. and that
the postmaster is not responsible
for mail lost through the care
lessness of the patron who does
not comply with this law.
Glenn Updike has rented the
Widow Benefits ranch near
Golden and will set up bachelors
hall and raise fruit and other
farm produce this year. This is
a tip to the eligibles of Jefferson
county, one at a time, girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Champion,
who expect soon to depart for
Crystal Springs, Mich, enter
tanned family relatives last Sun
day at dinner. Those present
| were, Mrs. Chas. Wheeler and
two daughters and son, Mrs. Fry,
Mrs. jolly, and Mrs. Margaret
Thomas. All spent an enjoyable
day, but are sorry to lose their
hosts.
MIR. and Mrs. j. f. Shipley left
for their home at Cotfeyvill, Kan. =,
Monday. On Saturday the w.
r. G. presented the bride and
groom beautiful boquet of flow
ers and showered them with rice,
as a farewell token and an ex-
preston of best wishes. Mr..
and Mrs. Shipley were school
mates back in the sunlloWer state
and the groom having his busi-
ness there they decided to lease
the brides farm in Colorado and
live in Kansas. However, they
expect to return to Colorado at
frequent intervals to get a breath
of mountain air.
A vote Of thanks was given by
the grange to members of the
committee who so ably conduct
ed the spread for Pomona. The
proceeds from the dinner and
supper on that occasion were set
aside by the grange for the pur-
pose Of buying dishes to be used
at their hall. Quite a number of
candidates were elected to mem
bership at the regular meeting
Friday evening and large class
is expected to take the iniatory
work in the first and second de.
grees next meeting. The pro-
gram of the evening was en-
joyed by all.
Town Attorney George Camp
bell received final verdict Mon
day in the case Of Scott VS.. The
Town Of Aryada in which the
case was dismissed and the costs
are to be borne by the plaintiff.
Mrs. Geo. Brown has been suf-
fering this week from an injury
to her foot caused by stepping
on a needle.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
Arvada To Debate Brighton.

Arvada High School will debate
Brighton High School, April "a,
at Brighton, Colorado. The sub
ject will be either the Currency
Question or the Canal Tolls. A.
l.. Davis has offered to take all
who wish to attend. to Brigh-
ton, in Ford automobiles at the
nominal price of one dollar. All
are invited to attend, and sup
port their home town.
Mrs. w. II. Kaler entertained
the needle club Of the l.. O. T.
M. last Friday afternoon at her
home on Ralston Avenue. The
ladies have finished their quilt
which they have been working
on for some time. AS they had
sold tickets to see which one
should be the lucky one to get
the quiM they were quite sur
prised when Harry Stannard held
the prize ticket. Harry will have
a pretty good start toward house
keeping if he keeps his luck AS
he did in this case, After all ex-
penses were paid the ladies real
lied $5.7O for their work and
wish to thank all those who help
ed them out.
The following list Of houses
were rented the past week by I.
S. Knapp: Mrs. Margaret Thom-
as 7-room house to l.. Chand-
Ter Of Denver, the Fitzgerold
house on East Ord ST., to O. Pc
terson, the S. j. Miller property
formerly Ida Wills home) TO G..
G. Bagnall, G. Stocke's four room
cottage corner of Grand View
Avenue and East 3rd ST., to r.
G.. Vaughn, and Mr.. Stokes five
room modern house on Grand
View to f. II. Bahr Of Bellsyiew,
Nebr. We're glad to see the
houses filing up.
Mesdames r. G. and Alice IIurst
entertained n chapter Of the p. Il.
o. Club Of Denver, Tuesday after.
noon, in very delightful manner.
About twenty Denver ladies were
present.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

You will miss a good time if
you don't come to the Arvada
Base Ball Club Dance, Saturday,
April 18th.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

Don't forget the regular dance
of the Arvada Base Ball Club,
Saturday, April 18th.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09

The Clear Creek Valley Grange
will postpone its regular meeting
on account Of the Junior play
which will be given in Bank hall,
and will meet the following Fri
day evening, April Oath. Mem
bers take notice.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-04-09
M. E. Church Notes.

The Cantata Rabboni an order
ly musical rendition of the burial,
resurrection, and ascension of
Christ was delightfully."- given by
our choir last Sunday evening
to a crowded house.
The cantata is an excellent
recitative of the scripture story
of our Lords passion, with ap-
propriate solos and choruses. You
are charmed and thrilled as you
follow the story in its unfolding.
This cantata will be given next
Sunday night at the Methodist
Episcopal church at 1880 p. m.