Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-11-14
NEWS Of SCANDINAVIA
Recent Occurrences of Interest
in Sweden, Norway and
Denmark.
MEMORIAL CHAPEL DEDICATED
Many Notables Assemble on lutLen
Battlefield to Witness the
Ceremonies.
SWEDEN.
Stockholm.

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memorial chapel on the battleheid OF
Lutzen there We're present great
number of notables. Crownprih'e
Gustaf. accompanied by his son, the
duke of Skane, was present as hlhS
Oscars representative. Among mem
hers of the Swedish nobility VINO
participated in the festivities were
Counts Brahe. Lille, Hook and oxen
stierna. Twenty memorial windows
with pictures of Swedish generals who
participated in the thirty years war
have been presented TO the chapel by
Consul Ekman, OF Gothenburg. Hun
dreds of laurel wreaths were sent
from nearly every city In Sweden ana
all the school children OF the country
have each contributed penny Tor 4
monster wreath in bronze. AlloSwea
ish universities and colleges were rep
resented OH this memorable occasion
besides large number of German
and Swedish tourists.
The plans for strengthening the
army and navy Of Sweden are quite
comprehensive and call for millions 81
kronor. The Social Democrats caus'
no surprise by '~"'J criticism. NOT
did the SweditA a.nment expect
the Norwegian p. remain mum
with regard to the lew vigor maui
tested. in Swedish military circles
But now the matter Is becoming al
most serious since the Goteborg Han
delstidning has joined the ranks OF tho
opponents by challenging the cham
pions Of the new plans to prove that
the plans are necessary. Those who
are opposed to the extra expenses car
easily win the sympathy Of the people
by threatening them with higher
taxes.
The Swedish newspapers predict
that the strike Of the agricultural la
borers OF Skane will end disastrously
for the strikers. Meanwhile the la
borers are refusing to ask for media
ton or arbitration, and are seeking tc
attain their ends by bringing about {;
boycott among the laboring people Of
the products shipped from Skane tc
the markets. They are also trying Il
prevent the shipping out Of these prod
ucts, but are not successful.
Upon the invitation OF DIR. n. r. viii
son, director of the Philadelphia com
mercial museum, Sweden will ar
range permanent industrial exhibi
tion in the museum. A special organi
cation has been formed by the largest
exporting firms to take charge Of the
project. Herman Lagerkrantz, Swed
ish minister to the United States, ha;
written to the foreign department
strongly recommending the plan for
government support.
There Is evidently some trouble re
garding the Bohns railway and rigit
/ inquiries as to its construction ar,
about 10 he made. When the riksda.
! resolved TO build this railway the es
/ timated expenditures aggregated abou
SO, 535 900. But already $4.345,00t
have been expended and the total COS
/ OF the road when all the necessary
buildings are completed will be abou
I So 100000
Prince George of Greece, who bu
recently paid visit TO Copenhagen
and Stockholm. has sent proposition
/ to the Grecian government which call
| for a complete reorganization of gym
nastics and athletics In the publi
schools OF Greece. The prince pro
poses to substitute the Swedish sys
tenn of athletics in place of tn
| GreciaI.
The "Fylgia,' which brought Primo
/ Wilhelm to America this summer. /
again out for long cruise. This tim
she takes a number Of naval cadet
fol a cruise In Chinese and Japanes
waters. Among the cities which will
he visited is Colombo, In Ceylon
Shanghai, Canton and Toxic.
Scandinavian employment bureau
have perfected an organization for tn
purpose Of counteracting the inroad
Of labor unions in three countries
This consolidated bureau will have al
office in Stockholm, Christiania an
Copenhagen. The movement wa
started in Copenhagen.
A recent dispatch says that promi
ucnt representatives Oh the war ut
partment are negotiating with two ba
loon builders viz, the Frenchmer
Pesche and Juliot. for the purchase o
two war balloons. They VIII chief
be used for experimental purposes.
The riksdag has asked the govern
ment to organize state department
for commerce, industry and navig;
ton and sociological matters. The re
quest is looked upon as fresh illus
tration Of Swedens progressive enc
gy under separate political regime.
The Countess Casa de Miranda Is q
present on visit in Stockholm. Sh
has regained her health and has nc
at any time been as iii as was r,
ported In previous dispatches.
Jean Johnson will succeed Cons,
General Sachs In Constantinopl,
where the latter has represented th
Swedish government during the pas
twenty years.