Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1911-10-20

Thirty-three Norwegian soldiers
were tried by courtmartial at Gard
moen the other day for conducting a
whistling concert in honor Of a GER
tain lieutenant Two of the soldiers
were sentenced to twenty-five days
Imprisonment, fourteen were given
twenty days and the rest were set
free.
Twenty-eight Englishmen have been
on an extensive exploration trip into
the interior of the Bergenhus districts
during the past summer under the
leadership of DR.. Kolderup. Some
eminent biologists and botanists ac-
companied the exploration party.
The Norwegian Telegraph company
is planning to establish double cur
rent telephone connections from
Christiania to Trondhjem, Bergen and
Chrfstiansund. Later on, the service
may be extended to Berlin and Paris
Bjorn Bjornson, son of the late
Bjornsterne- Bjornson, is touring the
country, giving lectures. Mr.. Bjorn-
son, it will be remembered, gave a
number of lectures in the United
States and Canada some years ago.
The Norwegian brig Caprice encoun-
tered severe storm in the North sea
recently and was thrown against the
English shore and smashed to pieces
Eight members of the crew persisted.
Cally Monrad, the Norwegian opera
singer, has been granted divorce
| from her husband, Ritmester Aas.
Both parties are, however, reported
to be engaged to marry again.
Norway is exporting more herring
to Germany this year than ever be-
fore. From fifty to sixty carloads of
herring are being sent to that coun-
try every day. -.ss
Baron Cederstrom, the Swedish air.
man, made successful flight over
Lake Mjosen Sept. 81. He gave one
or two exhibition flights in Chris.
tiania also.
Prolonged drought is reported from
Stavanger and potatoes and other
vegetables have suffered. There will
be little or no crops in that section of
the country.
The "sill" fishing has just been
closed off the coast of Iceland. Nor
wegian fishermen returned with about
10000 barrels of the finest "sill" in
the world.
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Professor Richard Burton of the
University Of Minnesota has just re-
turned from visit to the Scandina-
Wan countries. He seems to have
been particularly impressed with the
Danish theaters. In view of the fact
that he visited the most famous the
aters in Europe it is interesting to
note that he was singularly we'll i'm.
pressed with the open air productions
that he saw while in Denmark and
Norway. In Copenhagen a distin
guished company of actors played
Schiller's "The Robbers" in a grove
called the Deer park, with just the
natural forest setting; and in Chris
tiania delightful fairy play, Ell.
veroy," by the Danish playwright, Hei
berg, was beautifully acted in a park
these two outdoor performances,
Professor Burton said, "far surpassed
thing of the kind I have seen in
--. country. / might add that the
2adiences were Of higher class, in
Intelligence and attention, than. any
we muster" z.e-
+ A dispatch from Copenhagen dated
Oct 8 says: "A message received
here from Greenland says that Knud
Rasmussen, the Danish explorer,
failed to discover any traces of Cap
tain Einar Mikklesen and his com.
panions, who, after having been res.
cued on the coast of East Greenland
last year, left this part of the country
to search for traces of the lost ex-
plorer, Erickson. Rasmussen ex-
presses the fear that MikkeIsen and
his party have persisted. Fruehen, an.
other Danish explorer, who accom-
panied Rasmussen, obtained from
Cooks Eskimo assistant, Etukishuk,
the box which Cook alleges contained
the instruments and papers which
would prove his polar discovery
claims. The box contains only
broken sextant and other instru-
ments, but no papers.
The Politiken Copenhagen urges
the Danish people to contribute to the
national subscription which is being
taken in Sweden at present in behalf
Of August Strindberg, the eminent
Swedish dramatist, novelist and play
wright, stating, that Denmark should
share in recognizing the forty years
work that this literary giant has con.
tributed to the literature of the
North"
Rev H. Ostenfeld of Fredriksberg
has been appointed Bishop Madsen's
successor in the Sjalland diocese. Rev.
Ostenfeld is splendid speaker and
is considered to be one Of the most
learned clergymen in the country.
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