Morris tribune., 1911-11-03
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i. NORWAY. i.

| In all that part of Norway lying
south of Trondhjem there has been
persistent drouth which has caused
much damage and anxiety. 1t was
thought that with the advent of of the
autumn season that general rains
not set in, at least at last reports.
Big rivers have turned into small
streams, and the smaller streams
have, some of them, dried out COM
pletely. Of course the crops in that
section of the country have suffered
immensely, there being complete
crop failure in some parts. The water
is so low that it will be almost i'm
possible to engage in numbering this
winter, for there will scarcely be
enough water in the spring to float
logs effectually. Thousands of men
will thus be thrown out of employ
ment.
Emperor William. of Germany has,
as commemoratien of his many sum-
mer trips to- Norway, presented the
country with statue of the song
hero, Frithiof. The statue has been
Max Unger, and will be twelve meters
in height 1t will be formally pre-
sented to the Norwegian government
in 1913, when Emperor William will
| for the twenty-fifth time cruise along
the Norwegian coast. 1t will be erect
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Ingeborg are buried, according to the
old saga.
The commercial value of Norwegian
waterfalls has recently been estimated
by an expert engineer, who claims not
less than 4,000,000 horsepower can be
secured from the various waterfalls
by means of electric power. The ques-
ton of harnessing the waterfalls of
Norway is now uppermost in the
minds of all keen business men and
| spectators and some wonderful de-
velopments are looked for in the near
future.
Hoffman,, the Norwegian swindler,
/ who got away with 10000 crowns, has
been arrested in London and will be
taken back to Christiania, where he
will be given a trial. When placed
under arrest he carried an automatic
revolver and on his person were found
important papers which will shed
light on his embezzlements.
The city of Christiania has donated
| 100000 crowns to the university CEN
tennial jubilee fund All over the
country free will offerings are raised
and the amount solicited and collected
| already amounts to over 100000
| crowns above what Christiania has
donated.
According to latest dispatches from
Christiania Queen Maud is suffering
| from an acute attack Of bronchitis.
Her majesty has been troubled with
bronchitis for some time and her phys
icians express the fear that it may
! take a serious turn.
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i. DENMARK. !
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X,
the we'll known author and novelist,
will this winter deliver a number of
lectures in American cities where
there are found large number of
Danish-Americans. He will ON this
! trip visit as many Danish colonies,
schools and colleges as he shall find
time for. Professor Larsen is well
known both in Denmark and among
Danish-Americans of the United
States. He has written a number of
realistic novels, in which he deals
especially with characters of the I'M
der world in Danish cities and pictures
conditions just as he has found them
in actual life. He has especially de-
voted his efforts in describing the
condition among the downtrodden
entitled Danish Settlers" and the
book is reported to be highly inter-
esting, with rather dramatic setting
Professor Larsen will arrive in New
York Oct. 81, and after delivering one
or two lectures in that city, he will
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Western states.
In accordance with the internation-
al system established for the inter-
change of professors between univer-
stiles, DR.. James Gore, from the
George Washington university, deliv-
cred his first lecture at the Copen-
hagen university a week ago last
Monday. His subject was Modern
Cooperation in Business" His next
lecture will be on American Trusts"
and at this lecture several members
of the Danish royal family are expect
ed to be present. Professor Cores lee
lures are attracting a great deal Of
attention in Copenhagen and his first
lecture was attended by some of the
most prominent and learned men in
the city.
A notable visit to Copenhagen late