Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1913-12-17
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I Recent 4 q Happenings 10 This
Country and Abroad,
RUSSIAN MINISTER CHANGED.

Present Representative at Stockholm
Will BE Transferred to Sofia.
Amundsen's Start for the North
Pole to Be N ade at Appointed Time.
d Danish Engineer lnvents Remark
able Railway contrivance.
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The changes that lately have taken
holm, says Swedish writer on inter-
national affairs, have brought the
question of Sweden's relations with
Russia into the limelight. The mill
tary attache, Assonowitch, has left the
legation on account Of certain transac.
tons discovered between him and q
former navy official tried for espion-
age. The Russian minister to Stock
holm, Savinsky, is now on leave Of
absence, but it is said that he Is to be
given the post in Sofia instead and
therefore will not return to Sweden.
In a Russian telegram to French
paper this has been considered a sign
of the end of the better relations
that have been evident for several
months between the two countries"
The Stockholm papers, however, re-
mind the world of the fact that Swe-
den has always endeavored to main
tain a neutral relation with foreign
countries and does not desire any
other policy. They state that the re-
ports circulated that Sweden wants
to join with some group OF foreign
powers is wholly unfounded. Aside
from this it must also be admitted
that DR.. Sven Hedin's warlike speech
in Dalecarlia stirred up much enthu-
siasm on the so called de-
Tense problem and there is large
party in Sweden who wants to &C.
lively prepare against trouble with
Russia. It seems that the cry of this
party is: do not throw us into the
arms of the Slavs, who have been our
enemies since time immemorial."
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IS Sweden has S,750,000 acres of cult
waited land, divided into $4,000 es-
.tates, $4,000 Of which have less than
five acres each; $4,000 between five
and fifty acres; $4,000 between fifty
and ESQ acres, and only 1926 having
more than $50 acres. Until about
1860 four-f1fths of the population made
living on the farm. In about 100
years the cultivated land increased
four times, from 100000 to $780,
600 acres. Since then, however, the
new land has steadily diminished.
Forty years ago the proceeds from the
farms satisfied the needs Of the cOun-
try. Now there is yearly deficiency
: to the amount of $13,500,000 that must
be filled by import. In other West
European countries when the farm
proceeds are Inadequate it is generally
because all cultivable land is engag-
cd and that there is certain physical
limit to the development. In Sweden
p this is not the case. It is generally
admitted that the amount of land that
can be put under the ploW can be
counted in millions of acres and the
farming populations growth, there
fore, also In millions. In 1880 the
number of persons living on agricul.
ture and the industries dependent on
1t was 100000. In 1910 the number
had diminished to something over
100000. During this time the popu'
lation that gets it's living from indus.
try, mining, commerce and navigation
? has more than doubled.
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49, A new regiment has been organized
In Ispahan, Persia, and is receiving
instructions from Swedish officers
Major Folke has been appointed CHIEF
of the regiment and Major Borell, an
other officer. Of the Swedish army, is
superintendent of the school for Off
GERS and non-commissioned officers
The Persian order of the Sun ani
Lion has been given to Majors Glim
stedt, Bivert, Folke, Lewenhaupt, No
ren-Brandel and Borell and to Cap
tains de Mare, Nystrom and Prick
as a recognition of splendid work.
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What some farms in Sweden ar,
worth can best be cleaned from tn.
fact that at an auction in Bollnas
i Helsingland, the other day, Lar
I, Hanson of Hofdinge offered his farm
for sale. This farm has about 60
acres of standing timber, A lumbe