Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-05-29
RUSSIAN "sAW FILERs" HAVE
MAPS COVERING VICINITY
OF STOCKHOLM.
PAPER THINKS THEM SPIES
News Of Interest From Norway, Den
mark and Iceland Gathered
From Far and Near and
Condensed.
SWEDEN.


meh are about twenty years old. On
their persons were found a lot of
charts of the Swedish general staff,
covering the vicinity of Stockholm and
certain parts of Ostergotland and
Varmland. No other suspicious object
was found on their persons; but this
was taken to be sufficient to warrant
their apprehension. They defended
themselves with great zeal, and claim
ed that they were in-Sweden for no
other purpose whatever but to make
money. which was much easier there
than in Russia The conservative
newspapers approve of the course of
the government in arresting the sus-
poets. But 1t caused general surprise
to find the following In the official or
gan Of the Socialists: 1T does not
take silly panic to make out that the
charts with which the strangers were
supplied clearly indicate their real err
rand. That all great powers keep spies
among their neighbors is something
that is demonstrated every day. This
Is only reminder that even we, in our
corner. of the world, live in "a restless
Europe. not outside of it, not in the
calm stability OF the .hazy realms Of
everlasting justice. which some people
picture in their own minds and In
those OF others"
The Radicals, who are now IN con-
troll of the government, are making 1t
a point to keep the military expenses
down as low as possible. But even
some Of them begin to feel uneasy
because they think the navy is unduly
neglected. Governor Louis de Geer
is one Of them. He has reasons for
believing that the government will
let another year slip by without max
ing any provision for the construction
of new warships. IF this is correct,
he says, many ~ those are apt to
feel uneasy who, in other respects,
have confidence In the measures of the
government with regard to the solu-
tion of the question of defenses. War
ships are not built In a jiffy, and the
large ironclads in particular require
a long time for construction. Thor
ough Investigations are good. but a
little more OF resolute action would
m,bs v6S@maepd.aRls. ,,u,,.s,,,-,..-.,
M The localities where the sugar trust is
gofng to close some of It's factories are
highly displeased with the reduction OF
the sugar tariff, which the sugar trust
blames for the curtailment of the bust
mess. The Helsingborg- Posten makes
!. the following political threat to the
n party in power: I'VE may dare to
hope this much. at least, namely, that
the voters Of Helsingborg for long
time will remember what administra.
ton and what policy they have to
blame for the very severe losses which
they will sustain. Smarting remind
ers they will also receive three times
year-every time the local taxes are
to be paid. And such arguments are
usually quite bit mAre powerful than
all political speeches and all leading
editorials
Premier Staaff for years past has
been ably and strongly supported by
Mr. Zwe.gbergk, the editor of the
Stockholm Nyheter. But now Mr.
Zweigbergk has commenced to kick
administration on several points. Now
the premier is said to have taken un
usual steps to check the opposition OF
the Dagens Wyheter. which is sup
posed TO be In harmony with the ad
mInistration. Mr.. Staaff and his
friends are said to be buying as much
as they can of the stocks of the Dag
yuh In 40
Zweigbergk before he has chance
to do too much damage to the party
In power.
Night after night, for several years
every police station In Stockholm was
! visited by an elderly lady who would
tell the most wonderful stories. Now
she had lost her boa, now her hand
bag or some other object. or she had
been shamefully assaulted on some
lonely street. The policemen knew
very well that there was no use In
making an investigation. The won
an. who was OF noble birth. lived al
an aristocratic boarding house. But
she could never be kept at home wher
she wanted to start on her nightly
mission, which she continued fol
more than twenty years. She hal
found her final resting place.
The armored gunboat Skagul rar
aground near Stockholm in dense
fog. and the bow was bent and som,
plates torn loose SO that the watel
began to pour In. The damage, how
ever. was not serious enough to pre-
vent the boat from continuing it's voy
age to Karlskroha. where the damag,
was repaired.
San Francisco. - Captain William
Matson, consul general OF Sweden, re
ceived a cablegram from his govern
ment stating that 100000 has beer
appropriated by Sweden for its par
ticipation at the Panama-Pacific expo
4 station.
N The question of building a publ,
market hall has been discussed fo
fifteen years in Gefe. But now It hal
been settled for the time being. Tw,
motions were before the city council
one calling for cheap hall. the othe
for an expensive one. Both PROPOSE
tions were voted down by large ma
jority,
The village of Lunnarp. near Slmris
hamn. has been almost wiped out b,
fire. Carl Nilsson, a farmer, and hi
wife, persisted in the flames while at
temiting to save their property. Man.
others were badly burnt while fighting
the fire.