Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-10-14

10 the pOlcy OF compelling the banks
to organize tobacco monopoly
against their protest The present
tobacco dealers are naturally opposed
to the whole scheme.
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1t Is the custom In Sweden to ring
the church bells in order to give no.
tice Of national danger or calamity.
When the European war broke out
Sweden modified its army to main.
tain its neutrality, as did all the
other nations. To announce the mob.
1lization Of the army the church bells
were rung as usual, and so Justify
were they rung that two of them were
cracked. The one in the church
tower at Hoor, Skane, was cast in
1882, the year of the death of Gus
tavus Adolphus, according to an in.
scr1pt1on on 1t. The other, at Lakasa,
Vestergotland, was cast in 1712.
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The sudden mobilization of the
Swedish army has caused a great deal
OF sickness in and around Stockholm,
due no doubt to the sudden change
OF life on the part Of those who were
called out. It has become necessary
to make a provisional hospital of
parts of the naval academy in that
city. In this way provision has been
made for about 100 patients. The
necessary beds, clothing and the like
cost from 5000 to 10000 crowns.
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The volume Of railway traffic in
Sweden is gradually increasing and
the trains are running more regular
ly. All regular freight trains are
running, but the number of cars is
greatly reduced. OF the regular
trains none has suffered more than
the night express between Stockholm
and Malmo. Only one train is run.
ming each way between those two
cities.
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Twenty-four American nurses and
six American doctors, members of the
Red Cross unit assigned to service
in Russia. arrived at Stockholm,
Sweden, Oct. 6, on their way to Petro.
grad. The party proceeded the fol-
lowing day via Raumo, Finland. The
unit received much attention in the
Swedish press, which gave extended
praise to it's perfect ambulance equip
ment.
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Resolutions of thanks have been
forwarded the Swedish people by Po-
land for the splendid treatment which
was accorded fleeing Poles through
Sweden, who had formerly resided in
Germany.
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The press commissioner of the Bal
tic exposition announces that there
will be no continuation Of the ex-
position in Malmo next summer. This
is evidently due to war conditions.
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The Swedish Nobel prize will not
be awarded before July Is next year
and then only in the event that suit
able candidates can be found.
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More than 100000 crowns have
been paid to 21,000 veterans of Den
marks wars and there are still 5000
applications to be acted on. 1t is ex-
pected that at least 1000 of the ap-
plicants will receive the usual allot-
ment and it is probable that many
of the other 5000 also will be remem-
bered. The money distributed among
the veterans was raised by private
subscription among the people of
Denmark and is intended as mark
Of honor as we'll as an aid
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Owing to the intolerable condi-
lions brought about by the European
war many people in Copenhagen have
been compelled to get along without
luxuries and some who have lived in
large apartments have moved into
smaller quarters. People have to
economize in every manner.
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OF Copenhagen's foreign population
there are at least 5000 men fighting
either with the Germans or with the
allies. There is large German pop
ulation in the Danish capital and all
of them who were within war age
limit returned to take up arms for
the fatherland.
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Rev. Fischer, a German pastor, who
has been serving a congregation in
Hoirup, Denmark, near the German
boundary, for sixteen years, has re-
signed and entered the German army
as chaplain. His wife has enlisted
as an army nurse.
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Michael Lunn has written a book
regarding the notorious Albert
swindles. Mr.. Lunn was the attorney
who prosecuted Alberti, the extent of
whose swindles were so enormous
they staggered the whole of Europe
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