Morris tribune., 1914-01-30
iOY INTEREST TO
SChNDlNA WANS
Recent Happenings in This
Country and Abroad,
MANY DETAILS BROUGHT OUT

European system OF espionage LaIo
Bare at Trial of conspirators in
StockhoIm-Gover Hanna OF
North Dakota and Staff to Attend
Norwegian Centennial Festivities
Captain Koch, Danish Explorer
Lectures on Journey to Greenland
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Says a recent dispatch from Stock
holm: During the espionage trial
that has been going on here for the
last two months, new and interesting
details have come to light regarding
the European system of espionage
At the trial one of the prisoners, a
young man named Holsteinson, gave
interesting information. Holsteinson
is the one who arranged the connec
ton between the petty officer, Toern
gren, who was induced to give infor
Assanovitch, the Russian military at
tache in Stockholm. Holsteinson now
states that during his visits to Assano
witch he noticed that the attache had
q great many tin boxes, which con
tanned charts and maps that Assano
witch had drawn himself. To work
Al S4oI1 IL
general Stairs maps, enlarged, and also
certain reports brought him, through
which certain details in the charts
were made more complete and more
useful for military purposes. Special
attention was given to the capacity
lof roads for bearing artillery and cav.
&fry and the strength of bridges. Nav
Hgable passages were marked and
lines indicated where vessels could
make safe landings. There was also
b plan, designed by Assanovitch, fol
advance march, marked on the diff
&erent charts, and he had worked out
o. scheme for eventual attack which
was to be made with four bodies of
SEoOps simultaneously. The head force
was to be sent against Hernosand
and q similar one to Savle. AS soon
as Assanoyitch completed these maps
he sent them to st. Petersburg. The
proceedings unVeil part of the mys-
terry that has rested on letter writ
ten by Assanovitch and found in
iToerngren's possession. The legal
report asserts that in certain point
in the letter information was asked
made in Savle and Hernosand and in
one other city The letter mentions
ar International society and the re.
lpo"1 speaks of it as follows: only
after accomplishment Of the above
points can Mr.. Toerngren be accept
ia as a permanent agent in the in
Sensational society with steady sal.
ary" The letter also contains the
desire for espionage on the represen-
tative of Germany to this country
Toerngren is also requested, with
promise of extra money, to procure
other military information and with
great eXactitude to give information
of a secret nature pertaining to Swe
den's defenses. No one can wonder
that these discoveries cause a certain
amount Of anxiety in Sweden. No
one has, for moment, thought that
it was for Denmark Lieutenant Fred
riksen was investigating Boden and
the energetic manner in which the
Copenhagen press has aided in clear
ing up the Hampen affair ought tc
exclude any animosity against Den
mark through two Danes having sold
themselves to espionage work 1t is
just as impossible for Denmark tc
hinder such activities as it is fol
Sweden. Persons who can be bought
for espionage can be found in al
countries, as recent events have
shown. 1t is quite natural, however
that it causes anxiety when one case
after another is uncovered and gives
cause for suspicious that fall on bott
innocent and guilty.
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Karl STAFF, the prime minister O
Sweden, made an important politica
speech at Karlskrona explaining the
position of the Swedish government
with regard to the reorganization o
the Swedish defensive forces HI
emphasized strongly that even if nt
Imminent danger of war threatened
Sweden the general situation ought tt
make the Swedes feel it necessary tt
strengthen their defenses. A polio,
OF strict neutrality was an absolute
%OnditiOn for Sweden The polio.
that had hitherto been the nation
that of trying to keep on friendl.
terms with all powers without en-
Sering into more intimate relation,
With any one, and to maintain a neu
AFal and sincerely peaceful position
;Was surely still the best and safes
policy. The prime minister recon
Esended important improvements witt
regard to a naval basis, fixed annua
sum for naval construction and in
creased time OF service for the spe
TryI.