Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-03

he writes, lis talking about how good
II must be In these times to live over
there I'm the land OF plenty under the
protecting arm OF the worlds great
est prince, our own good Uncle Sam
More than ever II Is now regarded as
proud privilege to be an American
Every day meet people here who say
that they look forward to acquiring.
as soon as may be. this high dis,
tinction. Since the very first days of
the big war there, has been no such
feeling of uncertainty In Norway, and
In the other Scandinavian countries,
as at the present time. In a normal
year Norway produces about 40 per
cent of the grain necessary for home
consumption. and the harvest this year
was only about 80 per cent of the aver
age yield. Even at the best Of times
the food supply would soon be OK.
hausted II importation should cease.
So It will readily be understood that
in the beginning OF August Just after
the outbreak of the war, there was in
Norway the fear of an imminent
famine. The dealers and farmers who
had store Of grain or -four on hand
refused to sen until the government
took hold of the matter and com.
PEELED them to do 1t, and also fixed
the maximum price which they might
charge. And 1t Is generally admitted
that the government handled the mat
Tar with praaf cord uansa Fran that
time to the present there has been no
trouble. Grain and other necessary
food supplies have been bought In
large quantities by private importers,
as we'll as by the general government
Itself, and by the several municipal
authorities. But now there Is again
something of scare, caused hy the
announcement of the British admiralty
that all of the North sea Is, to be rec
garded as included I'M the war zone"
A dispatch from Christiania says
that a recent official report on i'm.
ports into Norway for he first ten
months Of this year gives complete
refutation to the charges made In Eng
lish newspapers that Germany Is re-
newing its supplies by transportation
of goods through Norway. The report
shows that during the above named
period the importation of grain and
-four exclusive Of corn, amounted to
100000 tons, as compared with 340,.
900 tons for the corresponding period
last year. The importation Of corn
amounted to $4,000 tons as compared
with $4,000 tons last year, On the
other hand, the grain crop in Norway
la 30 per cent below normal. The
importation of coal has increased
slightly, being 100000 tons at the end
OF September. as compared with 1,e0o,.
600 tens last year The importation
OF gasoline has increased from 1000
tons to 1880 tons, but on the other
hand the importation of raw petroleum
from Roumania has been wholly cut
off.
The Indignation of Denmark and
Sweden over the closing of the North
sea by the British admiralty Is shared
by the people OF Norway, who have
hitherto been very friendly to Eng.
land In the great controversy. Nor,
genbladet of Christiania, the leading
conservative paper of Norway. ex-
presses itself as follows: Under
ever increasing burdens, under every
new and more unreasonable demands
Oh MS, we have observed all the rules
Of strict ncatrality~-plus q number of
new rules made for the occasion
either ian Germany Or in England
aud 1t would seerl that this neutrality
ought to mean something to us, and
that We cannot allow ourselves to be
pushed oat Of our position without
making vigorous resistance. The clos.
ing of the North sea would in it's CON
sequence be a menace to our neutral.
ity, and we do not purpose going blind
~ into this danger
According to Christiania CORE
spondent, the war against allied Eu-
rope does not appear to have throttIed
nANIASGN IhttikAtANN III
foreign countries. Reports come from
the west country that the bis new
carbide manufacturing plant planned
for the Tysse falls are backed mainly
by German capital. The preliminary
work is already under way and sur
veys OF the grounds are being made,
It. is planned to have the plant In
operation in year and a half. The
plant win utilize from twenty to thir-
ty thousand horse power. The ear
bide and iron alloy factories al
ready In operation at the Tysse
falls are being enlarged, and the
ever growing demand for these prod
uets is expected to be greatly In
creased upon the close of the war.
Fritjof Nansen's new book. Through
Siberia" has Just been published at
Christiania by the Dyhwad company,
The work deals with Doctor Nansan's
explorations In Siberia. along the Pa
ciiic and the Yenisei. and LIS said 20
be very interesting. II win appear
in Russian. English, and. possibly.
French editions. r..
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