Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-11-12
NEWS Or INTEREST
FROM SCANDINAVIA
Resume 81 the Important Happenings
ID Sweden. Norway and
Denmark.
Merwa!YI

Norway.
Fire broke out III the roof of the
Engerlalan church during service. The
IRE was nrst noticed sonae distance
from the church. and those who saw
Il had presence OF mind enough 10 send
for the Gre hose OF the nelghhorhood
The flames had made considerable
Roadway befora they were noticed hy
The wcrshipers ia the church. But
when they did SEQ 1t they did rot shop
long 10 ponder but constituted them
selves q IRE brigade Some went 10
set ladders. some buckets and EtlIi
others carried the most valuable ffx
lures out Of the church. In i few
brief minutes buckets Of water began
10 soar III d steady row up 10 the ruof.
everybody taking i hand. from girls cf
lender years "a women or seventy
seyen, The fire could not endure lang
.under this treatment, and 1t was pug
put after eating away a goodiy por-
lion OF one side af the root. Part 6
the church was a0oded, But the aerss
ices, including baptism, were conclua.
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the water had not reached.
I. 8. Swenson 81 Minneapolis, form.
err United States minister ID Norway.
announces that the government us
Norway has secured d loan of $4,000.
600 from American bankers He was
employed by the Norwegian gossrn.
nlent TO negotiate the loan and went
% New York for that purpose
Norwayfs credit ia good. and lust
like other neutral countries. she has
been put to additional expense In mob.
liking to protect her neutrality said
Mr., Swenson In speaking of the trans
action. II WIS asked By the govern
mant to act as agent and. cooperating
with agents Of the Norwegian foreign
office, who met nae In New York.
helped negotiate the loan. The loan.
as understand II. II not for b specific
purpose. but to make up the deficiency
caused by tho extra expense. The
loan was obtained through 1 INV
York financial firm.
A Christians correspondent writes
that the major part OF the "Emigrated
Norway exhibit viii probably be
permanently located. In Christiania.
Only the borrowed articles have been
returned, while the rest of the CT.
hibit has been presented to Nord-
mandsforbundet The intention Ii 10
make this q nucleus for museum or
permanent sEmigrated Norway
House In the capital Temporarily
the exhibit has been housed III the
Bygdo museum, where II will remain
until permanent quarters can be So
cured.
The work on the wireless station
near Stavangef was progressing Ia q
satisfactory manner until the begin.
aing Of the war, and at thar time Ii
looked as III the station would be ready
before the end Of the year Ii now IA
impossible to tell when IL will be ready
The sole trouble is that England has
put an embargo on the exportation oil
materials that are needed but cannot
be had from any olner source Inc
NorWegiaps are trying to induce Eng.
land TO permit the importation 81 the
materials needed for the station, but
It Ii doubtful whether they viii sue.
coed.
The whaling season In the Southern
ocean opens In November and !. feet
OF 40 whaling boats and 10 tank
steamers recently left Norway for
these waters. On account OF the par.
tial mobilization OF the Norwegian
army, It was quite difficult To obtain
enough men for the expedition. The
Norwegians have for many years
been the most active whalers Of the
world and mai.y huge fortunes have
been accumulated By ieadins Morse
operators In the whale fields
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