Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-02-19
scandinavian NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENiNGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume of the Most Important Events
In Sweden. Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandInavians
IA America.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The speech from the throne con-
tanned the following with regard to
For combating the destructive evil
of intoxicating drinks | intend to pro-
pose bills for new rules for regulating
the liquor traffic. The bill contains
not only important provisions which
win make strict control OF the sale
Of liquor possible where 1t is permit
ted, but also provisions by which all
grown members of good civil standing
in community. men as well as wom-
en-. may decide by a popular vote
whether the retail sale OF liquor shall
be permitted In the community" A
conservative daily makes the follow
ing comment: 1T is obvious that his
majesty intends to follow the fanat-
icai prohibition course with regard
TO the liquor problem. Never did the
hint of such threat come from the
throne against loyal industry and
the loyal men who are engaged in 1t,
or against the plain rights of the free
citizens OF a sovereign nation"
The divorce proceedings pending
between Prince Wilhelm OF Sweden
and his wife. who before her marriage
In 1908 was the Grand Duchess Marie
Pavlocna OF Russia. have been ad.
vanced through the appointment of
special commissioners who are to meet
In st. Petersburg to arrange various
matters arising out of the dissolution
OF the royal marriage. King Gustaf
has commissioned DIR. Otto Hack Roll
and Priutzkoeld. chief marshal of his
court. and DR.. Hammarskjoeld. govern
or Of Upsala. to discuss with the rep
resentatives of the emperor OF Rus
STA the question of financial arrange
ments and of the custody Of the only
child of the marriage. Prince Len.
mart The princess. who is daughter
OF Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovitch
and a cousin of the emperor of Russia,
is In her twenty-fourth year. She re-
Gently left her husband, son OF the
king of Sweden. twenty-nine years
old.
THE Farmers Exposition" was sug-
gested only a few months ago, and
the movement is already sweeping the
nation. The plan is to have as many
Swedish farmers as possible make
Arfx. IN fn n
February 6. for the purpose of asking
him to pay more attention to the
strengthening of the defenses of the
country. The most enthusiastic pro-
motors OF the plan expect 10000 men
to be In line at the Stockholm Borg
gard at noon. February 6.
The Students club Of Kristiania,
Norway. has engaged DIR. Sven Hedin.
the Swedish patriot, to give lecture
ia the Norwegian capital. DR.. Hedin
has said some harsh things about
Norway In connection with the disso-
luton of the union, in 1905, and the
Norwegian press made a great howl
about the pranks Ut the students. One
Norwegian daily defended the stu
dents. The subject of the lecture will
be international Politics"
The following statement shows the
increase of the expenses of the Swed-
ish government since 1858, the
amounts being given in kronor Zone
krone Is 81 cents): 1868, 44,453,9 82;
1870. 44.9s9.25o; 1875, 71.Ss5.79s; 1880,
Tz.63O.0O0: 1885, S0,SO0,0 900: 1890.
s2.767 900; 1895. s7,041 900; 1900. 1877
100000: 1906. 177.225.000; 1910. 22S,.
$4,000: 1914. 275,217OOO; 1915. 311.-
46i,200.
A temperature of 10 degrees below
zero. Fahrenheit, was recorded at He'd
eviken In the early part OF January.
One might suspect a mistake IL it
were not for the fact that at the same
time the Temperature recorded at
Hede. Herjedalen. was IS below zero.
1t Is stated that no such temperature
has ever been recorded lin Sweden be-
fore.
The Swedish battleship Tapperhetsn,
which ran ashore January rs as she
was approaching Sandman, it Ia
now hoped can be detected. The guns
and ammunition have been removed
from the battleship and the weather
Is favorable.
The Swedish papers tell us that we
are having pretty hard time in
America, and the Swedes are of course
warned not to go to this country until
we get bit more prosperous.
Railway Director General Pegelow
has made an estimate of the expendi-
lures for extensions of the railway sys-
TEN of Sweden during the next ten
years He puts the grand total about
s70.000.00O without electrifcation, and
at $S1.000,0O0 with identification
where he thinks this would be advis-
ablo. These estimates include only
extensions of old lines and improve
ments, such as double tracks, stations,
yards. ferry harbors, etc, but no new
lines. The new station in Stockholm
win cost about s6.500.000 and the one
in Gothenburg about si,000000 less.
The Swedish antarctic committee
has asked the king to propose an
appropriation of $1,000 year for
each of the years 1915-1919, on condi-
tica that the committee contribute
an equal amount toward maintaining
scientific STATEN at Grahamland dur
ing that period. The plan is to equip
the station with scientific instruments,
sleSs. dogs. boats. and a motor vessel
for making Biological and oceano-
graphical investigations. The crew IL
to consist OF ten men, mostly Swedes.
At least half the number will be sci