The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-12
IN FAR NoR7HLlIlD
important Events n Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY.
sy MARTIN ". ooLAND.


/ oWooen.
November 4. 1916 was the one hun.
dredth anniversary OF the union OF
Sweden and Norway under one king.
and the press OF both countries COM
mented freely on the relations of the
sister nations. Dagens Nyheter. q
leading Swedish paper. said edito-
rially:
The union ID dissolved. But who
would in 1905 have dared to dream
that within a decade It would develop
that this catastrophe. so far from de-
stroying the essential idea OF the
union. would. on the contrary. lead to
q much closer friendship and make It
more easy for Sweden and Norway
now to stand shoulder to shoulder In
resisting every attack on the liberty
and independence of the Scandinavian
peninsula? There IL now In both coun-
tries feeling Of closest friendship.
and of Joy over that which happened
In 1906"
The papers Of Norway quoted this
and endorsed II heartily.
A swedish comemrcial traveller has
returned to his home In Sweden q
wiser man. after an enforced absence
| Of couple of months In Finland.
He happened to be at Karis upon the.
outbreak Of the great war ano limo
Gently asked q Russian minor oficer.
with whom he CHANGED to converse,
how many soldiers were to be gar
risoned at Karis. He was promptly
reported to the commander, was ar
rested as spy and taken to Helsing-
fors. where he was kept q prisoner for
"a days. He was examined several
times. but stoutly maintained his in
nocence OF being spy. and was finally
allowed to go. on the understanding
that he should leave the country in
side Of "a hours.
A Stockholm correspondent sends
the following pessimistic report as to
Swedens food supply to the London
Morning Post: THE prices of wheat
are rising by leaps and bounds owing
10 the deficiency OF rhe harvest and
the closing of the principal sources of
nent Is taking emergency measures
which include requiring guarantee
from mills that the present prices of
dorr shall not be exceeded. The gov
eminent is warehousing about sixty
thousand tons, which Is equal to about
two months consumption. to meet
possible eventual distress. A proposal
to suspend import duties Tor six
months also finds support"
There is considerable satisfaction
among the crews Of Swedish warships
over the fact that the government has
given no indication when their en-
forced military service will be ter
minated. They feel that the danger
to Sweden on account OF the war has
passed and that they ought to be
given some assurance OF release. A
marched to the ONCE OF the Socialdem-
ocrat and asked this paper to take up
their cause. They also appeared be-
fore the popular branch OF the rigsdag.
AS consequence SO of the partici-
pants have been punished for this
breach OF discipline"
The people of Sweden are greatly in
terested in the news that recently
came from Helsingtors to the effect
that Russia is withdrawing her troops
from that country and adding them
to the main Russian armies which are
lighting Germany and Austria This
action indicates that Russia no longer
regards Sweden az an enemy and has
no further fears OF Swedish invasion
OF Finland. Needless to say. Russia's
action has made decidedly favorable
impression upon the Swedish people.
yThe closing Of the North sea by
England has aroused intense indigna-
ton in Sweden. and the government
has given out rather defiant state
ment, saying: I'VE protest against
this action Of the British admiralty
and reserve to ourselves the right to
take such measures as may seem best
7 In regard to this whole matter"
The city authorities OF Moscow sent
Z courier to Stockholm with mes
sage OF gratitude for the kindness and
hospitality shown the Russian refu-
gees during the early stages Of the
war. The message was most eloquent