The chronicle=news., 1914-11-16
News From Europe's War Zone

ing the opportunity to import Swe-
den is determined to cover her own
requirements, for there Is constant
fear that traffic may be stopped at
any time.
England's prohibition OF the OK
port of wool and some specified
WOODEN manufactures will cause
some inconvenience to Swedish fac
tories. The need of the British ac-
ton is not well understood here,
since Sweden, long time ago had
stopped the expectation of any
wooden articles TO Germany.
A result Of this restriction, it is
said. will be that Swedish manufac-
turers will buy their wool directly
from the Argentine and in future
pass by the British merchants. Prep
arations are already being made to-
ward establishing such direct impor-
tations.
London, Nov. 16.-G. Aargaard,
secretary of the Norwegian chamber
of commerce in London, declares
that charges against Norway in con-
nection with alleged exports to Ger
many, are absolutely incorrect" He
presents the following figures:
1.-THE total IMPORTS into Norway OF
grain of all kinds in the first 10
months of 1913 were 340,O32 tons.
The total imports this year. inolud-
ing everything contracted for deliv-
cry I'D to the end of this month, are
'3O6,771 tons. ."-WVyV
1.-THE importation of coal into Nor.
way during the first nine months OF
1913 was l,O33.163 tons. This year
there is a falling off to 1,6S4,71S
tons.
The importation or coke during
the first nine months of 1915 was
2O5,O25 tons. This year there is .
failing off TO 170,43S tons. No coal
or coke has been re-exported from
Norway except few hundred tons
10 tine Norwegian fishing steamers at
Iceland and the Farce Islands.
| 1.-The total import of petrol this
year up to the present moment l.
i'aDout $500 tons. including a cargo
of about $50 tons just arrived.
I'VE are all the more concerned
that the British public should have
correct information OF this point.
because. owing to the present rciti-
cal conditions. it is important that
Norway should lay in as large stocks
as possible of grain. coal ami oil, and
1t is intended to increase the imports
as far as financial facilities will al
low"
Bergen OPP Zoom, holland, Nov.
16.-Conditions among the Belgian
refugees crowded into this little city
|are typical of the situation in all
Dutch towns near the Belgian Dor
der. With a population of 10000
Bergen op Zoom now
shelters about 10000 persons. Most
of the homes have given over rooms
TO refugees. Barns, warehouses,
churches and other public buildings
have been turned into dormitories
land eating houses.
During the siege OF Antwerp ref
ugees were sent here by the train
load. Most of them were penniless.
Tor the Belgians who had money
went to London or some Of the large
Dutch cities.
| The burden Of feeding the refu-
gees has fallen heavily upon the
Dutch government and the various
municipalities which are doing their
best to make the homeless Belgians
comfortable. Most of them have
'only the clothes they are wearing
and philanthropic committees are
providing underwear and endeavor-
ing to supply warmer garments for
the peasants. many of whom are
Tightly clad.
\ Thousands of Belgians who were
unable to get into crowded trains
walked to Bergen OPP Zoom. Inval-
ids were brought on push carts.
Some of the refugees carried en-
iarged portraits of relatives. Others
carried chairs. Frequently the wom-
en- had sewing machines on dog carts
together with bundles of clothing
tied in sheets.
Inc belSlaHs uHu I1oildAuei" Nv
ing near the border have a common
language and are similar In appear
ance. Many wear the wooden shoes
seen so generally in Holland and
the little girls have quaint white
caps worn on frames with wire
'curls that project in front of the
ears. The peasant men also wear dis
,tinctive Flemish costumes. trousers
extremely loose and buttonede to a
short-waisted shirt of the same ma
terial
Having no work or means of rec
reation the refugees in Bergen op
Zoom gather about the railway sta
ton where Dutch soldiers stand on
guard and keep the Belgians away
from the passages to and from the