Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-29
IN FAR NORTHLAND|
Important Events III Sweden.
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY

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BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Items From she Three
Great Kingdoms Oh she North So
iseted for scandinavians and
Their Descendants.
ny MARTIN W. opLANp.
Norway.
That Norway, as well as ether
small nations. was approached BIZ
England before the outbreak Of the
war with d view to having her main-
tain her peutrallty against German
pressure, Ii brought cut Ii the Cry
Book" recently published BIZ tho Bel.
CLAN government According to this
book the belgian minister "a London
telegraphed ID hts government, on Aus
gust i The HFltlah minister ct fors
etgn affairs, Sir Edward Grey. has
informed the English minister's In
Norway. Holland. ard Belgium that IL
those three kingdoms win resist the
pressure from Germany and gnard
their neutrality they win Be sup
ported I'M their resistance by Eng.
land. which hi that case Is ready To-
cooperate with France and Russia, II
such Ii the desire pf these three king
aoms. while Offering an alliance to
the aforesaid governments IN order
To repel the use of force against them
BY Germany. and In d guarantee for
future maintenance at the iilde-
pendeuce and integrity Of the three
Kingdoms. | made the remark that
Belgium Ii neutral In perpetuity.
Tho minister OF foreign affairs re.
oiled: This is III the case Of your
neutrality being violated No men.
ton al this offer by Sir Edward Grey
10 the Belgian. Dutch and Norwegian
governments appeared In the British
Blue Book Later, message on the
same day from the Belgian minister
Tin London To his government states
that this British proposition II On
nulied for the moment
iii lii reported from Christlania that
the Orjan Olsen scientific expedition
TO Siberia has returned 10 Norway
The outbreak of the European wal
compelled the party to return mouth
earlier than originally planned, bul
the expedition nevertheless reached
tits destination and made valuable
scientific finds and observations. III.
expedition penetrated into Siberia a
far as the headwaters of the Yenese
river, bordering on Mongolia II wal
impossible to bring home the scien
tific specimens gathered, as all expor
tation vas prohibited. and they wer,
stored away In three different places
In that remote district. said Mr. Oh
sen, the state OF war was even mor'
evident than In Petrograd A vas
number Of soldiers was being inobll
ized and military trains were fnovinl
| continuously. The situation In gen
eraI was % such o nature as TO maxi
impossible the continuation or scien
tiic investigations. Scientific men
whose professional curiosity led then
to pry into many things, we're esps
ciaiiy the objects OF suspicion.
A stock company has been organize
| with capital stock Of 100000 for th
purpose or insnring goods carried b
tween Norway and other countrie
during the war. Although difiiculsIe
have been caused by the law COZ
trolling stock companies, which la
had no such insurance company
view, the enterprise In being put D
sound working basis. The ordiEar
insurance companies, which are goil
TO assume 40 per cent of the risk, al
offering their unanimous support, an
the exporters are particularly Int
ested. The state is going to assurr
another 40 per cent OF the risk, sea
ing only 20 per cent OF the risk ON Il
company.
The centennial exposition close
October ~ and the day was memo
able In more ways than one. The a
tendance was over 100000 and til
exercises were highly impressive. A
ska6ed before In this column. the e
p5Aition proved success, the r,
ceipts bit the gate exceeding the orr
d InaI estimstes. and would have bee
far greater but for the war. The b
undertaking was managed VIII
marked success and ability, III
crowds being well taken care Of, an
4 Norway III more warmly intrenche
\ than ever In the hearts Of the tho,
sands who aocked 10 the expositio
4 from foreign lands.
4 On the twenty-sixth OF Septemb'
the government abandoned the polie
of fixing the maximum prices of gTal
and -four. but the maximum prices .
certain makes of bread were retaine'
For the benefit of dealers who ma
be inclined to charge exorbitant price
the government made 1t plain that
may step fin ut any time 70 regulat
the prices OF staple foodstuffs.