New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1914-12-30
OF INTEREST 10
SCAND|NAv|ANS
News Gathered in the Father
land and Elsewhere.
COUNTRIES ARE IN ACCORD

Rulers Of Norway, Sweden and Den
mark Discuss Issues Raised by Eu
ropean War-cIosins Of North Sea
by Planting Of Mines Staggering
Blow to Scandinavian Commerce.
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King Christian of Denmark, King
Gustaf of Sweden and King Haakon
of Norway, who, with their foreign
ministers, met in conference at Nal.
moe recently to formulate plan for
combining their respective interests
during the war, reached an agreement
on the special questions raised. The
meeting Of the three monlarchs was
inaugnrated with speech by King
Gustaf, who alluded to the unanimous
desire of the kingdoms of the north to
preserve their neutrality, and pointed
to the desirability of limited co-opera
ton between the kingdoms as safe
guard to their common interests. He
said that when he invited the mon.
archs of Norway and Denmark to
meet him he was impressed with a
deep sense of the responsibility which
would be incurred in relation to the
present and the future if any measure
which would contribute to the welfare
of the three peoples were neglected.
Kings Haakon and Christian replied
testifying to their sincere JOY at the
initiative of King Gustaf and express
ing their hopes that the conference
would have good and happy results
for the three peoples. The delibera
tons of the monarchs and ministers
consolidated the good relations among
the three kingdoms and also enabled
an agreement to be reached on the
special questions raised. 1t finally
was agreed to arrange, when circum
stances should occur, for fresh meet
ings between representatives of the
three governments
American readers are indebted tt
Henry Holt & Co. (New York; fol
giving them in an attractive form
1.-THE Legend of the Sacred Image,
a story by Selma Lagerlof, in sym
pathetic Interpretation by Mrs. How
ard. While not distinctly Christ
mas story, says a well known critic
it is full of the Christmas feeling anc
it's clear, limpid stream is indeed re
lief from that turgid flood of war and
carnage that threatens to enswamr
the entire field of literature. Miss
Lagerlof is at her best in this story
of humble folk and their struggles fol-
the ideal. Commonplace and horny,
handed searchers after the Holy Grail
they are, the two old peasants, man
and wife, who sell their cottage, their
patch of land and their donkey-the
entire fruits of their toilsome life-tc
lay the price at the feet of the Sa
cred Image, which gives thousand.
fold in return. Miss Lagerlof does
not scruple to employ a miracle in or.
der to vindicate the faith of the old
people, and she weaves 1t into he,
tale with that light touch of fantasy
which is a part of her never.failine
charm. ~" .i~
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An encouraging growth of interes1
in the work of the American.Scandi
navian Foundation was reported b.
the secretary at recent meeting il
New York. Since the May meeting
800 persons have been added to thu
list of associates, who number in al
2,316, including 800 who are associat
ed through membership in the Ameri
can-Scandinavian society. The Ameri
can society of Denmark, for instance
has been organized with a member
ship of 268 and in Norway the ad
visory committee of the foundation
has taken the initiative in forming
society along similar lines. With
view Ol 0ALCuul1lS I1c WOlh VI I'll
foundation in the West the secretar
was authorized to visit the Swedish
Norwegian and Danish colleges afte
the Christmas holidays and to enlis
the services of students as field SCI
| retaries.
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The Notwithstanding societ
| of New York is arranging several le
lures and readings from Scandinavia
literature. The date of the annu;
| grand concert at Carnegie hall hs
been fixed for JAN 10. Madame JUL
| Claussen, the renowned Swedis
prima donna, has been engaged as
soloist, and Mr. Ole Windingstad wi
lead his Scandinavian Symphony o
chestra of seventy-five pieces.
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:. NORWAY.
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| A staggering blow, says well pos
ed Scandinavian writer, has been dea