The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-08-15


Ths pres a both Norway ana Amer
~ has oven much space TO IN sn-
counter bstwsen vnnklin b. 0unthsr,l
sscTueasy q Ne American legation ~
chSlstiauia, and the harbor master
II ChSistiauis- The s2air. Il II al
Isgsd, resulted from the refusal OF Mr.
Cunthsr and Nr. Mccullough. owner
the American yacht Pauline. TO change
the yachts anchorage. the place hav-
ing bssn reserved for the German en-
peror's ship Meteor. The Christianis
papers ray that when the superinten-
dent OF the harbor made his request
Mr.. Gunther. who was on board the
Pauline. became offensive In his lam
guage and conduct. threatening To-
knock him down. On this account
the recall Of Mr.. Gunther BY his gov
srnment has been demanded by some
Of the Norwegian papers. but It ID I'M
possible It this writing to foretell the
outcome. Mr.. 0unther defends his
conduct In the following statement:
The occurrence in question grew out
Of the apparently great anger and vio-
lent attitude OF Norwegian hArbor
police ofiicial because an English
yacht had anchored in q certain loca-
ton In the harbor. A prominent Nor
wegian gentleman and myself were
guests Of an American gentleman and
his wife aboard the vessel
my sole connection with the affair
was that insisted that an American
invalid lady on board should not DO
frightened and insulted by the conduct
of the oficial. who Unexpectedly
climbed aboard while the lady's hus-
band, who had chartered the vessel.
had gone ashore.
There was no physical clash be-
tween myself and the ofIscial, and the
INSCRIPTIONS public ex parts state
ments AZ to improper language having
been used by me are absolutely false.
Il was informed by the captain Of
the vessel that he was perfectly will
ing at all times to comply with the
harbor regulations. Ft
However. my ofiicial position pre-
vents me from giving the facts or ex-~
pressing my opinion regarding thd
conduct of the oflcial. I have declined
to deny or comment upon the state
ments appearing In the, Christiania
papers and feel confident that the
Norwegian authorities will take
proper cognizance of the offense to
myself and the others"
An important dispatch from Chris
tiania says that the defense program
OF the government has met with I'M
expected opposition in the storthing.
and II is predicted that II the recon-
mendations Of the military and budget
committees are ratified by the stor-
thing. Minister Of Defense Kielhau
will be compelled to resign.
Among the items proposed in tho
government program which have been
altered by the committees Of the stor-
thing are the following:
Aeroplane service. $4,000. rejected.
Miscellaneous appropriation. $685.
900, rejected.
-. Machine ,sa guns. 'ios.ooo. reduced to
Bergen Notifications. $4,000. IN
creased to $4,000.
The plan for the expenditure Of the
proposed appropriation OF nearly =
million and q half dollars on the de-
tense Of Christiania has also under
gone decided alteration in the hands
Of the committee. Minister Keilhau's
plan contemplated division Of the
appropriation between the fortinca-
lions at Tonsberg and Fredrikstad. ON
opposite branch fjords Of the Chris
tiania ford. near the sea. while the
committee proposes to expend the
whole amount on the frontal defensee
at Horton. which arc located nearer
the capital and At place where the
ford IL much narrower.
sNss
Some excitement 10 well q uneasi-
ness was created BY the arrest "a
Gardermoen. the training camp of
Norwegian troops, Of . sawfiler, who
ID suspected Of being o Russian SPY.
His passport was INCOMPLETE and his
Ming apparatus showed signs Of but
little use He wass observed closely
scrutinising the camp and making mo-
tations on paper. This sawfller IL
only one Of many that have BEEN
proving about Norway In recent
years. apparently looking for work
but doing little. Sometimes such q,
sawnler ID arrested and examined, but
usually nothing comes OF II, and the
suspect 10 released after languishinc
In prison for some time
A Norwegian paper properly calls,
attention to the future prospects oil
agriculture and horticulture in Nor
way By means Of electricity, and Nor
way saltpster. which II . product OIL
the nitrogen Of the air and lime. This
II . most excellent fertilissr. and Nor-
way can make II more chssply than
any other country In the world by'
means OF her waterpowsr and lime DE-
posits. Electricity oan BE- ussd forl
warming the soil and furnishing arti4
ncial light in the lighthouses. BY q
| proper combination Of these enormous