Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-12-10

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Norwegian medical men have taken
leading part in the fight against
leprosy. The leprosy bacillus was
tirst Isolated by Norwegian physi-
clan, DR. Armauer Hansen, who was
elected honorary president OF the In
ternational conference on leprosy held
At Berlin In 1897, and president of
the second international conference
In Bergen in 1909.
Last spring the storthing passed
resolution ordering the Reitgjerde
leper asylum closed in the near future,
and II is expected that within a few
years there will be only such institu.
ton In the country.
1t Is reported from New York that
news to the effect that the Norwegian
steamer Fran, which left Charleston
October q, for Hyborg, Denmark, with
a cargo of oil cake. had been seized
by the British government at Ler.
wick, the Shetland islands, was re-
ceiyed recently by Ralph Bollowa, at
torney here for her owners, II. M.
Wrangell & Company of Haugesund.
Norway. The reason for the seizure
was not given. Captain Grindheim
simply reported that the authorities
had taken possession of the vessel
and cargo.
From London comes the report that
the Norwegian steamer Tyr has been
detained at Glasgow by the British
authorities. In the hold OF the ship
was found 1000 tons of copper, con-
traband Of war, hidden In cargo of
general merchandise. and this fact
aroused suspicion that the vessel was
trying to smuggle the copper into
Germany.
Still another vessel to fall into Brit
ish hands on the suspicion of carry
ms contraband Of war to the Germans
Is the Thor, which was captured in the
West Indies. together with an Ameri.
can ship. The charge against this
vessel IL that 1t was bringing coal to
the German cruiser, Karlsruhe,
r
A dispatch to the London News says
that because the German auxiliary
cruiser Berlin. now interned. was able
to pass Fort Trundhjem, Norway, nn-
challenged. the commandant of the
fort had been removed and an inquiry
instituted.
The people are greatly stirred over
the incident, as Trondhiem is a naval
harbor, provided with powerful search.
lights, and the question Is being asked
how the Berlin was able to enter 1t
unnotlced.
The Berlin, former North German
Lloyd steamer. entered Trondhjem No
vemher I6 and voluntarily interned.
1t was believed that previously she
had been acting as convoy for sub
marines.
The sarcophagus to which the body
win be removed is designed by the
French sculptor vautier, who was per.
sonafly acquainted with Bjcrnson. On
account of the war the completion OF
the monument will be delayed for
some time, the original plan having
been to have finished IL this fall.
A Christiania dispatch says that per.
mission has been granted to Mrs.
Caroline Biornson to exhume the re
mains of her late husband, the poet
Biornstlerne Biornson. and remove
them to a sarcophagus. The body lies
in Our SaFfor's cemetery. Ii Is en-
balmed and lies In a metal casket,
which Is again encased in q casket or
cak The permit Of exhumation pro
yides that the casket shall not be
opened.
Some time ago 1t was reported that
no Nobel peace prize would be issued
this year, presumably on account OF
the war. Now comes the further re-
port that there viii be no prizes In
chemistry, literature. medicine or
physics either, but that the awards
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