Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-04-10
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SCANDINAVIANS
News Gathered in the Father
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HAS REMARKABLE SOuDITY

ten From Norway to the United
States In 1913-Danlsh Prince Study
Ing English Methods of Agriculture.
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The Swedish army was reconstruct
ed in 1901. Drill and musketry in
state schools prepare youths for mill
tary service. Liability to serve be-
gins at the age of twenty-one and
lasts till the end of the fortieth year.
The men belong to the first ban Of
the bevaring for eight years, to the
second ban for four years, and then
togthe landstorm for eight years more.
The number available are 100000 in
the first ban, 10000 in the second ban,
and 10000 in the landstrom. Thus
the gross electives are 4S5,000 The
annual contingent is about $4,000
men. The army has remarkable
solidity, partly owing to the admir-
able military spirit in the country
and partly to the large permanent
cadre, amounting to $1,000 officers,
seTgeants and rank and file, all of
them voluntary recruits, When one
contingent is under training the
peace strength is about $4,000. The
army reaches its highest peace
strength in the autumn, when a re,
serve class is up for training, and at
such periods may number $4,000 men.
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The Western American states that
Captain G. w. Schroeder, one of the
Oldest settlers in the New Sweden
(Me) colony, died recently in New
York. In 1861 he built the first Bap-
fist church in Gothenburg, Sweden.
After a few years visit in Chile he
again returned to Sweden and in 1870
brought with him to New Sweden,
Me-, the first Swedish settlers of
that colony We we'll remember
when, in 1881, we met Captain
Schroeder, then United States vice
consul in Gothenburg, and found in
him very interesting man, with
more knowledge of his country than
his own, which in those days was
regarded as rather exceptional.
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Swedish official statistics on emf.
grafton give the number of Swedes
that. have left their mother country
since 1851 as 100000. OF these
about 100000 came to the United
States. During the last few years
about 100000 persons have returned
to Sweden from this country. BY
comparing these figures it is found
that the total loss to Sweden during
the period is about 100000, not con
sidering the children of those that
left Sweden years ago. The total
loss, if these were taken into con
sideration, would undoubtedly be
more than double.
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The Jerusalem society of Sweden
has asked for collection in all the
churches of Sweden on some Sun
day or. holiday of each year from
1915 to 1917. The society is engag
ed in erecting hospital in Bethle
hem, which, together with the nee
essary equipment, will cost over 125,
600 crowns. OF this amount only
about $4,000 crowns have been sc
cured. The society is also support
ing a Christian school in Jerusalem
Two of the most recent types o
Oerlikon steam turbines are nov
running in the central electric sta
ton of Stockholm, being of 1900
horsepower size Turbine and dy
namo make up. a compact group ant
the turbines are of a new design
which is claimed to have a numbe
of advantages, one of these being
low steam consumption of 79 pound
per horsepower per hour.
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The council of state has approve,
the decision of the consistory cour
granting a divorce in the case o
Prince William of Sweden and tn
Grand Duchess Pavlovna of Russi
and has declared the marriage nul
and void. In their petitions for d
vorce incompatibility of tempers
ment was given by both the prime
and the princess as the ground TO
their appeal.
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The new minister of foreign al
fairs, X. A. Wallenburg, has resign
ed from the management of his larg
banking institution, Stockholm
Enskilda bank" 1t is remarked tina
he is the first minister of foreign a.
fairs not of noble birth" and this i
considered as step in the right d
rection
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Two Mormon missionaries hav
been convicted Of Mormon activitie
In the province of Wermland an
fined rs crowns each and forbidde
to continue their preaching in tn
province.