The chronicle=news., 1914-08-15
Foreign News of World Wide Interest

l Icelandtc patriots have designed
national flag which they propose t
fly not only over Iceland but on al
vessels registered in that country. l.
they had been content to make theil
flag strictly local affair. for which
permission had already been granted
by the Danish king, all would have
been well. But the Danish parlia
ment has now taken up the question
of the marine flag on account of the
activities OF the lcelandic "indc.
pendence" party.
The people of Denmark are of q
divided opinion as to Iceland. Some
feel that the Icelanders are acting
in very ungrateful way in view OF
past favors, and others that to give
Iceland its freedom would rid the
country of source of useless ex-
pensc.
Iceland's new flag is of navy
blue field, marked with white
cross whose arms extend to the four
sides. and a cardinal red cross Of half
the size set within the white.
1t was not until after the state
council approved the Iceiandic home
flag, following negotiations between
the rcelandic minister and the Dam
ish prime minister. that the agita-
lion was taken up by the patriots for
its use as a commercial and marine
emblem. The Icelanders cannot have
their new colors recognized by for
cign powers as a national flag with
out the consent OF the Danish parlia-
ment.
London, Aug. 15.-For the pur-
pose of improving the breed Of cat
tie in the Pacific northwest. some
important purchases Of English cat
tie have been made here for James j.
Hill. One shipment is OF so dairy
shorthorn bulls. which will be Civ
en- away to as many counties in that
section of the country. Each one of
these bulls is born of COW with a
milk record of 10, 900 pounds or more
the year.
Besides the gift Of these biooded
animals to the farmers of the north
west. herd OF ten cows and a bull
of South Devons. the first to be I'M
ported to America, will be sent to
Hills Minnesota farm as well as two
prize winning dairy shorthorns to his
North Dakota farm.
The purchases were made by Prof.
Thomas Shaw, the well known ex-
rert of Minnesota. According to
Eugene Grubb, the United States
live stock commissioner now in Eng
land, this is the most important ship
ment of blooded cattle ever made to
America from England and will mean
a great improvement in bread inathe
northwest. both for milk and beef
purposes.
Worcester. Eng, Aug. 15.-Four
blind schoolboys. pulling with a
clean stroke. recently won race
here on the Severn against a crew
of coul blind men. The victors be-
longed to the Worcester College for
the Blind and their rivals were for
mer pupils. Out of this has resulted
rowing boom at the school. and
three "fours" are now in training
out of the 80 boys. They hope to
enter next season for the public
school cup at the Molesey regatta.
The boys were trained by their
headmaster, G. c. Brown. who, hav-
ing eyes. acted as coxwain.
"Thc beginning was the hardest
part" says Mr.. Brown. First. they
had to feel all over the boat and the
oars, while explained things to
them. We trained in tub with
cutriggers and fixed seats. But once
they learned the feeling of the WA
ter. they picked up the stroke easily.
Their keen sense of hearing and the
movement of the boat enables them
to keep perfect time"
No form of athletics introduced at
the school has been taken up as eag-
erly by the boys as rowing.
Berlin, Aug. 15.-An international
sport exposition in connection with
the Olympic games of 1916 is as
sured, the committee in charge of
the games having decided to carry
out the suggestion to this end which
was made at Stockholm two years
ago. The necessary ground for the
exposition has been placed at the
committees disposal. 1t adjoins the
new Stadium. Sporting apparatus.
outfits, physical culture appliances
in short. everything connected with
the development of the body will he
represented. One of the main fea-
lures will be exhibits showing the
contrasting methods of physical Gull
ture of various countries. The crown
prince, alr/ady the patron of the
Olympic games. will, it is expected,
also Consent to act as patron OF the
exposition.