Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-16

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Some banks made an agreement
with the government to finance the
tobacco monopoly which the Swedish
government has decided to establish.
This was done before the war. After
the breaking out of the war the banks
made adverse representations to the
government. The government re-
ferred the matter to the master of
chancery. He holds that the agree
ment is binding on the banks, but he
does not want to express himself as
to the policy of compelling the banks
to organize tobacco monopoly
against their protest The present
tobacco dealers are naturally opposed
to the whole scheme.
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It is the custom in Sweden to ring
the church bells in order to give no.
tice of national danger or calamity.
When the European war broke out
Sweden modified it's army to main.
tain its neutrality, as did all the
other nations. To announce the mob
ilization of the army the church bells
were rung as usual, and so Justify
were they rung that two of them were
cracked. The one in the church
tower at Hoor, Skane, was cast in
1852, the year of the death of Gus
tavus Adolphus, according to an in
scription on it. The other, at Lakasa
Vestergotland, was cast in 1712.
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The sudden mobilization of the
Swedish army has caused a great dea'
of sickness in and around Stockholm
due no doubt to the sudden change
of life on the part of those who were
called out. 1t has become necessary
to make provisional hospital o
parts of the naval academy in tina
city. In this way provision has beer
made for about 100 patients. The
necessary beds, clothing and the like
cost from 5000 to 10000 crowns.
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The volume of railway traffic il
Sweden is gradually increasing AM
the trains are running more regular
ly All regular freight trains ar
running, but the number of cars i
greatly reduced. Of the regula
trains none has suffered more thai
the night express between Stockholm
and Malmo. Only one train is run
ming each way between those tw
cities.
Twenty-four American nurses an
six American doctors, members of tn
Red Cross unit assigned to servic
in Russia, arrived at Stockholm
Sweden, Oct. 6, on their way to PetrC
grad. The party proceeded the TO
lowing day via Raunno, Finland. TIL
unit received much attention in tn
Swedish press, which gave extende
praise to it's perfect ambulance equiv
ment.
| Resolutions of thanks have bee
forwarded the Swedish people by Pr
land for the splendid treatment whic
was accorded fleeing Poles throug
Sweden, who had formerly resided
Germany.
The press commissioner of the Ba
tic exposition announces that theI
will be no continuation of the e,
position in Malmo next summer. TIL
is evidently due to war conditions
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The Swedish Nobel prize will M
be awarded before July Is next yes
and then only in the event that sui
able candidates can be found.
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} More than 100000 crowns ha1
been paid to $1,000 veterans of De
, marks wars and there are still 500
applications to be acted on. 1t is e
: pected that at least 1000 of the a
plicants will receive the usual allC
ment and it is probable that maj
5 of the other 5000 also will be remel
: bered. The money distributed amor
the veterans was raised by priva
I subscription among the people
t Denmark and is intended as a ma
$ of honor as well as an aid.
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