Morris tribune., 1914-08-28
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J. SWEDEN.


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In many places in Sweden great for,
est fires have been raging for the last
month, doing great damage to forests
and other property. The reason for
these extensive fires has been the ex-
IRENE dry season. Many of the fires
seem to have been started by light
ming. Eleetrical storms are said to
have been very frequent during the
summer The insurance bureau gives
the following statistics with refer
enoe to damages caused by lightning
during the last twenty years. There
have been 3,618 cases, of fire from
lightning reported during this time
and there has been paid out for reim-
bursement nearly four and one-half
million crowns The Malmhus dis
trict has suffered the most and the
reimbursement for damages in the
twenty years has been 600,000 crowns,
for Alfsborg district $4,000 crowns,
for Christianstad $4,000, for Oester
goetland $4,000, for Joenjeoping
800, 1000, for Skaraborg $4,000, for
Gothenburg and Bohus each 26O 900,
apd so on down to the lowest, which
is Jamtland and which received 1900
crowns. With reference to the loss
of human life the following figures
ere given: During the twenty years
an average of forty persons were kill
ed annually and thirty-six were more
or less injured. The men seem to be
in danger m9re than the women. For
every twenty-sev6n men struck by
lightning there we're only ten women
The lightning rod manufacturers
claim that not . single case Of deaS
has occurred and very little injury
done where properly constructed
lightning rod had been properly put
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Whether the South pole expedition
under the leadership of Professor Nor
densiold will take place now as orig
inally planned is question. The
great European war may interfere with
the plans. The expedition was to be
a joint English one and the
Swedish rigsdag has already appro-
priated Sweden's share of the cost OF
the expedition $4,000 crowns. The
English portion Of the cost had been
promised by private parties and the
expedition was thought to be a sure
thing. 1t was to be the largest ever
undertaken in the South pole regions
and was to start about Sept. /, 1915, q
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The famous Swedish opera singer,
Arvid Odemann, died about the mid
die OF July at his home in Stockholm
at the age of sixty-four. His voice
was clear tenor and for more than
thirty years he charmed large audi
ences and was the most popular sing.
er in Sweden. Many are the operas
In which he triumphed. His last ap-
pearance was in the opera Romeo"
on Oct. II, 1911. Since then he has.
lived in retirement T.
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1H0 COHBESS6b1OM al 1NOAS ia OOStSA-
goetland, recently sent an old church
bell to the Bergholtz bell foundry In
Stockholm to have it recast, On its
arrival it was found to bear the In.
scription of 1471 and created consid-
cradle curiosity The government au-
thorities became interested and de-
cided to purchase the bell for the Ma
tional museum, which was done.
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The authorities having the matter
in charge have announced that the
Noble prizes for 1914 in physics, chem
istry, medicine and literature may
not be paid until June l, 1915. But
! in case they are not the winners are
to receive the interest accruing on
the money from Dec. 10, 1914, to the
date above mentioned
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The students of all classes at the
1 University of Upsala are assisting the
government in carrying out it's plan
4 Of defense. The students have form.
ed defense bureau, which provides
student speakers, sends them out into
different parts of the country and pays
their travelling expenses.
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Since the bounty on bears has been
removed these animals have rapidly
increased in the Strom district and
have become very bold. One of then
i recently killed COW Of farmer II
the Strom parish.
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Lieutenant Slow took little flight
of fifteen minutes in his flying ma
chine at Malmo not long since and
his father, Major Slow, man of six
4 ty-eisht years of age, accompanies
him,
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The Sodertelje canal between Ma
rem and Saltssjo is being widened
The riksdag recently appropriatas
$4,000 crowns for that purpose.