Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-12-11

S0uSdIlOu was CduS0Q III CHTIS- |
tiania on Nov. Is, when it was re-
ported there that the Norwegian ship
Helicon had been fired upon by
German cruiser off the Chilean coast. |
The captain of the Helicon reported
from Antofagasta that the Germans
stopped him within Chilean waters
and compelled him to deliver his car
go Of coal to the cruiser The He'll
con was bound for neutral port The
captain stated that big hole was
torn in the port side of the Helicon
by a shot from the cruisers guns,
compelling him to dock his vessel.
Christiania has greater number of
newspapers and periodicals than any
other city of its size in the world
There are not less than eighteen daily
papers and about $50 journals and
periodicals. Just how the city can
support so many newspapers is
mystery, but it seems that Christiania
is the home Of newspapers and never
tires of lectures. There are more
lectures held in that city than in any
other European capital
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The Norwegian steamer Sanefjord,
which sailed from New York for Co
penhagen with a cargo of cotton, was
brought into Halifax, N. S., Nov 80
as a prize of war 1t is suspected of
having contraband of war on board
and the report that it has balloon silk
and also copper stored beneath the
cotton will be investigated
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Norway is about half as large as
the state of Minnesota and of the IT,
100000 acres in Norway only one
nineteenth is tillable soil, and of this
less than half is actually titled. Swe.
den is one-third larger than Norway,
has twice as large a population and
four times as much land under cult.
Vation-
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Newspaper reports state that Christ
mas visitors from the Northwest to
Sweden and Norway will be very light
this year. Dangers incident to war
conditions and trouble met by neu-
trail vessels in passing north of Scot
land and almost impossible passage
| through the English channel will, ac-
cording to agents, reduce the Christ
mas. tourists to {. minimum this sea-
son. For a number of years it has
! been the custom in the Northwest for
| several hundred former citizens of
| Scandinavia to return to their native
land for holiday festivities. Usually
the travel begins early in November
and as early as Thanksgiving day
from 1900 to 1000 tourists are on
| their way. The sale of tickets since
August has been practically at a stand
still; not more than 500 persons hav-
ing left during the three and half
months of the conflict. Because the
neutral country vessels have had
light booking, although they have
been the safest for passage, thereby
obtaining a large percentage of the
PoS0OA1SOA VI oh1S, d6OACo OCSA0AO Iho~
the business has been the lightest in
many years.
The London Daily Nails CopeA.
hagen correspondent says in recent
dispatch that Germany has demanded
that the Swedish government sup
press unfriendly utterances against
Germany in Swedish newspapers and
has threatened reprisals in the event
of noncompliance. Germany's decla
ration making wood contraband OF
war has caused a tremendous revul
Z sion of feeling in Sweden and Norway
Z and agitation for an understanding
with Russia. Swedens loss by reason
Ifof this declaration, as estimated by
the correspondent, will amount tt
$15,000,000 a year. THE temper o.
the Swedes," says the correspondent
els such that they are discussing
whether or not it would be advisable
J to send cargoes of wood to England
through the Kattegat and Skager-Ral
under escort of Swedish warships and
. defy the Germans to attack them. l
is contended Sweden, Norway ant
Russia could form q profitable com
mercial agreement which would sbe
greatly to the advantage of themselves
and the allies and to the disadvantage
of the Germans"