Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1914-09-09

boat was packed to the rails, and peo-
pie were sleeping anywhere there was
room. Part of the time slept in a
bed, but most of my nights were
spent in hammocks and on the top of
tables. We went 700 miles out of the
regular steamship path trying to
avoid foreign warships. We passed
several Of them and in one case we
went so close that they turned their
searchlight on US. The passage was
very rough and those who were I'm.
able to obtain cabins had a very un-
easy time of it,
The Norwegian steamer Gottfried
was blown up Aug. q in the North
sea by floating mine, says recent
London dispatch. Eight members of
her crew lost their lives. The cap
tain Of the trawler and three others
were picked up from floating wreck.
age and taken into Shields by the
fishing boat Norden. Officers of the
latter say they were alarmed all
through the night by distant explo-
sions, which followed each other at
intervals from 9 p. m. to a. m.
About 6 o'clock in the morning the
lookout on the Norden sighted a man
floating on a piece of wreckage. He
declared that the Gottfried had been
blown up and had gone down imme-
diately with eight members of her
crew. The dead men had been liter
ally blown to pieces. Later the cap
tain Of the Gottfried was found float
ing in lifeboat and two others of her
complement were rescued from float.
ing wreckage.
j. !. +
st. Olaf college at Mortified, Mimi,
the leading Norwegian-American COL
lege in the United States, announces
changes in its faculty for it's forty first
year. Professor L. A. Vigness sue
ceeds President J. M. Kildahl. Presi-
dent Vigness was president of Pleas
ant View Luther college at Ottawa,
ILL.,, from 1895 until last spring. Oscar
A. Gronseth, teacher of voice, has re.
signed to accept position on the
faculty of Augustana college, Canton,
S. D. Karsten T. Woll of Mime
apolis has been named as his success.
sor. Mr.. Woll received his training
in Christiania, Copenhagen, Berlin
and Paris. He was instructor. in sa-
cred music last year at Luther semi
nary, st. Paul. J. Jorgen Thompson
has been chosen principal of the
academy. Manual training will be Of.
fered this year and next year it is
planned to introduce agricultural and
business courses.
The tourist traffic in Norway re-
ceived great setback as result of
the war. A great many tourists are
stranded In Christiania and cannot get
back. Especially is this the case with
the American tourists, mostly Nor
wegian.Americans, who came to
Norway in large numbers during the
past summer. When the war broke
out Germans, Englishmen, Russians
and Austrians could be seen. looking
over each others shoulders at the va.
rious tourist hotels listening to Nor.
wegians read and translate the latest
war news printed by the Norwegian
papers.
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It is Norway's as we'll as Sweden's
aim to keep neutral during the pres
ent terrific struggle in Europe, The
Norwegian government officials are
holding daily meetings and are taking
every precaution possible to avoid
any and all complications. Troops
are, however, in readiness and the
country's reserves have been mobiliz.
ed. No exports of barley, flour, pota-
toes, coal or coke are permitted. The
effects of the war are, of course, felt
all over the country. ...--..
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T. Christiania papers report that all
banks in the Norwegian capital have
been hard pressed by depositors. On
Aug. 3 they threatened to make run
on all the banks Of the city. Hun
dreds of depositors gathered early In
the morning, but when the banks
were opened only ten persons at the
time were allowed to enter. Each de.
position was allowed to draw only 100