Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1914-10-01
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
Premier Hammarskiold has given
out very significant interview. He
points out the importance OF keeping
the present course of the adminfstra-
ton with regard to the war II the
conservatives poll heavy vote at the
coming elections he can see no rea.
son for resigning. But II the Radi.
calls return a majority he will be ready
to withdraw according to the custom
Of the parliamentary governments.
The one man that the Conservatives
fear more than anybody elae Is Karl
Staaff, who has been premier twice,
and who is more friendly to Russia
than the Hammarskjold cabinet. The
Liberals have supported the Ham,
marskiold cabinet only I'm a half.
hearted way. and it is feared that they
may cause trouble at the coming cleo.
lions. The voices of the domestic
parties in the belligerent nations have
been hushed in the present struggle
Not so in Scandinavia. There the diff.
ferent parties are still heard. But the
coming elections may show that the
temper of the people demands an
end to interneeine quarrels.
Some banks made an agreement
with the government to finance the
tobacco monopoly which the govern
ment 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 a tobacco monopoly
against their protest. The present to.
baeco dealers are naturally opposed
to the whole scheme.
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The volume OF railway traffic Is
gradually increasing, and the trains
are running more regularly, A few
extra freight trains have not yet been
reinstated. Ali regular freight trains
are running, but the number OF cars
is mostly reduced. OF the regular
trains none has suffered more than
the night express between Stockholm
and Malmo Only one train is run
ming each way between those two
cities.
The public authorities OF Rattvik pc
titioned the royal constable to close
the dancing Kinks of the place. This
did not lead to any change In the mat
ter. So petition signed by $40 per.
sons was sent to the constable. The
petitioners claim that fights and dis
orders of all kinds are caused by the
dancing Kinks,
-Four policemen at Karlskrona went
to take trip In q sailboat. Upon
their return In the evening the boat
capsfzed from some unknown cause,
and all of them were thrown into the
water. In few minutes the boat
went to the bottom. Their screams
were heard by an officer OF the army.
who was not far away. He went to
their rescue rs fast as he could, but
when he arrived all four had disap-
pesred ~.., s...
DIR. J, Ehinger has reported to the
board OF health that comprehensive
observations have convinced him that
the connection between bedbugs and
infantile paralysis Is that of cause and
effect In Sodermaniand, for instance,
he had Investigated 81 cases OF infan.
tile paralysis, aud In every case the
victim had been exposed TO bedbugs.
The Katrlnefors paper mills were
struck by lightning, and Two buildings
were burnt down, The total insar.
ance on the property destroyed was
about forty-iive thousand dollars. Two
foreign and nearly all Swedish lire i'm.
suranee companies are involved.
The seventh child was born &c Mr..
and Mrs, Carl Erickson of RoEnings.
strop u few days ago, The king, who
happened 70 see it mentioned In a
newspaper. sent a cordial letter with
| $3.50 10 the parents. who ara tenant
farmers. ."