The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-04-25
IN FAR NORTHLAND.
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Itsms From the Three
Great kInodoms Of the North &C.
lscted for ecandInavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Norway.

Norway.
A Christiania correspondent writes
that Johan Koren. the Norwegian 70
ologist and explorer, Is planning Q
larger expedition than ever before this
summer, into northeast Siberia and
the adjoining portion Of the Arctic
ocean. according to private informa-
ton received by friends in Fredrik-
stad. The expedition will include
eight members, among whom are sew
eral scientists and one moving-picture
photographer The expedition will
cost about $4,000 and Is financed by
American museums and biologists.
The vessel for the expedition is being
built In Seattle. The departure will
take place some time the latter part of
May. Koren has during the past win
ter spent much time in conference
with authorities at museums in Bos-
ton, New York and Washington. He
has consulted among others the we'll
known Professor Stejneger, head cur
ator in the National museum at Wash
ington.
Mrs. Henrik Ibsen, the widow of the
great dramatist, died at her home in
Christiania, April 8. She was the
daughter of Magdalena Thoresen, the
Norwegian authoress, and became the
wife of Henrik Ibsen while both were
young, and before he had won fame.
During the first years of their mar
ried life they were very poor, and but
for the help of her mother would have
been poorer still. Two children we're
born to them, Sigurd. who was once
q member of the Norwegian legation
at Washington, and a daughter, who
married Bornstjerne Bornson's eldest
son. Mrs. Ibsen was exceedingly de-
voted to her famous husband and al
ways took pains to see that his health
did not suffer from an improper diet
or through overwork. She was pa
tient, quiet woman who delighted in
her husbands fame. but was herself
content to stay out of the limelight.
An interesting meeting to consider
the national defense question was held
at Aalesund./ 1t was called by the So
sialists and was attended by about
fifteen hundred persons. AS Is well
known, the socialists are squarely OPP
posed to militarism and military prep
arations, and one Of their leaders,
Sverre Krogh, opened the meeting
with an antimilitary speech. Then
ensued a lively debate, krogh being
opposed by Police officer Arctander.
Captain Hamre and Principal Gran of
the public schools. Krogh proposed a
resolution, but the meeting voted 1t
down. The result of the meeting indi-
Gates the strong feeling in favor of
a stronger army and navy, for IL such
had not been the case, a meeting
called by socialists would surely have
been Overwhelmingly in favor of the
Kragh resolution.
1t is probable that monument will
be erected In memory of three ''Eids-
void men" In the city of Christian
sund. One of the three to be thus
honored is President Christie, who rep
resented Bergen In the celebrated con-
gress, but who was born at Christian
sund; another is John Moses, mer-
chant, who represented Christiansund.
and the third is Captain Wasmuth,
who represented the First infantry
regiment of Trondhjem, but who was
a native of Christiansund. II is alto
gether likely that the Christiansund
seventeeth-of-May committee may
take charge of the soliciting Of funds
for the monument and arrange for its
erection. ~
The people of the Halling districts
will during the coming summer erect
monuments to the memory of resi-
dents who fought in the war of 1914.
Some of the districts already have
their monuments ready to be erected.
The one to be raised by the Nesning-
ers will have inscribed upon II be-
tween 20 and 80 names and will be a
very imposing and appropriate me-
mortal.
A majority of the constitutional
committee Of the storthing have
agreed upan changes in the storthing
districts which, II adopted. will in
crease the membership Of the body to
1875. The changes contemplated are
as follows: The addition OF one mem
Der to the cities Of Mjosen; the award
ing of a new member to the cities of
Hamar and Kongsvinger. also one to
Lillehammer and Gjovik. In order
to even things up, two new members
are allotted to rural districts, namely
the counties of Akershus and Amdal.
Another change is that Larvik and
Sandefjord. which now have one rep
resentative together, will have one
each, while Flekkefjord and Risor.
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