The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-11-07
Important Events IN Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North &C.
iected for scandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. ooLAND.
Norway.

nat Noi way, hh we'll db OtucE
small nations, was approached by
England before the outbreak OF the
war with = view to having her main
tain her neutrality against German
pressure. is brought out In the "Gray
Book" recently published by the Bel
CLAN government. According to this
book the Belgian minister in London
telegraphed to his government, on Au-
gust A. THE British minister Of for
eign affairs, Sir Edward Grey. has
Informed the English ministers In
Norway, Holland, and Belgium that II
those three Kingdoms will resist the
pressure from Germany and guard
their neutrality they will be sup
ported In their resistance by Eng
land, which In that case Is ready to
cooperate with France and Russia. II
such is the desire Of these three king
doms. while offering an alliance to
the aforesaid governments In order
to repel the use of force against them
by Germany, and in a guarantee for
futu,e maintenance OF the indie
penhence and integrity of the three
kingdoms. made the remark that
Belgium is neutral in perpetuity.
The minister of foreign affairs re-
piled: This rs in the case of your
neutrality being violated No men
ton of this offer by Sir Edward Grey
to the Belgian, Dutch and Norwegian
governments appeared in the British
Blue Book Later, a message on the
same day from the Belgian minister
in London to his government states
that this British proposition is an
nulled for the moment"
It is reported from Christiania that
the Orjan Olsen scientific expedition
to Siberia has returned to Norway.
The outbreak OF the European war
compelled the party to return month
earlier than originally planned, but
the expedition nevertheless reached
its destination and made valuable
scientific finds and observations. The
expedition penetrated into Siberia as
far as the headwaters of the Yenesei
river, bordering on Mongolia. It was
impossible to bring home the scien-
tiflc specimens gathered. as all expor-
tation was prohibited. and they were
stored away in three different places.
In that remote district, said Mr.. Oh
sen, the state of war was even more
evident than In Petrograd. A vast
number Of soldiers was being mobil-
lied and military trains were moving
continuously. The situation in gen.
eral was of such nature as to make
impossible the continuation of scien-
tific Investigations. Scientific men.
whose professional curiosity led them
to pry into many things. were espe-
cially the objects OF suspicion.
A stock company has been organized
with q capital stock Of 5000, 900 for the
purpose of insuring goods carried be-
tween Norway and other countries
during the war. Although dificulties
have been caused by the law con-
trolling stock companies, which law
had no such insurance company In
view, the enterprise is being put on
q sound working basis. The ordinary
insurance companies. which are going
to assume 40sper cent of the risk, are
offering their unanimous support, and
the exporters are particularly inter.
ested. The state IL going to assume
another 40 per cent of the risk. leav-
Ing only 20 per cent of the risk on the
company.
The centennial exposition closed
October II and the day was memoir
able in more ways than one. The at
tendance was over 100000 and the
exercises were highly impressive. Az
stated before in this column. the ex-
position proved success, the re-
ceipts At tho gate exceeding the orig
inal estimates. and would have been
far greater but for the war. The big
undertaking was managed with
marked success and ability. the
crowds being well taken care Of. and
Norway is more warmly intrenched
than ever In the hearts Of the thou
sands who fiocked to the exposition
from foreign lands. VI
!, On the twenty-sixth OF September
the government abandoned the policy
OF fixing the maximum prices Of grain
and -four, but the maximum prices Of
certain makes Of bread were retained.