Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1914-12-03
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN.
The city of Moscow, Russia, sent
an address of thanks to the Swedish
people, directed to the president OF
the city council Of Stockholm. for the
hospitality which Russian fugitives
from Germany enjoyed while going
through Sweden. Part Of the address
reads as follows: THE eloquent re-
ports of our countrymen afford unan'
imous testimony Of the magnificent
hospitality with which the Swedes re-
ceived the Russian fugitives who
saved themselves from the hostile
countries, of the rare. devoted care
which was shown, especially to Rus
sian women and children. when they
stood without a roof over their heads.
without food. often without the prime
necessaries Of life. Animated by
feeling Of sincere gratitude for every
thing that the Swedes did during these
days for our countrymen, many OF
whom were from the city Of Moscow.
the authorities of Moscow feel pro-
found impulse to greet. through you,
Mr.. President Of the city council OF
Stockholm. the whole Swedish nation
as the perpetrators of the best tradi'
tons Of human culture. Moscow Is
the heart Of Russia. and you. Mr..
President, may be sure that the feel
ing OF profound esteem and gratitude
to the Swedish people which the In
habitants of MOSCOW entertain, Is par
ticipated in by all of the immense
Russia" III
A five-year-old boy recently came
into the Central railway station in
Stockholm, and looking around for
little while. said to the constable In
the waiting room: "Will there be NO
coffee today?" Both the face and the
voice Of the little fellow indicated sur
prise and disappointment. The boy
was induced to explain himself, and
the constable soon found out the fol-
lowing facts. a veritable flood Of Rus
sian fugitiyes passed through Stock
holm during the fall. Every day some
good Swedes managed to serve coffee
and bread or cake to the poor people,
many Of whom were absolutely desti-
tute. One day the boy had mixed with
the Russians, and by mistake he had
coffee and cake with them. He came
back the next day, and the next. and
every time he got his coffee and cake.
Finally the flood of Russian fugitives
began to subside. and no more coffee
was served free of charge. This was
the reason why the little fellow, a pic
ture Of disappointment. asked" VIII
there be no coffee today?"
In Sweden there is now q movement
on foot looking to a change In the
monetary system. And the men at the
head of the movement are appealing
to Norway and Denmark to join them.
1t Is held that the present monetary
unit of the three countries, the krone,
or crown, is too large. Besides, 1t
has no scientific foundation and is
cumbersome in dealings with other
nations. So 1t is proposed to substi-
tute a monetary unit equal In value
to the franc, or about twenty cents in
American money. A little brochure
published on the subject in Norway
submits that the franc is now the
unit in ten European countries. and
that 1t must in time be adopted by
England and Germany and Russia,
also. and then by all the world. The
change would mean a great saving.
1t Is claimed, just as a pound of loaf
sugar has been shown by experiment
to last longer when each lump has
been divided into two
The Socialist members of the Nor
wegian storthing have proposed that
this years Nobel peace prize be given
to Hjalmar Branting. the noted Swed-
ish Socialist Some influential men
think no Nobel prize ought to be
awarded this year on account Of the
failure of the advocates Of peace to
prevent the great war, which seems
to be uprooting whole nations. The
Socialists, however, think this is just
the time to keep the blessings Of
peace before the minds of the people.
The winter grain looks very prom
Using. Both wheat and rye attained a
very vigorous growth before the
ground froze. The fields were seeded
late ON account Of severe drought,
but favorable weather soon more than
made up for this drawback. The clover
they could be used for pasturing the
stock.
News from Helsingfors, Finland,
states that the Russians have with.
drawn troops from the east and west
Of Finland to Join the main Russian
army, indicating that Russia's fear Of
a Swedish invasion Of Finland has
vanished. This withdrawal Of the mil
itary strength from Finland has made
a good impression In Sweden.
The Gustaf Adolf fest was cele-
brated as usual at Luetzen, Germany.
King Gustaf Adolf II of Sweden fell
in battle near the village November
6, 1882. In the midst Of the Thirty
Years war. The celebration was held
in the Luetzen chapel. The Swedish
address was made by Rev. Sebardt Of
Berlin.
A message from Stockholm says
that the Swedish foreign office has no
titled the American minister in Swe-
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