The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1914-12-12

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great exodus from that country "a
America next year. Everybody here.
he writes, ''is talking about how good
Il must be IN these times to live over
there In the land Of plenty under the
| protecting arm Of the worlds great
est prince. our own good Uncle Sam.
More than ever II II now regarded a
Z proud privilege to be an American.
Every day meet people here who say
that they look forward to acquiring
a. soon ~ may be. this high die
| tinction. Since the very frat days oi
the big war there has been no such
| feeling OF uncertainty In Norway. and
In the other Scandinavian countries
as at the present time. In q normaI
year Norway produces about 40 per
cent OF the grain necessary for home
consumption. and the harvest this year
was only about 80 per cent OF the aver
age yield Even at the best of times
the food supply would soon be ex-
hausted II importation should cease.
So 1t will readily be understood that
in the beginning of August Gust after
the outbreak OF the war. there was in
Norway the fear of an imminent
famine. The dealers and farmers who
had a store of grain or -four on hand
refused to sell until the government
took hold of the matter and COM
PEELED them to do Il, and also fixed
the maximum price which they might
charge, And 1t Is generally admitted
that the government handled the mat
ter with great good sense. From that
time to the present there has been no
trouble. Grain and other necessary
food supplies have been bought in
large quantities by private importers.
as well as by the general government
itself. and by the several municipal
authorities. But now there IL again
something of scare. caused by the
announcement of the British admiralty
that all of the North sea Is to be re-
garded as included in the war zone"
A dispatch from Christiania says
that a recent official report on i'm
ports into Norway for he first ten
months Of this year gives complete
refutation to the charges made in Eng
lish newspapers that Germany is re-
newing its supplies by transportation
Of goods through Norway. The report
shows that during the above named
period the importation Of grain and
flour, exclusive of corn. amounted to
100000 tons. as compared with 340.-
900 tons for the corresponding period
last year. The importation of corn
amounted to $4,000 tons as compared
with 10000 tons last year. On the
other hand. the grain crop in Norway
is 20 per cent below normal. The
importation of coal has increased
slightly, being 100000 tons at the end
of September, as compared with 1,900.-
900 tons last year. The Importation
of gasoline has Increased from 1000
tons to 1900 tons, but on the other
hand the importation of raw petroleum
from Roumania has been wholly cut
of.
The indignation Of Denmark and
Sweden over the closing of the North
sea by the British admiralty is shared
by the people of Norway, who have
hitherto been very friendly 10 Eng
land in the great controversy. Nor
genbladet OF Christiania, the leading
conservative paper OF Norway. ex-
presses itself as follows: Under
ever increasing burdens. under every
new and more unreasonable demands
on us. we have observed all the rules
of strict neutrality--plus number OF
new rules made for the occasion
either In Germany or in England
and 1t would seem that this neutrality
ought to mean something to US, and
that we cannot allow ourselves to be
pushed out Of our position without
making vigorous resistance. The clos
ing OF the North sea would In its con-
sequence be menace to our neutral
ity. and we do not purpose going blind
ly into this danger"
According to Christiania CORE
spondent. the war against allied Eu-
rope does not appear to have throttled
entirely German business initiative In
foreign countries. Reports come from
the west country that the big new
carbide manufacturing plant planned
for the Tysse falls are backed mainly
by German capital. The preliminary
work Is already under way and sur
veys Of the grounds are being made.
1t IL planned to have the plant In
operation in year and . half. The
plant will utilize from twenty to thir-
ty thousand horse power. The car
bide and iron alloy factories al
ready in operation at the Tysse
falls are being enlarged, and the
ever growing demand for these prod
ucts is expected to be greatly in
creased upon the close of the war.
Fritjof Nansen's new book, Through
Siberia" has Just been published at
Christianfa by the Dybwad company.
The work deals with Doctor Nansen's
explorations in Siberia, along the Pa
ciflc and the Yenisei. and IL said 10
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