Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1914-10-02

600 crowns Tor improvements. our
ing the twenty years an average OF
forty persons were killed each year
and thirty-six more or less injured.
The men seem to have been exposed
30 danger more than the women. For
every tWenty-seven men struck by
lightning, there were only ten women.
General Wraugle, c0mmander-in-
chief of the Swedish army, has issued
an order forbidding the Social. Demo
kratsn to be distributed among the
soldiers. The Social Demokraten is
the leading Socialist paper Of Sweden.
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aGustaf Stromberg, patriotic Swede
In New York, has donated $500 crowns
to the Swedish defense. There are
several other Swedish Americans who
have contributed considerable sums
Of money for this purpose.
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]. c. Bunge, an Amsterdam multi
millionaire, has completed q new resi-
dence at a cost of 100000 crowns.
The building was constructed by An
! ders Lundholm, Swedish architect
living in Stockholm.
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One Of the largest families in Swe-
den IL that Of Ellis Konstantin Eriks-
son and wife, who have seventeen
children. They live in Arikstorp,
Slagarda, and all are healthy and
happy.
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DR.. Fridttof hansen, noted Arctic
explorer and former Norwegian min
lister 10 Great Britain, predicted in q
resent address in ChristAania univer-
sity that q general CONSUMPTION in
England would result from the war
and declared that Norway's situation
10 as precarfous as that Of Belgium
DR.. Nanseh'S proposal for one-year
eompIisory service inathe army was
eOldlys sroceiv ghy 9 the members OF
the govern heatC buf with cheers from
the remainder OF the audience. He
used the fata4Sk Belgium as an argu.
nens foxaf more ample protection by
Norway, He urged Norway to be
worthy OF her sister nations Sweden
which already has q one-year compul
cory service law. IF Belgium had
been prepared" he said, Germany
would rover have violated her nen
trallfy and possibly the whole. wa
would have been averted Our posi-
/ ton is 40 serious. as Belgium,s w
are Sbetween two oceans, where bif
naval. hastiss Of the war WIN pros
ably }hs<R fought Belgtim proved tbs;
neutralit without military prssSgs
! tiens - not sufficient protection N
Nanssn's speech a1no unted- to- direc
criticism of the present. government
Z the 3nezaDers Of (which he referred1S -
as hai4a .sSlfsaa miring political lead
era III among RolFesI you neoa
youR tseth, 3 ass th6 text of his I'D
j dress. He said the longer Norwa!
i waited the more serious her position
i would become He spoke favoFabl!
Of Germany.s method Of training hs
army.
Il III. Bryn, NoYvay's minister 70 II
: United States. declares In . publ
/ statement that Norway 10 not askin,
& for aid IN America. The only a.
peal for aid 80 far made. he says
I was that on the Norwegian-Americal
] mass meeting recently held at Chris
t1ania and for this evidence of goo
will and sympathy the Norwega
people are deeply grateful. Mlniste
Bryn warns Observation-Disclosures
against exaggerated newspaper N
ports and articles as TO the econemi
condition of Norway. and says tbs
her financial condition at present
excellent TT Ii our confident hop
that Norway will be kept out0f tn
present werld. war" he declares
a
i Owing to the war Captain Roal
Amundsen, discoveFeP of the Sout
pole, will have to give up his exp'
dition to the North pole at least fc
year or more or until diRerer
times set in. At this time it woul
be impossible for Captain Amundse
to bring with him the equipment /
flying machines on which he woul
| rsolv nOuoidora hIv nor nan he at hi