Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-02-04
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINos IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
IT'S FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway snS Denmark
OF Interest to the scandinavlans
In America.
SWEDEN.

to the economic suffering in Sweden
owing to the war King Gustav said the
fact that the principles of information
al law no longer were observed by the
belligerents contributed powerfully to
the present situation. He added that
a careful regard for the neutrality OF
Sweden and for her right to decide her
destiny, necessarily involved personal
sacrifices and required that he- mill
tary forces should be increasingly
maintained. Speaking of the conven-
ton entered into with Norway and
Denmark as a result Of the war, and
of the meeting of the three kings at
Malmo. King Gustav expressed the
hope that the good relations between
the three countries would be cement
ed still further in order that the posi-
ton OF Sweden might be strengthened.
Although" his majesty proceeded,
our neutrality. as warmly hope, may
be preserved. efforts will be required
TO protect the country and to mitigate
for the humber citizens the economic
consequences of the war"
1t rarely happens that the fish suf-
fer on account of lack of air In the
lakes of Scandinavia. Such a case,
however, is reported from Kyafva
lake, Safvast. 1t was noticed one day
that the water was briskly agitated
where a spring runs into the lake.
he
crowded with fish coming to the open
ing to get fresh air. They were so
packed that they could be scooped out,
and the big ones could be pulled out
with sticks. The news soon spread
through the neighborhood and the
spring was surrounded by men and
women eager to catch mess of fish.
The hole in the ice was cut bigger,
and the fish came as fast as they could
be thrown upon the ice, until each
family in the neighborhood had one
or two loads. The enlargement of the
hole soon supplied the needed air, and
the last Corners got only the smaller
fish that the others had left on the ice.
Sweden's leading conservative news
paper, the Dagblad, expresses dissatis-
faction over Great Britain's reply to
the American governments note con-
corning delays to commerce, declaring
IL indicates a determination to adhere
to what it terms the harassing policy
of interfering with and restricting the
legitimate commerce of neutrals. The
Dagblad maintains that the figures
quoted by Sir Edward Grey in support
of the contention that neutral coun-
tries are importing large quantities of
contraband from the United States for
re-export to Germany are misleading.
A recent market day at Safsjo de-
veloped an unexpected and not alto
gether agreeable situation. The horse
trade became exceedingly brisk. The
dealers were substantial men, whose
credit was above suspicion. The local
bank was drawn upon. But. as the de-
mand amounted to several thousand
dollars an hour the cash resources Of
the bank were soon exhausted. The
difficulty was remedied by writing out
a large number of post office drafts,
which served the same purpose as
cash. The sales amounted to about
$4,000 for the day.
A fine specimen of the sturdy old
Swedish stock Is Nils Fredrik LARSON
of Bredaker. Though he has COM
pleted his ninetieth year he still en-
joys good health. and his mental pow
ers are also well preserved. Last sum-
mer he assisted in haying and harvest
ing, doing the work of an ordinary
man every day. But he had still
greater surprise In store. A few days
ago he buckled on his skates and went
to prove that he could still hold his
own as a skater.
Orders for Swedish perfumes are re-
ceived from abroad nearly every day.
The excellency of Swedish perfumes
was demonstrated most clearly at the
Baltic exposition last summer Many
Russians who visited the exposition
are now among the best customers.
The Russians consume large quantities
of perfumes. In former years they OBJ
tanned most OF their supply from
France. but now Sweden is getting a
handsome share of this trade.
King Haakon OF Norway conferred
the Grand Cross of the Order OF st.
Olaf upon Baron Fredrik Ramel,
Swedish minister to Norway.
The distillers worked hard to induce
the government to postpone the prohi'
bition OF the manufacture OF liquor un-
til after January Is. 1t is not known
at this writing whether or not the gov.
eminent extended the time from jan
uary l to January 10.
The Swedish steamer Vega has been
captured In the Baltic by. a, German
torpedo.boat destroyer aud taken into
Swipemunde. The Vega was from Rot
terdam and Is said to have been on
its way to Stockholm with a cargo OF
margarin.
The government has just issued q
decree strictly prohibiting the transit
or forwarding to belligerent powers
of all kinds OF war materials as well
as raw materials essential for their
manufacture. 1t is emphasized that in
n.