The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-08-07

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states that Ira Nelson Morris. United
States minister TO Sweden. arrived
there on the Morse steamer Bergens-
ford hrom Bergen. Mr.. Morris when
he left his post was reported to have
visitsd the American ministers 1t
0hristiania and Copenhagen and 70
ceived from them important dis
patches for the state department II
Washington relative to the formation
Of q league OF neutral powers. This
Mr.. Morris declined to confirm or de-
ny. although he said he expected TO
60 to Washington next week.
1T would be improper for me to dis
cuss diplomatic Matters" said Mr..
Morris. .M
A dispatch from Chicago at the time
Of his departure from Sweden was to
the effect that Mr.. Morris had been
indisposed for some time and was
making the trip to America to under
60 an operation on his throat. II was
said that he would 60 to Chicago for
this.
Mr.. Morris said he HAD nothing TO
say on the matter.
A writer in q Fnnmarken paper
says that Swedish and Norwegian
merchants are rapidly extending their
business connections in Russia. Nor
wegian and Swedish firms have es-
tablished agencies in great many Of
the large cities Of Russia, for the
handling Of hides. metal and wood
products, and other manufactured
goods. This activity is looked upon
with much favor. The writer also
points out that the present situation
favors the diversion OF much of Rus
sia's overseas importation to Norwe-
gian lines. whereas formerly 1t passed
principally through Hamburg.
The Swedish government has closed
contract with leading coal firms of
America for large quantities. Of coal.
and Swedish steamship companies
have undertaken the task of bringing
this coal to Sweden. The first ship
load. containing 5000 tons, was re-
Gently brought to Goteborg by the
BALTIC Of the American-Mexico line.
AS the Swedish government operates
the railways of the country It needs
great deal Of coal. which 1t has hith-
erto obtained for the most part in Eng.
land. Now, on account of the war,
England refuses to export any more
coal except to her allies.
Fire broke out at night in the hotel
at the Furusund watering place, near
Stockholm, and the flames spread SO
fast that several of the one hundred
occupants had to jump from the win
dows to save their lives. A German
lady broke her leg, and few others
were also injured. The only way OF
checking the fire was to carry water
In buckets from the lake close by.
But this makeshift did not accomplish
anything. and the building and Its con.
tents were destroyed. The building
was insured. The property was owned
by q German syndicate.
Eighty residents Of Stockholm are
now being awakened In the morning
by the telephone company which has
instituted an awakening service.
At the time for the sleepers to
get up the central girl begins ringing
the telephones In their homes and
keep at 1t till there is response. II
the sleepers go back to bed after be-
ing awakened, that is their affair; the
telephone girls have done their duty
when a response to their call Is OBJ.
tanned.
"Handelstidingen" (The Commercial
Times), in leading editorial. sharply
crittcizes the queen of Sweden fof
leaving her own country and taking
up her residence in Germany In these
critical times. She was in the palace
of Karlsruhe during the aerial bonn
bardment to which the palace was sub.
jected by the French recently and mar
rowly escaped death from the explo-
sions Of the bombs.
A Swede by the name Of Ernst Gus.
tav Waldemar Olsen was convicted OF
espionage at London recently and sen.
fenced to four years at hard labor in
British prison. He is accused Of at.
tempting to obtain information as to
the Notifications at Humber and to
persuade another Swede to give him
information for transmission to his
German friends at Rotterdam.
The German government has issued
orders to its submarines and other
ships guarding the North sea to be
more liberal with Swedish ships here.
after. Swedish ships shall be allowed
to proceed without being taken into
Swinemunde II the captain makes
oath that his cargo is free from con-
traband and is destined for Swedish
port
T. B. Tornell, while selling newspa'
pers at Drottninggatan, Stockholm.
shouted Great victories!" while, as
matter OF fact. no such thing was
mentioned in the papers which he Of
fered for sale. The police reported
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