The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-24
IN FAR NORTHLlND
important Events N Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Crest kInodoms Of the North So
Iectsd for scandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND.

BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Norway.
DR.. Sigurd Ibsen, son of the great
dramatist, who has attained consid-
cradle prominence in the diplomatic
circles of Europe is out with a state
ment on the necessity of making new
regulations OF warfare at sea. He
says;
"The right - wage war at sea must
be regulated anew" However un-
certain the obligations were in the
past, there were certain limitations
which could not be overstepped. But
It seems that at present there is no
limitation to the claim Of every state
to do as it pleases. The trade and the
shipping of neutral countries have
been placed under control which has
become humiliating. The sinking OF
enemy merchant ships, which formerly
was allowed only when unavoidable,
has now become a regular practice.
This condition of things is due to the
working of two factors. Sea warfare
has become a much more intensive
war than heretofore anyone could
have believed, battle of financial
weapons, q bitter fight for the means
Of existence. The modern means OF
war, in particular the submarines and
mines, have developed kind OF war
which is without precedent in former
history and which falls by necessity
outside the range of international law,
which was adapted to conditions very
different from the present. All this
must be put right at the next Hague
conference. No one can say what reg
ulations will be drawn up for con-
traband, blockades, and other matters
of this kind, or what code of conduct
carr be drawn up for combatants In
this sphere of warfare. or what can
be conceded to neutrals. These reg
ulations must be drawn up in the
lAht OF experience and according to
the power and influence which differ
ent states or groups of states can ex
ercise. Anything, however, will be
better than the present loose arrange
ment.'
II has been said that the Norsemer
have peculiar genius for mastering
languages and Norway has produced
some of the worlds greatest linguists
4 Norseman of the present day who
has distinguished himself as a lin
guistic scholar and philologist is Prof
Carl Johan Londrup Marstrander Of the
University of Christiania, who Is edi
tor-in-chief Of monumental diction
airy Of the Irish language. This die
tionary has been in preparation fol
| 40 years and will be published under
the auspices of the Royal Irish acad
envy. Although only thirty-two years
old, Professor Marstrander Is rec
ognized authority In the Celtic Ian
| guage. Professor Marstrander wal
born in Christiansand In 1883 ant
| graduated from the University o
Christiania in 1902. The year follow
ing he spent at a military school
where he distinguished himself IL
gymnastics. He next took up the
study OF Sanskrit and comparative
philology, and In 1906 he received {
stipend to go to Ireland to study thu
ancient Celtic language. After three
years study his marvellous master,
Of the subject attracted attention ant
he was appointed professor in thu
School of Irish Learning in Dublin
Eventually he became editor-in-chie
of the Celtic dictionary then in the
course of preparation. Two years age
he was called to the chair of Celtic
languages at the University of Chris
tiania, a post which he now holds.
According to a report from Chris
tiania, a movement has been started
In Romerike for the preservation o
the ruins of the ancient Mes stone
church. The church was struck BY
lightning and burned in 1854 and since
that time nothing has been done fol
the restoration of the structure.
The Mes church is known with Ger
tainty to have existed as early q,
1925. In 1867 It was restored and ad
ditions were built on both sides. Sine,
Its last partial destruction by fire tn
church has been left as ruin. It's re
storation being neglected on accoun
Of its dangerous location at the cor
fuence Of the Glommen and vormel
rivers. Many earthslides have os
| Cured at this point, and in the begir
ming Of the seventeenth century neal
ly the whole of the Mes parsonage 10
slid into the Glommen. On later OF
casion part OF the churchyard slid int
the river carrying with # severe
graves.
| II IL reported from Tonsberg, tina
he statue Of svend royn. thA founde
% Norway's modern whaling induI
try. was unveiled Sunday. June
amid : large concourse Of people
/ The various coFporations Of the cit
formed d parade and marched vttl
/ hannorn Hvinw nonf Voyn'e bfrthp1oc