Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-12-02
SWEDEN.

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According to Reuter- dispatch from
Stockholm. the 1915 Nobel prize in
chemistry will be awarded to DIR. Rich.
ard Willstaetter of the University Of
Berlin, while the prize for physics Is
to be divided between Prof. William
Henry Brass of the University Of
Leeds and his son, w. l.. Bragg Of
Cambridge university, for general re.
search in the structure of crystals by
use Of Roentgen rays. A Copenhagen
dispatch to the London Daily Tele.
graph on November 6 stated that the
Swedish government had named
Thomas A. Edison and Nikola Tesla to
divide the prize in physics, while Theo-
dore Svedberg was to receive the
prize in chemistry.
| A Stockholm dispatch says: while
1t undoubtedly is true that the pre-
ponderance of sentiment here Is pro-
German, this sentiment has been ex-
aggerated. What is true Is that the
court and military party certainly are
pro-German, and that the Germans
through their intelligent and persist.
ent propaganda, have dominated most
of the channels of publicity. II any in
telligent and sustained effort has been
made to win public opinion in Sweden
for the allies by means of publicity.
its effects certainly are not observ.
able. The socialist party. however. is
avowedly and openly for the allies"
The Swedish paper manufacturers
union has made its third appeal to the
government to put an embargo on the
expectation of pine and spruce timber
as raw material. 1t is pointed out that
the expectation of pit props is car
ried on to such an extent that 1t In
lures the domestic industries. The APP
peal also mentions that Norwegian
agents are securing the forests of
Varmland In order to buy all kinds
of timber that is fit for fuel, and the
result is that the paper mills in that
part Of the country must be closed.
Three handsome donations have just
been made to the city of Stockholm.
One of them is from Civil Engineer
M. A. Dahlgren, who offers real es-
tate worth $4,000, which is to be put
on interest until 1t amounts to $685..
900, and finally used for home for
homeless mothers and incurables. The
other donations aggregate $4,000.
A committee appointed in 1918 to
report on certain features of the GRIM
inal laws of Sweden has recommend
ed the adjustment of the law provid.
ing that certain penalties automat.
ically cause forfeiture of all civil
rights. This law has become very un.
popular among all classes.
The king has ratified proposition
made by the statistical bureau to waive
the regular census, which should have
taken place at the close Of this year.
The board of health has asked for
an appropriation of $500 for providing
a lecture course for the benefit of ell
derby midwives. The plan is to have
the lectures given In 1917.
About $S.200.0O0 has been added to
the currency circulation of the Ma
tional Bank OF Sweden. The whole
amount being $S4.000,000. which breaks
former records.
Neither the employers nor the en-
ployees in the iron Industries OF
Sweden having abrogated the existing
contract between the two parties be-
fore October 8. said contract will be
automatically extended to the end OF
the year 1916.
The offices of the Antiemigratiou
society were visited by 1897 persons
in September. The number OF real es-
tate properties offered for sale was
106, the number of prospective buy.
ers 1923, and the number Of deeds
closed A..
It is estimated that the government
forests of Sweden will net the gov.
eminent over $4,500,00O for the year
1917. In addition to this the govern.
ment farms win net about 100000.
The gross receipts will be $7,S00.0 900.
but the expense OF the management
will not be lar from s3.oO0.0O0.
The Swedish coopers' union has sent
| Han "a ,s.,.f -
protest against, temporary prohibition.
The coopers fear that many of them
win be thrown out OF work In case Of
national prohibition.