The L'Anse sentinel., 1915-10-02

Norway.
The elections OF members Of TIE
storthing will be fraught with great
importance to the country this year.
The leading issues will be the ques-
tion OF the national defense and the
imposing OF duty on imports Of grain
and -four. The war found Norway
poorly prepared to meet any emer-
gency. and also In poor condition to
supply her people with food. Farm
ing has diminished on account of the
tendency OF the young men OF tho
farms to engage In business or indus
trial pursuits In the cities. It Is now
felt that something must be done by
the storthing to put new life into the
farming community. and how this 10
to be done will be an issue In the
elections. According to Christiania
correspondent, the conservative and
liberal lefts have made their chief
demands for the strengthening of the
national defense and for an increased
daty on imports of grain and -four.
80 that Norwegian farmers may be
able to regain their lost ground In
competition with foreign products.
The party that is at present In pow
er, however, asserts that there Is no
need OF strengthening the defense of
the country at present. So far as the
protection OF the farmer is concerned.
they propose guaranty that the
government pay the farmer q stated
prico for grain or establish a state
monopoly in this particular trade.
The national committee of the party
In power has recommended co-opera-
tion with the Socialists rather than
concede tho demand made by the arm-
ament advocates. The Socialists In
Norway adhere to the doctrine that
the international Socialistic fraternity
is able to prevent war between NO
tions. and the party would have Nor
way keep no army or navy at all
The Socialists at the last election
numbered two-fifths Of all the votegs.
Since then the party has gained con.
siderably. so 1t Is not impossible that
In combination with nonarmament
sympathizers they may get control Of
the next storthing.
It is believed that Carl Lumholtz.
the well-known Norwegian explorer. is
now In central Borneo. His business
manager. Attorney Platou of Christi.
ania, received a letter from him cou.
pie OF months ago. written from vii.
lage southwest Of Batavia. on the Is
land Of Java. In which the explorer
said that he expected to start on his
Borneo expedition in July. No Eu-
ropean has ever before visited central
Borneo and Lumholtz hoped to make
SOHO Interesting discoveries concern
ing native tribes and species of ami.
mails.
Lumholtz proposed to take along -
few people as possible, not to exceed
about twenty-five men, mostly natives.
He expects to return In February or
March. In the event that the war is
over by that time he will attempt to
make the expedition into New Guinea,
which was the original object of his
journey to the far East.
A new guide book for travellers l.
Norway Is to be issued by the ass0-
citation whose object 1t is to look af-
ter the welfare Of the sightseers. This
association issued similar book ten
years ago. but owing to innumerable
changes that have taken place since
then, new edition has become de-
sirable. The old book listed some
thing like 1000 hotels and other stop
ping places for strangers In all parts
Of Norway, but the information con.
cerning each is rather inadequate and
indefinite. The new book will include
all the new hotels and will give all
necessary information concerning
them.
It is reperted that young inventor
Of Skien. Norway. has designed now
type Of aeroplane which is much more
stable than the ones now In use. It 10
q so-called spiral aeroplane. Capt.
Sem Jacobsen Of the Norwegian aero
plane service is said to be favorably
impressed by the new machine, and II
It proves superior to the types now
used. will undoubtedly replace them in
the service.
Press reports from Christiania ton
of the death of Mai. Gen. Haakon Dit
lef Lowzow. leading cavalry officer
Of the Norwegian army. who died Sat
urday morning. August IA. OF heart
failure. He served as minister of do
Tense under Prime Minister Gunnar
Knudsen during 190s-1909. He was q
commander OF tho first class In the
Order Of st. Olaf and Of the Swedish
Order Of the Sword.
The Norwegian Antituberculosi NO.
ciety held its annual meeting in STAY
anger. According to the annual re-
port It consists of 438 local societies
and 415 commune and municipal GOV
ernments. The total membership is
$4,000. The total receipts for the past
year were about $4,000. Former Pre-
mier Christian Nicholson was elected
vrosident FOR the coming vear.