The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-29

morning the sale Of all alcoholic
drinks except beer and wine Is forbid.
den. The new rule was made at the
outbreak OF the war In order TO lessen
the risk OF brawling among argu-
mentative persons.
In all my search after the truth
about the state OF feeling in Scandi.
navia In relation TO the war | have
encountered the difficulties which
banle and discourage every seeker
after facts in these troubled times
when passions run so high and preiu.
dice is so insensate.
In n country. in one province. in
one municipality. wen at one dinner
party you may CLEAN diametricaI an.
swers TO Questions which you would
suppose admitted OF but one answer
Nobody. broadly speaking. tries 10
tell you facts. but tells you what he
wants you 10 think are the facts or
what he himself van to think
are the facts.
But facts hat nobody could gainsay
or d~lstortare these. and they must be
worth something:
1. On certain afternoon of each
week women in Christiania md.
suppose the Norwegian communi.
ues' meet TO make bandages for the
army.
2 The explorers. Amundsen and
Nanse have voluntarily returned 10
the government generous subsidies
which they had been granted for the
further pursuit OF their Polar re.
searches. Both men have abandoned.
until after the war. their intention OF
renewing their Polar explorations.
Tor both felt that this was no time IN
draW upon the OF the coun.
try Tor scientific work. Nor does
either intend to leave Norway during
the present time OF strain.
Every mans place is here" said
capt Amundsen. NO man can tell
what will happen II this torpedoing
OF Norwegian ships continues. The
certain fact is that our flag Is not
being respected and II is a Question
now Ions the nation will endure such
a state Of affairs
NJ the beginning OF the war Cant.
Amndsen. IL he was pro-anything OK.
cept pro-Norwegian. was pro-German.
he thoroughly understood and pro.
foundly admired the German system
ana n German zeal and patience In
taxing precautionary measures
against all contingencies.
As a result Of his own passion for
system and OF the f~ar-reaching scope
OF MS own precautionary measures he
discovered the South Pole. Probably
more than n other mar in northern
europe he knew what the German
way meant to Germany in the su-
preme hour.
Despite the explorers a~nxietIes. lie
spite the feeling OF eminent men r.,
auairs In Christiania that Norway
will be drawn into the war as an ,iIv
OF England. and despite the inimirat
attitude OF the mass Of the Norwegian
people toward Germany. one meets
many men OF authority who feel that
there Is no sound season why Norwav
should proceed 10 ev%entialities.
Isn't IL true" 7 asked one of these
men, that II Norwegian vessel own
ers stopped carrying c~ontraband :he
threat OF Norway's being drawn into
the war would vani-h?"
lie smiled and said. Possibly"
isn't u true continued" that
the value Of Norwegian vessels has
more than doubled and that scores OF
owners are getting rich out Of tho
traffic In c%ontraband 10 England and
to Archangel?"
Yes. he replied.
Another native informant said
some Of the most intense nantes
tattons of antiGerman feeling YOU
have observed are. after an. local
manifestations. IN Bergen you will
md the shipping interests English
Tn C-hristiansand and i~hcroabout4
along the south and southeast coast
you will end the fishing interests Ger
man friendly Cor the reason that thew
pre- sending vast quantities ~ fsh into
Germany
This at7fcmcnt BROUGHT out tho fact
p such pro English agitation as
hnEland d. fostering in Norway is foa
tered Tor the purpose not of drawing
NORWAY into The war. but for the pur
pose N creating q feeling that Will
lead D government fo take steps 90
.iop tho export ~ Och to Germany
persons agree that The GOV.
eminent hos thus far been very skin.
iul in maintaining acceptable neutral.
iiy under exceptionally trying condi.
lions.
ln Norway tho newspaper are act.
I've in misrepresentation. and thev
make a great deal Of bad blood
When "a Norwegian frcIahfer Zoos
io D. bottom of The North sea few
newspapers stop fo ash whether the
cause wee o. mine or q submarine Al
WAYS Do De- a submarine
Ot course fhe presence ~ contra.
band un r. vessel is mover arknou
lodged Tho fact remains and every.
h'dy Knows H-that confraband BE-