Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-03-11
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGs IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the scandlnavIans
In America.
SWEDEN.

allies exerted great pressure upon
the government of Sweden to get per.
mission to send materials OF war
through Sweden to Russia. A Swedish
authority expressed himself as follows
on this subject: Sweden is not a
country which changes its attitude ac-
cording to the political barometer for
the time being. On the contrary.
Sweden takes the position of King
Gustaf Adolf to the effect that "A man
must stand or fall by his word When
the government, the king and the peo-
pie have committed themselves to
policy Of strict neutrality Sweden
will rather go to war than break her
word" The allies struck bad snag
that time.
! Capt Hard Won Ahlefeld.. who Is
a native of Skendinge, Skane. has dis
tinguished himself in the war. He re-
ceived his education in Lund and
Stockholm and in 1897 enlisted in the
German army. When the German
army crossed the French frontier Cap
tain Ahlefeld was put at the head OF
the wireless station at Senlis, near
Pafi For several days he was sur
roun d by the enemy, but succeeded
in beating his way back to his army
with his squadron, covering distance
of fifty miles. The next day he was
decorated with the iron cross, second
!. class Then he was sent to Poland.
where he again distinguished himself
and was decorated with the iron
cross. first class.
The ALA passed floating mine in
the North sea. Capt. G. Jonsson. the
commander, stopped and sent boat
to the mine. The mine was attached
to the ship by means of wire and
towed into the harbor of Gothenburg.
The mine had been seen by other skip
pers, who, howevei We're less plucky
than Captain Jonsi and were only
too glad to get ava, inscathed them
selves.
THE Country and People of Swe-
den" Is the title of monumental
work which Is In the course of prep
aration at the expense of the national
government. Some time ago 1t looked
as though the work had to be inter
rupted on account of the war. but pri-
vate parties came to the rescue with
the necessary funds, SO that the au-
thors may continue their work.
D.
Al aagIa ~ gioantio nronortinns at.
tackled dog at Stalbaga, near Eskil-
stuna. and was actually on the point
of leaving the ground with the animal
whom the owner of the dog came and
put an end to the struggle by sending
load of shot into the body Of the
eagle But the back of the dog had
already been broken, SO that he had
to be killed.
The Swedish steamers running be-
tween Trelleborg. Sweden. and Sass
nitz. Germany. were interrupted in
their traffic for a while on account of
mines drifting about In the southern
few days they resumed their trips.
the only change being In the time
table for the purpose of keeping the
ships moving only by day.
The Kronan bread factory in Sund-
byberg has succeeded in producing POI
tato bread which is said to be sur
prisingly good substitute for ordinary
bread. A committee from the riks-
dag made trip to the place to taste
the bread and find out the quality of
1t for themselves, and they were
highly pleased with the achievement
of the bakery.
The royal court OF Skane and
Blekinge is to be removed from Kris
tianstad to Malmo. The city of Malmo
offered to put up building at a cost
OF $4,000 and to give this, as well as
its site, to the national government.
which offer was accepted by the lat
ter.
The ironclads which are being built
at Gothenburg and Malmo are to be
named after the king and queen,
namely. Gustaf v and Drottning Vic
toria.
The railway traffic of Sweden is
greatly hampered by car famine.
At least fifteen hundred more cars
could be used to advantage. The lack
OF cars is felt all over the country.
Under a precedent established by
William H. Seward in 1864, when he
was secretary of state in Lincoln's
cabinet, William Matson. the Swedish
consul at San Francisco. protested to
the police commission against the dis
play of the Swedish flag In water.
front saloon as a bait for custom.
There are practically no idle men
In Jamtland Ian. In many communi-
ties money was voted for aid to the
unemployed, but SO far no application
for aid has been received The pros-
poets for the future are also fine.
The government tobacco monopoly
10 going to be run on a very eco
nomical basis. The actual work done
Is about the same now as when the
business was in the hands of private
parties. but the monopoly has dis
charged employees by the hundred,
and the end is not yet In sight
The Swedish General Seed company
has succeeded In producing barley
meal which may be used In maxine