Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-15
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENIN6S IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandinavlans
In America.
NORWAY.

to propose the establishment of vol
unteer automobile corps for the army
The present war has amply proved
the necessity OF the automobile as
part of the equipment of an army In
the field. Automobiles have been used
only occasionally at military maneu
vers in Norway, and the government
has rented them at the rate of SIG a
day. In case of war all automobiles
would, of course, be requisitioned for
the use Of the army; but automobiles
will be of little use unless the officers
acquire experience in handling them
beforehand. The plan Is to pay the
volunteer automobilists seven dollars
a day for the use Of the machine, the
understanding being that the owner
and his chauffeur are to ride in IT.
The owner is to furnish new tires
when needed, but the government will
furnish the oil.
Jaderen, the rugged lowlands in the
southwestern part of Norway, used to
be famous for the great number OF Its
singing birds in the warm season
During the past few years the birds
have been more and more rare, and
now 1t is claimed that Jaderen has
fewer singing birds than any Other
section of the country. The reason IL
said to be that they are hunted more
relentlessly than before in southern
Europe. where they stay during the
cold season.
A man at Jelo had about SITS in the
bank But the war made him sc
nervous that he thought he would fee
safer If he kept his money at some
so he took the shining coins and put
them into drawer in his commode
at hcme. A few weeks ago he came
to the sheriff and told him that the
money was gone. The sheriff kept ar
eye on all suspicious looking people
in sight, and he finally thought he hat
struck the guilty party. He postponed
the arrest, however, until the mex
day, and he had reason to be glad be
cause he had made haste SO slowly
for Just in the nick of time the mar
who claimed that his money had beer
stolen appeared before the sheriff
with an expression of cheapness II
his face and told him that he hat
found the money-the package hal
| dropped behind the commode.
1
That 1t Is dangerous to change tn
name of a ship in war time, Is tn
moral drawn by the Norwegian Ship
ping Gazette from the attack upon thu
steamship Davanger by German sub
marine. The Davanger formerly wal
the Ceylon and the latter name ap
peared on the ships papers. The cap
tain of the submarine stopped the
Davanger and demanded the vessel:
name and nationality. He also asked
for the ships papers. When he OBJ
served the conflict in names he de
clared the Davanger not only was sail
ing under a false name but a false
flag. He gave the crew Is minute.
to leave and then fired upon the
steamer.
Kr. Petersen. an employee at the
Sarpsborg electric power station. an6
a merchant named Said. after series
of experiments covering long perioc
of time. have at last succeeded in con
structing an electric stove which ex
perts have declared to be a great i'm
provement upon former electric
stoves. BY means of weak current
large quantity of heat can be pro
duced up to 400 degrees centigrade
The invention has been patented In
Norway and the inventors will soor
have it patented in the leading indus
trial countries OF the world.
Some statistics have Just been pub
lished with regard to the enlistment
of young recruits for the army In
1918. The district of Fosen was al
the head of the list of fresh recruits
with 1876 per cent of the young mer
of military age. Stjordalen was at the
foot with only a little over 60 pei
cent.
The Norwegian mail steamer Venus
has arrived here minus the larger par,
of it's cargo. which was thrown over
board, the captain asserted. under 9
threat of a German submarine com
mander that otherwise the Venus
would be sunk. This is the first time
that a German submarine boat is re
ported to have permitted vessel &c
escape under such terms.
The city of Skien has 1868 taxpay
ers. The assessed valuation of the
property Is about $5,5O0,000 and the
total incomes almost 100000.
Messrs. Storm and Monsen. revival
lists from Stavanger. have returned
from trip to Sweden. The result
was satisfactory. One Of them said;
"In Stockholm over five hundred per
sons announced that they were saved
Several sick people were cured" Mon
sen used to be a cripple, and he claim.
that he was cured by means o
prayer.
In railway cut at Lyngjem, Gryten
Romsdal, an ancient tomb was found
containing a one-edged sword, an a,