The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-02-27
Important Events IN Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From The Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North ss-
tsctsd for ecandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND.
Sweden.

Dagenb Nyheter. one OF Sweden'e
leading newspapers. published In re-
cent issue very significant article ON
The New Scandinavianism." The
article refers alphabetically to re-
cent suggestion by Danish newspa-
per that Scandinavian Monroe Doc
trine" be adopted. although doubt IL
expressed whether the time is yet ripe
for such a policy. The article con-
dennis the idea OF an alliance between
small nation and great power. the
small nation being simply vassal Of
the large one.
Considerable amusement was Gre
ated in Linde, Sweden. recently. when
q couple presented themselves before
an official to be married. When the
official asked the bridegroom II he
would take the woman for his wife,
the man promptly and unhesitatingly
answered "No," and there was moth
ing for the official to do but stop the
ceremony then and there. The official
IN question has married a great many
couples. but he has never had such an
experience before. and It will take
him long time to recover from the
surprise which the bridegroom's an
swer gave him.
The strengthening of Sweden's de-
lenses goes on without interruption.
and one of the latest plans Is the es-
adjustment OF flying machine Or
aviation station at Malmo. 1t would
be under the direction of the navy.
which has its headquarters at Karls-
krona. Another station for flying ma
chimes Is proposed at Helsingborg.
where free grounds and sufficient
funds to defray the cost of establish
ing the station are pledged by private
interests.
The national food commission has
proposed to the government that all
bread makers must mix a certain
amount Of potato meal with the -four.
The soldiers will hereafter eat bread
made from such q mixture and they
welcome the change. as bread 80 made
Is highly palatable. 1t is said that
33 1-3 per cent of the bread can be
made OF potato meal. without impair
Ing its quality, and the saving In -four
will thus be great There Is an abund-
ance of potatoes in Sweden, but -four
is not 80 plentiful and there IL q gen.
eral fear that the supply will run out
before the end Of the war. 1t is be-
lieved that by mixing potato meal with
four In making bread enough money
will be saved 70 reimburse the govern
ment for the IL, 900 900 crowns of small
grains which It is now buying in for
eign countries.
A Swedish newspaper expresses the
fear that Capt. p. Ericsson Of Oster-
sund, Sweden. has been put to death
as spy In Germany. He was return
Ing through Germany to the Congo
Free State. n the army of which he
was holding captains commission.
Recently published statistics show
that 1913 was record year for the
iron mines OF Sweden. No less than
7.475.600 tons were produced. an In.
crease of 776,350 over the preceding
year. The mines of Norrbotten showed
the biggest increase.
The Novoye vremja. the big Russian
daily of st. Petersburg. has come out
with the direct charge that Swedish
officers serving In the Persian army
are acting as German agents and are
stirring up the Persians against Rus.
STA and England. Says the paper: 1T
appears that these gentlemen occupy
themselves with things more interest.
ing than the task to which they have
been assigned. They are conducting
an open propaganda for Germany and
are stirring up the population against
Russia and England. In other words,
II has been shown that some OF these
Swedish officers are nothing but Ger
man agents. The situation deserves
attention. Here we have foreign ON
GERS. whose positions and duties--the
maintenance Of order in the country
are dependent upon Russia and Eng
land-acting as advance agents for
Germany" Morcke. the Swedish min
lister OF war. declares that he has re-
ceived no official complaint in regard
to the matter, but will nevertheless
make an investigation. and II he finds
that there is any basis for the Russian
papers charge he will see that the
Swedish officers In question are prop
erly disciplined.