Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1915-07-22
RETURNED FROM
TRIP TO SWEDEN
Stutsn1an County Man Notes Matters
of Interest Abroad.

of Edmunds and who has been WIS.,
iting his mother and the old home in
Stromstad, Sweden, since his arrival
there in May, returned home Tues
day. Mr.. Bruhn's trip was unevent-
full on the seas with the "::.ception of
being detained a cCbBsr u, lays at a
Scotch port by anNt'as5:>. sarship,
the steamer being Frs~a, VII, a.
Scandinavian-Danish b, II; re re-
turned on Norwegi.- lean
line steamer without any ~ II
now takes about a month .HaH
from United States to reach adea
and Norway, where before t. .sf5
it took ABOUT two weeks. e.
Mr.. Bruhn sailed on his re, n
from Bergen, Norway, crossing the
country by rail from Christiania. He
says the snow and ice were still close
up to the train when he left in June.
The mountain scenery between Ber-
gen and Christiania is grand, the
snow-capped mountains with snow
far down the sides being in great
contrast to the fertile valleys where
the farmers are working the land.
Mr.. Bruhn says that Norway and
Sweden are no doubt selling Ger
many and England large quantities
of fish and other food supplies. The
Scandinavian countries, however, are
anxious to keep out of the fight
themselves, although in both Nor
way and Sweden mobilizing of troops
is going on and all men under As are
liable to military. service. A good
many cattle from Sweden, which
were formerly sold in Norway, are
now being shipped to Gutenberg
and are no doubt being sent to Ger
many.
It is also reported in the press dis
patches that the demand for Nor
wegian fish from the nations at war
is so great that fishermen are get
ting from IS to 80 per cent. more
than the usual prices. Split cod is
selling at a higher pric than first
class fish ever broussss. German
buyers are reported all along the
coast cornering the salt and fresh
fish and Norwegian canneries are in
danger of not getting any fish at all.
1t is also reported that a Norwegian
syndicate has agreed to furnish Ger
many with 10000 live reindeer
which are to be shipped to Berlin
during the summer and fall for
slaughter in that city.
Mr.. Bruhn states that he returned
to America in company with Ger
man resident of Canada, who reached
Germany on visit just as the war
broke out. His fellow passenger was
a minister and has been detained for
over a year in Germany, being un-
able to secure passports to return as
he desired. Business of all kinds is
reported as normal in Germany, with
the exception of the Interruptions to
foreign trade. The crops are being
put in and prospects for good crops
are had. Trains are running regu-
larly and the people feel confident
of ultimately winning.
Passengers from England who
are interested in the allies side of
the war express the same confidence
of winning on their part. In Nor
way and Sweden the people are anx-
ious to remain neutral and of course
to secure all the business they can
as the result of the war; but the ves-
sci owners of those countries are
very sore at the loss of so many
ships torpedoed or captured by Ger
man submarines. One big Nor
wegian steamer loaded with fish for
England was recently captured by
German submarine and the cargo
destroyed but the ship and crew al
lowed to escape. .@..