The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-09-02
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
CULINARY OF IMPORTANT HAP
PENlNGS IN FAE OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Scandinavians
IN America.
SWEDEN.

The United States will continue to
act alone in representations to
Great Britain regarding the neu-
trail trade. Negotiations begun by
the Swedish legation here to Sc
cure American cooperation in pro-
posed concerted action Of neutrals to
protest against the British orders in
council have brought no results. The
most recent Swedish proposal contem-
plated Identical notes of protest by
neutrals, fiat rejection by the Ameri-
can state department having met a
previous suggestion for a joint note.
Negotiations are still in progress.
Some details of the Swedish posi-
ton, 1t, is said, are inconsistent with
the contentious of the United States.
Reports as to strong German sympa-
thies in Sweden also are believed to
have been considered by the state de-
partment Negotiations progressed to
a point where both the Swedish and
American governments prepared tenta-
tive drafts of proposals to be sent to
Great Britain. The Swedish proposals
were submitted to the state depart
ment, but were found to be unsatis-
factory.
Sweden looks like an armed camp
and all the troops are ready for a
brush with the enemy" says George
Malmgren, who halls from Brainerd,
Mimi, and who has just returned from
visit in Sweden. German agents
and buyers" said Mr.. Malmgren, ARE
overriding the allies on anything
that can be bought. The only thing
that Germany appears to be well sup.
piled with is arms, ammunition, COT
ton and copper, of which some make
the claim that Germany had an enor-
nous supply long before the war
started"
Solomon Silfbversvan, one of the
most noted Migrants of Sweden, died
at the Ljungby poorhouse at the age
of seventy-two years. For him, to
live was to roam, and he had been in
all parts of Sweden. Time and again
the local authorities would send him
back home to get rid of him, but he
used his first chance to get away.
Sweden was not his only field of op-
erations, and he could even boast of
having visited both Berlin and Paris
The Bible commission has complet-
ed the great task of making a new
translation of the Old Testament. The
national convention of the Church of
Sweden has right to authorize or re-
ject the new version as far as the
state church is concerned. Such q
convention is to be held next fall. The
translators themselves believe that
some slight changes will be made if
the work is approved
There are many people in Kristian-
stad who are unable to get work
even in the busiest season of the
year. In the course of one month over
300 stone cutters applied for work
at the employment bureau. About 200
cigarmakers are also out of work be-
cause the tobacco monopoly has no
| use for them.
The war has almost destroyed the
stone-dressing industry of Bohuslan.
Some firms have discharged all the
| single men in order that the heads of
families may have a chance to make
from So to SIG week
| The president of China has awarded
! the decoration of the Order of the
Golden Crop to Maj. H. o. Hjalmarson
and King Gustaf has granted Major
Hjalmarson permission to wear the
badge in public.
Nils Stromgren Of Ankarsrum, while
bathing in company with some friends
wanted to show them how skillfully
he could dive. But his head struck q
rock and he went to the bottom and
was drowned.
The Swedish state railways an
nounce that the railroad from Karun
81 to Haparanda, on the Russian from
tier, is open for traffic. It was previ
ously necessary to make the journey
by wagon
The women Of Skane raised owe,
$4,000 for aerop1anes for the army
and navy.
| The Swedish Blue Ribbon associa
ton held it's thirtieth annual meetine
| at Skara.