Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-07-01
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINes 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.
SWEDEN.

quletiy at WORK, namely, Jonah tOrde-
lin, foreman Of public improvements
of the city of yisby, who has been
studying the archaeology of that city
with never-fagging interest. In con-
Quoting the work of putting down wa
ter mains and electric conduits, he had
a splendid opportunity to learn the
topography of the ancient as well as
the medieval or Hanseatic visby. The
result of Fordelins researches now APP
pears In the form of charts and
sketches showing the minutest details
OF what may be of any interest among
what has been struck in the excava-
lions. The task which Mr.. Fordelin
has accomplished SO quietly and un-
ostentatiously has been recognized In
higher circles. and it has been proposed
that the city of Visby procure some
of his drawings and charts and that
an appropriation be made for assisting
him in continuing his researches and
making the work more complete. The
careful drawings of Mr.. Fordelin, even
in their present condition, give good
view Of the surface of the ground dur
ing the Stone age and the Hanseatic
age, as well as of the extent of the i'm
provements in those ages.
One of the leading men of the
Swedish-American Steamship company
has stated that the company so far has
not dared to order the necessary
steamers. A comparatively small
amount of money remains to be sub
scribed, but the directors have decided
to make no vigorous effort to reach
the amount decided upon until 1t is
definitely settled whether the city of
Gothenburg is going to abide by its
subscription of something like $780,
600. Our national government was
called upon to interfere, but the mat
ter has not been settled yet. AS soon
as the government has handed down a
final decision, no matter what its char
acter may be, the company will at
one, proceed to raise the balance of
the apital stock among the Swedish
Anne fcans. Another reason for NOV
ing lowly is that on account Of the
war is difficult to get suitable steam
ers ! tilt in England
A treaty was ratified in Petrograd
between Sweden and Russia mutually
acknowledging the financial, CONNER
cial and industrial interests of the re-
spectiye countries. Coming at this
time. the signing of a treaty between
Russia and Sweden would seem to be
more than ordinarily significant. II
the new agreement indicates a re-
moval of many of the causes of differ
ence between Sweden and Russia, 1t
means a considerable victory for the
diplomacy of the allies. for Sweden. at
the outbreak of the war, was almost
the only country in the world which
could be said to be pro-German. There
was considerable German sentiment in
Holland and Switzerland, and mere in
Bulgaria, but Sweden was strongly
against the allies.
The second chamber OF the rigsdag
appropriated s2.000,000 as subsidy
to the national bureau of information
of the temperance organization. This
is what may be called startling item
of expense. But this year 1t was seri-
ously threatened. The chief argument
against the appropriation was the fact
that the temperance bureau had made
a bad break by stating that certain
minister was opposed to the temper
ance work while. as a matter of fact,
he had been temperance worker. The
bureau afterwards apologized for its
break; but this did not prevent the
antitemperance members of the rigs
dag from making use of the incident
for all It was worth. The vote in the
second chamber was 11S to 81.
During dreary, uncomfortable
night a tramp decided to make
visit to cellar at Haborshyttan, Nord-
mark parish, Varmland. The only
available entrance under the circum-
stances was the ventilator The pas
sage was narrower at the lower end,
and the man got stuck. completely
stuck. and he had to stay for FIVE
hours before being released. Not to
liberty. however, but only to be
taken to the office of the sheriff.
Two committees of the rigsdag have
agreed by unanimous vote to propose
a revision of the workingmen's pension
laws in the interest of the beneficial.
.ries.
Some very interesting statistics have
been collected with reference to the
physique of the Swedish soldiers.
Exact records Of the measurements of
the recruits at the time of enlistment
since the year 1887 have been kept.
A compilation of the figures shows
that the height of the recruits has In
creased steadily from year to year.
and the total average increase during
the years 1887-1915 was no less than
one and one-tenth inches. The proper
ton of recruits Of maximum height to
the whole number Of recruits has also
increased from OF to .03 per cent.
The temporary post Office at Karungi,
near the Russian boundary. has beSn
removed to Haparanda, or, to be exact,
to point almost mile from Hapa-
randa. on the new railway line which
is being built as connecting link
between the railway systems Of Swe-
den and Russia.
The king has received communica-
ton from a number Of Laplanders In
Pimpio Sattajaovi. Lappland. asking
for aid to buy -four. The king turned
the letter over to the department of