Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-09-23
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and -four. The war found Norway
poorly prepared to meet any emer-
gency, and also in poor condition to
supply her people with food. Farm
ing has diminished on account OF the
tendency of the young men OF the
farms to engage in business or indus
trial pursuits in the cities. 1t is now
felt that something must be done by
the storthing to put new life into the
farming community, and how this Is
to be done will be an issue in the
elections. According to a Christiania
correspondent, the conservative and
liberal lefts have made their chief
demands for the strengthening OF the
national defense and for an increased
duty on imports OF grain and flour,
able to regain their lost ground in
competition with foreign products.
The party that is at present in pow
er, however. asserts that there is nc
need Of Strengthening the defense oil
tho country at present. So far as the
protection of the farmer is concerned,
they propose a guaranty that the
government pay the farmer a stated
price for grain or establish a state
monopoly In this particular trade.
The national committee of the party
in power has recommended co-opera'
ton with the Socialists rather than
concede the demand made by the arm
ament advocates. The Socialists in
Norway adhere to the doctrine that
the international Socialistic fraternity
is able to prevent war between ma
tons, and the party would have Nor
way keep no army or navy at all
The Socialists at the last election
numbered two-ffths of all the voters
Since" then the party has gained con
siderably. SO it Is not impossible that
In combination with nonarmament
sympathizers they may get control OF
the next storthing.
1t is believed that Carl Lumnoltz,
the well-known Norwegian explorer, lie
now in central Borneo. His business
manager, Attorney Platou of Christi
ania, received letter from him a cou.
pie OF months ago, written from q vii
lage southwest of Batavia, on the is.
land of Java, in which the explorer
said that he expected to start on his
Borneo expedition in July. No Eu.
ropean has ever before visited central
Borneo and Lumholtz hoped to make
some interesting discoveries concern.
ing native tribes and species of ami,
mails.
Lumholtz proposed to take along as
few people as possible, not to exceed
about twenty-five men, mostly natives
He expects to return In February or
March. In the event that the war Is
over by that time he will attempt to
make the expedition into New Guinea
which was the original object Of his
| journey to the far East.
Norway Is to be issued by the asso
| citation whose object 1t is to look af
| ter the welfare Of the sightseers. This
| association issued similar book ten
| years ago, but owing to innumerable
changes that have taken place since
then. new edition has become de-
| sirable. The old book listed some
! thing like 1000 hotels and other stop
| ping places for strangers in all parts
| of Norway, but the information con
| corning each is rather Inadequate and
indefinite. The new book will include
all the new hotels and will give all
necessary information concerning
| them.
| Ii is reported that young inventor
of Skien, Norway has designed a new
type Of aeroplane which is much more
stable than the ones now in use. 1t is
a socalled spiral aeroplane. Capt
Sem Jacobsen of the Norwegian aero
plane service Is said to be favorably
impressed by the new machine, and II
it proves superior to the types now
used. will undoubtedly replace them in
the service.
Press reports from Christiania tel
of the death of Maj. GEN Haakon Dit
lef Lowzow, leading cavalry officer
of the Norwegian army. who died Sat
urday morning. August IA. Of heart
failure. He served as minister of de
Tense under Prime Minister Gunnal
Knudsen during l90s-1909. He was q
commander of the first class in the
Order Of st. Olaf and of the Swedish
Order OF the Sword
The Norwegian Antituherculosis SO
ciety held its annual meeting in STAY
anger. According to the annual re
port II consists of ABS local societie.
and AIS commune and municipal gov
ernments- The total membership II
$4,000. The total receipts for the pas
year were about $4,000. Former Pre-
mier Christian Nicholson was electet
president for the coming year
The Norwegian motor schooner Bein
with pit props for England. was tor
pedoed by German submarine. TIL,
crew was saved.