Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-27
NORWAY.


are practically unanimous in favor OF
peace and opposed to any annexation
of territory. They urge, 1t Is said,
that Alsace and Lorraine should be
autonomous, fearing a ranking fer
vengeance II France recaptures the
territory. The Socialists believe terms
can be made with France and Eng
land by the evacuation of Belgium,
and assert 1t will not be feasible to
internationalize the Dardanelles until
the United States of Europe has been
formed. They say it will be impos-
sible to starve Germany. but believe
disaster to economic conditions will
soon force the war to end.
Gabriel Gustafson. the leading Nor
wegian archeologist. is dead at his
home in Christiania, aged sixty-two.
Doctor Gustafson was born in Sweden
but came to Norway in 1889 End be-
came the head of the antiquarian Sec
tion of the Bergen museum, which,
under his direction, developed into an
important institution. Later he was
appointed professor in the University
of Christiania, where he completely
reorganized the museum and conduct
ed numerous excavations. making
many important discoveries. He was
regarded as the worlds greatest au-
thority on the civilization of the Viking
age.
Representatives of leading yachting
clubs in all three Scandinavian coun-
tries have just finished an important
meeting in Christiania, at which
they organized new Scandinavian
Yachting union. Its object is to pro-
mote the common interests to create
a Joint international form Of procedure
and to organize international regattas
ir accordance with definite relations.
The first provisional president is M.
Johan Anker. well-known Norwegian
yacht constructor.
At the Grepstad farmstead, Hilleso.
Nordland, has been found two-edged
slate-stone knife from the Arctic stone
age, which is supposed to have closed
between. 1000 and 5000 years ago in
that part of Norway. 1t was found in
O burial mound. Close by were also
found two shield buckles of bronze
which were made between the years
500 and 1000 of the Christian era.
These interesting finds were sent to
the Tromsoe museum.
A sea captain in Bergen ordered q
new ship built at the Moss shipyard.
There was no hitch in the work. But
before the ship was finished he sold II
at a profit Of $4,000 to J. Collett. a
Christienia shipowner. This is only
one of many instances showing how
easy It is to make money in Norway
at the present time.
For the first time in the history Of
the bank of Norway its gold reserve
exceeds 1O0.00o.00O kroner (s27.000.-
00O). At the outbreak Of the war II
was $22.000.000. For some time II
kept going down, but during the past
few weeks 1t has steadily increased.
The paper money in circulation is
about sSS,000.000.
The temperance committee is go
ing to propose the so-called BRAT"
system for the whole country. The
system is named after the Swede who
originated It. The system requires
that all those who buy liquor keep a
book in which every sale is carefully
recorded. There is also limit as to
the quantity to be sold to each person.
It is an exceedingly annoying arrange
ment to those who are laboring under
It. Some members of the committee
proposed prohibition without any quail
ificAiohs.
The work on the great wireless sta
ton near Stavanger for establishing
wireless connections between Norway
and America cannot be completed I'M
til after the war. the contractors in
England being unable to furnish the
necessary machinery.
A tank steamer recently brought
100000 gallons Of crude oil from
Peru via Kirkwall. but 1t was released
after delay Of only "a hours. This was
the largest cargo Of crude oil ever uu-
loaded in Norway. 1t was refined at
the VALID refinery.