Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1915-02-25
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Sweden.
Professor Thgren has introduced d
resolution In the FIRST chamber pf the
riksdag calling upon the king al con.
slider ways Of improving the morals
OF the people He believes that i'm.
morality is too prevalent In the land
and wants the king To lay before the
riksdag plans Of improving conditions
When tho war broke out the king
issued proclamation prohibiting the
export of all war material and mum.
tons In order to avoid possible
trouble or complications with the bel
llgerent powers. Now the proclama-
ton has been SO changed as to Include
war munitions and material which ara
shipped into Sweden from a foreign
country to be reshipped to another
foreign country. II Ii understood that
the new order Is primarily directed
against the shipment OF war munitions
into Russia over the newly construct
ed Finnish railroad. Since the freez.
Ing up Of the harbor OF Archangel at.
temps to ship war material through
Sweden into Finland and Russia have
become frequent.
The sinking Of three Swedish steam
ers at Mantylntta. Ii the Finnish bay,
ON account OF the floating mines. has
caused general regret Id Germany,
and while it cannot be definitely
proved that the mines had been suwn
by Germany, II ID felt that there Ii
a strong possibility that they were,
and as consequence money has been
privately contributed by citizens of
Hamburg and several other German
cities to extend aid to the families OF
the unfortunate Swedish sailors who
went down with their ships. II Is an.
roiInced that the amount thus con
tributed ig over 100000 marks b
goodly sum. Needless to say, this &C
tion on the part OF the Germans has
created most favorable impression
In Sweden.
Eleven Swedish officers and their
chief, General HIalmarson, who are
serving In the Persian army In the ca
pacity OF military instructors, have
been ordered to resume their places
I'm the Swedish army, as their pres
ence is deemed necessary In this cri.
sis. Those officers whose period OF
enlistment In the Swedish army has
expired will. however, serve out their
contracts I'm Persia. and 1t In ex.
pected that those now recalled will go
back to Persia when the war is over.
A Swedish engineer named Berg
lund, residing In Berlin, has made a
remarkable invention that may revo-
Iutionize the motion picture Industry,
He has Constructed an apparatus
which reproduces the pictures without
the agency of white screen or cur
tain, the objects portrayed standing
out distinctly I'm midair, and are made
to move back and forth In front OF the
machine, as we'll as TO and fro This
increases the illusions Of reality, max
ing the moving picture drama seem
more like real play.
II Ia charged that Senator Possehl,
well known both In Sweden and Nor.
way. head of the hardware arm Of
PossehI In Lubbock, In guilty of high
treason by shipping iron to Arm in
Japan, which, in turn. has turned 1t
over to the Japanese government.
A remarkable funeral Is reported
from Kopparberg. Kari Wilhelm Hallk-
visit. his wife HuIda, and their son
Karl all died OF pneumonia In the
course Of ten days. and they We're all
buried at the same tine. A three-year.
old girl is the only remaining mem
ber Of the family =~-~ sar
Swedish ship owners intend to hare
the national eolors painted on all Of
their ships engaged Id the North saa
traffic hoping thuk to lessen the risk
CT having them mistaken for enemy
chips by German submarines.