The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1915-10-28
SCANDINAVIAN news
CULINARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENNIES IN FAR orr
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of tho Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF interest to the Scandinavian
IN America.

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In America.
NORWAY.
The Norwegian steamer Dram
mensfjord arrived from Sandefjord
and reported having been chased by
German submarine in the North sea
between Bergen and Kirkwall, Cap
tain Stensmark said he escaped by
driving his vessel at full speed and
sending wireless calls which brought
British patrols. The submarine gave
up the chase.
Women are now voting on an equal
ity with men for the first time In Nor
wegian general elections. There are
10000 new electors ON the rolls. Press
forecasts predict the women's vote
will bring large gains 10 the socialist
representation in the storthing, max
Ing that the strongest single party,
although the government expects to
maintain itself by a combination Of
three political groups. The social
list platform is devoted largely to an
antimilitary propaganda. The gov
eminent program includes a grain
monopoly, old age pensions and re-
str1ctions Of almost prohibitive char.
acter on the sale Of alcohol in liquor.
The Norwegian storthing unanimously
agreed on June II, 1913, to extend fe-
male suffrage so that all Norwegian
women would have the right to vote
at national elections without regard
to the amount of their income tax.
A bill passed In 1907 granted the wom-
en- of Norway the franchise to the
extent that those who paid their taxes
for the year preceding, or those whose
husbands had paid for them, were
qualified to vote at any election. This
enactment added about 100000 to the
electorate.
There is no rising hum of war talk
in Norway. If not actually tabooed,
conversation about the war is at least
In bad form. From Norway the war
seems to have receded to a remote
distance and whatever disturbance
she feels is expressed in a lower key.
People IN this country are most inter
ested in internal politics. They are
discussing the development of Nor
ways water power. the question of
national defense, the liberal and con-
servative parties and the election.
New shipyards are to be built at
Jarlso. near Tonsberg, for the con-
struction of ships Of displacement of
5000 tons or more. Most of the ships
of this size owned by Norwegians were
formerly built abroad, especially in
England. The country has been pay
ing about $4,000, 900 a year to foreign
shipbuilders, while the receipts of
the Norwegian shipyards have been
only about 5000, 900 q year. The
capital stock of the new company is
$4,000.
During the first part of the summer
the drought seemed 10 cripple the
crops beyond recovery In the eastern
part of the country. especially in the
highlands north Of Lake Mtosen. Now
different story is told from this part
of Tie country. A report from Lille
hammer dated September says: I'VE
have perfect summer weather nova
days. The grain is ripentng and is
being cut under the most favorable
circumstances. The prospects are
far better than was thought possible
some time ago. Everything points to
a little more than average crops.
There will be at least as much grain
as last year. little less hay, but more
straw. The frost has done no dam
age. It seems as II Gaustad, the
Dovre region, and the Luehammer
country will get bumper crops of
grain AND hav"