Askov American., 1915-02-18

The British naval authorities have,
since the beginning Of the war, sus.
pectsd Norwegian ships, and this sas,
picion ia 70 some extent Justified, de.
elares Norwegian ship captain. be.
eanse OF efforts made by German sea.
men to pass their ships a. Norwegian
when detected by English cruisers,
The captain cites the case ot the Ger
man ship Graecia. which LETT New
York shortly after the opening OF the
war with a cargo of coal and proyt,
sioas for German cruisers In the Medi.
teFranean, In midoeean tho name Of
the ship was changed 10 Riorgyin. and
when the vessel was later hailed by an
English cruiser the captain replied
that his ship was the Rlorgyin from
Bergen, The cruiser. however. cast its
searchlight on the ships side and dis,
covered something suspicious about
the name, The ships papers were
therefore demanded and the identity
of the vessel discovered, after which
It was taken to Gibraltar as u prize,
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Norways shipping magazine brings
out very forcibly the vast Importance
20 Norway of the maintenance OF ocean
commerce, which Ia being 30 seriously
threatened by Germany and England,
The stoppage OF thia commerce. says
the magazine, would mean loss to
Norway og hair million erowns per
day In gross receipts. and cessation OF
exports to the value OF one million
orowas per day. The stoppage of ocean
commerce would mean the closing OF
factories and mines. IL would mean
the cutting OF Of food supplies. bring.
ing back conditions worse than they
were 100 years ago, when England
hlockaded the coasts of Norway. The
magazine pays q tribute TO the Morse
sailors for their skill In navigating
seas where lighthouses have been ex..
tinguished and where mines endengef
their safe passage, with so little loss
OF life and property. Much courage.
ability, salf.saeriiice and loyalty have
been manifested by the Morse sailor
In these days, 1t Ia declared,
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A dispatch from Norway save that
"a years more will be required for the
restoration OF the Trondhlem eathod.
raj, according To the estimate OF the
architects la charge. The estimate Ii
based upon the present rate OF build.
Ing and does not include any alteration
In the main tower. The budget for the
coming year includes an appropriation
Of $27. 200 for the work OF reservation.
conditioned upon the raising ot about
nine thousand dollars from other
sources. II Ii estimated that fully
SS0o,000 viii be required to complete
the restoration,
The disposition OF the Mindegave
has been definitely determined by tho
storthing, to which the fund was In.
trusted by the donors. The plan to be
followed was worked out by commit.
tee and Ia as follows. The Mindegaye
is to be a permanent aud independent
fund. The income from II will be
added TO the present principal OF 245..
900 kroner, until It has reached total
Of 100000 kroner. Thereafter 30 per
cent of the annual Income win be add.
ed to the principal until the sum OF
100000 kroner has been reached, after
which 10 per cent of the Income will
be added annually TO the fund, GIFTS
and legacies will also be received and
added 10 the permanent fund, The an.
nuai revenue from tho fund which is
not added to the principal will be used
for the alleyiation of want and suf,
fering caused by disasters. where the
state, the commune. and public tnati,
tutions and the general public are not
In position to render aid Aid will
also be given special phiiauthropic on.
terprises. The fund will be admins.
tered by a board of five members,
chosen from among the members OF
the stOrthinR. The beard will employ
a secretary. who will also act as treas
urer and bookkeeper.