Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-04-13

| Sweden.
The schools of Vermland are enthu-
siastic champions Of skiing and here
after the pupils will make their own
skis. The teachers of sioid are giving
the boys the necessary training and
the result will be that every boy I'm the
| Vermland schools will be the proud
possessor of one or more pairs OF skis,
| In other parts OF Sweden the idea OF
| supplying boys at school with skis
| has found favor and 1t Is not unlikely
that within a few years skiing viii be
| practiced I'm all the schools Of the
land. Not only in the schools Is the
| love OF skiing being developed. The
importance OF the sport In the military
| preparedness of the country Is fully
recognized and suitable banners and
trophies to be competed for at tourna-
ments have been designed by the
government
A crime committed a hundred years
| ago has been revealed at Allerum.
| Shame While clearing some ground
| where a building had burned workmen
found two human skeletons, and II is
believed that they are the remains of
two men who disappeared over hun
dred years ago. The building, which
stood where the skeletons were found,
| was the famous Hotel H1almarskrogen
,, which enjoyed a great patronage for
half a century. Old residents of AL
ierum say that two travellers were
| murdered I'm this hosiery, but the
| crime WAS never brought to the atten-
ton OF the authorities and the muir
derers were never punished.
A great deal of excitement was oc-
casioned at Stockholm and to some
extent throughout all Sweden when
three weil.known Socialist editors.
Hoglund. Olieiund and Hedon. were
| arrested on the charge OF high treason
against the government. The three
| men were the leaders in conference
| Of Social Democrats which adopted n
| resolution In favor OF declaring a gen
| eraI strike In the event that Sweden is
| plunged into the war. Hedon Is one OF
| the foremost members OF the riksdag
| al we'll as an editor of national promi-
| nence and his arrest In particular Gre
| ated a sensation. The arrest OF the edi-
tors was demanded by the conserva-
| tive press of Stockholm.
| "The lesson of the World War and
the Swedish Army" Is the title OF a
work Just published by six Swedish
officers. The authors hold that the
new military organization OF Sweden
Is only a temporary expedient which
must be followed by stronger mill
tary development. The two-year term
of military service has been forced
upon the Swedish people by the war
saw the officers. and the nation must
he prepared TO place In the field mora
than 200 battalions OF infantry, The
only way to provide adequate military
defense Is to lengthen the term oil
military service,
Fishermen discovered 35 vessels ot
: oil floating In She sea off Goteborg re
Gently and there has been much specu
latton as to the significance OF this
find. as there have been no shtpwreck:
In this vicinity of late. II is surmiset
that the oil was dropped into the ses
BY smugglers who feared surprise,
: There are So Swedish newspapers il
: America. with n combined circulation
OF Ss5,1s2.
The Swedish General Electric com
3 paay has increased its capital stocl
5 from $4,000. 200 to ai.o0oo0o crown:
/ during the past eight months I'm orde
+ to take over new plants and make de
:, sirahle improvements, The compan,
I has established a factory in London.
Q King Gustaf has given a portrai
r painting of himself by Prof. Emil Os
e terman. to the military society o
u Stockholm. A denutation consisting
OF Colonels c. Rosenhlad and A. Muir
!. ray and Lieut.. Col A. Bolin conveyed
the thanks of the society TO the king