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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
SCANDINAVIAN news
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHLkND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the seandlnavians
In America.

II the present plans do not miscarry
Sweden, Denmark, Greece and Rou-
mania and perhaps Switzerland, are
to be brought into the projected GEN.
trail European customs union which
naturally will be dominated by Ger
many.
Count Reventlow, an international
authority on naval affairs, has seen
fit to size up the position of Scandi-
navia in the great war. Norway and
Denmark, he says, are no longer indie
pendent, neutral states. Under the
pressure of the commercial policy and
control of England they have no will
of their own. Several months ago it
was said that the most powerful men
in Norway was the British ambassa-
dor, and great Copenhagen daily has
nailed it down as a fact that the
new commercial and political agree
ment with England places Denmark
at the mercy of England. A promi-
nent Swede who recently visited Dem
mark wrote in the Stockholm Dagblad
that the present sentiment of the Dan
ish people is complete resignation. All
classes are hostile to Germany, chiefly
because Germany started the war and
violated the neutrality of Belgium.
The Danes are getting into the habit
of thinking this way because England
is too powerful, and because II would
be dangerous to think differently. Den
mark, says the Swede, takes the posi-
ton that Germany will be beaten and
divided up. Most of the Norwegians
entertain the same view These two
countries have given up themselves
and are getting into the habit of be-
ing handled as the subjects of England
and Russia. They assert no win Of
their own. They are patiently wait
ing for what those two great powers
will use them for and what chances
they will give them. The Swede finds
that the position of Norway and Den
mark may be a menace to Sweden.
The Swedes are coming to the con.
clusion that a free and independent
Sweden can be only beneficial to Ger
many. The great bulk of the Swedish
people are proud of their independ-
ence and guard it with a jealous eye.
Not so the other Scandinavian coun-
tries. They are drifting farther and
farther away from Sweden, and there
is no longer such thing as Scandi-
navian solidarity In this conflict. There
is much truth in what this Swede
says.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

to have large basement with plenty
of head room, so that any kind of a
heating plant can be installed that
suits the individual ideas Of the own
er. The basement can be made very
useful because Of the light that is
available from the large windows that
can be placed in the foundation. A
work bench, a laundry, and various
other features of good basement de-
sign can be readily secured. A good
basement with concrete walls also
keeps the house at a more uniform
temperature. A house Of this shape
can often be kept warm with the reg
listers or radiators turned off on the
second floor, part Of the day. during
the coolest weather. This is due to
TIE compact character of the design.
The floor plans show very attrac-
tive and coy arrangement. A par
ticular feature Of the first floor is the
position of the fireplace, which is To-
Gated in the wall between the living
room and the dining room. 1t thus oc-
cupies very little space and. as it
eliminates the necessity of construct
ing one wall, 1t cuts the cost Of con-
struction, which is in keeping with
the general economical plan after
which this house is built. Small cased
openings are placed on either side of
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Profitable Idea.

Shortly after the war started New
Jersey man with active brains but no
capital went to prominent cannery
and suggested that It put out special
brand of beef stew suitable for the al
lied soldiers in the field. He suggest
ed further that with the aid of par
tition in the can II might be feasible
to add piece of pumpkin pie and call
the mess a square meal. The gener-
al manager of the cannery said 1t was
a good idea. but unfortunately. beef
stew and pumpkin pies were not great
successes when packed In tins. This
week announcement was made that
the allies had contracted for an order
OF 81, 100000 worth of beef stew. Ap-
parently the idea, with the elimination
of the pie. has become feasible after
ALL The New Jersey man, of course.
will not share in the war profits.-Nev
York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
BOMBED BY THEIR OWN GUNS
Streets of London, and Causes
Casualties.

During the air raid, everything from
machine guns to three and four-inch-
ers-not one in the lot built for anti.
aircraft work-belched forth the best
it had. Up went the bullets and shrap-
mel, and down they came again, down
on the roofs and streets of London.
Far, far below the contemptuous air.
ships, the little stars of bursting shrap-
mel spat forth their steel bullets in
spiteful impotence, and back they
rained on he tiles and cobbles. {.
AS we ste. ned from the curb some
think tinkled against my foot. Pick
ing 1t up, IL turned out to be a still
warm piece gf steel which j
identified at once as a fragment of the
casing of an incendiary bomb. 1t was
not more than an eighth of an inch
thick but Of such superlative quality
that 1t rang like a silver bell even to
the tap of finger nail.
A far more murderous fragment Of
shivered metal, which = kicked
into few minutes later, was a piece
of shrapnel casing, and there is no
doubt that the casualties from anti
aircraft gun projectiles are very con-
siderable.-Lewis r. Freeman. in At.
lantic Monthly.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Locomotive Is Blamed.

Locomotives, it has been proved. are
the largest contributing cause to for
est fires. An investigation recently
made along the White mountain and
southern Appalachian mountain ranges
shows that of 500 fires occurring
in 1914, 3l9 were due to sparks
from the smokestacks of locomotives.
In the state of Virginia 80 per cent
of the fires were traced to locomo-
tives. Out of 272 fires 227 were start
ed by engine sparks.
The fact becomes one of vital in
terest to the federal authorities since
the loss in the national forest reserves
OF the West alone amounted to $677.-
900 in 1914. This represented among
other things the destruction of 340,-
100000 feet of merchantable timber.
injury to private lands. destruction Of
young trees, etc.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

the fireplace to connect the living
room and the dining room.
Everyone is fond Of a coy room
that is different from the ordinary.
and the living room in this design is
good example. Opposite the fire.
place is a curved bay window which
contrasts in a pleasing way with the
fireplace in the far end of the room.
The lighting in this room is taken
care of in good style by the windows
in this bay, and, in addition to these.
there is also wide window on the
side near the fireplace.
The dining room is of the same
width as the living room, and is slight
ly shorter. At the end of it is a
builtin buffet that has an opening on
each side leading to the sun parlor
in the back part of the house. 1t In
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DENMARK.

Motor-ship construction is develop
ing with extraordinary rapidity in Dem
mark. which took the lead In the build
ing OF this class of sea-going vessels
when it successfully completed the
Selandia a few years ago. Since that
time great increase has been brought
about in the size of motor-ships. The
Selandia was 375 feet in length, had
engines of $500 horse power and dis
placed 1000 tons. At present one
yard alone is engaged on the construc-
ton of number of motor vessels,
each of which is to displace $4,000
tons, to be 500 feet in length and to
have motors of 5000 horse power. The
same firm has orders for so motor
ships and its slips win be fully occu-
pied with them until the end Of 1921.
The Scandinavian Pencil Wood COM
pany is going to open a factory at
KJorge for the preparation of Danish
willow, poplar, alder and Eastwood as
substitute for cedar for making lead
pencils. The treatment has been in
vented by Dane. The same inventor
has also succeeded in treating Swedish
birch in such a manner that it may
substitute mahogany, teak, wildwood,
or walnut. Swedish birch treated ac-
cording to this method has been test
ed for eight years without signs Of de-
terioration. The Danish Teak COM
pany is going to exploit the latter in
vention at Kjoge.
The United Steamship company has
distributed dividend of 25 per cent
for the year 1915. The directors set
aside $1.200.00O for taxes and other
expenditures and added s2,850.000 to
the reserve fund. A balance of $780,
900 was forwarded to the account of
this year. In view Of the fact that
the company has been in existence
just so years. $27O.000 was set aside
as jubilee fund, the interest of which
is to go to needy people who have been
in the service of the company. or to
their children.
The Danish steamer Asgir Rye has
been sighted south of the Isle Of
Wight in badly damaged condition.
1t is supposed that she was torpedoed.
She is a vessel of 1,101 tons and was
owned in Copenhagen.
The United Steamship company has
received cable that the British au-
thorities have seized the letter post
of the Scandinavian-America liner
Frederick VIII. leaving Kirkwall for
New York.
The Danish steamer Goimirborg has
been sunk by an Austrian submarine.
The crew was saved.
The Danish steamer st. Jerneborg,
from Newcastle for Bagnoli, Italy, has
been torpedoed and sunk outside
Cagliari, Sardinia. The crew was
saved.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
After Grip
Winter Colds
Bad Blood

You are pale, thin. weak-with little
vitality. Your liver is sluggish and
the bad blood causes your stomach
muscles to lose their elasticity and be-
come fiabby-then indigestion.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry, purely vegetable and free from
alcohol or narcotics, is the great and
powerful blood purifier Of today. Ex-
tracted from American forest herbs
and roots. Contains no alcohol. In
gradients printed on wrapper.
Taken as directed it will search
out impure and poisonous matter
throughout the system and eliminate
it.-Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

generally more satisfactory to place
sun porch in the back, as it will be
more private and will consequently
be used more than 1t will if placed
in the front, where everyone on the
street can see into 1t. Five windows
are placed along the wall of the din
ing room. SO that it will be almost
as bright and sunny as the sun porch.
The kitchen is small and compact,
and is arranged SO as to minimize the
labor connected with its operation. A
small pantry is placed in the back
and adds to the usefulness Of the
general plan.
The second-foor arrangement calls
for four bedrooms, bathroom, and
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
A New Remedy for
Kidney, Bladder and
all Uric Acid Troubles

Dear Readers:
I appeal to those of you who are
bothered with kidney and bladder
trouble. that you give up the use Of
harsh salts or alcoholic medicines and
tn their place take a short treatment
Of "Anuric." have taken many of
DR.. Pierce's medicines for the past
twenty-five years with good results. /
suffered with kidney trouble for some
years. recently heard of the newest
discovery Of DR.. Pierce, namely. his
"Anuric" Tablets. After using same
! am completely cured of my kidney
trouble. A doctor pronounced me a
well preserved woman for my age, all
due, I believe, to DR.. Pierce's aid.
MRS. MELINDA z. MILLER.
II you suffer from backache, lum-
bago. rheumatism, get "Anurie" now.
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to get better and am now well. am
stout and able to do my own homework.
/ can recommend the Vegetable Com
pound to any woman who is sick and
run down as wonderful strength and
health restorer. My husband says 1
would have been in my grave ere this
II it had not been for your Vegetable
Compound. Mrs. BLANCHE JEFFER-
SON, 70S Lyon St., Des Moines, Iowa.
Before submitting to surgical opera
tior 1t is wise to try to build up the
female system and cure its derange-
ments with Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound; it has saved many
women from surgical operations.
Write to the Lydia e. Pinkham
Medicine Co., Lynn, Mass, for
advice-it win be confidential.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

plans of this design. The general
outline of the house shows compact,
sensible plan, but there are many
decorative features that make this
house very distinctive and original.
For instance, the method of con-
structing the bay windows at the two
front corners of the house on the sec
ond floor, with their attractive
brackets. is most pleasing and deco
rative method of finishing these cor
ners. Small hip roofs are placed over
each of these bays and also over the
dormer facing the front of the house.
The combination of these with the
larger hip roof covering the house
proper makes pleasant roof design.
This house is set well above grade
on a concrete foundation-a type Of
construction that is usual in the cool
er climates This makes 1t possible
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

sleeping porch. There is also little
alcove built into one of the bay win
dows at the front corner that can be
used for sewing room. A central
hall is included that makes all the
rooms readily accessible without going
through any of the other rooms to get
to them. Plenty of closet space is
provided, as each bedroom has a
closet and there is also one in the
bathroom and one in the hall. Add
tional storage space can be secured
in the attic, which is lighted by a
dormer window.
The window seats in the two bays
at the front corners of the house on
this floor are very attractive fea.
ture of this pleasing. economical house
design.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
SWEDEN.

A quantity of coffee which had been
damaged by water was sold at public
auction at Malmo the other day There
were 40 customers in all, and they sue
ceeded in forming a combine which
made 1t impossible to get more than
$16.75 ton. The whole amount paid
was about $4,000. Afterwards the pur-
chasers offered the goods at auction,
and two Danes paid $4,000. This gave
the original purchasers profit Of
$27, 1000, or $675 apiece. Before night
the same day the Danes sold out at .
profit Of almost $4,000.
Owing to the importance of COM
mercial relations between Sweden and
Roumania at this time. when large
| shipments of Roumanian merchandise
| are reaching the outer world through
! Sweden, 1t has been agreed between
! the two countries that Swedish dip
lomatic mission will be established at
Bucharest and a Roumanian mission
| at Stockholm.
A cabinet crisis in Sweden is threat
ened. An announcement by the So
cialist and liberal papers. said these
parties, which constitute a majority
in the second chamber, are determined
to oppose the government bill regulat-
ing war trade. despite the threat Of
Premier Hammerskjold that he will
resign If the bill is not passed with
out alteration or amendment.
The board of directors of the penal
institutions is planning the establish
ment of central prison where the
convicts may be engaged in farm
| work on large scale. The institu-
ton is to be located on government
land at Ribbingelund, near Eskil.
stuna.
The city authorities of Stockholm
have decided to continue the so-called
Bratt system for the sale Of liquor for
the next three years.
An immense amount of logs were
cut In Norrbotten during the latter
part OF the winter.
Capture by German torpedo boat
of the Swedish steamship Vega, from
Stockholm for Copenhagen, is report
ed from Copenhagen. The message
says the Swedish government has pro
tested against the capture and de-
manded release of the steamship.
Colonel Grill offered $2,700 as a bo-
nus to a recreation home for wounded
Swedish officers in case Sweden should
be drawn into the war, and the medi-
cal stan of the army has accepted the
offer and suggested that the guaranty
be deposited with the stan.
The railway department has offered
to pay about 100000 for the Mora
& vanern railway, including the
Office building Of the company In
Christinehamn.
DIR. Sven Hedin, who spent weeks
with the German armies and wrote
a book about his experiences. is now
on visit to Turkey.
England has put an embargo on the
importation of granite, and this is a
hard blow to the Swedish stonecut.
ting industry.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
HOW TO REMOVE DANDRUFF
Itching and Irritation Of the Scalp
With Cuticura. Trial Free.

On retiring lightly touch spots of dan.
druff, itching and burning with Cuticura
Ointment. Next morning shampoo
thoroughly with Cuticura Soap and hot
water. These super-creamy emollients
do much to keep the scalp clean and
healthy and to promote hair growth.
Free sample each by mail with Book.
Address postcard, Cuticura, Dept. l.,
Boston. Sold everywhere.-Adv.
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Prosperous.

What has become of Dobbs, the
painter? I haven't seen him around
his old bohemian haunts for some
time"
ooh, he sold a couple of pictures
few weeks ago. He won't be around
here again till he's broke"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
A Cinch.

my father is an architect" said
the new boy on the block proudly.
what does an architect do?" asked
the boy next door.
"Oh, he tells people how to build
their houses, and they have to pay
him for telling them"
Eyes, but s'posin' they don't build
the house the way he tells 'em tor"
why, then they have to pay him
more money for changing the plans, :"
replied the architects son.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Golden Rule IN Business.

You get your moneys worth every
time. Hanford's Balsam is guaran'
teed to cure ailments and injuries that
can be reached by external application
or your money will be refunded by the
dealer. Getting a bottle now is like
taking out insurance. Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

spent. The doctors
stated that l would
never get well with
out an operation
and that without it
/ would not live one
year. My husband
objected to any
operation and got
me some of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound. took
it and commenced
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Not TO Be Thouaht of.

Il see that popular actresses are be.
ing Photographed with their pet
monkeys"
Il wonder what they'll be doing
next%
That's hard to say, but I'm certain
OF one thing"
"And what is that?"
1T will be long time before you
see one of them photographed with
her husband"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
COMPLIMENT.

Waiter, this soup tastes like wa
ter"
Thank you, sir. That's the first
kind word I've heard about that soup
today"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
NORWAY.

II has been mentioned on several
occasions that the heads Of the cab
inets of the Scandinavian countries re-
Gently held meeting at Amalienborg
palace. Copenhagen. No decorations
of honor were distributed on this oc-
casion. Weeks afterwards it leaked
out that the reason for this strange
omission was that Premier Gunnar
Knudsen of Norway has always re-
fused to carry such trinkets. The
king of Denmark waived the shower
of orders" in honor of the republican
principles OF his Norwegian guest.
Sigurd Ibsen, the son of the poet, is
in the habit Of buying quantity Of
oil from Provence every year. Last
winter he could not get the goods de-
livered unless he would make an affi-
davit to the effect that he would use
the oil himself. The document hand
ed to him was made out in English.
This was too much for him, and he
said he would rather let the English
have the oil than sign such humili-
ating document.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that the
Norwegian government has requested
the German government to investi-
gate whether German submarines were
responsible for the torpedoing of the
large number of Norwegian ships
which have been destroyed within the
last few days. II 1t is proved that
German submarines were responsible
Norway will demand full compensa-
ton.
A dispatch from Copenhagen says
a syndicate Of Norwegian bankers and
shippers has purchased for 100000
kroner, from Norwegian and American
interests. large coal districts at Ad-
vent bay and Green bay. in Spitzber-
gen.
A multimillionaire named Singer
pays $4,000 year for the right of
angling salmon in the Olden river,
Nordfjord. He has also given hun
dreds Of dollars to benevolent insti-
tutions in the settlement.
The Norwegian steamer Arena was
sunk in the Cattegat. Its crew was
saved and taken to Ymuiden.
voss, the birthplace of United
States Senator Knute Nelson of Min
nesota, will be the first rural commu-
nifty in Norway to have a regular gym
nasium, or college. The school will
cost about $4,000 and win offer a
four-year course. Among the attrac-
lions will be park and athletic
grounds.
The storthing has agreed by 81
votes to II to an amendment of the
fundamental laws enabling women to
be appointed members of the council
OF state.
Sondhordland will soon have two
new canneries.
Norway imported 81.106 tons OF
-four and cereals during the first
months of this year. Other imports
for the same months were: Sugar,
1919 tons; salt, 59,915 tons: coal and
coke. S99.271 tons; and petroleum,
s,s10 tons.
The community is going to put up
an electric power station at cost OF
$4,000. This amount was cheerfuIly
advanced by Mr.. Singer.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

For bunions use Hanford's Balsam.
Apply it thoroughly for several nights
and rub In well. Adv.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

Domestic tragedies generally orig
mate within rather than without the
home environment.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Stopped KICKING.

Bill-A muscle from frogs leg is
utilized by a French inventor to re-
ceive and record wireless signals.
Jill-And is there no kick coming?
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27
Test of Patriotism.

"And you call yourself patriot"
81 do"
Can you prove that?"
Yes. never smile when the United
States army is mentioned"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

Don't knock. trade your hammer for
q horn and blow yourself.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

You can soon fill your purse by add
ing little more than you take out.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

Measles kill over 1000 American
children annually.
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HUSBAND OBJECTS
TO OPERATION
Wife Cured by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound

Des Moines, Iowa. -" Four years ago
/ was very sick and my life was nearly
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

Now ID the Time to Get Rid of These
Ugly SpOt0.

There's longer the slightest need of
feeling ashamed of your freckles. the
prescription othine-double strengths
guaranteed to remove these homey spots.
strenatb-fSrom your drueeist and apniy a
little of II night and morning and you
should soon see that even the worst freckles
have begun to disappear, while the lighter
ones have vanished entirely. II 10 seldom
that more than one ounce Is needed to COM
pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful
clear complexion.
Be sure to ask for the double strength
othine. this is sold under guarantee OF
kdv
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

The storthing has agreed by 81
votes to IA to an amendment of the
fundamental laws enabling women to
be appointed members of the council
of state.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-04-27

Black eyes are most beautiful when
given by nature.