Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-23

Hitherto Sweden has escaped Sc
rious food shortage. but now the lack
Of sugar, milk and butter has become
so marked that the government has
had to step in and control distribu-
ton, says cnblegram from Stockholm
Of recent date. The sugar cards In
troduced recently are proving sue
cess, continues the cabiegram. Each
person IL allowed % pounds month,
but the December allowance will be
double that, so as to help Christmas
cookery. sHotels have to notify the
police daily Of the exact number of
guests. The allowances Of the sugar
chocolate factories and also of the
| candy, soft drink and cakemakers have
been reduced by as much as so per
cent. There was a good crop OF sugar
beets, but late summer rains rotted
the roots In the ground. Practically
| the entire Swedish beet sugar indus
try Is I'm the hands of one concern,
which exported too much Of Its re-
serve. Too great an export of cows
for battle food is specifically blamed
for the milk and butter shortage. The
governments food Inquiry commission
ers urge the revocation Of licenses and
the total abolition of the export Of
food for animals. Confidence, however,
generally Is felt In the governments
ability to improve conditions by con-
trolling the existing supplies.
The dedication of the new church
at Reso took place September Is. The
money for the building was raised by
private subscription, and 1t was put
up for the benefit of the people lir,ng
at Reso, Gallo, and other localities in
the northern part of Bohus Ian. The
ceremonies were conducted by Bishop
Rodhe, who was assisted by eight 9th
er ministers. After the dedication the
bishop preached IL sermon to an appre-
ciative audience which tested the capa-
city Of the building.
The work of electrifying the Chris.
tiania and Drammen railway will soon
be commenced. The government la al
SO planning the electrification of the
Skien and Brevik railway and the
tracks between Bergen and Nestun
In the course Of time nearly all of the
railroads will no doubt be electrified
A shipment of 1,OS7 bales Of wool
100 tons of hides and other raw ma.
terial for clothing for the Swedish
army, which the Swedish government
purchased In Argentina, was seized
| by the British and Is held in England.
The new national loan of $1,000, 900
| crowns, which the Bank Of Sweden
began floating In October. has already
been subscribed This indicates that
money Is quite plentiful In Sweden at
the present time.
An Tcelandlc pony and a specimen
! Of the oldest breed Of horses In Swed-
en- have recently been received at the
geological gardens In New York city.
About $4,000 has been raised for
the erection Of monument of the
| late Premier Kari STAFF.
The tobacco monopoly Of Sweden
has decided to erect an immense cigar
and cigarette factory In Stockholm.
The Swedish consul at Rotterdam
declares that the expectation of Swed-
ish granite to Holland has shown n
big increase during the year and would
be still greater, If the transportation
facilities were better.
About 10000 persons have received
government aid on account Of the war
since August, 1914.
One-sixth of the entire population
OF Sweden now carries life insur-
ance. In 1900 only one person out OF
every 33 was insured.
No Nobel prizes for science or medi-
cine will be awarded for 1916 and the
money will be reserved for 1917. The
prize for 1915 will also be reserved
and added to special fund
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