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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, So
iected for ScandinavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. ooLANo.
Denmark.

Some time will elapse before IL will
be known to certainty whether the
Danish West Indies will be transferred
to the United States. The rigsdae
will not decide the matter, but the peo-
| pie Of Denmark, to whom II will be re-
ferred. Not until the people have
| voted will the future disposition OF
the islands have been settled. SO far
as the United States are concerned. 1t
may be taken for granted TINT the
senate will ratify a treaty Of purchase,
that body having full power, the presi-
dent concurring, to act, without refer
ence to the people of the country.
Hereafter cattle. sheep and goats
cannot be exported except with the APP
prevail of the government, which must
Issue permit.
1t looks as IL there will be dearth
Of teachers In Denmark within a few
years. A few years ago about a thou
sand applicants for teachers certifi-
Gates took the examinations at the vari-
Gus teachers seminaries In Denmark.
This summer only $50 took the exam
nations and only 400 stood the test.
The falling Off In the number aspiring
to be teachers is due partly to the low
wages paid the teachers of Denmark
and partly to the unfavorable school
laws enacted some years ago.
The receipts of the National rail-
ways of Denmark in May, 1916, were
$780, 900 crowns and the disbursements
6,290,569 crowns, leaving profit Of
100000 crowns. This Is a poor show
ing compared with that of May, 1915,
when the net proceeds were 1919, 403
crowns. The month of April, 1915, was
also much more profitable to the rail-
ways than the same month this year.
Denmark is just now receiving ex-
traordinary attention. On August
the treaty between Denmark and the
United States for the purchase of the
Danish West Indies for $25,0OO,0OO
was signed in New York by Secretary
of State Lansing and Minister Brun,
the state department announces. Ear
ly ratification Of the treaty is expect
ed. The sentiment of the United
States senate favors such action.
Chairman Stone of the senate foreign
relations committee said the opposi-
ton to the Danish West Indies pur-
chase apparently was negligible and
that he believed the vote to confirm
the treaty would be unanimous. The
only opposition at all was because of
the price, he said. Under the treaty
the United States obtains the islands
of st. Croix, st. John and st. Thomas,
east Of Porto Rico. 1t surrenders Its
discovery right In the north Of Green
land. The treaty must be ratified by
the Danish and American governments
and the people Of the islands. On the
same day the Danish rigsdag took up
the question of the sale by Denmark
of the Danish West Indies to the Unit
ed States. No real objection to the
sale was made, and there was only
slight criticism from few conserva-
tive members.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09
Ingenious Mr.. Smith.

When Mr.. -Smith-yOur intimate
friend Smith-awoke the other MORN
ing he was greeted by his wife with
this:
"My sweet boy. do you know you
came home late last night. and that
you talked in your sleep?"
"Great Scott No, did II" said Smith.
badly agitated. "What did say?
Tell me-"
II just couldn't make IL all out, but
Il ended like ante-up-jnckpot stake"
"Oh, yes, yes, my dear. ] was recit-
ing little Esperanto that friend was
teaching me; l Intended to tell 1t to
you when came home. II means
How Is my darling girl tonightr"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

Sugar Is becoming more and more
scarce In Sweden and the government
is considering what steps to take in
remedying matters. Some Of the news
papers recommend that the manufac-
ture of confectionery be diminished
and that the use of punch be prohi-
bited.
For some unknown reason efforts
have been made at GOteborg to circu-
late reports to the effect that the
Stockholm, of the ,Swedish-American
line, met with disaster on Its last two
voyages to America. Persons who re-
fused to give their names called up
the newspaper offices and reported the
destruction of the vessel, but the edi-
tors found on investigation that the
vessel returned safely from both voy-
nges.
The well-known ship company, Nord-
SHERMAN, has formulated plans for in
vesting 20,O00,000 crowns in the build
Ing of new vessels prior to 1920. The
plans call for six motorships with n
capacity of 6,450 tons each and three
motorships of 900 tons capacity each.
The government has retired Vice Ad.
miral J. w. L. Sidner and has pro-
NOTED Commander Krusenstjerna to
the rank of vice admiral.
Sweden Is face to face with a wood
famine on account of the scarcity OF
men to work In the woods. To relieve
the situation the government has is
sued an order releasing $500 men from
military service In order that they mas
be utilized to supply wood.
An open-air prison for Sweden Is be
ing planned BY the government The
location Of the new institution hai
been referred to commission which
has decided that II must either be neal
sknra In vestergotland Or near Eskil
tuna. ..s.. ,s-,s
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09
Both In Danger.

At certain mill there Is notice
on the elevator which reads as follows:
mo one allowed to use this eleva-
tor except the man in charge. Any
one doing so will be discharged"
One morning Billy -. rather
witty fellow. was waiting to go up
from the second room, when who
should step Off the elevator alone but
the manager.
. Billy was stepping on to go up when
the manager turned round and said:
II say, can't you readT'
"Yes," said Billy.
swell. what does that notice sayY'
asked the manager.
by gum, wen both be sacked II
we're catched."
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09
elIssfuI ,unorance.

'.How much does It cost you to run
this yacht, old chapr
"If I knew wouldn't do It."-Life.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

Nearly 10000 farmers are assisting
the United States agricultural depart
ment In seed and plant tests.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

The man who doesn't know himself
is easily fooled.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

You might do worse than exaggerate
the goodness OF your frienus.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

A bore Is a person who has nothing
To do but sit around and visit
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

The man who has no money can't
lore It
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

A floating fish cannery Is being
planned by a company Of northern
Norway. A ship will be fitted out
with rooms for factory purposes and
can be brought to the fishing fields. In
this manner the fish can be canned
while 1t Is strictly fresh.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

. tuberculosis and cancer claim the
largest number of victims Of all dis
eases in Norway. The number OF
deaths from cancer 10 400 to 1850
per year. A larger number die from
tuberculosis, but the cancer death rate
u incrsasinG-
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-09-09

Hereafter cattle. sheep and goats
cannot be exported except with the ap-
prevail Of the government, which must
Issue permit.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
CETTINJE is PRIDE
OF MONTENEGRINS
Little More Than q village, But IL
II the Birthplace OF
Their Freedom.

OF all the European capitals Cettinjc.
says the London Chronicle, IL at onco
the smallest and most unpretentious.
1t is little more than a village. and it's
population is only about 1000. r..
The city, with its neighboring viii
lage of Nyegushi. where King Mich
olas was born. is. however. dear to
the heart of every Montenegrin. for IL
is the verltable birthplace OF their
freedom. 1t lies in the only culti-
vatable country in the region OF Low
chen.
Wild and forbidding as are it's sur
roundings. the gallant defenders OF
the little Balkan state have for CEN
turtles preserved this region from the
inroads OF the Turks. A writer has
said of them that they prefer liberty
in wilderness to slavery in fat lands.
All the martial and historic tradi-
tions OF the sturdy little race are
centered in CettinJe and the imme-
diate neighborhood.
Two wide streets flanked by stone
built houses with no suggestion of
architectural adornment make up the
sum total of the city. A quarter of a
century ago CettinJe was nothing
more than a collection OF thatched
novels, and naturally the Montene-
grins were very proud of the city
which replaced the primitive village.
Cettinje enjoys the distinction OF
being the only European capital which
pensed by the King at his palace. and
the Montenegrirs always had a great
and simple faith In the decisions In
all their disputes.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
GONDoLIER OF PLANTS
italian Eel Grass Floats To His
Love On A Raft.

Venetian lovers do their counting in
Gondolas-at least so the artists and
poets say, according TO the Philadelphia
North American. One of their oompa-
triots in the plant kingdom does his
counting on a raft. It's called the
Italian eel grass.
1t is a water plant and It's stalks arc
hidden below the surface of the lake or
bay where It grows. II bears two kinds
of fiowers-male and female. The
female flowers have a way OF getting to
the surface. Each flower. on the end
of a twisted stalk, is inclosed In small
bladder, which lifts II to the surface.
But the male flowers grow In bunches.
each bunch covered with thin sack
and tied below the water by a short
stalk. Nature separated the two lovers
thus-and then provided them means
When wooing time comes the male
flower breaks away from its short stalk
and rises to the surface. He bursts
into bloom and makes a tiny rart of ms
sepals, floating with the wind and rip
Piles until he reaches his love.
Some OF the pollen from the male
flower Is transferred to the female. lie
floats away on his raft, his courtship
over The female closes her petals ana
dropps to the bottom. where she 70.
mains while the seeds are being de.
vCloIed.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
ENCOURAGE THR nIon SCHOOL
SOLDlERSI

At a Cadets night" at Central
High School last week a dozen cadet
officers arose with perfect self pos
session, made brief speeches, which
contained ideas and were to the
point, then sat down when they fin
ished.
That demonstration afforded an
other example of the value of Wash
ington high school cadet training.
Added to the more obvious products
Of such training, the physical exer-
else and mental discipline, there are
the cultivation Of a sense of team
work among the men in the ranks,
and the development of executive
capacity among the officers.
The only trouble about the high
school cadets is that large pro-
portion of high school boys do not
join the regiment. Without any ref
erence to this fact, school officials
have stated that they favored MAX
ing the cadet work a part of the
curriculum, and giving the cadets
credit for their military work. Such
a plan would encourage enlistment.
Whereas they should regard the
cadet work as a rare opportunity,
many of the boys now look upon it
as drudgery before they join. For
these the offer of reward in credit
for work done would be an incentive.
School officials and teachers have
expressed the opinion that the cadet
work is as valuable as any one sub
ject boys take in high school. To
the outsider the work seems much
more valuable than some of the
things required to be learned. The
regiment will come to it's own when
credit is given for the work. Since
school officials have told the cadets
this fact it would not be aniiss for
the cadets to petition the school
heads to place their work on a
recognized basis in the course of
high school study.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
THE BAD WHEAT REPORT

Wheat win - - bumper crop this
year, If the yield shall justify the
April crop report just issued. Tho
winter has been q peculiarly unfor-
tunate one for winter wheat, which
except in the mildest parts Of tho
belt has suffered severely by reason
Of the lack Of snow and the constant
changes in temperature.
II is stated that, on the reports ~
Of April 1, the condition Of winter
wheat was 1873 per cent, as against
S7.3 per cent, the average Of condi-
.tions on that date for the last ten
years. This is the worst wheat con-
dition on April / in twelve years.
That the statisticians have fairly
represented the facts is pretty we'll
understood by unofficial observers Of
crop conditions.
Agriculture in the East promises
to enjoy some advantages this year.
for it is stated that the best wheat
conditions are those Of the coast
States, east and west. There will
perhaps be another story when the
spring wheat regions can begin to
report; but in recent years the pro-
portion Of winter wheat has been in
creasing fast. Territories which for
merly were supposed to be hopeless
ly inhospitable for the winter varie-
ties are now producing them instead
of spring wheat, and largely in
creasing the yields. This is especial
ly true in some Of the corn belt
States, which well-nigh discontinued
producing wheat for a long period,
but lately have been discovering that
winter wheat is more profitable than
corn, and have been turning more
and more to wheat.
There are indications that the CEN
ters Of gravity Of the wheat and
corn growing industries are going to
shift considerably. Wheat is increas-
ing throughout the middle belt where
fall planting has been getting more
popular. Corn has been displaced in
these regions by wheat; and, in turn,
there has been an expansion Of the
corn yield in the Southern States,
which gives every promise of con.
tinuing for long time. The cotton
crisis which the 1914 crop expert
enced is producing results that will
be felt long after their imme jiate
cause Is passed from mind.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
LENoTHENINd LINES IN MEXICO

With Villa about 400 miles into
Mexico and gaining on his Ameri-
can pursuers, the difficulty Of the
problem there is increased every
day. 1t is now said that there are
from 10000 to $4,000 American
troops in Mexico, and that all but
about 1000 Of them are employed in
guarding lines Of communication.
The 1000 are Of the splendid cav
airy that always demonstrates its
fitness for any task in hand. The old
civil war joke about the cavalry
("Who ever saw a dead cavalry
man") is long since played out. The
cavalry has been for more than a
generation the most useful arm of
the service for such employments as
border warfare had stipulated.
From Queretaro comes the de-
tailed and seemingly authentic story
that the Carranza government has
not Consented to the use of the
Mexican national railway lines by
the United States forces, for any
purpose. Neither the transport Of
supplies nor the movement of SOL
diery has been permitted thus far.
1t is explained that the route over
which supplies and soldiers are now
being moved is about one-third
longer than If the railroad were at
the service Of the Americans; while
the Villistas are suspected Of having
a railroad section at their disposal.
Matching motor trucks and pack
mules against the steam locomotive
is not a satisfactory mode Of trans
port for war. 1t is going to be
necessary to secure from Carrarza
the concession which will represent
real cooperation with the American
forces; a cooperation that was
promised at the outset. Thus far CO.
operation has been a meaningless
word; an empty promise, and Car
rama has displayed a good deal Of
the very stupid and unreasonable at
titude that was feared from the be-
ginning Of the effort to unite forces
with him.
1t is getting to be worse than an
uncomfortable situation. AS matters
stand today 1t contains the elements
of a possible disaster of large pro-
portions; one that would shock the
country into realization of its posi-
tion. There is no use Disgusting
the truth or. pretending that facts
are not facts. They must be faced
and no matter how big the task
ahead may prove, it will have to be
performed, even though it take
years.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
PRUSSIA IN POLAND

Chancellor Won Bethmann-H Holl-
weg's assurance that his government
will not sacrifice the mother tongue
Of the Belgians nor prevent the free
development of their national char
acter has aroused astonishment.
With equal suavity his predecessor,
Won Buelow, protested that he did
not wish to deprive the Poles Of
their native tongue, but only to lead
them by the German speech to un-
derstand the German spirit. To
carry out this benevolent wish the
law was passed that Polish chill
dren should be taught only in Ger
man.
The determination shown by the
children to recite the creed, at least,
and say their prayers in the words
they knew and loved, and the strike
of more than 100000 of them to
secure this right, were met by fog
ging. On the presumption that they
hau nome support or lnstlgatlon
their parents were fined.
The Prussian and not the Ger
man spirit has brought bitterness to
the hearts of the countrymen of
Kosciusko. In Austrian Poland, from
the lowest primary through the
highest scientific and professional
schools, instruction is given in Po-
lish. Polish members of the Aus,
trian cabinet, Polish governors Of
Galicia guard the rights of their
countrymen. But today Prussia il
supreme in the councils of the CEN
trail powers, and every Pole has
forebodings.
The schemes of Bismarck for colo
Aizing the estates Of Polish land
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
CHEER UPi A BUTTONLESS
FRocKi

From Philadelphia, via Washing
ton Square-which everybody on
earth knows Is in New York-comes
Ne announcement that buttonless
frock has been devised, that a
woman may get into in a jiffy, and
fasten on all by her lonesome. 1t is
not stated what are the exact as
Economical dimensions Of this par
ticular jiffy; and misgivings must be
felt, in view of the uncertain dura-
tion Of d feminine minute" But
anyhow It sounds good, provided
there are any occasions for which
the jiffy gown may be worn.
Mere man must feel cheered by
the symptom which the buttonless
gown represents; but he will not be
able to feel emancipated until he
learns that hooks and eyes have been
abolished. The buttonless contfiv-
ance suggests tendency in the right
direction. Hooks and eyes might be
tolerated if they were located in ac-
cessible parts, where milady could do
her own hooking and unlocking with
them. So long as the women are
slaves to sartorial conventions Of
this sort how can they hope to be
emancipators in political conven-
tions?
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
Says Unskilled Laborers in Govern
ment Service Are Underpaid.

To the Editor OF The Times:
think that Mr.. Holder has very good
judgment, and realizes what II means
to live on $T2o year. This is not
the lowest paid to Government em-
ployes. There are many men working
for $.60 a day as unskilled laborers
who do work that no mechanic can
beat. The amused man who thinks 500
year Will affCrd luxuries or even
necessities surely made a mistake when
he said that cents worth of soap was
enough for week, unless the wife took
in washing. l don't think that 8 cents
worth OF soap week is enough to keep
a house and family OF Ave as neat and
clean as they should be. also would
like to know whore in this city YOU
could find n house large enough TO ac-
conlmodate five people in a respectful BILE
neighborhood for SIG a month, and why,
n the charwoman should get So a day
would the clerk need So? II the laborers
got decent salary they would be able
to give their children an education, and
not have to take them away from school
as soon as they were any size, to help
make a living, then perhaps we could
have a few more clerks and not SO
many laborerE and charwomen.
Washington, April 8.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09

owners with Prussian peasants have
led to untold misery. Whole villages
have been forced to emigrate and
find homes in strange countries.
Less than eight years ago. when no
more landowners were willing to
sell, n measure was carried through
the Prussian Dict empowering COM
pulsory purchase at prices fixed by
the authorities.
In face Of these developments the
world is asked to believe that Bel
gums rich possessions would be re-
stored II Prussia's iron hand were
not forcibly relaxed; TO trust
promises that the annihilation Of no
nation, the destruction Of no ma
tional life would result from the
triumph Of Prussian militarism.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
GOLF SUFFERS FROM WAR.
English Clubs Lose Many Memhe

English Clubs Lose Many Members
and Taxes Prove u Burden.
Golf clubs have been badly hit by
the war; and In London, Manchester,
and other districts some have had to
appeal TO their members for addi-
tional payments to tide over their diff
hiculties. amounting in some instances
to 81 a member. says the London Globe
A great many golfers OF military age,
Including nearly 1000 plus and scratch
players, are serving with the colors,
and 1t has been a general practice 10
waive their subscriptions for the period
OF the war.
designations have been numerous for
reasons fof economy. Golfers who used
to belong to two or more clubs now be-
long to only one. The number OF visi-
tors has fallen of considerably, thus
causing blk drop In green fees. Hard
ly any money is being spent on the
upkeep OF courses. some of which cost
thousands OF pounds to construct. but
the trouble Is the payment OF rent and
taxes.
The Washington times., 1916-04-09
AMERICAN mlITISH PEERS.
William Waldorf AatOr Is Not the
nuI- One Lnrlnn

William Waldorf AstOr Is Not the
Only One Living.
William Waldorf Astor is not the only
living American-born British peer. says
the Springfield Republican.
Francis Allston Claiming, whose
earliest years were spent In Massachu-
sets. was created a baronet in 1902. and
was elevated to the peerage in 1912.
when he became Baron Charming. He
was born March 81, 1s4l, but the bio
graphical sketches do not show whether
Cincinnati or Boston was his birthplace.
At all events. his father. the Rev. w II.
Claiming. the nephew OF the Rev. Will
lam Ellery Claiming closed his pas
torate In Cincinnati that year and moved
to Roston.
The Rev. w. II. Claiming succeeded
James Martineau as pastor of the Hope
Street Chapel. In Liverpool, in 1852,
and although the last years OF the civil
war saw him back in America. serving
as the chaplain OF the National Senate,
he remained in England for practically
the rest OF his life, Francis Alston
Claiming was educated at oxford, and
has had a distinguished, though not a
conspicuous career. both at oxford and
In English public life. He has proved
worthy of the great American name of
Claiming. and his honors have come as
a reward OF merit