Arizona republican., 1916-11-27
NORWAY LOSES
 HEAVILY RESULT
 OF SUB WARP FARE
[RepublIcan A. p. Leased wireI

CHRISTIANIA. Norway, Nov. 26.- Correspondence Of The Associated Press) Norway with the third largest mercantile marine in the world, has suffered severe losses. Up to date they have totaled One hundred and fifty steamers of 235. 300 tons, insured by the War Insurance Association" for S25
 O00. 900. sailing ships aggregating 5O000 tons, and insured for $1,SSS,000, and many sailing craft loaded with lumber and pit props for England which were not insured One hundred and fifty sailors have lost their lives, fifty of them by German torpedoes from sub marines and the others when ships have been destroyed by mines. Beside these many boats have been taken by belligerents and confiscated after prize court proceedings.
 Germany, after few months rest suddenly started submarine warfare against Norwegian ships last Septem Der much sharper and more merciless than ever before-eXposing the lives Of many sailors toithe dangers of the arc tic storms. At the same time. it is declared, hostile campaign against Norway was launched in the German press all of which the Norwegian people have been unable to understand. The more Norway has tried to preserve it's neutrality. the more dissatisfied. according to the Norwegian viewpoint, has the German chauvinistic press been and papers such as the KOelnische Ieitung and Frankfurter Zeitung very often have threatened mercantile re- prisals after the war.
 Nothing seems to have created greater bitterness in Germany against Norway than the governments ordin- | h. .f f.. foodstuffs. which Norway needs for it. subsequently, the ordinance Of last August prohibiting export of certain kinds Of fish. Although fishing is one Of Norways main trades yielding great surplus for export. since the war so much fish has been exported that there has not been enough left for Norway Itself and the country has been deprived of one of it's main foodstuffs. The export to Germany has been in- creasing to such an extent that the people demanded that the government should take steps to provide fish enough for the home market.
 After the torpedoing by German sub marines of Norwegian ships in the Arc tic ocean and along the coast this fall the ordinance of October 13 was passed which like the Swedish forbids bellig- erent submarines the use of Norwegian waters.
 The Germans themselves declare they do not need and never used Norwegian waters in their warfare. Everybody here then asks how the Norwegian or dinance can be taken as alone directed against Germany and how it can he taken as an attempt to tamper with the German machinery. The press except the socialistic papers-unan- imously stand by the government in this case and will support its upholding the right of Norway to keep the SOW ereignty on it's own territory.
 The German press lately claimed that no Norwegian sailor had been killed by German torpedoing of Norwegian ships. The Morgenbladet recalls that the Nor wegian steamer SveIn Yorl, on June g. 1915. was torpedoed when bound for Norway with a cargo of coal for the steamship line itself. Twelve of the crew lost their lives and Germany has recognized it's guilt and agreed to pay full damage. The steamer Lougli-fn ballast was torpedoed without warning and one man killed. and in all about forty Norwegian sailors. are declared to have directly lost their lives as a result of German torpedoing.
 The Morgenbladet continues: "If the German press believes it can mislead opinion in Norway and deprive the government of the necessary support II is greatly mistaken. Nobody here loving the fatherland-will in a serious situation help overthrow the cabinet by disciaiming Norway's right and duty to protect the lives and property of it's citizens to the best of our ability. We do not want to wrong anybody. we do not want 10 injure foreign life or for elgn property-we only want to live by ourselves. our own national life. with out being humiliated or treated with arrogance"