Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-11-29
NORWAY.

Gals at hlfkWali, november Is. After
50 sacks of mail had been taken off,
the BritisherS. who seemed to have re-
eeived advance information. began n
thorough search of he baggage hold.
There. one of them fell upon a small,
innOcent-tooking handbag of black
leather. The bag was seized and the
ships officers commanded TO produce
the owner. No mark of identification
was upon the handbag and passengers
denied all knowledge of it. Without
explanation, some of the officials took
it ashore. Other officials who re-
manned on board whispered that IL
contained American securities of
enormous value. that in some uneX-
planned way it had left Germany with
out escort, and had deposited itself
in the most conspicuous place in the
baggage hold. One story circulated
about the ship placed the value of the
securities at S40,00O,OO0. One man
said he heard. the securities were
worth S1,00O,000. More mystery de-
yeloped when stewards reported a
ghost in the galley on Thursday night.
Search parties were organized, but it
was not until Friday that the ghost
was laid. He proved to be Arnold
won Tulen, twenty-seven years old. Ger
man surgeon. He was found in the
galley ventilator. For - days he had
rested on a narrow projection inside
the venilator at an altitude of about
40 feet from the galley floor. TO re-
lieve the monotony, the surgeon night
ly descended to the galley where he
helped himself to food and water. DIR,
Won Tulen said he had escaped
from a British concentration camp
in September and had slowed away
on vessel which landed him nj Der
gen. Then, instead of slowing away
again on vessel that would take him
to Germany, he decided to attempt tina
trip 10 America. He denied all knowl-
edge of the bag and its supposedly
valuable contents. Captain Hiortdale
when seen by the reporters said he
would not discuss the bag mystery. AS
for Won Tulen, the captain was uude-
cided whether to send him TO Ellis
island or keep him prisoner on the
kristianlafjord. In the latter event,
Won Tulen anticipates another en-
forced sojourn In England
Premier Gunnar knudsen recently
expressed himself quite strongly on
the tendency Of the people Of Nor
way to organize themselves and act in
groups in order to better their con
ditions. Here we have his own words:
Glass after class, profession after
profession conspire in unions which
have no regard for Society at large,
but only for themselves. We are IN
the midst of "a multitudinOus class
struggle which has no parallel. Trade
after trade is organized and intends
to dictate its terms to the rest of the
nation. The state cannot submit to
this. 1t must take up these problems
for a solution. and think they eau be
solved. Physicians and veterinarians
and officers and all tradesmen and al
most all others-soOn the ministers Of
the Gospel VIII be the only exception
act as separate classes and make
demands in the name of their prOfes-
sion Often tey threaten with strikes
or boycotts. But where will this
carry rs? What will become of SOci-
ETY. at large when one class cOntinu-
ally fights another instead Of coop
,,t.sttnUa Tho cfafa can M igupa. 20
main an idle spectator. Long enough
we have had one class fight, that of
the workingmen. Society had to call
a halt on its development. Why, then,
should il not call a halt on the other,
and equally pernIcious class struggle?
ON the charge that we have made spe-
cial laws against them. One class strug-
gle is just as injurious as another.
Therefore it is the duty Of the state
to intervene. and therefore the ques-
ton must be brought before the pub
lie mind"
Norway has more high cost of lg-
ing troubles than the United States,
according to G. NJ. Akersyeen, mer-
chant of Leeds, n. D., who has just
returned from Norway. Beef is sell
ing at about fOrty-five 10 fifty cents a
pound, American money" said Mr..
Akersyeen, land eggs are sixty cents
dozen. But wages are good, two dol
lars TO three dollars day for com
mon labor and two dollars and half
to three dollars and half for factory
workers--the highest in Norway's his
tory" Fortunes have been made in the
shipping business. Mr.. Akersyeen said,
since the outbreak OF the war. Most Of
the commerce between England and
Russia is being carried on In Norwe-
giln ships, he found. just before Mr..
Akersyeen sailed for New York. No
vember /, after month with friends
he learned that the Norwegian govern
ment had advised shipping companies
to buy no more ships while the present
high cost Of materials prevailed lest
peace Should be declared and the bot
tom dro, out Of the shipping market
Reports from Christiania say that
a Russian torpedO-b0at destroyer
shelled Oh November = German sub
marine while the Russian vessel was
between two and One-half aud three
miles from the Norwegian town Of
IIomoen near Nardoe and while the