The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-01-01

few have taken advantage Of the op-
portunity. A Danish newspaper says
that during the past seven months is
mechanics have taken positions In
Germany and 81 in England. The In
dustrial periodicals urge the Danish
mechanics to remain at homo. other
wise the industries of Denmark may
suffer.
The rapid increase in the number
Of automobiles in Denmark IL shown
by the following: On September 1.
1909. when the first automobile census
was taken. there was $50 machines.
On September /. 1914, there were
$3.50 machines. and on September /.
1915, the number had risen to 1881.
OF the machines now in Denmark
l,675 are found in Copenhagen.
Hans Jensen, q farmer of Lindgaard.
has sold q six-months-old colt to q
horse breeders association for $4,000
crowns.
According to report made by the
government to the rigsdag. the war
has caused Denmark an extra expense
of 66.500.000 crowns. However. the
nations indebtedness to foreign coun-
tries was reduced 130.000.000 crowns
during the first six months of the war.
Sweden.
As indicated in this column last
week. foreign estate Of seven mill
lion crowns has for years been await
Ing the lawful heirs in Sweden. The
estate was left by q Swedish adven-
turer who, as boy. went to sea and
later in life settled down on the
island of Batavia. East India, and
there amassed fortune In the slave
trade. Back In 1880 the case created
widespread attention. but 1t was not
until recently that the relatives and
heirs have been automatically traced
through documents in the possession
Of the church department. The mat
ter has now been placed In the hands
of the Swedish department of foreign
affairs.
The church authorities of Sweden
have adopted the new translation of
the Bible, and It will now come into
general use throughout the country.
This translation was begun $50 years
ago. when King Gustaf III appointed
commission of scholars to prepare
new version of the Scriptures In the
Swedish language. Many of Sweden's
most learned linguists have since that
day labored on the translation. which
was destined to bear the name Of Gus
tai v instead of the ruler who au-
thorized It. Gustaf III. II is pro-
nounced q work of the highest literary
merit, but is not favored by some of
the older and more conservative
preachers. who will be permitted to
use the old version. II they choose. for
20 years more.
The post ONCE department has de-
cided to remove its printing establish
ment from Malmo to Stockbridge In
1917.
Calculations have been made by the
friends of the liquor traffic to show
what amount Of revenue the govern
ment would lose in case of nationwide
prohibition of the liquor traffic. It is'
estimated that the loss in taxes OF diff.
ferent kinds would be about $l3.50O.-
600, indemnities to the industries At
fected. ss.000.O00. and s4.O00.OO0 as in.
IDENTITIES to those employed in those
industries. The idea OF paying $l2.-
100000 to those who would lose their
Jobs or have the value of their prop
erty reduced. is pretty much OF sur
prise to the average American mind.
In America the antisaloonists try to
get rid of the saloons In any old way.
no matter who gets hurt. In Sweden
the business 10 still looked upon a.
legitimate, and therefore It must be
treated with the same fairness as any
other kind OF ordinary business. It
may be added. however. that the S12.sI
100000 IL held up as scarecrow 70
the temperance people. II the pro-
hibltionists are strong enough to carry
their point It 10 barely possible that
the liquor people will flnd the millions
rolling rather sluggishly into their
laps And the prohibition question
10 really the Invest Of wires In all the
scandinavian countries.
In his testament former Premier
2 L. L.