Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-09-13
SWEDEN.

Nels Krogen Watson, the chief
cook at the Thornton hotel in Butte,
made a trip from Butte to Go,henburg.
Sweden, received an inheritance from
his fathers estate, eluded the Swe-
dish authorities who wanted him for
the army, went through the war zone
twice, saw a number OF the bodies
Of German, and British sailors who
were picked up 100 miles from the
scene of the Jutland naval battle, and
returned to Butte to resume his posi-
ton. On the way to Sweden, Mr..
Wattson's ship was held UP three days
at kirkwall, Scotland, while the Brit
ish officers searched it for German cit
liens and extracted the mail. The
search was very systematic and thor
ough, Mr.. Watson says. Every man,
woman and child on board was inter-
viewed, every bit of personal luggage
was examined and even the trunks IN
the hold were searched. Mr. Watson
landed at Christiania, Norway. and
went by rail to his old home in Goth
enburg, Sweden, but failed TO report
to the chief of police as is customary,
as to have done so would have cost
him his freedom. The trip took him
only three months. Sweden is now
an armed camp, with 100000 men
ready to go into the field at a mo-
ments notice. The usual terms of en-
nstment in the army, required of all
citizens, is four years. Physical re-
quirements have been forgotten. There
Is place for all, no matter what they
have been doing and they are put to
work in some useful capacity. Since
the war started Sweden has become
great industrial center. Instead of
depending upon fishing and shipping
as before, the northern kingdom has
been forced to scratch for itself and
provide all the necessities which here
tofore were shipped in. Factories of
all kinds have sprung up and the coun-
try which depended upon England,
France and the United States for ev-
erytbjBg from ready-made clothing TO
electric motors, is now making these
things for itself in its own plants.
Great Britain, following the lead of
Sweden, has made public the entire
correspondence with Sweden concern
ing British seizures Of the Swedish
parcel post with the United States and
Swedish retaliation 10 stopping all
British parcels in transit to Russia.
The correspondence discloses that the
situation has not been satisfactorily
adjusted. Some letters and notes teen
With language so sharp as to indicate
that the relations of the two countries
at one time approached the breaking
point AS result of the negotiations
Sweden recently released 10000 par
GELS to Russia under agreement with
the government to submit the matter
to arbitration after the war. IF it
is fortunate thing for this country
that the statement of It's case in the
dispute with Sweden should have been
in the extremely competent hands of
Lord Grey, 1t is perhaps unfortunate
that the case for the other side should
have fallen to such surprisingly incom-
petent advocates as the Swedish for
eign Office appears to produce" says
the Daily News. Their whole hand
ling Of 1t appears TO have been a Sc
ries of blunders of first magnitude"
The capture of the German steam
ship Desterro, with a cargo Of iron
ore, was made by a Russian subma-
rine, flying the Swedish flag, says the
Overseas News agency. Dispatches
from Stockholm say the Desterro was
seized in Swedish territorial waters.
having on board a Swedish pilot who
has now returned to Haparanda. The
vessel was taken into Raumo, Finland.
This fragrant violation of Swedish
neutrality" the News agency says,
has produced excitement In Sweden
and embittered the feeling of the peo-
pie" Crown Pilot Hoeghome, who was
on the Desterro when 1t was seized
by Russian submarine, confirms the |
statement that the seizure was made /
in Swedish territory waters.
Travellers returning from the North |
lllAS ohAhAItA uAN NOAAiHiaAiliA4A VI AAAG
intense heat prevailing at the southern |
edge of the Arctic circle. Travellers |
to Russia, who have had to make the /
journey by rail all the way around the |
Gulf of Bothnia, say they have suf- |
fered intensely from the heat while |
on the northern reaches of their four
days trip. AT Haparanda, where pas
transfer from Sweden to Fin
land, the temperatures this summer
have ranged from 10 to 20 degrees
warmer than in Stockholm. several
hundred miles TO the south. This diff
ference is of course attributed to the
longer hours of sunshine prevailing In
the North, Haparanda being but a
short distance from the zone Of mid
night sun. II company with the rest
Of Europe, Sweden turned up the clock
one hour this summer. although day
light saving" was hardly a necessity In
this land of long twillghts and white
nights.
After the All-American association
football team playing at Gothenburg |