The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1916-04-29


been brought about in the size OF mo-
tor ships. The Selandia was 375 feet
In length, had engines Of 3,50O-horse-
power and displaced 1000 tons. AT
present one yard alone here Is en-
gagged on the construction of num-
Der OF motor vessels, each OF which Is
to displace $4,000 tons. to be 500 feet
in length and to have motors of 5000
horse power. The same firm has or
ders for so motor ships and its ships
will be fully occupied with them until
the end Of 1921.
The Danish steamship companies
are enjoying unprecedented prosper
ity. The General Steamship company,
of which the Scandinavian-American
line is a subsidiary company. recent
ly declared dividend of more than
20 per cent and other companies
have declared as high as so per cent
dividends.
Last year the merchant marine OF
Denmark made noteworthy progress.
One hundred and fifty-four ships were
added, with gross tonnage Of over
$4,000 tons, and 129 ships were either
sold or destroyed. their aggregate ton
mage being $4,000 tons.
Up to March %, 1916, twenty-eight
Danish ships have been sunk by sub
marines, mines or warships since the
outbreak of the war. Most Of these
ships were small. their aggregate ton
mage being less than eight thousand
tons.
The population of Denmark Febru-
airy /, 1916, was 2,916,7s6.
Sweden.
There is a scarcity Of men to work
In the woods of Sweden. The demand
for such workers had increased mac
count of the high coal prices and 1t is
estimated that several thousand men
are needed to supply the demand for
lumber and wood for fuel. 1t Is be-
lieved that after the war the export of
wood and lumber from Sweden will
be very heavy-the heaviest in the
history of the country. but whether
the necessary help to prepare the wood
and lumber for shipment will be forth
coming Is extremely doubtful. In the
cities, particularly Stockholm, there
are thousands of laborers who are idle
during the winter. and the question OF
compelling such men to go to the
woods to work has been taken under
consideration by the authorities. The
need of laborers Is especially great in
the woods Of Vermland. Newfoundland
and vesternorland.
The railroad commission has sub
mitted another report to the govern
ment In the matter Of electrifying the
Kiruna-G ellivara-Svarton branch Of the
national railways, and recommends
strongly that the change be made as
soon as possible. The commission
finds that the relectrification OF the
Kiruna- Boundary branch line. which
took place the first Of the present
year, has proved success and has
meant a cutting down of the operat-
ing expenses and conservation OF
Sweden's coal supply-an important
matter. As the war is making It in
creasingly difficult to obtain coal from
abroad, the price OF this commodity is
rapidly mounting higher and higher.
From August 1, 1914, to March 25.
1916, fifty Swedish ships were sunk
by warships, submarines or mines and
1873 Swedish subjects lost their lives
Up TO January 2s. 1916. Germany and
Great Britain had seized or detained
362 Swedish ships, valued at nearly
half q million dollars. These stats
tics indicate some Of the havoc caused
by the war to Swedish shipping In
terests.
The Swedish society for the ad-
vancenent Of the study Of anthro-
pology and geography has granted tho
Vega stipend to Carl Stottsberg OF
Upsala, who vim next winter lead an
expedition to Juan Ternandes, Robin
SON Crusoe's island. IN the Pacific
ocean. 600 miles west Of Valparaiso,
where ne will make botanical re-
searches.
Il n reported that the German ship
''MecklenDurg.~ which lies IN the har<.
mr. If Nvnae. n EXCHANGING wireless