Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1916-10-05
NORWAY.

A bill just passed by the storthing
permits men of military age to choose
whether they will serve their regula-
ton period with the colors or go to
wood-cutting In the government for
ests. Every man in Norway is obliged
to do 40 days military drill, but this
year, owing to the scarcity and high
price of imported fuel--coal and coke
much labor will be required in the
public and private forests for the fell
ing and cutting Of timber, and 1t Is
intended to. utilize the services Of the
soldiers for this purpose and for the
cutting of peat. Laborers' wages in
the Industrial centers has reached an
abnormal height since the beginning Of
the European war and consequently
men have been attracted from the
country districts, so that the new leg
islation is regarded as boon by the
proprietors of wooded land. The. sol
dier foresters are to be paid the 0rdi-
nary wages of country laborers less 20
per cent, and large proportion of this
years class of soldiers have signified
their intention Of welding the ak and
the saw instead Of the rifle and bayo-
net. In some quarters it is proposed
to extend this scheme and place the
recruits at work at railroad building.
which is much needed. All the rail-
roads are owned and run by the gov
eminent and plans have been made
for the construction Of main line
across the country and local line
along the coast. Delay has been caused
by the lack of labor.
The following story Is told In Kris
tiania to illustrate how keenly people
are watching for n chance to rent
rooms: Mr.. Hansen found out that
his friend. Peterson. is dead. Knowing
that the widow could not afford to
stay in their large rooms, he asked the
owner of the house IL the rooms
would be for rent the next moving day.
81 am sorry to say" said the owner,
'that the rooms have already been
rented out. Moreover, about thirty
others have applied for the rooms"
"Why. is that SO? May ask who has
rented the roomsY' "They were rent
ed by Mr.. Peterson's physician, Doctor
VIII. He rented them as soon as he
realized that Mr.. Peterson could not
survive the operation. Goodbye"
The hay crop In the country around
Trondhjem was below the average.
Rainy weather In the latter part Of
July and the early part of August
made 1t difficult to cure the hay. The
barley crop was very fine. The rye
and the oats were also promising. The
potatoes gave good average yield.
The farmers around Roros found It
very difficult to obtain help during
haying. They offered as much as $13
week and board very cheerfully. but
still many of them could not get the
needed men. Occasionally they would
hire men who had never touched a
scythe before.
The Norwegian steamer Polynesia
has been sunk and its captain and %
men of its crew have been landed Mt
Penzance. Eng. Four other members
Of Its crew, who left the Polynesia In
another boat, are missing.
The Kristlania Morganbladet warns
the Scandinavian public of the proba-
bility of increased blockade pressure
against Scandinavia. Since Roumania
joined the allies, says the newspaper,
there is only one gap, namely Scan.
dinavia. in the ring surrounding the
central powers. and undoubtedly the
British political purpose is to close
thai gap,
A very rich crop of wild berries was
expected. A concern in Stavanger
made G0O00 baskets. and these alone
can hold 200 tons Of berries.