Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NORTHWEST.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most important Events
In Sweden, Norway and Denmark
OF Interest to the Seandlnavlans
In America.
SWEDEN.

even if she is forced to make war
herself as Germany's ally. Sweden
may not insist on an out-and-out Ger
man victory, but she feels she cannot,
for her own safety, allow the Russians
to beat Germany. she is not partice-
larry pro German or pro-ally, but she
is anti-Russian, with her whole SOUL
She will fight with Germany before
she will see Russian win. She be-
lieyes her strength will be the decid-
ing factor in the last resort. AS far
back as any Swede can remember all
Swedes have been in terror of Rus
sian attempt to seize the cars most
coveted war.lwater port on the west
coast of the Scandinavian peninsula
This can only be at Norway's expense,
and Norway can only be reached
through Sweden. The Swedes claim
they can put 1000 900 troops into the
field Experts doubt this, but concede
that the Swedes are admirably trained
and well armed In the event OF hos
tilities they would be thrown across
the frontier into Finland in the ex-
pectation that the Firms would join
them in a campaign to capture Petro-
grad and sweep southwark 70 join
the Germans near Riga The NUrwe-
giau attitude cannot be spoken Of so
unqualifedly. By sentiment. and in
consequence of trade relations, the
Norwegian masses sympathize with
Great Britain. They are mindful, too,
of the ruin Englands navy could work
to their merchant fleet, the worlds
largest after Britain's and Germanys.
Norwegian army officers, because
many of them were trained in Ger
many are mostly pro-German. But
for political reasons the Norwegians
presumably would be with the Swedes
against Russia if forced to take sides.
The Norwegians can muster 100000
excellent soldiers fully equipped.
Denmark does not enter into the
northern Scandinavian peninsula's cal
culations The Danes are proally in
sympathy and German haters.
In October the government turned
81, 100000 over to the department of
war in the interest of preparedness
for war. This is all spent. and the
department of war has asked for an
other appropriation Of 100000.
The National Bank OF Sweden now
pays 80 per cent of the face value
Of Norwegian money and 97.5 on the
face value of Danish money.
The head of the staff Of physicians
of the navy has reported to the min
lister of the navy that the men in
the navy drink too much coffee. The
head of the star takes the ground
that the matter is serious enough TO
demand a remedy.
The water in the rivers and lakes
of Sweden is abnormally low this
winter The condition is most serious
in the southeastern part OF the coun-
try. There was abundant rain Ia
July, but since that time the downfall
has been way below the average. The
September rains afforded some relief
in the central portions of the coun-
try.
The late Rev. Or. S. A. Fries had
collected about $500 books on the
history of religions, and all Of them
will be donated to the seminary OF
the history of religions of the Stock
holm high school.
The amount OF money sent from
America to Sweden was only half as
large in 1915 as in 1914 The slumI
was due exclusively to the war.
The government has decided thai
the repair ship Blenda shall carry 81
millimeter guns while serving as I
supply ship for the submarines.
About so contracts between private
railway companies and their EN-
ployees expired the first of this year
At this writing 1t is not known how
many of them were renewed befort
they expired.
The quarterly report of the brick
layers union shows that in "a loca
unions having a membership of 2.25
there are 66S who are out of work 4
large proportion Of those engaged Il
the other branches of the buildin
trades are also idle. and no improve
ment is in sight
II is estimated that the expense
of the home for inebriates at VenI
garn for the year 1917 will be $27,27
of which $4,000 will be contribute
by the state.
During the last few years the zig
dag has voted $1,000 to the supper
of farmers advisers in the differer
provinces.
Bulgaria has established a reguls
Enthusiastically in Stockholm. and II
name of the first man sent to I'll II
new position is Grecoff.
The managers OF the public donna
have notified the government tn
there is no reason for expecting Il
government forests to furnish fuel
the public on large scale.
The government has set aside ov
$4,000 for extension work in gymns