The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1916-11-22
NORWAY.

The Norwegian fried egg has be-
| come luxury in the old country and
| costs five cents, and the cost of liv-
ing is mounting everywhere in Sweden
| and Norway, said Hans Lund, retired
| farmer of Watson, Mimi, who got back
| on the steamer Bergensfjord. Nails
| such as man would use to repair a
chicken coop are one cent each, he
said. "While was in Bergen bought
fifty nails in shopping trip for one
of my relatives, and paid two crowns
| or about tifty-six cents for them," he
said. 1.-THE price of an egg is twenty
one ore. A box of matches such as
cigar smokers here carry in the vest
pocket costs six ore, or about two
CENTS" Mr.. Lund said that the mer-
chants and the big farmers of the
Scandinavian countries are prosperous,
but that the poor people are finding
the war a great. burden. The British
blockade is so strict that only food
enough to keep the people supplied is
| allowed to come in." he said. "Fear
| that there will be a surplus that will
get into Germany keeps the allowance
small. thought of spending the WIN
ter in Norway. but found that I could
live more comfortably and much more
cheaply in Minnesota"
The question of war or peace be-
tween Norway and Germany hangs by
a slender thread, according to a Eu-
| ropean diplomat in position to know.
The issue will be determined, it was
said, by Norway's answer to Germany's
protest against the recently promul-
gated Norwegian regulations limiting
| the rights of belligerent submarines
| and peaceful submarine merchant YES
sells in Norwegian waters. The regu-
latiOns, according to the German OBJ
jections to them, were directed against
Germany, and therefore ought to be
considered On unfriendly act. Norway,
the diplomatic authority stated, bas-
'ne his statements from official
sources, is in desperation by reason
of the terrific loss Of ships she is suf-
| fering under the retaliatory measures
adopted by Germany against the SUBJ
marine regulations. Germany MAIN
tains her rights as belligerent have
been unjustly abridged by Norway,
and that the action of the Norwe-
gian government, being in the interest
of the allies, is hostile to Germany
and justifies retaliation. Norway, on
the other hand, it was pointed out, has
been subjected to greater pressure but
less violence by the allies, especially
Great Britain.
Hay and stock feed are dangerously
scarce in the northern portion of Nor
| way. 1t is even feared that the cat
tie will have to be killed en- masse,
which will result in famine and the
death of many children. The state
food commission has advertised for
hay and feed for that part Of the coun-
try. The question is, Can enough fod-
der be obtained at price which will
put it within the reach of the com.
mon people?
The steadily increasing mercantile
connection between Norway and the
United States has made it desirable
that house in New York handle Nor
wegian interests, especially money
transactions, it is announced n bust.
| ness circles. Some of the leading Nor.
wegian banks are cooperating to es,
tablish 4 Norweginn-American clear
ing bank in New York with capital
of $2,5O0,OOO.
The Norwegian government has nOg