South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-12-01
NORWAY SHIPPING
SUFFERS HEAVILY
$50 Steamers, Insured at
S25.OOO,OOO, Only Part of
Loss Since War.

CHRISTINA. Norway. Dec. IL
Norway. with the third largest
mercantile marine the world,
has sunered severe losses. Up
go date they have totalled $50
steamers OF 235. 800 tons. insured by
the war Insurance association" for
s25.OOO.O0O. sailing ships aggregat-
ing 10000 tons, and insured for
S1.SsS.0O0. and many sailing craft
loaded with lumber and pit props
for England which were not in
sured. one hundred and fifty sailors
have lost their lives, 80 OF them by
German torpedoes from submarines
and the others when ships have
been destroyed by mines. Beside
these many boats nave been taken
by belligerents and cOnfiscated 2fter
prize court proceedings.
Germany, after a few months
rest. suddenly started a submarine
warfare against Norwegian ships
last september much sharper and
more merciless than ever before
exposing the lives of many sailors
20 the dangers of the Arctic storms.
At the same time, il is declared. a
hostile campaign against Norway
was launched in the German press,
an Of which the Norwegian people
have been unable TO understand. The
more Norway has tried 10 preserve
its neutrality the more dissatisfied,
according 10 the Norwegian view
point. has the German chauvinistic
press been and papers SUCH as Koel-
nische Zeitung and Frankfurter
Zeitung very often have threatened
mercantile reprisals after the war.
God Embargo Embitters Germany.
Nothing seems TO have created "A
greater bitterness in Germany
against Norway than the govern
ment's ordinances prohibiting the
export Of certain foodstuffs, which
Norway needs for itself-especial
the ordinance of last August pro-
hibiting export of certain kinds of
fish. Although fishing is one of
Nodway's main trades yielding a
great surplus for export. since the
war so much fish has ben exported
that there has not been enough
left for Norway itself and the cOun
try has been deprived Of one of its
main foodstuffs. The export 10 Ger
many has been increasing to such
an extent that the people demand
ed that the government should take
steps to provide fish enough for the
home market
After the torpedoing by German
submarines of Norwegian ships in
the Arctic ocean and along the coast
this fall TIE ordinance Of October
3 was passed, which like the Swed-
ish forbids belligerent submarines
the use of Norwegian waters.
The Germans Themselves declare
thCy DO not nee4 and never used
Norw5s ian waters in their warfare.
Everybody here then asks how the
Norwegian ordinance can be taken
as alone directed against Germany
and how it can be taken as an at
tempt 70 tamper with the German
machinery. The press-eXcept the
socialistiC papers - unanimously
stand by the government in this
case and will support its upholding
the right OF Norway 10 keep the
sovereignty on its own territory.
The German press lately claimed
that no Norwegian sailor had been
killed by German torpedoing of Nor
wegian ships. The MOrgenbladet re-
calls that the Norwegian steamer,
Svein Yorl. on June .. 1915, was
t0rpedoed when bound for Norway
with cargo of coal for the steam
ship line Itself. Twelve of the crew
lost their lives and Germany has
recognized it's guilt and agreed to
pay full damage The steamer
Lougli-in ballast was torpedOed
without warning and one man kill
ed, and i'm all about 40 Norwegian
sailors. are declared 10 have di-
rectly lost their lives of German tor
pedoing.
The Morgenbladet continues: IF
the German press believes il can
misIead opinion in Norway and de-
prive the government of the neces-
sary support il is greatly mistaken.
Nobody here-loVing the fatherland
will i'm "A serious situation help
overthrow the cabinet by dlsclaim-
ing Norway's right and duty 10 pro-
teCt the lives and property Of its
citizens to the best of our ability.
We do not want to wrong anybody,
we DO not want 10 injure foreign
life or foreign property - We only
want TO live by ourselves. our own
national life without being humil-
lated or treated with arrogance.