Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-01
SCANDINAVIAN NEWS
SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP.
PENINGS IN FAR OFF
NoRTHLAND.
ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME
Resume Of the Most Important Events
in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Of Interest TO the Scandinavians
In America.
SWEDEN.

SWEDEN
One would not think offhand that
there would be much smuggling across
the border between Sweden and Fin
nish Russia in winter. The country is
grim and forbidding. Dwellings are
few. The temperature is extremely
low and many persons are frozen to
death every year the latitude being
that of the Arctic circle. Yet in this
far-off region a desperate game is
played night and day Mostly night.
to be sure. for the day is only from
ten o'clock in the morning to two
o'clock in the afternoon. Smugglers
dress all in white and pin sheets over
their sleds. the latter often drawn by
hand. Then they try to steal across the
Tornea river in the glow of the aurora
borealis. Along the Tornea river Rus
STA has custom guards stationed, big,
burly fellows, averaging several inches
taller than the ordinary mujik. The
orders are. Shoot on sight" A rife
ball flies at anything seen moving
across the river except by the regular
winter routes of travel Yet Snug
Cling is persistent The prize is
large one for the successful In re
taliation for the British blockade meas
ures Sweden has put an embargo on
many articles.
Hjalmar Branting. leader Of the 81
socialists in the lower house of the
Swedish rigsdag. cabIed Representa-.
tive Meyer London of New York, the
only socialist In congress, that can
vass was being made of the opinion of
socialists in neutral European coun-
tries as to the possibility Of immediate
concerted action toward peace. The
result of the canvass will be submit
ted to the parliament at Stockholm.
Mr.. Branting indorsed Representative
London's resolution calling on Presi-
dent Wilson to convene peace con.
gress of ueutrals. Similar approval
was cabled by the socialists of the
Dutch parliament several days ago.
The Ford permanent peace tribunal.
A4AAAG7 oINNA al 44AGAlAUEtHs UdL ITS lEHL
formal session in Stockholm Januarv
26. 1t was announced that the com
mission viii first study the causes of
the war to enable it to approach with
better understanding proposals for
peace. A dispatch says that William
J Bryan, in accepting membership on
the Ford permanent peace commits
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leave the United States for Stock
holm.
The Swedish Football association
has invited the American Football as.
ISOLATION to play a match in Sweden
next summer. II this is impossible, a
Swedish football team will ~ - t1e
United States. accompanied by an ath
letic team. Ira Nelson Morris. the
American minister to Sweden, in
statement In the Stockholm papers. ex.
presses enthusiasm over the prospects
of an athletic meeting between teams
of Sweden and the United States
On ancient sun dial cut out Of sand.
stone has been donated to the Harie-
dalen historical museum at Svegsmon.
The giver Is Halfvar Nicholson. The
sun dial. which was discovered I'm a
pile of rock at Orrmo, Lillharjedal, il
very old. but in good state of preser
walton.
Official advices from Stockholm sup
plementing news dispatches say swe-
den's export embargo on wood pulp ap-
plies to chemically made pulp which
may be exported only under license.
and that machine made pulp is not
affected.
The Swedish committee for the re.
lief Of the distressed IN Poland has
forwarded $4,000 to the central relief
committee in Switzerland. The swe-
dish committee is still raising money
for the same purpose.
Karl II. Peterson, a young man EN-
ployed at the Torpa parsonage. North
Harene, near Lidkoping. lost his way
IN the fields and meadows at night and
froze TO death before reaching any
house.
The large Good Templar hall at AS
farmland. was burned to the ground
There was an insurance of 81. 500 on
the property. but the loss was three
times as large
A nGTIber Of fishermen at Flatou.
near Gotheuburg. are Just taking
special course OF navigation under the
leadership Of Capt c. r. {. Carlson.
The department of agriculture has
been making experiments with berry
picking contrivances in order to find
out the effect on the plants It has
besn ascertained tina. a careful use of
picking machines Will not materially
i1jure the vines.
The customs receipts for the year
1916 were little over SIS. 600. 600
which was $1,0O0,00O less than those of
the previous year. In 1913 the amount
was s19,175.90o. The large difference
was due TO a suspension OF the grain
tariff.
In connection with q plan for
Swedish steamship service hetuvse,,