Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-03-29
NORWAY.

my custom. I0ey tOiu me nally tnat /
could not ship them. | went to the |
British consulate in New York which
has to o. X every shipment of any |
kind that goes out of New York. They |
told me | could ship the barrels to |
England, but not to Norway" Anoth |
err American business representative.
who is in Scandinavia, has had the |
time of his life trying to get expense
money from the firm he represents. |
Although he cabled frequently to New
York he received no reply. Finally
he took his last expense money ana
used it to pay for wireless message
from Berlin to Sayville, l.. /. 1t worked.
In an interview at the Amahenborg
palace by the Norwegian prime minis
ter, Gunnar Anudsen, who is attending
the conference of Scandinavian min
listers, said: THE situation for the
neutrals is getting darker. We all
hope we shall remain merely specta-
tors, but the British blockade is be
coming cramping. and English pubic
opinion is in favor of even stronger
measures. 1t will be difficult for the
British government not to pay atten-
ton TO this demand. What the neu-
trail states can do is to be careful to
carry themselves proportionately neu-
trail In commercial life the widest
honesty is necessary. 1t is not enough
to impose big fines. Personal punish
ment also is required"
Olav Nyjordet is responsible for the
statement that in LON Gudhrands-
dalen there is a house which is still
older than the famous Finneloft
building in Voss The house in ques-
ton is now standing on the Ekre farm,
but was originally standing at Syn
stnes, whence it was removed about
the year 1880. II is claimed that
King Saint Olaf stopped in this house
when he passed through Lom. As that
happened S94 years ago the building
must be at least 900 years old. The
house was remodeled when moved TO
its present location. and the second
story. in which King Olaf slept several
nights. is no longer in its original
shape.
II. Berggraf of Stavanger invented
an electric fat iron which has been
patented in all countries. The West
inghouse company of the United
States paid the inventor $4,000 for
the right to sell the invention in all
countries except Scandinavia. A sep
arate company has been organized for
the business in those countries. The
Berggraf fat iron has the advantage
of being self-regulating and fire
proof. With full current turned on
it may be put on paper. cloth, or any
thing combustible without scorehing.
The United Brick Factories of Fred
| rikstad made extensive preparations
| for making brick and tiles for the re
/ building Of the burnt cities Of Bergen
and Molde, and they brought 1000 tons
| of coal in England But the English
government refused permission TO ex-
port the coal. In this case there was
no danger that the goods produced
might be exported TO the Central pow
ers, so the British government must
| have had some other reason for put.
ting an embargo on the expectation
/ of the coal.
| A man who took the trouble to
count the announcements of the or
| Ranization of new business corpora
| tions or the extension Of old ones,
| found that las such announcements
we're made in three and half months,
or about one a day on the average
| The maximum capital called for was
I sG3, 450. 600, the minimum s47.250,00O.
! No less than 10 were shipping COM
panies.
Jorgine Ensvar of Tysnes has Just
| entered upon her one hundred and
third year. Her eyesight is still good,
and her mental powers are in fair
shape. OF descendants stiIl living she
has 4 children, 30 grandchildren, and
is decentralization. Her husband
died at the age of ninety-one years.
/
The rescued American sailors in
| the crew of the Norwegian bark Silius
we're taken to Havre. They stated 10
the American consul that the vessel
was torpedoed without warning and
sank in five minutes. The Americans
will he sent to their homes by the
Norwegian consulate.
The Norwegian steamship Memona
and other vessels bound from England
for Norway are missing 1t is feared
they have been sunk by mines.
From the settlement OF Valdris lao
horses were shipped to Christiania in
one week. The average price paid was
about $275.