The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
Sweden.

plane has been planned and construct
ed by an officer in the Swedish army
Lieutenant Won POrat. Ii differs. from
ordinary types In that II is made en-
tirely OF steel and woven fabrics. with
the exception Of the propeller. which
Is Of wood, and In the arrangement OF
the wings. The lower plane of the ma
chine lies for three-quarters OF its
width back OF the upper plane. In
steod of being directly under II, as
In most machines. The especial ad
yDntage claimed for the new airplane
Hes In it's climbing ability. which Is
declared to be 1900 feet In four to
five minutes Its speed Is 100 miles
an hour. The. motto Is OF 100-horse
power.
According to a dispatch from Stock
holm, Sweden's merchant fleet lost, ell
Their through war or by accident, In
the first three months Of this year, 13
steamers with total tonnage OF 90,
932; two motOr-driven vessels with n
total of 2.623 tons. and six sailing
vessels aggregating 1,153 tons. Includ-
Ing three steamers lost by decision of
prize courts, and other vessels with
drawn from service. the whole fleet has
been reduced by AZ units. The excess
of tonnage lost over newly built or
purchased tonnage amounts to 1920
tons. Many sailors. seeing no outlook
for work under present conditions
have temporarily given up the sea and
taken positions inland. many of them
going to farms.
The general directors of the post
office department propose II temporary
increase In the postal rates in Sweden
both on letters and on parcels. The
rate to foreign countries. excepting
| Norway and Denmark. will not he
raised The reason for the proposed
raise Is to help meet the increased
cost of running the government.
II Stockholm newspapers announce
the discovery of extensive graphite
deposits in Ragunda, in the province
much as two feet in diameter have al
ready been found. The newly found
deposits are of great importance for
sweden, as supplies of graphite have
become very short. Imports from Ger
many ceased long ago.
Rector Swanherg OF the Peoples
seminary at Lund recently promulgnt
ed the rule that the boys and girls at
tending the school shall not be together
alone unless engaged to be married
This rule caused CONSERVATION among
the students and has occnsioned con.
siderable newspaper comment through
ont Sweden.
The price of furnished and heated
rooms. centrally located, In the city
Of Stockholm. has lately Increased ut
a very rapid rate. Indeed, dodgers Of
fer as high as II thousand crowns per
year for single rooms.
The Swedish American Steamship
company made net profit of 623.-
1892 crowns during the past year, and
has declared dividend of > per cent
and put over 100000 crowns into the
surplus fund
The taxes in Stockholm were pretty
! high in 1916. amounting TO S36 per
son During the past (16 years the
tax rate in the capital city of Sweden
/ has Increased 346 per cent--which il
going some.
| A gift of honor Of S2,700 was pre-
scented to Prof. Knut Kjellberg of
Stockholm on his fiftieth birthday. A
number of societies had co-operated In
raising the money. Professor Kjell-
berg is going 10 turn the gift over tn
some educational institution.
|
Woman suffrage in Sweden has been
postponed for ut least four years. the
riksdag having turned down u suf-
frage amendment to the constitution.
The society for the strengthening
| VI tlt lb llH'ullbilS VI iDto'hHOiiu nu'i
an income of Sl1 900 last year.
Denmark.
A company offering insurance against
loss of eyesight has been organized at
Copenhagen, capitalized mt 100000
crowns Partial blindness, resulting
In impaired earning power. Is also COW
cred by the policies to be issued by the
company.
! A far-ler named Stounberg Sorensen
recently sold go live mice to the Sc
rum institute for u handsome price. but
on account of the feed consumed by
the mice, II Is doubtful whether the
| farmer Is much richer on their account.
A fOur-year-old girl Of Aarhus was
recently stricken with spinal meningi.
| tbs. This occnsioned considerable I'M
BUSINESS In the community and rigor-
Gus steps are being taken to prevent
an epidemic Of the dread disease.
The Esbierg fishing feet will be ma
terialfy increased during the summer.
A number of concerns have placed
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