Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-11-07
NORWAY.

NORWAY.
ShipS sailing in convoy from Nor
way to England and sunk on October
II by German cruisers, five were Nor
wegian, representing total of 3,400
tons. two were Danish, two Swedish,
one Belgian and two British. Seventy
one survivors, after strenuous rowing,
have arrived at different places on the
west coast The admiral in command
reports the rescue of 81 men from the
steamers sunk by the German raid
ers. The following details are given;
Rescued from Norwegian steamers:
Kristine, one man; Sorhaug $3.50
tons), II men; Silja, Z; Hahil. z.
"From Swedish steamers: Wilkan-
der, men; Wistar, o." A dispatch
from Bergen says that several sur
yivors arrived there. The captain of
one of the Norwegian steamers, the
sole survivor of that vessel, says he
ordered his crew into the boats. but
the Germans began firing Immediately.
After the boats were lowered a shell
hit one and killed nine men. The
crew in despair returned to the steam
or and signalled to the Germans to
cease firing but their appeal was not
needed. The bridge was then hit and
knocked overheard with the captain
and the rest of the crew. The cap
tain managed to save himself by swim
ming to a raft. He was picked up
later by q boat from one of the other
sunken steamers. The Teutons got
away before the British patrol forces
appeared on the scene.
Norway is making vigorous efforts TO
stamp out German espionage within
IFS shores. The informed German ship
Berlin" is to be removed from HON.
melvik near Trondhjem, further in
side the coast line. 1t has been urged
for a long time that the position of
the Berlin" offered opportunities for
espionage on shipping. Guards have
been placed not only over all NOrwe-
gian military establishments, but also
at some of the large industrial works.
Thus a military picket has been posted
at the Fredrikstad iron works, where
the new slips for 10,000-ton ships are
now ready, and trespassers have been
warned to keep away. Under a law
of July. 1917, the commune of Chris
tiania has ordained that the chief of
police may forbid persons who are not
Norwegians to reside in the commune
longer than a certain fixed period. y
new law concerning the necessity of
passports and the expulsion of aliens
has been rigidly enforced since DC.
tober l.
A controversy arose between the
commune of Orstern and those who
own the right to fish in the river. The
commune had built power dam
which they claimed was so high that
the salmon could not pass up the riv-
er so that they could catch them as
formerly. A number of experts and
the Judge went to the dam TO obtain
results. While they were discussing
the problem witness which no one
had summoned suddenly appeared on
the scene y fine salmon jumped the
dam right before their eyes. Some
members of the party had hearty
laugh. while the faces of some of them
were unpIeasantly elongated. Finally
the Judge said: DO we really need
any more testimony No, that one
fish had served us witness, judge, and
jury.
There is a narrow -guage railway be
tween Rena and Elverum. Now this
is also made broadgauge railway
by the addition of new rail for the
whole distance of twenty miles. This
makes three parallel rails, so that both
narrow gauge and broad-gauge trains
can run IN the track The improve
ment will cost about $4,000.
The government asked for a loan
Of about S11,0000oO, and about $14.-
100000 was subscribed. The govern
ment FINELY took the whole amount
subscribed.
In Voxo, Sondmor. Anathon Bjorn,
an arcnacologist has found a human
dwelling place from the stone age,
about 1000 years before Christ. There
were axes. arrowheads. grindstones.
and other implements throwing light
on the work of making utensils in the
stone se.
4 man who advertised for n room
( in Bergen received only one answer