The L'Anse sentinel., 1917-02-03
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
Iected for Scandinavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. oDLAN0.
Sweden.

A correspondent OF the Chicago
Daily News writes Captain Angman.
u Swedish officer originally sent to
Persia to help that nation organize
Its army, Is now intGrned with some
Austrians and Germans In ShirnZ For
taking part In revolution. Other
Swedish officers who participated have
'eturned home and are telling a
strange story OF an internal conflict or
short duration. For several years be-
fore the war Swedish officers were en-
poyed In the Persian gendarmerie.
They had been asked to give instruc-
tions in military service and to organ
lie the Persian gendnrnerie. During
thr years before the war they had
some bloody encounters with hostile
bands of robbers and some OF them
were killed. Colonel Hjalmarson. who
was the Swedish leader, left for China
hbcut the beginning of the war and
then the sympatlIles Of. the Swedish
officers became openly divided between
the allies and the Germans. Some of
the officers associated themselves with
German agents In Persia and their
men followed them. In the spring OF
1915 they had nm agreement with the
Germans which was countersigned by
thelr leader, Colonel Edvall. The ofii-
Ger in rank. Major Nystrom, who was
openly pro-ally, did not join In these
negotiations. Together with the Ger
t,In
to take place on November Is, 1918.
Ii was to make the shah leave Te-
heran for Ispahan. All the Swedish
officers except Major Nystrom were
ordered to take part, on the ground
that Persia had declared war on Rus
sia. They joined In the movement.
Tie revolution. however, had no sue
cess. The shah stayed In Teheran and
no declaration Of war wars made, either
against Russia or England. But 1t was
too late to stop the revolutionary
movement created by Colonel Edvall.
and the immediate consequence was
his removal. Major Nystrom was ask
ed by the Persian government to come
TO Teheran, where he was appointed
chief of the Persian gendarmerie, sue
ceeding Edvall. The Swedish officers
who were making war on their own
behalf against the Persian govern
ment were all removed out Of service
ind their troops were declared insur-
gents. One of the Swedish officers
who felt the consequences OF this de-
cree was Captain Angman, command
or Of Persian regiment in Shiraz. Ma
jor Nystrom Immediately after his np-
pointment tried to reach Angman to
prevent him from taking further part In
the revolutionary movement. Ii was
only after long time he succeeded to
get message over to Angmnn and then
It was too late. Angman. who disposed
of 2,2OO men with machine guns and
field artillery, had already joined the
insurgents and was not willing to rec.
ognize Nystrom as his chief. After
long defense he was made prisoner
and Is now lnterned In Shiraz with
some Germans and Austrians. Most
of the other Swedish officers were
lucky enough to be able to leave Per-
sia and return home.
According to an official announce
ment, 61 Swedish merchant ships had
been destroyed as II result of the war
up to September 30. The total tom
mage lost was 73,20O. and the insur-
ance carried was 10,336,469 kroner. In
the same period Of time Norway lost
113 ships, insured at 71,324.5OO kroner,
and the lives of 100 sailors. In Octo-
Der A Norwegian ships were lost and
the number of lives lost was increased
to 14S.
The recent storms Off the coast Of
Sweden have driven ashore many
floating mines. One exploded In the
harbor of Stockholm, killing Swedish
soldier.