The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-29

thereto IL an end of the war were I'm
sight. but mt present the measure was
an Imperative necessity.
Norway.
Sam Eyde. Norway's foremost cap
tain OF Industry. Is going into farming.
and this may mean great deal to the
agricultural development of the coun-
try. He recently bought eleven farms
in Vestfold and announces that he Is
going to operate them along the most
advanced lines with n view to dem
onstrating that the food production Of
the country can be greatly increased.
In Mr.. Eyde's opinion the most press
ing and most important needs OF Nor
wcgian agriculture are the introduce
ton of more machinery and the organ
izatlon Of the farmers on the co-opera
tive basis. He holds that man and
horse labor has become altogether too
expensive and too difficult to obtain
and must therefore be replaced by me-
chanical power. Tractors Will be used
on his farms. as in America. These are
expensive, but by clubbing together
the farmers Of moderate or limited
means, snys Mr.. Eyde, can buy them
and use them jointly-hence the need
OF cooperation. BY means of tractors
and other modern machinery the soil
may be cultivated more intenslvely
and the production greatly increased.
In answer to the general surprise ex-
pressed ut his entry into agriculture
operations, Mr.. Eyde declared in a re-
cent address that he believed that ex-
periencc In the industrial world might
find needful application In agriculture.
For instance, in industry knowledge
of the exact cost of production is the
basis of success, while In agriculture
such knowledge Is practically I'M
known to the average farmer. The
lack of experience In line of work
was declared by Mr.. Eyde to be
positive advantage at times, as men
without experience enter upon their
work with open minds and without pre-
JUDGES.
A Christiania dispatch says that
three German spies have been convict
ed at Bergen for supplying informa-
ton to submarines regarding the sail
Ing time OF vessels which later were
to be tOrpedoed. Captain Laven and
Officer Schwartz, German citizens. and
ThOrscn Norwegian, all received
terms In the penitentiary. Laven was
sentenced to five years, Schwartz to
four and Thorsen to ten years impris-
onmcnt. Captain Laven admitted that
he worked under instructions from
German authorities. He asserted that
German subjects were under obligation
to obey such orders. Norwegian pa
pers I'm their comments on the affair
lay emphasis on this phase of the mat
ter.
There was less illteracy among the
scandinavian immigrants to the Unit
ed States In 1916 than among those of
any other nationality. says an official
report of the immigration bureau at
Washington. Out of 1912 Scandlna-
VANS who came to this country during
the preceding year only 10 over four
teen years old were unable to read or
write. This is certainly a remarkable
showing.
Observation-Disclosures of Christiania.
Socialist paper. says that Norway Is
facing starvation. The supply of food
on hand will last only one month, ac-
cording to that publication, and the
prospects of getting in more provisions
are anything but bright. The paper
demands that the government take
over all private stores as well as the
control of imports and the distribution
OF food supplies.
1t Is now suspected that the big fire
which recently destroyed millions of
crowns worth Of property in Tron-
dhjem was OF incendlary origin. 1t
started In the Russian-English busi-
ness section and seemed to break out
simultaneously In various places.
Norway's supply of salt Is low and
the food supply commission has asked
for an appropriation OF $4,000 for the
purpose of experimenting with the do
nestle production of salt. The impor-
tation is decreasing, owing to the
scarcity of ships.
During the month of August Norway
lost 81 cargo ships and 23 sailors as
result of the submarine warfare.
According TO news reports, waste
steam from the saltpeter factories at
Rjukan, Norway. Is now teing utilized
in the production Of e-ectric light.
While formerly this steam was allowed
TO escape into the air, Ii Is now being
through three turbines capa-
bic of producing 10000 horsepower.
The action o. Great Britain In hold
ing up shipments of tin sent from
Great Britain and America threatens
the canning industry OF Norway. The
triaIs and tribulatlons of the poor lit
tic country seem without end.