The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-01
IN FAR NORTHLANO
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.

seCteo TOR Scdndinavians ana
Their Descendants.
ny MARTIN w. oDLAND.
4, Norway.
According to compilation made by
Prof. w. MacNeillc Dixon Of the Uni
versity Of Glasgow, Scotland, Norway
has suffered greater losses in shipping
during the war than all other neutral
nations together. The compilation COW
ers the period from August 8, 1914, to
April 20, 1917. During this period the
total number of ships Of neutral ma
lions sunk by Germans was $40, and
the loss in tonnage was 1.653,654 tons.
The Norwegian share Of the loss was
436 ships and 9S7, 816 tons, more than
half the total loss both in ships and
tonnage. The next heaviest losers
were Holland. Greece, Denmark, and
Sweden. The losses Of the five leading
victims Of German warfare are thus
represented as follows: Norway, ships
sunk 436, tonnage 87,s16; Holland,
ships sunk "a, tonnage 1891; Greece.
ships sunk 90, tonnage 147,923;
Denmark, ships sunk ia, tonnage
123,385; Sweden, ships sunk, 1O1,
tonnage, 99828. Since the com
pilation of the above list, press
reports have announced the sinking Of
% Norwegian ships the last week Of
April, 40 ships In May, 43 ships In
June, and 33 ships In July, making an
additional l48 ships. The grand to-
tai Of Norwegian ships lost during the
war up to the end Of July Is thus 5S4.
Norway. facing starvation II the
United States cuts off exports Of food,
10 ready to release 100000 tons OF
her shipping I'm return for the privilege
Of importing food-principally from
sen, head Of the Norwegian mission to
the United States, declared In Wash
ington unreservedly that Norway faced
privation If the United States enforces
an export embargo against her. Doc
tor Nansen did not intimate Norway
abandon her neutrality. Anxious to
maintain their place in the world as a
seafaring nation, II common carrier OF
world commerce, and In order to get
foodstuffs for themselves and keep
their maritime flag afloat he said,
they were willing to barter ships for
food.
Detention at Christinnia Norway, of
almost 600 passengers on their way to
Russia has caused the American lega-
ton at Christiania to make the sug-
gestion through the state department
that 1t is advisable for passengers 70
Russia to ascertain the exact situation
before leaving the United States. The
steamer Oscar III arrived there July 20
with 600 passengers booked for Rus
sia. The Russian border was closed
at that time and IL was announced that
entry into Russia was prohibited until
August 10. Norwegian authorities In
view of the closed border refused to
allow the passengers for Russia to dis
embark.
A Christiania dispatch says that the
decision of the United States to take
lean yards elicits favorable comment
In the Norwegian press. The newspa-
pers agree that 1t Is to Norway's in
terest IL the tonnage Is used under the
American flag, because the taxation
then Is more favorable than under the
Norwegian flag. For this reason sew
eral Norwegian ships already have
been transferred to American registry.
The announcement has been made
that Harald Ulrik Sverdrup, son OF
Prof. Edward Sverdrup of "Menighed-
sfkultetet," will accompany Capt.
ROAD Amundsen as scientist on
his North pole expedition. He was
granted the degree of doctor Of phil
osophy by the University Of Christi
ania.
There are now 35 milllonaires In
Haugesund Norway, city with pop
ulation of about $4,000. BY million
alre Is meant man possessed Of 1000
600 crowns or more. Prior to the be-
ginning of the war millionaires were
unknown In Haugesund.
The city council of Christiania has
approved a plan for the employment
of school children during the summer
In gathering twigs and branches in the
forest for fuel.
News of the stranding Of the steam
err Kristianiafjord caused 10 per
cent decline In the value of the stock
in the Norwegian-American steamship
line, Hitherto the stock In the COM
pany has rapidly advanced.
The cutting Of wood for fuel during
the coming winter is being carried on
vigorously all over Norway at the pres
emit time. Among the number enlisted
for this work were three pastors.
The rapid growth of Stavapper Nor