The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-09-15
Norway.


Norway.
Considerable feeling has been
aroused In Norway and among Nor
wegian-Americans by published state
ments that German U-boats pass
through Norwegian territorial waters.
DIR. Fritjof Nansen. who IL In the
United States at the head OF the Morse
food purchasing commission. denied
the charge In strong. firm language In
an interview ut Washington. THE
charge Is not true" he said. II know
or only two Instances where German
U-boats actually violated Norwegian
neutrality. In one case thu naval Of
ficer reported that U-boat was ar
the 2 D-10 line. The German COM
mander maintained he was outside the
three-mile limit! English war vessels,
also, have been inside, and such acct
dents may happen. There have not
been more cases of German intrusion
than British. In both cases the incl
dents were insignificant. The British
admiralty itself has stated that Nor
way keeps the most thorough watch
possible over her territorial waters.
There are Il few cases where German
U-boats have attempted to come into
Norwegian waters, but they were all
stopped. Norway has regulation pro-
hibiting any submarine from entering
NOrway's three-mlle zone under any
circumstance. That was one of tho
difficulties between ~ and Germany
last year. We say our territorial limit
Is four miles. but for war purposes
during the present war we abide by
the three-mile zone observed by all
other nations"
A New York dispatch states that
eight Austrian steamships, interned in
the United States, Cuba and Argen-
tina, have been purchased with Nor
wegian money by the Kerr Navigation
company of New York. The purchase
price aggregates about S12 100000 The
ships have II total tonnage of 50,915
tons. The ships were first offered to
the United States Shipping corpora
ton, but this body advised that they
be taken over by private companies.
The capital for the purchase of the
ships was furnished by Norwegian
banks. and the recently organized
Scandinavian Trust company of New
York acts as trustee for the bondhOld-
ers. Edward G. Geer, president of the
Kerr Navigation company, Is mem
Der Of the board of directors of the
Scandinavian Trust company.
Morgenbladet, Chrlstlania. says that
"the activity of Captains Boy-Ed
and Won Papen probably more than
anything else influenced the public
sentiment among the American ma
ton, making the people favorably dis
posed toward Il war" and asks IL Ger
many can really derive any benefit
from IA policy which ultimately may
drive Norway into the arms of the
allies. An answer In the negative
is given by the paper, which among n
great number of facts, having bear
ing upon the military situation, EN-
phasizes especially the disadvantage
to the German navy Of, for instance,
American naval bases on the south
western coast of Norway. The same
opinion Is reflected In editorials Of
other leading scandinavian newspa-
pcrs.
Norwegian seame7 sent home from
foreign ports, through branch of the
department of commerce of the Nor
wegian government, no less than 251,-
400.33 crowns in the month Of June.
This, with $50, 54032 crowns sent home
In January, February, March, April
and May, makes u total of 1901 ,030.65
crowns during the first half OF the
present year. an increase of 300,60O.S0
over the same period In 1916.
The farmers In the northern part
of Norway have cut much cOrdwOod
during the last few months, but they
keep most of II for still higher prices.
1t Is said In somewhat vague terms
that our government will permit the
importation of enough grain from
America to save the Norweglans from
u general famine.
The Norwegian Life Saving society
maintained % cutters and two surf
boats during 1915. Bequests received
during the year will enable the So
ciety to build three more cutters for