The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-03
Norway.

| WHICH extends along the Crest IrWh
Finmarken TO the vicinity of Bergen.
and Is most productive at Lofoten
Islands, closed for the season with
total catch of 81, 397 900 fish. according
to the report of Il. Haldeman Dennlson,
United States consul at ChrIstiania.
This Is 15.437.OdO fish less than In
1915. and less than In any year since
1908. The greater part OF the catch.
4.641 900 fish, was sailed and prepared
as split fish. 3,256O00 were dried as
stock fish and most OF the remainder
were exported fresh Although the
catch was under the average. the great
demand for fish. due to the war, made
the value greater than In any previous
year. The official estimate Is so, lOO.-
600. In 1915 the estimate value was
only $0.4GI 900 and In 1914 $S,5S4,5OO.
The value of the herring landed dur
Ing the past season was about $23.OO0.-
700 for the green fish," and the value
or the canned fish exported. chiefly
sprats and small herring. was about
$l4OOO,OOO. These figures Indicate the
great profits that the Norwegian fish
Ing Industry has made. due to the high
prices obtained because of the existing
war In Europe. IL has been reported
that the British government has pur-
chased this years entire Norwegian
fish catch. and that the purchase In
cludes also sardlnes and other canned
fish. In virtue OF resolution of the
storthing export duties have been
placed upon large variety OF FISH
and fishery products, the amounts
ranging from 26.S cents per 100 kil0s
for split fish to $1.84 per barrel for
spiced behring's These duties came
into force on March 30 and will con-
tinue until June 30. 1917, unless mOdi-
:. fled by royal decree.
Gerhard Gran. the Morse critic, has
contributed TO the student publication
OF the University OF Christianla an ar
ticle In which he discusses the manner
In which recent literary works have
been received In Norway, and he asks
the question, Have Norwegian au-
thOrs become inferior, or have their
readers degenerated?" Professor Gran
contrasts the manner In which new
books are received now with the way
In which the reading public greeted
new works by Bjornson or Ibsen 3U
or 40 years ago. The publication OF
new book by them was an event that
caused the heart to beat with expects
ton. Entertainment was not the main
thing that was expected. The reality
of things was to be tested, and great
questions were to be decided. People
talked about the books; they asked
questions, they debated the Ideas
brought forth. Now, on the other hand.
people buy their books and devour
them as they do their Christmas din
ners. and like these they disappear
they produce no changes, they occasion
no disturbance OF spirit, they cause no
one to pause, they entertain the reader
for few hours and keep him content
ed until next Christmas when he again
buys the seasons books. Literature
has become greater business than II
ever was. but II has ceased to be q
life-lssue," declares Professor Gran.
Some time ago JUL Dieserud. a
well.knOwn Experimentation OF
Washington, u. c.. came forward with
the proposition that the proposed new
headquarters building of the Nord-
mansforbundet be located at Bergen.
Norway, instead Of at Christian Mia. This
has aroused the management of the
society and they have sent cable
gram to America protesting against
Mr.. Dieserud's suggestion. They hold
that his action is an attempt to spread
dissatisfaction among the members
and friends of Observation-Disclosures
and that the 10000 crowns already
subscribed toward the building were
given with the understanding that the
headquarters Of the society are to be
at the Morse capital, not at Bergen.
George Brandes. the great Danish
critic. who Is generally conceded to be
the highest literary authority In the
world today, has contributed to the
Century Magazine for February an ar
ticle on Henrik lbsen, In which he
holds that lbsen and Shakespeare are
: the two greatest dra,natists the world
, has produced. This estimate Of fhe
Morse dramatist is acceded to by mHay
/ of the leading American newspapers
y and periodicals that have commented
on Brandes' article.
A unique operation was performed
!, at Stavanger recently. II was sn a
!. horse and was for the purpose Of cur
: ing him of "cribbIng" The animal
survived the operation and II Is
claimed that he was cured OF his bad
y habit. 1t Is believed that this Is the
first operation OF the kind ever per-
formed.
= 1t IL estimated that Norwegian ship
7 owners have placed orders for new
ships having an aggregate tonnage OF
1.2OO,O0O tons.
3 Already some $4,000 have been
:, | suhscrIhed toward the pstahlishment