Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1917-09-12
NORWAY.


ships, and unanimously declared them
TO be chemical miracles. The most in
teresting bombs, says the official re-
port of the Norwegian police, are those
which in every way resemble regular
bunker coal. The lump Itself is made
Of papier-mache and partially filled
with German newspapers. dated De
cember, 1915 The coal bombs are
constructed In such a way that they
will explode when shoveled into boil
ers of ship. Among scraps Of paper
an extremely powerful explosive.
etryd, has been placed. as well as
couple of dynamite caps. Among the
collection were also great number or
rectangular bombs. Every one OF
these bombs was inclosed in linten
bag with a strap, making 1t possible
for agents TO carry them hanging in
their clothing. There were also some
incendiary bombs in which the clock
work had been substituted for wood
en- plug When these bombs were
placed on board ship, the plug was
taken out of the hole which, instead,
was filed with an acid, penetrating the
iron within a certain time, and thus
causing an explosion. Four hundred
and forty acid tubes were found by
Norwegian police. Some of the acids
were supposed to conclude their de-
structive work within three hours, 9th
ers within 1875 hours. Five fountain
81 hot
connected with liquid acid and
lump of chloric acid of potassium were
also among the collection. These pens
constitute ideal incendiary apparatus.
Other interesting features of the col
lection are 80 rolls of chewing to-
baccO and 80 cigarettes. remarkably
hard in the center, as well as 81 red
crayon pencils. marked Johann Faber.
These articles contain pulverized car
borundum pressed with paraffin wax.
They would therefore, in very eff
cient way. destroy the mechanism of
machinery, if placed in its oil cup.
Considerable feeling has been
aroused in Norway and among Nor
wegians in the United States by pub
lished statements that German subma-
rines pass through Norwegian terri
tOrial waters. Dr. f. Nansen, head
of the special Norwegian mission to
the United States, denied the charge.
The charge is not true" he said. Il
know Of only two instances when Ger
man U-bOats actually violated NOrwe-
gian neutrality. In one case the naval
officer reported that U-bOat was at
the 2 9-10 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 We're insignificant. The British
admiralty itself has stated that Nor
way keeps the most thorough watch
possible over her territorial waters.
There are a few cases where German
U-boats have attempted to come into
Norwegian waters, but they were all
prohibiting any submarine from enter
ing .Norway's three-mile zone under
any circumstances. That was one of
the difficulties between us and Ger
many last year. We say our terri
torial limit is four miles, but for war
purposes during the present war we
abide by the three-mile zone observed
by all other nations.
Gunnar Kvam for some time has
been thinking of making his door and
window factory in Stakanger truly
cooperative concern. A short time
ago three of his best employees were
about to leave the shop and start bust
brought Kvam's plan to head. He
told his men that they could have the
factory for about $4,000, which is
much less than the real value of The
plant. on condition that they run Ii
on the cooperative plan. In order
that all might take part, the amount
of the shares was put as low as S135.
There are some that cannot even raise
that amount. But they are taken in
on condition that they pay the amount
of a share in small installments, so
that In the near future every employee
Will be stakeholder In the business.
The three men that intended to leave
at once took stock for 5000 each.
No single person is permitted to hold
more than one-fourth of the entire
stock.
Rainy and cold weather in July was
unfavOrable to the crops in the north
ern part of the country. No hay
was cut before the Goth of July, and
the crop was expected to be less than
the averages Much potatoes and grain
had been planted, but only the most
favorable weather would insure fair
crop.
A sword from the early bronze age
was recently found in an ancient
grave in Klepp, near Stavanger. The
curator of the Stavanger museum
ascribes the sword to the twelfth or
thirteenth century before Christ.
A Kindly Feeling.