The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-10-27

\ Stockholm correspondent writes
that smuggling has been carried on very
extensively during the past year BY
both native Swedes and Germans.
Competent authorities say that the
amount Of goods German sailors have
succeeded In smuggling out OF the
country is almost beyond belief. The
custom house men are always catch
Ing them at II. The other day an auc-
ton OF goods seized on German SNUG
glers mt the little village of 10 brought
In more than 1000 crowns $3.50. For
long time the smuggling went on I'M
disturbed. In the evening the sailors
visited the shops wearing special SNUG
Cling suits. The female cook of the
German steamer Venezia was suspect
ed for a couple OF years, but she was
officials had no female searcher. Final
ly suspicion gave way to GER
tainty. A woman searcher was hired
and found that this enterprlsing frau
wore special pair Of capacious knick-
ers made of The best canvas for pur-
poses Of stowage, and containing 20
crowns (S7) worth Of soap. A great
deal Of smuggling used to go on with
the steamers taking Swedish horses
from MalmOe to Germany. All man
ner of devices We're used. BOotlegs
and trousers were packed with soap
m IN al hp
der the armpits, secured with string
round the neck. Long thin strips Of
bacon hung close TO the body. Pack
cts Of margarine were found suspend
ed under the horses bellies, when
taken aboard late at night. They were
hidden by the blankets thrown across
the animals backs.
As already stated In this column,
the government of Sweden has sane
toned reduction in the amount of
live stock in the country To the cx-
tent of - per cent. owing To tn elack
Of feed. and permission has been
granted TO export 5000 head of cattle
Germany. ms heretofore. The Swedish
government, says correspondent, has
taken steps 10 organize wood cutting
and the transportation of the enormous
quantity of fuel which will he wanted
In the winter. Germany has only sent
about one-fifth of Sweden's ordinary
consumption of coal, $500, 900 tons, and
England practically nothing On Stock
holm's bouleyardS, half the ground
space Is covered house-high with piles
of firewood while every open place pre-
SentS the same picture. NumerOnS
steamers are bringing props every
week Ia port before the water freezes
In October or November. Sweden In
this way Is TO ASCERTAIN extent making
herself Independent OF English and
German coal for the time being. Light
ing Is another capital problem In Swe-
den. Petroleum has Increased In value
to over So II gallon, and cannot really
be counted on as Il factor. Swedish
manufactures Of calcium carbide have
increased their output and the dark
season will be met by sufficient guam
tity OF carbide. simultaneously, fac
tories have taken up the manufacture
of lamps. Sweden also has hurried
the electrifying of lis waterfalls TO
provide light
As is well known. soap has become
exceedingly difficult 10 obtain In Swe-
den, owing Ia the scarcity Of fats. and
all sorts of attempts have been made
to find satisfactory substitutes. An
engineer by the name of Alfred selma
gers seems to have beer successful in
this. having manufactured soap from Il
species ~ clay very common through
out Sweden. II is said that this new
soap has been tested and found not
wanting in any respect. The clay from
which il is made Is subjected 10 Il
clean. wholesome and of pleasing
odor II is believed that II can be
sold ut n cost of about 30 oere per
Kg BY peculiar coincidence the
news comes fromE Germany that
similar discovery has been made
there.
Ever increasing tightening of the
allied embargo on shipment Of sup
plies of all kinds 10 Sweden. Norway,
Denmark and Holland is rapidly Great
ing Il situation which may have I'M
important bearing on the war The
complaint of these countries against
the American embargo is growing loud
er. This, coupled with Great Britain's
stopping shipment of all articles to
Scandinavia and Holland, Is expected
to bring Il crisis.
A man from vcsteraaS, Sweden. was
recently in Stockholm, where he en-
tertaIned friends at Il restaurant. In.
clu,led In the order for himself and
guests were nine small potatoes, which
cost him four and half crowns. Upon
his return home he figured out the cost
of barrel Of potatoes at the price
he paid and found 1t to he 1,120
crowns OF course the ones he paid