Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-04-05

large cities, especially. the liquor evil
has had an Ominous growth.
1t Is announced that a Christiania
syndicate has bought Is acres Of
ground ut Ogne, Jaderen, for the pur-
pose of building factory for prepar-
Ing kelp for the market. One Of the
products to be turned out Is called
"Norgin," and is used In the textile
Industries; the other is ''tangin,"
drug used as a remedy for rheumatism
and nervous diseases. The beach of
Jaderen Is famous for the large auan-
titles Of kelp and other kinds Of sea-
weed thrown upon it during storms
from the west.
The number Of business failures in
Norway was only about one-third Of
that of the year 1915. showing the
prosperity Of the country at the pres
ent time.
From Ytre Kiberg, near vardo, It Is
reported that woman was found fro
fifty-four years old. and is survived by
Is children.
A proposal to arm merchant ships
Is said by the Overseas News agency
to have been rejected by the Norwe.
gian shlpowners' association.
Denmark.
Iceland. Denmark's dependency, like
England, France. Germany and other
countries, has advanced the clock one
hour In order to conserve daylight.
The movement known as daylight
saving" was adopted in the several
countries with the idea Of taking ad-
vantage Of summer days by setting the
clock forward an hour In the morning,
so that one hour longer of daylight
would be obtained. May l, 1916, the
German federal council passed meas.
ure providing for the setting Of the
clock ahead. Twelve European coun.
tries did likewise. and Summer time"
was In use in Holland, Austria, Tur.
key, France. England. Norway, Swe
den. Denmark, Italy, Switzerland.
Spain and Portugal
A Copenhagen dispatch says that
an organization of Danish ship owners
has been formed with the object of
keeping Danish shipping on the seas
in spite Of the submarine war, Reu-
ter dispatch from Copenhagen reports.
The new company is pledged to keep
its ships In service under the condi-
tons laid down in international law,
whatever action Germany takes. The
ships will be used exclusively for the
carriage Of fOOdstuffs and other neces-
saries between Denmark and ports Of
the United States and Great Britain.
The directors Of the Copenhagen Pa
rents league have addressed n protest
to the government against allowing
the private high schools of the capital
city and other communities Of Den
mark to raise their tuition, on the
ground that the cost of educating the
children is becoming altogether too
high.
The farmers Of Denmark have de-
cided not to oppose the movement to
fix maximum price on potatoes.
Sweden.
Az stated last week, the popular ND
rising in Russia has aroused the keen
est interest In Sweden, owing to ef-
feet the revolution may have on Fin
land. The overthrow Of the autOcratic
Russian government and the accession
Of the liberals to power promise bet
ter days for Finland, In the belief az
the Swedish people. A dispatch from
London states that Major General
Zein, governor general Of Finland. has
been arrested by the commander Of
the Baltic feet on the order of the pro-
yisiOnal government. according to q
Reuters PetrOgrad dispatch. Senator
BOrOvitinOff. vice president of the
economic department of the Finland
senate. also has been arrested. F.
ROditcheff, leader Of the constitutional
democrats in the duma. has been ap-
pointed minister. for Finland and d.
rected to proceed at once to Helsing-
fors. General Zein has been governor
Of Finland since November. 1909, and
has been noted for the drastic methods
he used to suppress any popular out
break. NJ. Roditcheff has been promi-
nent I'm duma affairs since the Russian
parliament was created. He has been
vigorous advocate of the rights Of
the Jews and was once denounced as
a mailman by the emperor.
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