Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-24
Norway.

Norway.
The New York Journal of Commerce
has the following in regard to the es-
Enlistment of steel works in Nor
way: Norway. which exports large
quantities of iron ore, possesses no
steel work Of her own and Is depend
ent entirely upok imports from abroad.
With view to remedying this state
Of affairs syndicate has recently been
formed for the purpose Of erecting a
large steel works in the neighborhOOd
Of Christiania ut Drammen on the
Drammenfjord. The promoters OF the
scheme declare that Norway is threat
ened not merely with shortage Of
steel, but actually with an acute fam
Inc, as in the near future Norway will
not be able to cover half Of her nor
NAL consumptiOn-that is to say. the
consumption Of peace times. The i'm
ports from Germany and Austria. both
of which countries are using nearly
the whole of their production, already
show a decline of Is per cent, and mag
soon ceAse altogether. Norway has
recently received practically nothing
in the way of manufactured steel from
England, and none at all from Belgium.
Imports from America are extremely
:xpensive>and difficult to obtain owing
to the shortage of tonnage"
In speaking of the havoc wrought by
the German submarines, the New York
World says that of oil the neutral ma
tons Norway has been the greatest
sufferer. Continuing, the World says {:
I'm April Is Norwegian vessels were
sunk by German raiders and over 100
sailors lost their lives. In March "a
Norwegian vessels We're sunk, and in
February Al; for the two months 1872
persons were reported killed or miss
ing. Up to April 3, according to the
figures published by the state depart
ment ut Washington, of total Of $50
neutral ships sunk by German subma-
zines, 40 were Norwegian. At the be-
ginning Of the war NOrway's merchant
navy ranked fourth among those Of the
nations of the world, Outclassing
Frances. In the last three years Ger
Norwegian than French ships Of CON-
merce. Between the nation ut peace
with Germany and the nation ranged
against 1t In war. the neutral has borne
the heavier losses from raiders at
tacks. Small wonder that Norway re-
CARDS the situation as intOlerable and
that relations with Germany are near
the breaking point"
There will be big increase in the
burning OF peat for fuel in Norway
during the coming winter. owing to the
difficulty Of obtaining an adequate
supply of coal. The city Of Tronhjem
recently acquired 400 acres Of peat
fields and has purchased a large peat
cutting machine for preparing the peat
for the consumer. The production Of
this fuel will be pushed with the Ut
most vigOr during the summer, and 1t
Is probable that other communities
than Trondhjem will be supplied with
peat from the new municipal plant, II
the supply Is sufficient.
Very few people from Stavanger are
emigrating to America this year. Dur
ing the first quarter of the present
year only 81 have gone from that city.
Emigration from Norway as whole
has become a neglible quantity. less
than it has been for many years.
Eighty-five million crowns were spent
in Norway for intoxicating liquors in
1916, according to statistical reports.
It Is safe to say that smaller amount
will be spent for that purpose this
year, owing to the ever diminishing
supply Of food products.
"E,indringens TempeT Is the title
Of one-act play recently completed
by Sigurd Ibsen at Berlin, Germany,
where he has been spending the win
ter. The Berlin Tageblatt character
ICES the drama as "a human little
comedy"