The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-03-17
IN FAR NORTHLAND
important Events in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North. So.
Iected for scandInavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. oDLANo.
Denmark.

Denmark.
The king has ratified new law
passed by the alting OF Iceland. pro-
viding that there shall he three minis
tiers ut the head OF the government of
that island. One of them shall be Sc
sected from each of the leading pOlit
Zeal parties. Elnar Arnorson. the pres
ent minister, has handed In his resig-
nation. and the king asked John Mag
nusson, bailiff of Reykjavik. to organ
lie new ministry. The king of Den
mark seems to have come TO the very
sensible conclusion that he can do no
better than simply let the Icelanders
have their own way In political mat
tiers.
There has been fish famine In Cop
enhagen, Notwithstanding the fact that
large quantities of fish caught in Dan
ish waters have been sold abroad. A
society Of Copenhagen fishermen has
been formed, who are pledged TO sell
all the fish they catch TO the inhabi-
SHhtS VI the JdHlSH 'hTlIti.
The state railways of Denmark are
operated with an ever-increasing def
cit. The second half of the year 1916
brought $1OOO,000 more than the same
period In 1915. but the running eX-
penses were S27OO,OOO higher.
The Danish Cooperative Butter FIX
port company recently held its annual
meeting in Esbjerg. The company has
done business OF 15,O0O.000 crowns
during the past year. with n net bal
snce of 299.65S crowns.
Marie Jensen. who recently cele-
brated her SEVENTEEN birthday ami
Versary, has been in the service of the
same family continuously for over So
years.
The city council Of Nystad have de-
by the king and will therefore dispense
with the popular election.
Norway.
The value of the herring landed dur
ing the past season along the coast OF
Norway was about S23,0O0,00O for the
green fish" and the value OF the
canned fish exported. chiefly spats and
small herring, was about S14OOOOOO.
These figures show the great profits
Of the Norwegian fishing industry. due
80 the high prices resulting from the
war. II has been reported that the
British government has purchased this
years entire catch. including sardines
and other canned fish. Duties have
been placed upon large variety or
fish and fishery produces ranging from
26S cents per hundred kilOs for split
fish to $1.34 per barrel for spiced her
ring. These duties went into effect In
March 80. 1916. and will continue until
June 80 1917. unless modified by roy
al decree.
The government food supply commits
sion has become the largest importer
In Norway. Its business Is not only
the largest, but by Gar the most com
prehensive. From October IS tn No
vember 25 the commission placed con-
tracts for 2O.OOO,OOO crowns In foreign
countries, grain. -four. meats and SUI
perphosphate being the articles pur-
chased mainly. Twenty ships are en-
gagged In bringing these purchases to
Norway. and the freight charges viii
total the gOodly sum OF 12,OOOOW
crowns. GranarIes costing several
hundred thousand crowns, In which to
etore the grain and some Of the other
supplies. are being erected at Christi
mia by the government.
The national government has made
new arrangements for having police
men ready for service on short notice.
The national treasury Is TO pay the
salaries of a certain number Of police
men in the three largest cities. name
Nv, Kristiania, Bergen, and TrondhJem.
on condition that the state may make
use of them at any time. There are
i've such policemen In Kristianin, ana
a smaller number in each of the other
two cities.
Even when the country >is on the
point of being swept into the war
the Norwegians are keeping up the
fight about the language, one party
demanding the native tongue the
other sticking to the common Norwe-
CLAN Danish book language.
The yotal agricultural production OF
Norway in 1915 was several per cent
above that of an average year. accord
ing to a recent government report.
Now comes report that Grimstad,
the city which was the home Of lbsen
an his youth. wants to have It's name
changed to Gromstad. The city was
Known. by the latter name until the
year 1915. when In receiving its char
ter the city's name was for some I'M
known reason written Grimstad. Nor
weginn papers assert that II is the
ladies of Grimstad that are behind the