Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-17

tnat IL breaks the terrlHc SHOCK VI Tie
torpedo.
Norway.
No less than 75 merchant ships of
Norway were sunk by the German sub
marines in April, and 1t Is announced
that II the present rate of destruction
continues the entire Norwegian mer.
chant fleet will have been destroyed
In year and half. 1t Is little Won
der. therefore, that anti-German feel.
ing Is running stronger and stronger
In Norway, and 1t is freely predicted
that the little nation will soon enter
the war on the side Of the allies. An
other reason for the probable entry
Of Norway into the war Is the fact
that her people would stand a better
chance of obtaining supplies from the
United States, II Norway becomes an
ally of the United States In the war.
Heretofore one thing that has kept
Norway strictly neutral Is the attitude
of Sweden. which has beer rather pro-
German. Now, however, change Is
coming over Sweden, partly on nc.
count of the ruthless German subma.
rine campaign, but principally because
of the change In Russia. With Rus
STA democracy and Finland free
country, Sweden no longer stands In
dread Of the Russian bear and no long.
err feels the need Of affiliating with
Germany, the one power which Swed-
en- felt was able to check the advance
Of Russia toward Scandinavia.
According to recent news reports,
DR.. Otto Albert Blehr has been ap-
pointed minister Of justice In the Nor.
wegian cabinet, succeeding A. T. Ur-
bye. who resigned when his proposal
for censorship Of the Norwegian
press failed to pass. Doctor Blehr has
been prominent In Norwegian politics
for many years. During the union with
Sweden he was twice Norwegian Sec
rotary OF state In Stockholm. and in
1915 he served short period as minis
ter Of finance. Prof. Torolf Prytz has
been appointed minister In the new de-
partment Of industrial supplies. Pro-
fessor Prytz ia an architect by profess
sion.
A report from England says that
Trygve Gran. the Morse aviator who
was receroly ousted from the Norwe-
CLAN army for breeches Of military pro-
priety, has enlisted In the British avia.
ton service. with the rank of captain,
and will probably soon be in active
service on the western front. Gran was
a member Of SCOTS expedition to the
South pole and on his return to Nor
way entered the aviation service. He
crossed the North sea to Scotland by
airplane on July /, 1914.
A Norwegian steamship. the hrst
passenger liner to leave a Scandina-
Wan port for the United States since
the early part of February. arrived In
New York April %. with 1895 persons
on board. Many passengers were
Americans, stranded In Denmark. Nor
way and Sweden when sea trafiic was
interrupted by the German submarine
declaration OF January 81. The ship
called at Halifax, where the passen-
gers were subjected to examination by
British authorities. Among the Amer
leans on the ship were number Of
physicians who had been working In
German and Austrian hospitals. They
left those countries simultaneously
with the departure Of Ambassador
Gerard from Berlin.
Stavanger has almost 44,0OO lnhabit.
ants. The females constitute a ma
jority Of almost 1000.
The usual May day celebrations
passed OF quietly In Norway. there
being no disturbances In any Of the
cities. The Norwegian newspapers
report a great deal Of dissa tisfac tion
among the poorer people with the high
prices for the necessities of life. but
the blame for these conditions Is not
placed on the government.
Thirty.tTo Morse ships put In at
the port of Baltimore In the month
Of April. cut Of a total Ct 80 foreign
vessels. That was the largest nrn!.
bey from 1ny nation.