The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-08-11
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 sopndinavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Norway.

Norway.
A dispatch from st. Johns, N. f.,
says that the transatlantic liner Chris
tianiafjord, bound from New York to
Bergen, Norway, with 916 passengers
on board, ran head on into the coast
of Newfoundland. seven miles west Of
Cape Race, before daybreak July Is.
All her passengers were safely landed
at Portugal cove, on the south side Of
Conception bay, and brought ten miles
here by train. The liner lies in an ex-
posed position, with three Of her for
ward holds flooded, but 1t is thought
1t may be possible to save her. Sew
eral steamers went to her assistance
as soon as the word Of her plight was
received, and the Canadian government
steamer Stanley, which was reached
by wireless at sea, was dispatched to
aid her. The Christianiafjord. one Of
the Norwegian-America line vessels, Is
queen In tonnage and speed Of Nor
ways entire merchant feet. She is a
10,669-ton vessel. and Is valued at
about $3,000,000. There were 1.196 per-
sons on board her, including the 2S0 In
her crew. She had put into Halifax
for British inspection of her passengers
and cargo, and after leaving there on
Friday afternoon lost her bearings In
a heavy rainstorm with fog. 1t was
one Of those fogs common on the
GFo nd 40 n nd nj thu n
land coast, which are created by the
meeting of the cold Labrador current
and the warm Gulf stream. Accom-
panied by rain. they create murk
which even the light on Cape Race can
not penetrate. Vessels of the Nor
wegian line hug Cape Race on their
voyage across the Atlantic and almost
invariably pass within sight Of that
point. Apparently the big liners Off
GERS figured they had passed the cape,
which Is the southeastern extremity of
Newfoundland, and headed further
north too soon, running the liner bow
on into the rocky shore.
Mohr, operated by the Ostlandke and
Vestlandske Petroleum company of
Christiania and Bergen, was recently
caught at New York attempting to get
away with a cargo Of contraband-10,-
600 feet of copper cable. The captain,
Peter Einarson, and his chief engineer
John Larsen, were arrested and held
under bail of $4,000 each. the charge
against them being an attempt to de-
fraud the government Of the United
States by filing false manifest. The
authorities ut New York had been
warned that the Conrad Mohr would
attempt to get away with a cargo OF
contraband, but the officers that exam
ined her found nothing suspicious and
permitted the ship to sail. Off Staten
Island. however, the ship was seen to
anchor, which caused suspicion, and
an American torpedo boat destroyer
overhauled her and discovered the cop
per cable In the oil tank on board the
vessel.
bOtlOI 4NuhSth, WIN utuuS ~ Npth
mission sent by the government OF
Norway to America to negotiate with
the government of the United States
for permission to import American
goods. sailed for New York July IL
He will remain in the United States
several weeks, and will probably visit
I. various parts of the country while
here. This is his second visit to the
United States, his first visit taking
place in 1898. shortly after his return
from the polar regions.
Great Britain has commandeeret
every merchant vessel under the Nor
weglan flag. according to private ad
vices received by Seattle shipping
men. BY what authority or Just how
the step was taken was not disclosed
but II may be stated on authority thai
Svery charter Of Norwegian vesse
executed there within recent months
had to be approved by the British con
sui.
A Central News dispatch from Chris
tiana reports the sinking near IRELAND
by n German submarine of the Norwe
gian bark Fiorella, 1,168 tons. TIL,
crew was rescued.
Road Amundsen's new polar ship I.
about to be launched. 1t Is vessel o.
300 tons and will be propelled b,
means of $50 horse power motor en-
CINE.
Norway Is getting into the goot
graces of the British authorities, onl,
two Norwegian firms being on thu
.black list" at the' present time.
Traffic between Norway and Splits
bergen opened In June. when two ships
left Norway for the coal fields will
yoincSs IN hoard On their return triI