The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-06-30
important Events in Sweden,
5 Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
Iected for scandinavIans and
Their Descendants
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Norway.


the country as national calamity,
and recently they have taken occasion
to express their sentiments in this re-
spect. The commissioners OF the
South Undal fherred. for instance.
adopted the following resolution: 1T
being our firm belief that emigration
has been Of great benefit and advan-
large sums Of money that have been
sent home by emigrants. we have come
to the conclusion that the work for
the restriction Of emigration should
not be supported" The Ny lord so
ciety, an organization working for the
restriction Of emigration, was accOrAed
cool reception when it recently APP
piled for support to the commissioners
of Nignodstad herred. The sheriff ex-
pressed the opinion that the society's
work to bring people back from Amer
lea to settle on its reclaimed areas Is
folly.
AZ has been frequently stated In
these columns, there has been Il house
famine In most of the Norwegian cities
during the past few years, and various
plans of remedying the situation have
been proposed. The city council of
iangesund has appropriated $4,000
with which TO erect small cottages
which are to be sold when completed
and the mOnay thus obtained Will be
used for the construction of other cot
tages. In this manner 1t Is proposed
to relieve the famine In Haugesund.
A cablegram from Copenhagen says
that workmen in Christiania quit work
one day recently and marched to the
Storthlng building, where they pre-
scented demand for the prohibition of
the expectation Of food products and
the confiscatiOn of all ships needed for
the transportation Of food and raw ma
terials to that country. They demand
ed further that German ships should
be barred from the Norwegian fjords,
as they carry food out of the country.
According TO dispatch from Chris
tiania, train bearing about l2O
wounded German prisoners of war
from Russia arrived recently at
Kongsvinger who were distributed
from that point Ia the several places
where they will be cared for. Alto
gether arrangements have been made
to receive sos wounded German pris-
oners in Norway. A like number of al
lied wounded VIII also be received and
cared for.
The Stavangeren of Stavanger tells
about an old soldier named Tambur
Ostby. who In 1862 or 1863 while n
drummer in the Norwegian army. wres-
tied with and threw Prince Oscar.
later known as King Oscar II Of Swe-
den and Norway The old soldier is
now ninety-one years old.
Former Premier Chr. Nicholson re-
Gently celebrated his Sixtieth birthday
anniversary and was greatly honored.
Over 1000 kilograms of congratulation
from all parts of Norway and from
und deputations came and went all day
at the statemans home.
The sending Of code kilograms Is
now forbidden in Norway, and the only
languages allowed nre the Scandna-
Wan. French. English and German. In
telephoning only the Scandinavian Ian
fuage may be used, and wireless mes
sages to ships Mt sea may only be sent
by the authorities.
Oscar Mathlsen, the Norwegian
skating champion who came to the
United States last winter to compete
with the champions Of this continent
and give exhibitions, has decided to re-
main In the United States this summer
and again participate In contests and
exhibitions next winter.
Demonstrations against the high
cost of living took place throughout
Norway June 6, but passed of quietly.
In Christiania about 10000 persons
Joined in street parade and deputa-
ton representing the protesters was re-
ceived by the president OF the stor-
thing.
Capitalists and business men Of Pors-
grund, Norway, have taken steps to or
gnnize new marine insurance com
pany. with u capital stock of 100000
crowns.
The number OF Morse ships that
have been lost at sea since the begin
ming Of the war Is now over five hun
dred. or course most Of these we're
sunk by German submarines. which are
Just as active as ever In sending Morse
vessels to the bottom.
Tonsberg and Kragero have erected
monuments for the dead sailors who
participated In the battle Of Skager-
rak year ago and whose bodies drift
ed ashore and were buried In common
graves in a number Of Morse coast
cities.