The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-11-17
IN FAR NORTHlAND
Important Events in Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
ieeted for Scandinavians and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
NORWAY.

...' ".r Norway.
Five Norwegian and three Swedish
Slips Of a fiotilla of eleven unarmed
merchantmen were sunk by German
commerce raiders In the North sea re-
Gently, The ships were sunk without
examination of their papers, without
warming and with no regard for the
lives of the men on board British YES
SrlS, attracted by The sound OF firing,
came 10 the rescue and picked up 30
Norwcgians and others. Three OF the
slips succeeded In escaping while two
British destroyers were battling with
he German warships. 1t Is said that
there were over 800 persons on bonrd
ar the ships sent TO the bottom and
most OF these persisted. The feeling il
very strong both In Norway and Swe-
den Oh account of this brutal attack.
u IS conceded that, In view of the fact
lint the ships We're under the convoy
"i British war vessels. the German
'hipS had legal right to attack the
Scandinavian llotilla, but they had no
right 10 sink the ships without regard
10 the safety Of the crews and passen-
gers. Among those expressing their In
tignatlon over the outrage Is Captain
Ronld AmundSOn, who has returned To
HcruIhny the decorations he received
in that country after his return from
tie South pole. as a protest against
such actions.
Tie food administrator Of Norway
estimates that the country's grain sup
l'Iy Is sufficient TO last till June I,
l9lS, provided the utmost care is taken
IN the use of II. According TO the fig
'ires presented, the grain stores in the
country on January 1 this year
amounted to 71S,OO0 tons. The con
sumption per month Is estimated at
Gl.OOO tons, which, with the amount
used for seed In the spring, would
make Il total consumption Of 497, 900
ions UP to the time OF the estimate,
leaving 22l 900 tons on hand The sup
ply OF old grain would thus last the
country two and two-thlrds months.
Added 10 the supply of old grain,
however, IL this years crop, which Is
estimated at 100000 tons, enough To
feed the country SIX months. In spite
If these figures, the food administrators
Is far from satisfied with the situation
and advocates the adoption of ra
tioning system at once.
NOrske Intclligenscr, the government
organ, says Norway's government is I
doing its best to arrive at an under. |
standing with the United States IN /
"egard to the food supplies purchased .
IA the United States by Norway, which
are now on board of vessels detained
In American harbors. In the course of
reply TO the demands in various pa
pcrs that moro active steps for set
Element Of the difficulties between the
two countries be taken. the Intclli-
gcuSer says: Everybody must see that
Il depends upon America and not upon
US when matters will be adjusted.
America retains our cargo ships and
we cannot release them, although we
have neglected nothing to that end. We
have right to expect America to rea-
lie what our position will be II she
does not soon loose the bonds binding
us"
Stock In the Norwegian-American
~ eamship line Is again rapidly increas-
ing In price. the rise during the first
week in October being l2ia per cent.
II Is now selling at $l95,75, or 1921
per cent OF the par value.