The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1917-08-01
SWEDEN.

tifty-nine, is interesting, among other
things, as occupying the only throne In
Europe that connects us with the Ma
poleonic traditions. He is the fifth in
descent Of the Bernadottes, who have
ruled over Sweden since 1918. The
story Of how the son Of country law
yer became one of NapOleon's mar
shals, and afterward king Of Scandina-
via, is one Of the romances of history.
Bernadotte enlisted as a private in
the Royal Marines in 1880, and the
revolution brought to him, as to 9TH
ers, promotion and fame on all the
battlefelds Of Europe. And when the
Swedes desired that Karl XIII should
adopt an heir to fill the throne of the
Vasas, they turned to the man who had
been their courteous and chivalrous
adversary in 1907. King Gustaf came
to the throne Of Sweden in 1907, on the
death Of his father, King Oscar. Ow-
ing to the latter's feeble health, the
present king had at several times acted
as regent and thus knew the duties Of
the post by heart Not without reason
has he been called "the most demo-
cratic king in Europe" His court is
one Of the most simple and homely.
The poorest Of his subjects may call
and speak to their sovereign with no
more Formally than the sending in of
their names. An out-and-out total alb
stainer, the king has done much by
force Of example to further the cause
Of temperance.
An official report just made to the
American government showing the ex-
tent to which Sweden is furnishing
supplies to Germany reveals that the
Teutonic powers are receiving enor-
nous quantities Of materials that 60
directly into the manufacture Of mu-
nitions. Iron-ore shipments from Swe-
den to Germany, the report declares,
have reached total of 100000 tons
in the last two years, all of it Of the
high grade required in production of
fine steel. This, it is declared, repre-:
sents an amount equal to Sweden's
entire pre-war export. In the first
quarter Of the present year, it is set
forth, Sweden imported from the
United States 10000 tons Of pig iron,
while selling g great quantity Of her
own product to Germany. Her pig
iron sales to Germany In two years, II
is declared, have amounted to 250, 900
tons. In addition to this it is asserted
she has shipped to Germany $4,000
tons of ferro-silicon and ferro-manga-
nese, used for the purpose Of hardening
shells, together with large quantities
Of copper, zinc, manganese, sulphur
and other ores. Germany, the report
declares, has obtained from Sweden
in two years fully 100000 tons of wood
pulp for use as q basis for cellulose,
used instead of cotton for the manu-
facture Of high explosives. 1t is
claimed Germany also has obtained
from Sweden large quantities Of ball
bearings for use in the manufacture OF
war vehicles and submarines. The
value of these shipments, the report
declares, is at least $75,000,000.
Sweden is having bread riots, and
some of the people are having hard
time getting enough to eat, according
to letter written to Phil Levine, 49s
St. Peter street, st. Paul, by his
brother, David Levine, at Gottenborg
The letter says in part: 1--WE are hav
ing trouble here on account Of having
nothing to eat shortage of potatoes
bread of all kinds-and not too much
of anything else. Allowed about 8
fve-cent loaf of bread day. We have
had bread riot here. About twenty
five persons were badly hurt, but thu
trouble bas passed for the present"