The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-07-14
i'm FAR NORTHLAND
Important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, Sc
lected for scandInavians and
Their Descendants
BY MARTIN w. oDLAND.
Denmark.

According to press reports, anew
steamship route between New York
and Iceland has been established by
the United States Steamship company
of Denmark, owner Of the Scandina-
vian-American line. The first ship In
the new service, the steamer Island,
arrived recently In the port of New
York from Iceland. The Island was
formerly engaged In traffic between
Iceland and Denmark. but owing to the
dangers of the passage through the
North sea and the necessity of getting
food products from America, the ship
was transferred to the American trade
The Island carried both freight and
passengers. 1t has accommodations
for 81 first-class and 60 second-class
passengers. The ship is only year
and half old. The commander Of
the Island Is Captain Aasberg, a typ
ical Danish sea captain, who during
his lifetime has made 200 trips be-
tween Iceland and Denmark. Cap
tain Aasberg is a close acquaintance
OF the English author Hall Game, and
he served as the type for one Of the
characters in the latter's book, 1.-THE
Prodigal Son."
The New Right" Is the name of a
new conservative party which has just
been organized In Denmark. The or
gan Of the new party is wort Land
(Our Land.
A new film company, with capital
stock of 100000 crowns, has been or
ganized at Copenhagen. Its name is
the International Film Company
The motion picture industry is enjoy
ing q wonderful boom the world over.
Sweden.
A report from Stockholm says that
900 mines have exploded or been
fished up on the coast Of Gotland since
the war began. Seventy-flve of them
came ashore on a 15-mile stretch Of
coast. Nobody has been hurt by the
explosions, with the exception that
some lives were lost just Off the coast
by the blowing up of the steamer
Rumina. One peasant on the south
ern extremity of the eastern coast,
whose house Is at the waters edge,
has experienced four explosions un-
der his very caves but neither he nor
any one Of his family has been hurt.
Copper wire valued at more than
10000 crowns was mysteriously stolen
from the General Electrical company
at Stockholm recently. Five persons
have been arrested on suspicion, but
whether the crime can be fastened
upon them is doubtful.
The profits of the Swedish steamship
companies have been enormous In re-
cent months, but Of them all the Swed-
ish Lloyd company has been the most
| successful. In 1915 the company's net
profits were 100000 crowns; in 1916
they exceeded 100000 crowns, and
In 1917, judging by the record Of the
first five months, the profits will be
several million crowns more.
The household society of Malmohus
has directed the attention of the ma
tional food commission to the fact that
the kitchen leavings in the cities can
be utilized to great advantage as food
for swine. 1t Is estimated that these
leavings, for every $4,000 inhabitants,
are sufficient to feed 1000 hogs, and
that by thus making use of these leav-
ings the food supply of the country
will be conserved.