Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1917-01-24
Sweden,

Sweden,
A correspondent Of the Chicago
Daily News writes Captain Angman,
q Swedish officer originally sent to
Fersia to help that nation organize
us army, Is now interned with some
Austrians and Germans In Shiraz for
taking part In a revolution. Other
swedish officers who participated have
returned home and are telling a
strange story Of an internal conflict Of
snort duration. For several years be-
fore the war Swedish officers were en-
paoyed In the Persian gendarmerie.
Ihey had been asked to give instruc-
Cons In military service and to organ
ne the Persian gendarmerie. During
the years before the war they had
some bloody encounters with hostile
bands Of robbers and some of them
we're killed. Colonel Hjalmarson, who
was the Swedish leader, left for China
about the beginning Of the war and
then the sympathies of the Swedish
officers became openly divided between
the allies and the Germans. Some of
the officers associated themselves with
derman agents In Persia and their
men followed them. In the spring Of
1916 they had an agreement with the
Germans which was c0untersigned by
their leader, Colonel Edvan. The off,
Ger in rank. Major Nystrom, who was
openly pro-ally, did not Join in these
negodatOns. Together with the Ger
mans a palace revolution was planned
b take place on November IS, 1915.
IT was to make the shah leave Te-
Aeran for Ispahan. All the Swedish
officers except Major Nystrom were
ordered to take part, on the ground
that Persia had declared war on Rus
sia. They Joined In, the movement.
The revolution, however, had no sue
cess. The shah stayed In Teheran and
no declaration Of war was made, either
against Russia or England. But it was
too late to stop the revolutionary
movement created by Colonel Edvall,
and the immediate consequence was
his removal. Major Nystrom was ask
ed by the Persian government to come
to Teheran, where he was appointed
chief of the Persian gendarmerie, sue
ceeding Edvall. The Swedish officers
who were making war on their own
behalf against the Persian govern
ment were all removed out of service
and their troops were declared insur-
Of Itch ~
who felt the consequences Of this de-
cree was Captain Angman. command
er of Persian regiment in Shiraz. Ma
tor Nysrom Immediately after his ap-
pointment tried to reach Angman to
prevent him from taking further part in
the revolutionary movement. 1t was
only after long time he succeeded to
get message over to Angman and then
It was too late. Angman, who disposed
of 2,2OO men with machine guns and
field artillery, had already joined the
insurgents and was not willing to rec
q long defense he was made prisoner
and is now interned in ShiraZ with
some Germans and Austrians. Most
of the other Swedish officers were
lucky enough to be able to leave Per
STA and return home.
According to an official announce
ment, 81 Swedish merchant ships had
been destroyed as a result of the war
up to September 80. The total ton
mage lost was 1920, and the insur-
ance carried was i0,$S6, 469 kroner. In
the same period of time Norway lost
lib ships, insured at II ,924, 500 kroner,
and the lives of 122 sailors. In Octo-
Der A Norwegian ships were lost and
the number of lives lost was increased
to 14S,
| S.
The recent storms off the coast of
Sweden have driven ashore many
floating mines. One exploded in the
harbor of Stockholm, killing Swedish
soldier.