Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1917-05-03


hat f!sss'irscfibn 1i,h lie sizs ~
the tread ratiDfi. he sh9ftags ia roasy
kiufs ~ prov!sIoag and hlgh prs-e,
generally resulted rsretgfly Ia d strike
NJ iaborerg In all The shops ~ veg,ey.
VIZ. which has a pp.uls ton " about
500. The laborers quit work a.
noon and formed into q procession and
visited the various municipal author
ties who promised 10 obtain for the
workers supplementary bread cards
and reduction In the price Of milk
and food for earners Of small incomes.
At Karlstad. 400 woman factory work
ers assembled at the city hall and
sent delegation to the mayor TO de.
mand an increase In the bread allow.
ance. The shortage in many articles
OF food daily grows more apparent.
Potatoes cost from 30 to 40 cents
iitre (2.2 pounds. In Stockholm milk
dealers are accepting no new custom
ers and are reducing the amount OF
milk allowed to old customers. Dat
meal has vanished from the market,
and 1t Is difficult to get butter.
Bassett Digby writes from Stock
holm that Mrs. Ira Morris, wife Of the
American ambassador, has started on
plan for making and supplying
CHEEKY books that can be read by SOL
diers blinded in the war. With sew
eral members Of the American Wom-
In hn1v hN Se
lating Mark Twain's stories and turn
Ing them into braille. laboriously dent
Ing the sentences letter for letter and
word for word on specially prepared
leaves from which large quantities Of
books will be manufactured. Some Of
the women are working by hand and
others, including Mrs. Morris. with a
braille machine like typewriter.
Each worker has chosen her own story.
Mrs. Morris is "A" Curious Expert.
ence."
spectacular demonstration before the
riksdag April q while the food situa-
ton was being discussed. In speaking
Of the event, the correspondent for the
Exchange Telegraph says: Through.
out the delivery of the speeches in the
riksdag the crowd outside was quiet.
but occasional cries for republic and
n revolution were to be heard. This
demonstration has caused an enormous
sensation. in Stockholm, and rumors
Of a revolution are persistently circu.
lating throughout the country. Fresh
demonstrations of far more serious
character are expected May /. The
royal castle is being strictly guarded
by marine infantry"
As was stated In this column recent
ly, storm of criticism brook loose In
the Swedish press on account of the
refusal of Tor Hedberg, manager Of
the Dramatic theater Of Stockholm, to
present play submitted by the
Swedish author, Captain Munthe. It
Is charged that Hedberg Ia prejudiced
against plays produced BY home au-
thors, but, of course, this 10 denied by
Hedberg and his friends. The matter
was appealed to the directors of the
theater by the Swedish Dramatists'
association, but the directors felt It
incumbent upon themselves to sustain
the action of Mr.. Hedberg.
Rev. Per PETERSON OF Orsa, 4 famous
Baptist preacher, died at the age Of
lightweight years. He wns present
when the prosecutions broke loose
against the Orsa revlvalista In the fl.
ties Of the past century.
Anna Brita Person, the Oldest In
habitants Of Rolfstorp parish, Halland,
died Mt the age of one hundred years
and twenty-seven days.
A number Of mines ut Svardsjo tiat
were abandoned for many years are
now operated again, and the work
seems to be paying.
Denmark.
Regret Is expressed in the Danish
press over the entry Of the United
States into the war. II is felt that
the loss Of the moral support Of the
neutral United States in the effort to
maintain political and commercial neu.
trality as between the two groups 10
deeply deplored. The Social Demo-
kraten Is the only paper that sharply
criticizes the. action of President VIII
son. charging that Y 10 the result Of
capitalistic desires to make all possi.
BILE profits out Of the war spirit
A number of Danish ship companies
have recently declared dividends rang.
ing from 20 to 20 per cent. In fact,
the Danish companies have Of late had
about as profitable q business az those
of Norway.