The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1917-01-27
in FAR NORTHLAND
important Events In Sweden,
Norway and Denmark.
BRIEFS FROM OLD COUNTRY
Interesting Items From the Three
Great Kingdoms Of the North, se-
lected for scandInavIans and
Their Descendants.
BY MARTIN W. oDLAND.

Sweden.
A New York dispatch says that with
the idea of encouraging international
competition the Amateur Athletic
union has invited A. Bohlin and ]. u.
Anders, two Of Sweden's best runners,
to compete In the national indoor A.
A. U. championship games In that city
March II. George +. Pawling OF Phil
adelphia, who sailed on the steamer
Kristianiafjord for Stockholm, car
ried the invitation Of the A. A.
U. officials to the Swedish Ath-
letic association together with an
offer to defray expenses. Bohlin and
Anders are star performers whose rec
ords compare favorably with those Of
the best amateur runners of the world.
Bohlin, as rule, confines his run
ming to the 400 and 800 meter races,
which correspond with the American
quarter and half-mile events. Anders
sometimes completes at these distances
but Is better in the longer contests
ranging from 5000 to 5000 meters.
A Swedish film producing company,
says news report, has completed the
production of Ibsen's 'Terje Vixen" in
u moving picture film. The production
was the most expensive ever under
taken In Sweden. In order to fulfill
the requirements of certain scenes In
the dramatization Of the story, it was
necessary for the company to secure
and fit out man-of-war modelled after
the type In use In the early part OF
last century, u merchant ship from
the came period, and pleasure
yacht from about the year 1880. Sew
eral of the scenes were taken during
the fall storms in order to make the
reproduction as nearly like the story
Of the poem as possible. The part of
Terje Vixen was taken by Victor
Sjostrom and that of his wife by Berg
hot Husberg, a Norwegian actress.
Stockholm is threatened with wood
shortage. Earlier in the winter the
supply commission Of the city fixed
a maximum price Of wood. as the deal
ers were overcharging their patrons,
which caused the retailers to stop buy
ing wood. Dealers in other cities were
quick to take advantage Of the situa-
ton and bought up most of the WIS.,
ible supply, while the woodyards Of
Stockholm were allowed to become de-
pleted. Unless drastic measures are
taken to ship in wood without delay
stockholm will be without such fuel
before the winter is at its worst.
A young resident Of Hedemorg re-
Gently submitted to an operation for
the removal of swelling below the
left temple and the surgeon found the
point of q knife blade lodged In the
bone. This was q complete surprise
to the young man, but he remembered
that on a night years ago he was as
sailed in seaport by some rufiians
who used knives as weapons, and the
knife blade must have been In his
head ever since.
The city council Of vasteras voted
about 100000 for a new addition to
the local high school of technology
But before work was commenced the
building committee had to ask for q
supplementary appropriation of $780,.
600 on account of the increased cost OF
building materials and higher wages.
At the annual meeting Of the Swedish
Athletic association donation of
165.OOO crowns was received and will
be used for the advancement of ath-
letics In Sweden. Nine instructors or
trainers. headed. by Hjertberg, will
take charge Of the athletic work In all
parts of the country.
The committee which is raising
funds for the defense Of Stockholm
has turned over to King Gustaf 9OO,-
600 crowns. 1t Is intended that the
money shall be used In the purchase Of
airplanes.
A cablegram from Stockholm says
that the government will begin issuing
bread and -four tickets after January
Is. This indicates that Sweden is
face to face with shortage of grain.
The sugar company of Stockholm
has had very prosperous year. the
net profits totaling 100000 crowns.
Denmark.
The Polish laborers who were en-