Show SCANDINAVIAN NEWS NEViS I SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS HAP HAP- IN FAR OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS ITEMS' FROM THE OLD HOME Resume of the Most Important Events In Sweden Norway and Denmark Denmark- Of Interest Interest to the Scandinavians In America DENMARK The Danish railways have not paid any attention to the exchange rate of German money until very lately and the way this matter was brought be- be fere the public Is something to make the railway department feel blue A AGerman AGerman AGerman German mark was invariably 89 ore oreon oreon oreon on the Danish railways A man in tn Copenhagen made up his mind to see what use he could make of the dif dlf difference difference ference between the market quotation quotation quota quota- tion of the German mark 82 ore and 89 ore tLe the rate granted by the rail rail- ways Our man picked up an ordinary ordinary ordinary nary brick packed it up carefully addressed addressed addressed ad ad- dressed It to himself at a Berlin hotel C. C 0 Q D. D marks He next went to Berlin asked for the brick which was delivered to him as soon as he had paid Danish kroner After his return to Copenhagen he went to the railway office where he found the acknowledgment of the receipt of marks in Berlin BerUn and the money the money was p paid id out to him at the Inflexible rate of 89 ore per mark that is to say kroner Thus he made kroner on his pleasure Junket to Berlin But he was too Jolly joUy to keep his mouth shut and as soon as the story reached tie the ear of Freight Manager Martin Buck he be saw to it that hat no one could make money in that fashion again A man who was was' was born born In Hadbjerg parish was supposed to have reached the legal age for reporting for enlistment enlistment enlistment enlist enlist- ment in the army But as he be did did not app appear ar at the time and place set for examinations the police authorities s were Instructed to make a search for him and find out why he neglected to obey the law of the land The police managed to find his mother and sh ghr told without any prevarication that the manin man in question died when he was six weeks old a A number of flounders have been caught this summer in Skjern river about twenty five miles above Its mouth in to fjord It is said to be about forty years since flounders have been seen so far up the river The biggest samples weighed about half a pound each The government Is working out an an nl elaborate plan for regulating the consumption consumption consumption con con- of rye as soon as the new crop crl is il harvested hl NORWAY Although the German government officially has declared Its willingness to pay full damage when Norwegian boats boat have have been accidentally torpedoed torpedoed tor tor- torpedoed by German submarines reports reports reports re re- ports of the sinking of the Norwegian steamers are becoming so numerous as to offer serious complications Many of the leading papers denounce the government for not doing what It ought to in order to protect Norwegian Norwegian Norwegian gian sailors and citizens No word has been published from the government government government govern govern- ment regarding what steps it has taken taken taken tak tak- en or how it has protested According to reports dated June 28 It is practically settled that the crops will be a failure all 1111 over the eastern part of Norway On the west westside side of the mountains however the rainfall has bas been sufficient to Insure f fair crops But even in to those sections s all kin kinds s of vegetation are about a month behind the normal growth An average average aver aver- age crop of small grain is not expected expected expected ex ex- in any part palt of the country The root crops are doing fairly well where there has been some rain The Norwegian government has decided decided decided de de- to establish salaried consuls in Chicago and San Francisco and to increase in crease the salaries of the Norwegian n minister and the consul general In Washington and New York The Norwegian Norwegian Nor Nor- representatives in Chicago and San Francisco are now American citi citi- zens zens zena holding only honorary posts The decision decision to put these posts on a salary basis also also includes the plan of sending a representatives direct from Norway to tak take charge The committee of ways ways and means has recommended recommended the purchase of the Tha Thams ns' ns forests in Rennebu an and Kvikne at a cost of about Two members of the c commit committee ee are In ln favor of Felling the property to the communes in which the S located land Is The Norwegian steamer has haa been torpedoed and sunk The Tb and ond second sec see engineer was killed but the rest of the crew has landed at Great Yar mouth The was a vessel of 1073 tons of gross built In 1908 She was owned by bJ J. J Lund 4 Co of ner Ber gen A peat fuel factory has be been near Lillehammer It employs started twenty men who are are- expected to turn ou out about tons of dry liry fU fuel I peat In course course- of the year The cost of f th the lant Gant IS about t I f r u a |