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Show 0illB SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAPPENINGS HAP-PENINGS IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND. ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME Resume of the Most Important Events In Sweden, Norway and Denmark Of Interest to the Scandinavians in America. DENMARK. Lieutenant: J'ollncr, now twenty -five years did, cut. -red the Danish army a few yearn ago an a private. After pausing paus-ing IiI.m degree lie became lieutenant niid at once took a fancy to (lying. He Is generally recognized as a cool-headed, skilled anil daring airman. As regards re-gards the Atlantic (lying, he says he did not find anybody willing to listen to Ids plan at the start, but ultimately 1'rlnce Axel, the royal air pilot, backed Mm and mutters then went more Htnoothly. "The building of a flying 1ioat," he continued, "of the dimensions jiecessary for my experiments requires most careful consideration and preparation. The first condition Is to get two very powerful motors to drive the engine, and I doubt that I can get them in this country. I!y permission of the military authorities I nm therefore there-fore going to Herlln, where I am certain cer-tain to find what I want without much dllllculty. The motors must be of a '(Capacity to enable me to make a Hpeed of about one hundred and sixty kilometers per hour that is to say, four thousand kilometers must be made In one dash, being the distance between Europe's extreme western outpost, out-post, the Faroe lHlnnd, and the new world's extreme eastern point, Newfoundland. New-foundland. I calculate that this Journey Jour-ney must be covered in not more than twenty-four hours, because I consider It practically Impossible to have my hands tied up to the steering apparatus for any longer period. The boat must be able to carry, besides myself and my mate, two tons of dead weight, consisting con-sisting of extra apparatus for steering steer-ing and navigating, utensils, oil, food and a perfect wireless system to enable en-able me to summon assistance In case Of accident. A well-known Danish boat builder has promised to construct a boat, In which two motors, each of one hundred and eighty horse power, will be placed. It Is expected to be ready by March 1. I will then make some tests flying across the Baltic and the Kattegat to Chrlstlania and Stockholm, and if these trips prove satisfactory, I will next spring realize my scheme." Iceland Is Investing a little cash In automobiles. In a single week of the current month $3,000 worth of automobiles automo-biles and parts thereof were shipped there. The entire area of Iceland Is but 40,000 square miles, or about equal to the stnte of Kentucky, and a large proportion Is by reason of climatic conditions absolutely uninhabitable and roadlers. Yet its population of 85,000 took from the United States In the fiscal year 1910 over $250,000 worth of merchandise against $75,000 th year before the beginning of the war. For the single month of August the total was $45,000 against but $4,000 in the same month two years ago. Ordinarily Or-dinarily it takes most of its Imports of about $1,500,000 from the mother country, coun-try, Denmark. SWEDEN. The head of the navy of Sweden has proposed a bonus of $270 to Corporal Cor-poral AVarngren as a token of appreciation appre-ciation of his services as a diver. The divers of the navy are trained to go to a maximum depth of 05 feet, and the apparatus used guarantees to furnish air only at a maximum depth of 120 feet. But Corporal Warngren went to a depth of 136 feet to save a torpedo tor-pedo which was dropped during practice. prac-tice. Lieut. Carl Belfrage has been decorated deco-rated with the Iron Cross of the First Class by the German kaiser on account ac-count of bravery displayed on the Somrae front. Mr. Belfrage formerl was a member of the Bohus lan regiment. regi-ment. A collection was taken In the churches of Sweden for the benefit of Lutheran brethren in the countries harassed by the war, and about $10,-000 $10,-000 has been sent to Germany aud over $5,000 to France. On the first of October there were 130 families in Gothenburg which had 110 rooms to live in ; and the number has been on the increase since that dnte. The "Children's day" at Stockholm brought contributions amounting to 855,000. As the name indicates, the money will be used for the benefit of the needy children of the capital. It is estimated that the receipts of the telegraph department for the year 191S will be about $7,500,000. and that there will be a surplus of about $2,-400,000. $2,-400,000. It is estimated that the receipts of the city treasury of Stockholm next year will be about $7,000,000, which is an increase of $1,400,000 In one year. Captain Sundstedt and nenry Far-man Far-man have planned a flight across the Atlantic ocean from Newfoundland to Ireland. |