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Show "SCANDINAVIAN HEWS SUMMARY OF .IMPORTANT HAP-PENINGS 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. The Christianin conference of representatives repre-sentatives of the Norwegian, Swedish and Danish governments has resulted in r ther development of the plan for co-operation in foreign affairs. Through the Danish foreign office there was issued is-sued a statement said to have been received re-ceived with satisfaction by all political polit-ical parties, as follows: "The three countries ore unanimous for maintenance of loyal and Impartial Impar-tial neutrality during the present war. The blows aimed at the rights and interests in-terests of neutrals by belligerent powers pow-ers as well as the difficulties in commercial com-mercial policy for neutrals, formed the subject of a searching Investigation which resulted in 'an accord' for bringing bring-ing about wider collaboration among the three countries. "Special attention was devoted to-the to-the destruction of neutral, ships and cargoes, as well as to blacklists. It was agreed that the three conn Mj". keep each other mutually informed as to measures to be taken in regard to both commercial policy and the repression repres-sion of commercial espionage, to safeguard safe-guard their interests after the war. "The parties also came to a com- ;i plete accord based on the conventions of The Hague as to their attitude relative rela-tive to certain questions touching the duty of neutrals and the safeguarding -of their neutrality. It was agreed that the three countries,' by themselves or -In common with other neutrals cannot take the initiative in mediation between be-tween the belligerents or take measures meas-ures in any way analogous to such mediation. Furthermore it was agreed jt would be desirable to establish closer collaboration among the greatest pos--sible number of neutral states for the purpose of safeguarding their common Interests, while observing the strictest Impartiality." The ministers of the three countries -separated with the understanding that further conferences would be held as often as desirable." SWEDEN. What can be done to cure and prevent pre-vent infantile paralysis? This question was put to all of Sweden's leading authorities on polio-pyelitis, polio-pyelitis, as the disease is scientifically scientifical-ly known, and their answer has been tile same: !'We don't know." This answer is the more discouraging discourag-ing in view of -the fact that Sweden, a:most alone afnong European countries, coun-tries, has been repeatedly scourged by the epidemic and,, as a result, has a number tiSf physicians and bacteriologists bacter-iologists who have devoted themselves fc years almost exclusively to the strtdy of the disease. Nowhere else, except in the Rock effUer institute of New York, have-such have-such exhaustive investigations been male, and the sum of them all is the answer given above. The disease first appeared in Swedenor, Swe-denor, rather, was first accurately diagaosed as such in 1881. Scattered Scat-tered cases appeared thereafter from time to time, but the attention of Swedish Swe-dish physicians generally was fh-st di--rected to the disease by the epidemlc-of epidemlc-of 19(-T, which brought some 1,500" cases. Then came a comparative lull, slthougTi the succeeding years up to 1911 bremght another 1,500 cases. Investigations into the nature of the disease and the manner of its transmission trans-mission wTre just well under way when the great epidemic of 1911-12-13 broke-out, broke-out, with a ota! of almost 10,000 cases for the three years, an appalling total for a countr? with a population of only about 6,000,030. The epidemic bad a mortality of 19.79 per cont, and 7,000 of the patlen'S who recovered were-lamed, were-lamed, a great proportion permanently. Hie disease stiS is epidemic In Swe-ucn, Swe-ucn, but the rrtmber of cases bd dropped to 310 ift 1914 and has sinre steadily decreased, Although word ha just come of the abearance of about a score of cases in a western province. The disease reaches 'ts highest curve in Sweden wltl?. chlld?m about two-years two-years old, then diops Rapidly and Is comparatively In."VequeC. above twenty-five years of ae, although cases of sufferers as old as forty-one have occurred. oc-curred. The country districts have a higher relative proportion of adult victims vic-tims than the cities. There are over 10,000 hotels, restaurants restau-rants and other eating places in Sweden, Swe-den, and their employees number 23,-000. 23,-000. More than one-half of the establishments estab-lishments are in rural districts. The Scandinavian shipping companies com-panies are joining in the great work f preparation for after-war conditions.. The leading Swedish concerns have-formed have-formed a combine, in conjunction with the exporting interests, to extend their markets, and somewhat similar action Is being taken in Norway and Denmark. Den-mark. ' The sultan of Turkey has awarded the Iron Crescent to Count Elrger Moerner and Cnpt K. O. J. Broman I on account of bravery on the field of battle. |