Show NEWS SUMMARY OP IMPORTANT HAP IN PAR FAR OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME reume resume of tho the most important events event in sweden no noway way and denmark of interest to tho the scandinavians scandinavian in america SWEDEN says C P F stewart of oc tho the united press sweden does not intend to let germany lose tho the european Euro penn war oven even it if she Is forced to make war herself as germanys germanas Germ anys ally sweden may not lot insist on an out and out german victory but she bho feels cola she cannot for her own safety allow the russians to boat beat germany eue Is not particularly pro german or pro ally but she etc Is antl anti with nor her whole soul sho she will fight with germany before sho she will see russian win sho she believes her strength will be the deciding factor in the last resort As aa far back as any swede can remember all swedes have been in terror of a russian attempt to seize the czars azars most coveted war barj i water port on the west coast of 0 the scandinavian peninsula this can only be at Nor ways expense and norway can only be reached through sweden the swedes claim they can put troops into the field experts doubt this but concede that the swedes are admirably trained and well armed in the event of hostilities tili ties they would be thrown across tho the frontier into finland in the expectation pec tation that the finns would join them in a campaign to capture petro grad erad and sweep southward to join the germans near riga the norwegian attitude cannot be spoken of so unqualifiedly hy by sentiment and in consequence of trado trade relations tho the norwegian masses sympathize with great britain they are mindful too of the ruin En glands navy could work to their merchant fleet the worlds largest after britaina Brit ains als and germanys germanas Germ anys norwegian army officers because many of them were trained in germany are mostly pro german but tor for political reasons the norwegians Norwegia ns presumably would iso be with the swedes against russia if forced to take sides eldes the norwegians Norwegia ns jean can muster ercel excellent lent soldiers sold lore fully equipped denmark does not enter into the nos northern thorn scandinavian peninsulas peninsula lB calculations cu the danes dance are pro ally in sympathy and german haters baters in fit october the government turned over to the department ot of war la ia the interest of preparedness tor for war this to is all spent anil and the dopart department ment of war has asked tor for another appropriation of 0 the national B dank ank of 0 sweden now pays 99 per cent of the tha taca face value of norwegian money and 07 6 on the face value ot of danish money the head 0 of the staff of physicians of the navy has reported to the minister of the navy that the tha men in the iba navy drink no much coffee the head of the staff takes the ground that the matter is serious enough to demand a remedy 0 tho the water in the rivers and lakes of sweden Is abnormally low this winter the condition la is most serious in tho the southeastern part of the country there was abundant rain in july lut but since that time the tha downfall has been way below the average the tha september rains afforded some relief in chri central portions of the country the late nov hov dr S A frins had collected fagout books on the history of religions and all of 0 them will bo be donated to lie ha seminary ot of the history of I 1 ot of the stockholm high school the amount of money sent from america to sweden was only halt as largo in 1916 1915 as in 1824 the slump was duo due exclusively to the war 0 0 the tha government has decided that tho the repair ship blenda shall carry 67 57 milli millimeter sut iter guns while serving as a supply ship for the submarines about 80 contracts between private railway companies and their employees expired the first of this year at this writing it Is IB not known how many of them were wera renewed before they expired s a s tho quarterly report of the bricklayers union shows that in 24 local unions having a membership of 2265 there are who are out of work A largo large proportion of those engaged in the other branches of the building trades are also idle mad and no improve ment Is in eight s 0 0 it Is estimated that tho expenses of the homo home for inebriates at venn garn tor for tho the year 1917 will bo be of which will be contributed by the state 0 during the last few years yeara the agi dag has voted to the support of farmers advisers in the different provinces bulgaria has established a regular in stockholm and tho the name of the first drat man sent to oil the new pos alon la Is Gr grocoff ecoff |