Show scandinavian NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings 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 I 1 eduard walther a copenhagen merchant who died some time ago willed his private library to the tha social democrats of the city in order that people of small means may lave an opportunity to read the books ile ho also willed in cash to the stu dents denta society tor for giving poor people legal advice 0 0 reynhold Royn hold philip a son in enlaw law of ge georg org brandes the noted literary critic la is serving in the german army and ho he has been promoted from the position of lieutenant to that of captain lars jenson a farmer at korup was arrested on the charge of 0 arson nine days later ho he proved his innocence and the government paid him an indemnity of SWEDEN I 1 baron Ad elsward former minister ot at finance of sweden and now a member of the swedish rIgs dag Is one of at the outstanding figures of the peace movement in europe which seeks beeks to pavo pave the way for a readjustment of the worlds affairs economic social and international so that when peace at last comes there will bo be some assurance against a recurrence of oc such a world disaster as Is now going on garon baron Ad Adel elsward Is recognized ed as a practical man and not in an idealist and that Is what has made him tho the practical leader of the present movement lie he has recently toured the countries at war conferring on this plan of permanent world deaca with such men as ai premier asquith in england and resident Po Pon lucare caro in france the following was reported from washington reported efforts of sweden to induce the united states to join in a protest to britain against the proposed british blockade of germany and british mall mail interferences were widely discussed in diplomatic quarters sweden Is understood to be maneuvering cautiously and guardedly against the british bloc blockade kado and commercial and mall mail interference reluctance to initiate InItia to proposals which might cause embarrassment with britain was said to be deterring Sw edens action it was known on high official authority however that thai sweden would welcome an offer from america to make a joint protest 0 arctic weather prevails through sweden with a record temperature of 23 below zero registered inland twenty steamers were frozen in at geale tho aland islands have been isolated since tho middle of december ber and there is much suffering from lack of food throughout tho the gulf of bochnia region which Is thickly covered with snow tor for the first time since 1888 such a severe winter has been unknown for a century newspapers of sweden are unanimously supporting the doctrine of at preparedness outlined hy by king gustaf in ills his speech from tho the throne at the opening of the rigs dag king ous gua speech Is generally interpreted as a threat to great britain that unless it ceases its interference with swedish com commerce morce and malls tho the swedish government will consider that an issue has been raised between the two governments sweden now is ie holding an enormous quantity odthe of the english post destined tor for russia white while mall mail Is being taken from every scandinavian liner brought into Kir kirkwall kwall scotland vigorous representations are being made by the diplomats of both countries but the controversy presents so many novel features that extensive debates may be expected the S swedish wed ish american liner stockholm which was sent from Kir kirkwall kwall to liverpool to discharge certain parts parta of her cargo Is lying in the stream unable to get a berth for Wi loading on oil account of the congested condition of thi wharves A blue book has been published by the swedish government in relation to questions of neutrality it enumerates goods seized by england the value of these goods amounts to as compared with goods valued at seized by germany the swedish government has lodged a protest in berlin against tho the seizing by germans of tho the steamships capella and 1111 hildur dur captured two months ago it Is declared that investigation shows chows both vessels taken in swedish waters the immediate delivery of tho the steamships and their cargoes Is demanded I 1 0 A decree prohibiting the tha exports ex porta tion of wood pulp has gone into effect this order la Is regarded as a measure of reprisal against groat britain for the ho seizure frow of parcel noot packages ages 1 for sweden |