Show scandinavian NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN FAR OFF NORTHLAND ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME of the most moet important everite event in sweden norway and denmark of to the th scandinavians scandinavian in america DENMARK the british took into port the danish steamer bound from iceland for or denmark and removed all tho the first class clasa niall mail parcels and baggao baggage ot of the passengers the captain of the danish steamer johanne was killed when the vessel struck a mine tit in the north sea sharp rises in food prices in don mark have bavo alarmed tile the people who fear ear increases it tho the war continues say consular advices advises from copenhagen go foods and ad bryda everyday or yda necessities are arc eald aid to be up u p 30 3 0 per p er cent 0 0 an employment bureau line has been established in copenhagen for 20 large factories in germany contracts are made for two months with traveling and passport expenses wages are about 35 cents an hour tho the working day usually consisting of from 10 to 12 hours the bureau has bao secured workmen 0 0 the th 0 german ambassador in washington count von bernstorff Dern comes of 0 an illustrious danish line and tho the castle wherein tho the founders ot of his race wore were cradled was that famous chateau Dern bernstorff on the north sea which was the birthplace ot of queen alexandra and her sisters and brothers the lato late king of orbec and the dowager empress of 0 rus russia IS among them old fate plays the joker A russian captive at kar har on the island ot of als which has belonged to germany since 1864 received a letter from his wife in russia stating that she had two captives iq in her charge dy by looking more closely at the details he found that one of the captives mentioned was the husband of the woman at whose home in als ale he was stopping stepping the government he has suggested that tha t the tea and coffee parties bo be dispensed with during the balance of the war this luxury takes too much time and money 0 0 6 potatoes are getting scarce in south jylland belonging to germany for months tho the people have had to put up with beets but they are poor on account of the mild winter it was officially announced that there was plenty of sugar but as aa a matter of fact a customer may have to go from store to store and then get only a quarter of a po pound und A man at boasted that thai ho had killed 25 foxes in a short time when pressed for an explanation I 1 of his rare luck he gave away his method lie he tied fire crackers to the balls alls of rats set fire to the fuse and sent the rats into the dens dena of the foxes the fuses were so long that the rats would have time to not get close to the foxes and the explosion would generally scare the fox so fadly that ho he tried to get out as fast as aa le he could T t the farhud coil coat company bag urn ed 1000 barcela barrela of coal over to the police department for free distribution tri trib ution button among the poor SWEDEN seals were more numerous num than usual this spring at the time almo of tho the breaking up of the ice along tho the coast occasionally as many as a might bo be seen together on the tha edgo edge of the ICU aco floes floca where tho the ice was strong enough seamen would sometimes steal upon a the drowsy animals and club them to death 0 alse sofia Jonae Jon assort sorl it teacher at Dj bjorstad hoisater Hog Ilog sater parish received an unusual present on her birthday many of the farmers of the community brought a number of fine logs logo out of which they are going to build a house for her so BO that sho she may havo have a home ot of her own when tho she becomes too old to teach D a swedish merchant in alexandrov russia has been deported to siberia in company with his family because he was suspected of having ha vang had intercourse the enemies of rusala 0 0 A new smelter f la e L to b be 60 put up at which will be able to ta turn out tons of pig iron a year 0 0 tho the swedish government has haa asked tho the for a vote of kroner for the army kroner tor for the navy and kroner for hastening the construction of destroy ers era and submarines the army expenditure pend iture Is proposed principally for the heavy artillery engineering anil supply services and for the equipment of the the he has 1 11 voted f for or the purchase of a site elto and for starting work on a new flea in aoth enburg T |