Show scandinavian NEWS I 1 SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT happenings IN PAR FAR OFF NORTHLAND i ITEMS FROM THE OLD HOME resume of the most important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the scandinavian Scandinavia in america tile confer conference cuce of depre ves of tile norwegian Syed lali and governments tins has resulted in a further development of the plan for L co o operation in foreign offal irs through tit ln danish foreign ollice there hero wits was issued 11 said to have been received with etli satisfaction by oil all jeal part parties les na as follows fil lowa tile three countries are unanimous for maintenance of loyal and neutrality during the alio present war alie blows aimed tit at the rights ond anti interests of neut rills by belligerent powers ns as well all ns as tile s in coines ild policy for neutrals formed the subject of a searching investigation which resulted in nil an accord for bring ing leiff about wider whirr collaboration among the birce countries special attention wits devoted to tilt blui destruction of neutral ships and cargo cardoes car Koes ns lis well veil ns as to blacklists it ans agreed nT od that tile three coun countr lot keep each other mutually informed na as to measures to bo be aken in regard to t both commercial policy find and the cepres slon of commercial espionage to safeguard their interests the war tle the bartles dilso came to a complete accord based on the conventions of the blague as to their attitude relative to certain questions touching tile tho duty of neutrals and tile safeguarding of their neutrality it was agreed that tho the three countries by themselves or in n common with other neutrals cannot taka the initiative tit in mediation atlon between the lie belligerents or take measures in any any analogous to io such ine mediation illation Further furthermore moro it was agreed t would lie be desirable to establish closer collaboration among tho the greatest possible number of neutral states for tile the purpose of safeguarding their common interests while observing the tha str strictest iciest impartiality tho the ministers of the ilia three countries with the under understanding stan dang that further would bo be held as often as desirable 0 0 1 i SWEDEN what can be done to curo cure and prevent infantile this question was put to all ot of Sw edens lending leading on pollo raye litis an the Ilsen sells scientifically known and their answer ila has been uie some same we dont know this answer la Is tile the more disco discouraging in view of the fact that sweden alone among european countries fins ben beert repeatedly scourged urged b by the epidemic and its as a result las it i number of physicians and barter who have devoted fut fo years mines almost exclusively to tho the wady of the ft degrose dl grose ellse knowli ore else clao except in the rockefeller institute of new york havo such exhaustive investigations boca beca iaia anale 16 and the sum of them all Is tho ther antver givin given aboa 1 te he disease Il sense first appeared in swe denor rather was farst accurately biag its an such mich in 1881 scattered cases appeared lipp eared thereafter from time to 0 o line but the attention of swedish generally wits was first dl di reacted to me disease by tile the epidemic of li which brought some 1500 vases rasps alien came a coien lull rl Hiou the hie succeeding years up to 1011 brei ight another 1500 cases into the nature of al tho the tind end tile he nin tiner of its transmission nils slon ftfe re just well under way chen the great mi denile of 1011 12 11 13 broko out with it cotal of almost 1000 cases for tio the thren hire years an appalling total for n aoun country tr wl with th a por lation atlon of only about tle tile i 11 ceroli nill iad a mortality of 79 por per i it and 70 of the 1 who recovered acro lamed a great proportion prop pennant wy tire tho disease sti li Is aph lemle in sweden but the ho amber of cases irad bd dropped to it IS 1014 anti and lins slat sto willy decreased ni though word has haft lust just come of the ii ftH aranco of about it i ore of cases in i W ps stern tern pro province vinco the tha rencher its a highest curve in sweden watt ch llAn m about two vears enri old then and if fir comparatively re queri above twin ty y five alvo of up cases oc us its old as aa forty ono have 0 jirred tho the coli country districts have it a lit glio relative rehi thi proportion of adult vie a lhnn the cities 4 there are over hotels rants brints anti other eating places in swe and employers employ eos number 23 more than one half of tho the esteb listi mentS aro are in fit rural 1 tho the scandinavian shipping corn com panics lire aro joining in the great work it if preparation for after war conditions the leading swedish con concern cerni have hara formed it 11 combine in conjunction with tho the exporting interests to extend their markets and somewhat similar action i ls Is being taken in norway und tind denmark tho the ultan sultan of turkey hats awarded the tron iron to count birger Nt anti and baal K 0 J Br bramant on account of bravery on the field og aft battle |