Show NEWS SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT HAP IN FAR OFF NORTHWEST ITEMS FROM THEOLD THE OLD HOME resume of the most mont important events in sweden norway and denmark of interest to the scandinavians in america DENMARK in the harbor of randers a piece ot of work is going on which always keeps a large crowd of spectators at the place new breakwaters ar are e to be built but before this can be done the old piling must be removed this is done by a steamer in the following mann manner er A heavy chain is put around the pile under the water and fastened to the prow of the steamer which has been lowered as much a as s possible after this is done the stern of the it ithamer earner is loaded by means of water being pumped into it at first the pile does not stir but after a little while the strain becomes too great and the bottom of the harbor yields inch by inch until finally the pile slips up through the water with a jump the name of the steamer is bjorn baart bear bc arT and the people call it dentist bjorn the danish rigs dag on june 5 the anniversary of the signing of the first constitution by frederick VII in 1849 unanimously passed the now new constitution which confers the suffrage on women and abolishes the special elec toral privileges heretofore exercised by the wealthier classes the king signed the constitution in the afternoon A large number of women composed of all classes marched to the palace where king christian received a deputation which in behalf of the women of denmark thanked him for their political emancipation A deputation of women also went to the and thanked the government for conferring the franchise on women the king gave a reception to the members of the rigs dag three germans who described themselves as C gumprecht and T hauff of new york and H haan of copenhagen were arrested at maeby denmark they are reported to have been concerned in a plan to effect the escape of the interned german officers of the two zeppelins zeppelina Zepp elins which wrecked last february oft the daiil i coast soldiers who are owners or managers of farms or gardens are permitted to spend from one to three weeks at home in order to tend tand to their most necessary spring work the military authorities go by the recommend rec recommendations ommen lations of the local governments in th this is matter |