GUARDS ASKED TO AID
Governor Calls On Members of
ah
Nebraska Organizations to Help
Harvest State's Wheat Crop.
Adjutant II. E. Clapp, under author).
ty f Governor Neville, lias Issued nn
-order to tho 80,000 members of the
JNebrusku homo guards instructing
them to assist In the patriotic work
of hurvestlng tho stato's wheat crop,
-which Is now ready for tho binder In
practically all sections. The order
urges that as many home guards aa
can do so In each community, go out.
and assist farmers In taking caro of
tho grain. It is pointed out by tho ap
peal that tho war has called Into mill
lary servlco upward of 00,000 of Ne
braska's young men, a large number
of whom enmo from farms, nnd the
resulting scarcity of hands makes It
Iniporatlvo that those remaining at
liome, who" can in a measuro tuko tho
Ifiuees of theso agricultural workers,
owe it as a patriotic 'duty to respond
-to tho call.
According to an announcement of
the state food administration, Ncbras
lea had In Its elovators throughout the
state on Juno 22, 3,404,8151 bushels of
cereals of all kinds. The totals do not
Include Omaha or South Omaha. Corn
Tvas the greatest In totul with 1,308,
274 bushols In storage; oats came
next. 1.308.304 bushels: wheat was
third on the list, 140,274 bushels ; bai
ley fourth, 118,037 bushels, and rye
ilfth, 23,007 bushels.
Reports reaching Lincoln tend to
confirm tho story that a considerable
iorco of professional Nonpartisan
league organizers will be sent Into Ne
braska to enroll members In tho or
ganization and also to assist In tho
preliminary election fight thut occurs
in August.
At u meeting of the Gage county de
. enso council at Beatrice a resolution
-was passed denouncing the non-par
tisan league as detrimental to tho
ibest Interests, of the people of Ncbras.
lea and as unpatriotic nnd asking an
loyal members to withdraw there-
irom.
Republicans of Nebraska aro called
to meet in Lincoln on Tuesday, July
310, for the purpose of adopting u plat
cforui and selecting a state central
committee and for tho transaction of
such other business as may properly
' -come beforo tho convention.
Tho government food administration
at Washington authorized bakers of
Nebraska to Increase the wholesale
prlco of bread from one-hnlf to ono
.mid one-hnlf cent a loaf the first of
tho month. Retail prices have ad
vanced proportionally.
University of Nebraska extension
department will havo an exhibit at
Thayer county fair at Hebron with ex
pert Judges and demonstrntors. August
.28 is set aside for children's day,
when 7,000 school children aro pro
vided with freo admissions.
As the result of modification of tho
meat program by tho federal food con.
troller, eating places In Nebraska havo
been permitted to servo beef ono meal
each day by tho stalo food administra
tion instead of twlco weekly which
was formerly the rule.
A broken bottle of liquor In a
trunk led to tho arrest of a man nt
-Omaha who, police believe, Is a Ger
man spy and a merttber of n gang of
alien enemies with headquarters In
tho Nebraska metropolis.
Thrco companies, all engaged in tho
production of electric current In Grand
Island, havo been requested by tho na
tional fuel administration to consoli
date their plants, for tho purposo of
conserving fuel.
For tho first time In Its history the
Fourth of July passed In Lincoln with
out a serious accident from explosives.
Not a slnglo accident of any kind was
reported to tho police during the day.
Two young people, Mrs. Agnes Law
less and Ed Schweitzer were almost
Instantly killed when tho automobile
they were riding in crashed Into a
telephone polo nt Omaha.
It is estimated that approximately
1,100 delegates will attend tho demo
cratic state convention at Ilastlngs,
July 30.
More than 25,000 persons attended
tho third annual rpund-up carnival at
Ogallala. The affair was a complete
success.
II. 1 Shumway, 62 years old, of
"Lyons, one of Nebraska's most pop
ular politicians, died at Lincoln.
That there Is to bo n state fair this
Jail Is settled beyond doubt by Secre
tary E, R. Danlolson of the stato fair
board, who stated the other day that
tho 1018 fair will be bigger and bettor
than ever. "It has been asked fre
quently this year whether or not tho
Stato Fair would bo discontinued," ho
said. "The Nebraska stato board of
Agriculture wishes to emphatically
utnte, that the fair will bo held as
-usual. Those who have stated that
tho state fair will be given up this
year are doing It nn Injury,"
Nebraska's campaign for War Sav
ings societies had a whirlwind finish
last Friday. Rallies and meetings
were hold all over tho stato In com
munity centers nnd business houses,
Iligh hopes aro held out by lenders of
tho movement that tho 10,000 War
Savings Societies Nebraska was called
upon to form have been perfected.
Alson n. Cole, sentenced to be elec
trocuted at Lincoln this week for tho
murder of Mrs. Lulu Vogt of Elba, a
year ago, has been granted n re
prlcvo by Governor Neville until No
vcmbpr 22.
Government statistics show thut Nu
braska stands sixth in the union in
tho list of all things brought from the
soli. Its total Is $774,000,000 for tho
! year 1017. This includos tho valuu
of all nnlmnls of a domestic nature.
Iowa lends with $1,330,000,000. Tho
states following tho Hnwkoyes are II
llnols, Toxas, Missouri nnd Ohio. Ne
braska is first In the production of
wheut nnd corn, and hogs and cuttle,
In these four Items It lends tho coun
try.
Thut selective service men who reg
Istered for military service .Juno 5,
last, may holp to fill next mouth's
draft quotas, was indicated In Instruc
tions received from tho War depart
ment nt Washington by state officials
at Lincoln. Local draft boards, the
instructions snld, should give the new
registrants their physical examinii
tlous as soon as they aro classified
in Glass 1.
An Initiative petition for an amend
munt to iho state constitution has
boon presented to Secretary of State
Pool. The petition Is for an niuoiid
mont to tho constitution by direct
vote of tho puoplo nt tho general
election this fall, authorizing a slnglu
tax on automobiles, tho tax so collect
ed to bo placed in a fund for tho Im
provements of roads.
oiuie oiuemia aro uesirous tnat a
correction should bo mado of a state-
ment made by tho newspapers that
the War department will not be nblo
to furnish lists of Nebraska soldlerb
in France in time for them to vote nt
tho primary. Tho Nebraska law does
not provldo that soldiers out of tho
United States can vote at tho primary.
Freight houses In all Nebraska cities
will bo required to remain open from
7 o'clock In tho morning until -4:30 In
tho afternoon on Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of
each week and until 1 o'clock In the
afternoon on Saturdny, according to
an order pt the State Railway com
mission.
A "list of the membership of tho
Nonpartisan league in this stato must
bo produced In tho Nonpartisan
League-State Council of Defense in
junction suit in tho Lancaster county
district court nt Lincoln by order of
the presiding judge.
Governor and Mrs. Novlllo aro tho
proud parents of u new baby girl. This
Is the first child born to any governor
of Nebraska in tho present exccutlvo
mansion at Lincoln so far as is now
recalled, since it was acquired by the
stato In 18S0,
A new record price for heavy beef
cattio was established on the South
Omaha market, when a load of
western steers' from tliq Great
Western Sugar company, Scottsbluff,
was sold for $18.30 per 100 pounds.
Information received by tho stato
food administration at Omaha shows
Nebraska's sugar allowanco for July
totals 5,490,000 pounds. "Savo all you
can from this allotment" is tho urgent
request from Administrator Hoover.
According to Stnto Treasurer Hall's
monthly statement the balance in all
funds In tho stato treasury at tho
closo of business In June reached tho
unexpected total of $2,300,000, the
largest In tho history of Nebraska.
Taxes on incomes and excess profits
collected in Nebraska amounted to
$11,335,081 for tho fiscal year ending
Juno 30, according to tho figures
ltinfln mihllr liv ihn ffoncnrv ilimnrt-
ment at Washington.
i.n unusually largo crowd witnessed
tho laying of tho cornerstono for the
new Lutheran church at North Platte.
This church when completed will be
one of the finest Luther churches west
of Mississippi.
During the first six months of 1018
a total of 2,037,000 hogs wore mar
keted at South Omaha, exceeding tho
rccolpts during the corresponding per-
iod of 1917 by about 200,000 head.
Instead of holding Fourth of July
celebration tho men of a largo number
of Nebraska towns spent the iduy in
tho country aiding farmers In harvest
ing their wheat crop,
For disloyal remarks concerning tho
prosecution of tho war, tho president
and the allies, four Nebraska farm
ers wero convicted under tho espion
age act at North rlatte.
Elghty-fivo war saving societies havo
been organized In Pawnee county to
remain In forco during the period of
tho war.
Governor Nevlllo nnd Charley Bryan
havo filed for tho democratic nomina
tion for governor at the August
primaries.
Over 100 war savings societies havo
been organized in Dodge county.
York county wheat fields are yield
ing from 10 to 20 bushels, to the acre.
Outs aro almost a complcto failure in
tho county. Com never was as far ad
vanced as at this tlmo of year and
with favorable weather there will bo
tho largest crop over known In York
county.
Verno Kennedy, probably the first
farmer In Gage county to thresh his
winter wheat, reported a yield of 22
and 35 bushels to tho aero from two
fields on his farm. The grain tested
01 pounds and Is of good quality.
Virtually all wheat In tho southeast
ern part of the stato Is In shock. The
acreage is about ono-flfth moro than
usual and tho yield and ounlltv
promlso to bo above tho average. La-
bor Is scarce and It Is no uncommon
sight to sco girls following the har
vesters shocking tho grain.
After facing nn lco famine for a
week with no relief in sight from the
ico man, the Oxford Tillage board took
matters In its own hands, ordered a car
of Ice and sold It to consumers at cost
It Is planned to continue tho venture
through tho balance of tho season.
THE 6EMIAVEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
iaunch many
mm on fourt
Day's Feat of Loyal Workers Re
ceives Recognition From
High Officials.
GEN. PERSHING THANKS HEN
Commander of Forces Overseas De
clares "With Such Backing Wo
Cannot Fall to Win" Cere
monies In 76 Shipyards.
Washington, July 0. America's mer
chant fleet, grown to 10,040,051) gross
tons by tho construction of 1.022 now
ships of 1, 430,703 tons in the fiscal
year ended June 30, was augmented on
the Fourth of July by tho unprecedent
ed launching of nuurly 100 ships.
The day's feat of tho loyal army
of workmen received recognition from
the highest olllcials directing the mi
lion's war activities.
"We are all comrades In a great
cause," declared President Wilson In
a message read ns part of the launch
ing ceremonies In 70 yards.
From General Pershing enmo tho
thanks of Amerlcn's fighting men for
(he support of which tho lnunchtngs
are substantial evidence
"With such bncklng wo cannot fall
to win," asserted tho commander.
Chairman Hurley of tho shipping
board said In a telegram to tho yard
managements: "Your employees will
douse tho knlser."
Secretary Rcdfleld went to two
yards In tho Philadelphia district for
the ceremonies
Director General Schwab and Vice
President Piez of tho Emergency Fleet
corporation wero guests of honor In
Ban Francisco, where the Schwab
plant recaptured the laurels taken by
an Eastern ynrd with tho Tuckahoe by
launching a 12,000-ton stool vessel In
less than forty working days.
The vast program of launchlngs. In
which shipyards from Bath, Me., to
to Los Angeles, took part, was started
at a mlnuto after midnight, when nt
Superior, Wis., the Lake Aurlco, n
steel vessel of 3,400 tons, slid down the
wnys.
Quincy, Mass., July C Tho United
States destroyer Maury, numed for
Matthew Fontaine Maury, hydrogra
pher, was launched nt the Bethlehem
Fore River plant Immediately tho
keel of another destroyer wns laid.
London, July 0. Premier Lloyd
Georgo sent tho following message to
President Wilson:
"I havo Just heard that a hundred
ships havo been Inunched in tho Unit
ed States. Heartfelt congratulations
on this magnificent performance."
BIG CELEBRATIONS ON 4TH
Thousands of People of Many Races
Celebrate Independence Day in
New York and Chicago.
New York, July G. More than 75,-
000 people, representing 42 races and
nationalities, marched, up Fifth ave
nue In tho Fourth of July
parade, passing In review beforo Sec
retary of tho Navy Daniels nnd others.
Now York roso en musso to the occa
sion, It welcomed the pnradlng thou
sands with an ncclalm that soared In a
mighty roar of handclnpplng, cheering,
and patriotic fervor to tho very heav
ens. Doubtless, too, its echo will bo
heard, In Berlin.
Chicago, July 0. Chicago's cosmo
politan millions celebrated Independ
ence dny witli a fervor nnd a resolve
not equaled since that original Inde
pendence day when u group of Ameri
cans signed their names to a document
which meant liberty for America and
wns destined to prcsago freedom for
tho world.
SULTAN OF TURKEY IS DEAD
Constantinople Dispatch Says Ruler
Died on Wednesday
Night.
Amsterdam, July
', sultan of Turkey,
0. Mohammed
died nt seven
O'clock Wednesday night, says n Con-
jitnntlnoplo dispatch received hero by
Miijr ui viciimi.
Mohammed V, thirty-flfth sovereicn i
" j i4.-.i. u upturn ui mo
nouso oi usmnn, rounder of tho em-
plre, came to the throne by a coup
d'etat on April .27, 1000, after having
been held for 33 years a prisoner by
his brother, Sultan Abdul II, in tho
royal palace and gardens In Constanti
nople. Mohammed V wus born In Con
stantinople November 3, 1845. In 1014,
at tho outbreak of the present war,
Mohammed Issued a proclamation
blaming tho triple entente with thrust
ing war on Turkey, Tho next heir to
tho throne, Yussoff Izzcduno, Is tho
son of tho Into Sultan Abdul Azzlzi
Miss Rankin for Senate.
Washington, July 8. Miss Jcnnetto
'IlnnUJn' representative from Montunn,
announced sho will bo u caudtdato for
tho Republican nomination to tho sen-
.nto to succeed Senator Walsh, in No
vember. Drop Welnsberg Case.
St. Louis, July 8. The case ncalnst
Dr. Charles H. Welnsberg, charged
with violation of tho espionage act,
wns dismissed by Judge Pago Marrls
In tho United States district court on
rrldny.
AMERICAN FIREWORKS FOR KAISER BILL
SINK HOSPITAL SHIP
HUNS TORPEDO BRITISH STEAM
ER LLANDOVERY CASTLE;
234 MISSING.
craft Was Homeward Bound From
Canada When Attacked Fourteen
Women Nurses on Vessel.
London, July 3. A German subma
rine sank the British hosnltnl shin
ijianuovery Castle, 110 miles south
west of Fastnet, Juno 27, tho British
admiralty announced on Mondny night.
, The Llandovery Cnstlo was home
ward bound from Cannda. It carried
2C8 persons. This total Included SO.
Canadian army medical corps men and
14 women nurses.
Ono boat containing 24 survivors has
reached port,
Ono ot trie boats containing 12 nur
sing sisters, was seen, to capsize, it
was reported. Tho sisters wero
drowned.
Tho submnrlno commnnder who or
dered the captain of tho Llnndovcry
Castle, several of tho officers, and Ma
jor Lyon of tho medical corps aboard,
declared that ho had sunk tho ship be
cause It was carrying American avia
tion officers nnd others in tho fighting
servlco of tho allies. Tho only officers
on board tho ship wore six officers of
tho medical corps.
YANKS SEE 3 "SUBS". SUNK
British Transport Runs Into Nest of
U. Boats Off the Irish
Coast.
An Atlantic Port, July 0. A British
transport, carrying 7,400 American
soldiers, ran into n nest of German
submarines oft tho Irish const nnd
with tho nld of a destroyer sunk thrco
of the U-boats.
An olllclal of the British govern
ment en route to Washington, nnd oth
er passengers renchlng hero told of
the battle. The transport sunk ono
of the submarines J)y ramming It and
Is now in dry dock In England. A
largo hole wuh torn In tho sido of tho
troopship by Iho collision.
The American soldiers lined tho mil
of the transport while tho fight wns
In progress and as cacli of tho sub
marines was sunk they threw their
hats into the air nnd cheered tho
BritUh gun crow. When tlto battle
was over fhoy hoisted the British
gunners on their shoulders nnd pu
raded the deck.
TURKEY MUST EXPLAIN TO U.S.
Ultimatum on Moanitnl PalH fi.nl
enntnntino.,i.,-Rnt m,w
to
Mean War.
Washington, July 8. It wns Turk-
, regular troops who burned and
looted tho Amerlcnn hospltnl at To
brlz. Confirmation of this has been
received through tho Spanish govern
ment by tho stato department. No de
tails have as yet come through, hut a
formal protest and demand for satis
faction has been presented officially to
tho Turkish government through Swe
den. Upon tho reply received will de
pend tho noxt step which tho United
States will take.
Speed Boat Pilot Is Dead,
Detroit, Mich., July 8. John Milot,
well-known ns an automobile racer and
moro recently us u pilot In speed boat
races, died here. In 1015 ho piloted
Miss Dotrolt I over tho Detroit river
course, winning luo event
Illinois Aviator Safe.
With the American Army In France,
July 8. Lieut. William II. Brotherton
of Guthrie, 111., an Amerlcnn aviator
who wns reported missing on Juno 25,
has safely landed within tho allied
HtlP" I" Alcana.
ORDER IS EXPLAINED!
CROWDER RULING HITS MEN OF
DRAFT AGE ONLY.
Several Communities Apparently Aro
confused Regarding the f'Work
or Fight" Decree.
Washington, July C Commenting
on tho now work or fight regulations
wmcn are In effect. Provost Marshal
General Crowder emphasized that tho
order does not affect men outBldo of
draft ,nges. Several communities ap
parently havo confused It with untl-
lonfor laws In somo states.
General Crowdur explained that tho
woric or fight order Is purely a military
step and that regulations regardtng
employment or military service for un
registered men nro not embraced In
his functions. Tho only effect tho or
der lins upon persons not subject to
draft Is that It offers tlicm moro op
portunities of employment Places
vacated by men linblo to draft neces
sarily aro left open for men outsldo
or tho draft, ho explained.
CZECH0-SLAVS DEFEAT F0E&
Lenlne Troops Lose Irkutsk Finland
May Enter War Against
Allies.
London, July 8. Czocho-SIovak
forces havo Infllcteii n nnvrn ....rnn.-
upon tho bolshevik troops, ucc6rdlng
to n telegram received hero from Irk-
utsk, Siberia. Tho bolshovlkl nro said
to have been completely defeated west
Of Irklltslr find tn hnvn linnn 1lii I
of tho region to the east of Lake Bui-
KM.
There was a battlo at Nerkhnlo Ud-
msir, nnd It resulted In tho Ilusslnn
government troops being driven out of
tho place.
Stockholm, July 8. At editorial of
fices hero a declaration of wnr by Fin
land against tho entento nutions is ex
pected nt any hour.
POWDER BLAST KILLS 65
Two Exploolons Wreck Big Factory
wear Syracuse, im. y. Destruc
tive Blast Follows.
Syracuse, N. Y., July 4. At least
05 persons wero killed and 200 In
jured nt tho huge plnnt of the Somot-
Solvny compnny, fit Split Bock, nenr
hero, virtually wrecked by two explo
sions or trinitrotuluol at 0:30 o'clock
Tuesdny night. Terrific concussions
rocked business buildings In tho cen
ter of tho city, smashing plate gloss
windows, nnd caused a panic In tho
residential districts.
tiio-explosion followed u flro thnt
had got beyond control and spread to
tiio "T. N. T." vats. Two of theso ex
ploded. SENATE 0. K.'S BOND BILL
House Measure Providing for $8,000,-
uuu.uuu or Linerty Bonds Approved
Without Roll Call.
-r..t.. o m. . ....
....n.uiiKiun, .iuiy o. J110 UOUBO t) 111
,or vw,wu,uuij or wborty
bonds was passed by tho senato with,
out roll call on Frlduy.
I. II on nrn ., ..
To Raise Express Wanes.
Chicago, July 8. Wago raises for
tho federalized express companies' em
ployees nro the first steps plnhned un-
dor government control, It was un-
nounced by Georgo O. Taylor, nrosl-
dent of tho Itallwuy Express company.
ZlZSTL'l'
I It I I n i
S?n tl S A-nlin". nn .'l"0"
pilot In the American navy, has been
captured and Is Imprisoned t Cauo
! ."1TS1,,,U0, "nvy Wns nd-
, .v u.mu. onus. .
U. S. TRANSPORT
IS TORPEDOED
Troopship Covington Sent to Bot
tom by U-Boat While on
Way Home.
SIX OF CREW ARE MISSING
Navy Dejartment 8aya None of tha
Officers and Men Landed Aro Seri
ously Injured Craft Was For
mer German Liner.
Washington, July a Tho American
army trausport Covlugton, homeward
bound after landing several thousand
soldiers in France, was torpedoed and
sunk In tho war zono last Monday
night ,
Six members of th6 crow aro miss
ing, but all tho other men, -with tho
ship's officers, hUvo been Inudcd nt n
French port.
No army personnel or passengors
were aboard.
Tho Covington formerly was tho
Hamburg-American liner Cincinnati,
which was laid up nt Boston nnd tnken
over when tho United States entered
tho war. Sho was COS feot long and
10,1130 gross tonnage.
The men missing uro :
Ernest O. Anderson, fireman, Lynn,
Mass. '
Joseph B. Bowden, senman, Moun
tain Lake, N. J.
Ambrose C. Ford, llrclnnn, Soracr
vllle, Muss.
William Henry Lynch, Jr., flremnn,
Manchester, N. II.
Albert 3, Payne, senman, West Now
Brighton, Stnten Island, N. Y.
Lloyd H. Sllvenml, seaman, Bain
bridge, N. Y.
Tho navy deparmcnt's announce
ment of tho torpedoing of tho Covlng
tou snld nono of tho officers nnd men
lauded was "seriously Injured."
Tho Covlngtou wns struck nt 0:17
o'clock Monday night, while proceed
ing with a fleet of other transports
convoyed by destroyers. Tho subma
rine wns not sighted.
Tho transport remained aljoat until
Tuesday, when efforts w-' mado by
another vessel and two tugs to tow
her to port, but sho was too badly dum
aged to keep ufloat.
HALTS REVOLT IN AFRICA
Prompt Action by British Troops Pre
vents toso of Life, Says Botha
Blames Hun Agents.
Pretoria, South Africa. July 8. Pre
mier Botha of tho Union of South Af
rica Issued n statement -on Friday.
showing that serious unrest exists In
South Africa. Stronc nollco nnd mill-
tnry '"urcs were tuken to copo with
uiu suunuon.
Continuing, Premier Botha In
his
statement snvs:
"Thero is good reason for susneet-
ing tnat enemy agencies nro at work
. Ul.8 C0"'Ury and that they nro in
"iguing to stir up strlfo not only
nnionB Europeans but also among tho
natlvo3 11,111 no means or matters aro
ut:uu,eu 100 ucspicauio as long ns they
" uioir oojecr.."
SHOWS HUGE FOOD PROFITS
Figures on Enormous War Profits Sent
to Senate In Response to Reso
lution by Borah.
Washington, July 8. Somo figures
on wnr profits wero sent to tho senato
on Fridny by tho treasury in response
to a resolution by Senator Borah of
Idaho calling for Information regard
ing profiteering. Tho dairy Interests
listed showed profit increases from
zero to 180 per cent, banks up to 80
per cent; contractors ns high as GOO
per cent and flour mills ns high us 437
per cent Tho mnxlmum Increased
profit listed, 2,183 per cent, was of a
food dealer with $1,000 capital. An
other food concorn, with SS25.000 made
34,75 per cent excess.
In clothing trades a concern with
?400,000 capital Incrcuscd Its profits 15
per cent.
VOTES TO SEIZE WIRE LINES
House Passes Resolution Giving U. S.
Power to Take Telegraph and
Telephone Systems.
Washington, July 8. With the
Western Union elegraphers scheduled
to strike next week for recognition of
tho "telegraphers' union, tho houso of
representatives, acting under strong
administration pressure, ndopted on
Friday the resolution authorizing the
president to tnko possession of tho tel-
mvrnnh mill tnlnnlinrin cvufAmo t ia
"" .V"'V. i w.u
fonntrv fnr tlin rmnnlniln nt .n
The voto on tho resolution was 221 In
favor to four against Tho measuro
nn.f Dntn
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More German Troops Land.
Stockholm, July 0. Germany last
week landed largo military forces at
Hnngoo, on tho Finnish const west of
Holslugfors, according to information
L.iw,i ltm tmm rniiniitn mim
Tno troopa nnd ruU wjntbr equipment
Says Royal Family Fled.
of the Russian roynl family took
,ulssaB0 on Bleraer which recently
Liwimm h, Mnrnmn v..t. nn ti,
White sea, according to a dispatch to
the Uerlm85 Tidendo from Bergen.
