Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-27
HEAD OF THE BONAPAR7Es
HAS MODEST PART IN WAR
Excluded From Active Service rs
Member of Family Having
tcigncd Over France.
HELPS DIRECT MAKING OF MAPS
Says He Would BE Glad to Fight for
His Country, and DisclaiInS Any
Other Desire Than to Serve Its
Cause and Interests OF Science.

PARIS. February 2f.--f"incc Roland
Ronapartc tho only male descendant
of the oldest branch OF the house OF
Bonapartc having male representatives
living. and. consequently, head of the
Family. according to the rules Of primo
Ecnitnrc. is taking a modest part in
the war Excluded from active ser
vice hv tn" law OF 1856. as "a member
OF Il family having r"igncd over France
he was attached III tn" quality Of
civilian auxiliary TO tn" geographical
section of the army. and has helped
direct the making Of the millions of
maps the field forces have required
Il should have been glad to fight for
France in the Held he said TO "a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press. and
/ would have served disintcrcst cdly,"
no added; u have no imperial ambi-
tons and no other desire than serve
AS can the cause of my country and
the interests Of science"
Physically. Prince Roland recalls hu;
fcebly his famous uncle. THE Little
Corporal, he is six feet tall. and is
huilt in proportion; what is character
istical!y Bonaparte about him is his
untiring energy. his Corsican com
pleXion and Il nose that would look like
Napolcon's had IL no ruustache under il,
Re 30 Kind AS to be seated" he said
TO the correspondent, pointing TO an
armchair In which Napoleon the First
sat when at work in his study II
stood In front Of OF Napoleon's
desks on which were piles of scientific
hooks and documents, among them "A
copy OF his latest publication, issued
since the war began, treating of ?iS
groups OF ferns among which are
thirty-fvc new species md twcntv-four
hitherto unknown forms Of old species
These Iry,,, -
princes collection OF ferns alone ,Ip to
about Sol 900 different varieties; his
botanical collection altogether COM
prisea between 600 600 ana 900 900
specimens.
yes. suppose ann really the head
OF the house of Eouaparte,' he replied
TO tho correspondents question. but !,
doesn't matter much, since empires
and Empcrors have very little interest
for me: and there has been a wonder
ipi advantage in not being an En-
p"ror. nor even q prctcnd.r. hay.
gotten out of l!fe a wonderful lot OF
fun and prOht that / would never have
known had boon an Emperor | hav.
climbed the Alps go Times. Napoleon
aid /, but once. and then Il was neither
Tor pleasure nor scientific research.
hut with the responsibility OF a forth
coming military campaign or his mind
PRETENDING 10 SCEP'TRE
l. USELESS ANYWAY
pretending 10 the imperial sc.p,rc
is useless any way," declared the prince.
since the BonaparjiFt doctrin. is the
plchiscit.."
Tho prince lives on the Avenue dlcna.
N modern. spacious mansion big
enough 10 be called palace. but re-
s"mhlius more tho quarters of an i'm
portant public institution or we'll
ordered commercial enterprise. Their.
e.. .Er aF
i,lacc. In addition 10 the million ami
moro OF natural history specimens. all
cataloSued and described in VolunIuous
publications, there is library Of zoo
coo scientific works which the prince
puts TO considerable use. judging from
the volumes lying about the floor. on
the chairs and on the desk OF his own
study. which adjoins a chamber where
re sleeps In the bed Napoleon occupied
at Elba. There the prince receives with
abou, the sam" hospitality rs that OF
congcnial country gentleman who
doesn't see dozens of callers every day ,
and Is really glad you came.
When Prime. Roland was excluded
from The army just after graduating
from Saint Cyr. NJ turned Ia the study
OF the human race under the eminent
anthropoloSist. Or. Roca. He has since
seen nearly every specimen OF human
ity on it's native soil. The zoology OF
tho sea, botany. geology, geography.
rlaciers and aviation subsequently oc-
cupicd his attention in turn and fur
riehcd him with the material for eighty
Inherent scientific works some OF
Prince Roland's discoveries in plant
life have been OF great value TO the
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parts Of South America, Australia. Mad
agascar and India. He found speci-
mems q, 'he no
IN All 'hoS' '""i''i re- -,
'rince tsnit,d mas Ec'N a. ''."!c
recoIi"ct'oiH "i wv .!si ="
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studied IN" country 'ho,"utnN re
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