The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-04-22

Paris, April -(Correspondence of The Associated Press )-Now that the dust of crumbIing thrones that wrecked whole dynasties in their fall has somewhat cleared that Emperors, Czars, Kings. Grand Dukes, Arch dukes. and PrinceIings have abandon ed the tottering structure of Central Europe, it may not be uninterestina to compare the present condition of these rulers with that which they oc- cupied six months ago
 The story of the fall of the house of Hohenzollern would fill volumes. It Is a far cry from the dreams of world dominion, the dictaton of peace in shining helmet and spurred boots arTayed in the Palace of Versailles, to the little villa hidden among the lowlands of Holland. Morose and taciturn, William Hohenzollern, sec ond and last of the name, Is awaiting the judgment of the Peace Confer enCe within the narrow confines of the estate of one of the few men in this world who still have the courage to term themselves his. friends. The only recreation from which this form CT Emperor seems to derive any plea sure or soIace from This shattered dreams Is in wood-chopping. He still 
 the present German government His staff, and his servants, are paid by the ''HOfmarschallamt' in Berlin as was the case when he was emperor. The mum ber of his attendants, how ever, has been greatly reduced but what is left of them are still state officials 4 few weeks ago the Herr IIoheuzollern appeared to be in fiIian- cial straits, but his exchequer has been replenished by remittances from Germany,
 The Crown Prince at Wieringen af- ter a few interviews has been silent Silence from him and silence con corning linn is considered the bitter est form of punishment that coUi1 be visited upon him.
 A feeling of pity not untinged w1Cn sympathy seems to characterize the attitude of the world at large S-ward Charles, he former Emperor of Aug tria- With 2 his mother, the focEle- Empress I..ta and 521e children, he led a lonesome, dreary life in the ancient Castle of EckaItsau- Very few ser vants remained in attendance for gold was scarce at .Eckartsau. CoIcnei Summerhayes of the British Army, conaruan-1.nE ( small British force, acted more in the capacity of a men
 
 or than thas of a Sir Hudson Lowe But life was sad at Echartsau and young Charles was said to be wasting away under the weight of his chagrin- CCharles and his family have since pcugat refuge in SH7tseriand.Y
 Same weeks ago there arrived at the Swiss frontier a pale, thin young ster Of thirteen years of age He gazed absent1y about apparently talk ing no interest in what was going on about him, listless, dull Under or dinary circumstances this young man would have been received with pomp and honors and addressed as His Royal Highness, Archdufe Robert. He is now plain Master Hapsburg come to Switzerland for the benefit that the clear, Bnnp1d air of the coun- try might afford to his weakened lungs.
 Maria Theresa, grandmother of the former Emperor Charles and her daughter, Maria Annunciata, reside in the Vienna, Palace Archdulxe Flu gene, former commander of the Southwestern front Archduke Max, who has resumed his law study at ] Vienna University; and all the fam 1 flies of the Archdukes belonging to 1 the Toscana Branch are living in Up- L per AuSITla7 ATCnQuke S2TatOr, son. in-Iaw of the late ETanz-Joseph, is at 1 Wallsee Castle; Archduke Frederick at Weilburg Castle at Baden near ! Vienna; his son, A1brecht, is a stu | dent of agriculture at AItenburg, | Hungary; Archduke Joseph and his ! family live in Budapest; Karl Stephen | at Saybusc1l; while Archduke Leo | poId Salvador and family have left ] the country and are thought to re- side in Spain.
 | Ferdinand, late King of Bulgaria, is keeping as innconspicuous as pos sibie somewhere in Austria as the communique twas wont to say. He 1t was who deserted the sinking ship the most favorable wind no matter whence it blew. No one hears about Ferdinand's financial needs. The re- port sent out from Bulgaria at the time of his flight was to the effect 1 tha& he had not left empty handed Ridicu1e and humorous remarks are always heard when the name of PConstance of Greece is mentioned.
 The news that 'Tino" has no funds
 is received everywhere with pitiless
 111irth. "Tino's' troubles with his
 servants are subjects of conversat tions
 on the boulevards and fill the col
 umns of humorous publications
 'Tino' is now at the Dolder Hote1
 in Zurich and is said to be meeting
 his bills regularly but the size ot
 his tips has shrunk. The flow ot
 paper marks which came from Ger