The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-11-17

Ranishment OF trouble :Ila>!aE :'rm"'
1pnarchs TO islands 81 the SGT Etr from
their one-time dou;:u:"HS = an un'"In-
mon procedure hut prec.Lv"; For the
plight OF former E;Ere;or charles 60;
austria Hungary WI" has h"ea cN',"d
to Madeira. - found N II" historic case
,of Napoleon I. who GSsssc'. SIX years on
st. HeleIa IN the south Atlantic. 900
smiles from the ncAr"S; land. prisoner
more than a century ago.
a. st. Helena Is not only much smaller
than Madeira but. compared 70 'Ae lat
'ter, Is as "a devils island 70 paradise.
'Ffve-sixths OF it's area "a devoid ~
Vegetation and. aside from an army
garrison. there are no big towns or
other evidences OF NE.
Nearly AL I1uterats
a, Madeira. 1--WE times the Ssz" Of 81.
Helena. IS AN ocean garden Spot. Fun
chal. It's chief city. has 4 reputation
OF more than 10000 ami the island one
OF group OF four owned by Portugal.
produces some IF the most famous wine
end laCes In the world as well as an
abundance % fruits. grains and sugar.
Oxen are mainly used tor aErIcu!turS
instead OF draft horses, and other farm
ing methods are pr!mttiNcN Less than
two per cent OF the people can read and
write
The Portuguese military garrison -
very smaN and Charles. Z!ta and their
elk small children. X the allied powers
permit. may have every freedom except
an uncha perOned ocean voyage. Napos-
y con was guarded day and night by
soldiers.
Madeira. the Portuguese" word for
forest" Is directly IN the Atlantic
= ocean trade routes s.. Helena. a BRIT
ish nava! coaiing station. often doesn't
sec a ship for days Madeira IS 4 port
Of call and thus Is kept in daily touch
with the outside world. The island.
400 miles west oc Morocco. has tenn
perate climate. It Is 70 miles wide and
IS miles long and eNjp;!cal IN shape.
Three other islands nearby complete
the Madeira group. They are Porto
Santos which, With Madeira. have a
population OF 10. 900. and the Deserta :
and Selvagcns. two smaller islands OF
volcanic origin. The lrtt"r are unin-
haoited with rock formations jut;:ns
- out into the sea.
TWO coups that Failed
- After the collapse oc thn Central
Powers In 1918. Charles and Ttta sought
refuge IN Switzerland whc:r. .O- three
years, they lived with their children.
Last March the former emperor at
tempted coup d'etat by crossing the
Swiss border and reaching the town
:. Of Steipamanger. Hunga"H. whore VITA
prominent monarchistS he planned 10
- enter Budapest Tn N!o: failed ard
Charles returned To Switzerland. Again
- on October 80 last despite his word OF
honor given 10 the Swiss authorities
- that no would attempt no further -''a-
pades, the former monarch and his wife,
during the dispute over RurEenland.
few In an a!rp,ane from Lucerne 10
Oedenhurg and ultimately reached Raah
Hungary. where Charles was received
by an armed PARTY OF r"yaltsts. In
sanguinary attempt 70 enter Budapest
the Car.!StS were defeated. The former
= emperor and empress were cartured
= and. ,inalty-at the behest OF the Little
> Entente placed aboard a British mont
, tor in the Danube. on November 2. the
' ex-royal pair sailed FOR theft future
home in the m!d-AtIant.r. on Novcm-
Der the former emperor. who had per
, s!steutly refused 10 rsnounce his hered-
ttary rights" was dethroned and the
- Ha pshurg dynasty was o-sted from
Hungary by 4 law passed by the. Hun
- earian national assembly.
Napolson's Banshment
Napolron's Punishment in 1914 was no
. less bitter. Tn" former Empress jose
phlne had died and his living consort
Marie Louise. with her son. the littie
Prince of Rome. had gone from Fon-
tainebieau 20 Vienna following the en-
peror's abdica;3ou. Meanwhile the allied
powers had coded 70 Napoleon the
island OF Elba in the Mediterranean and
there as sovereign" ne might have
passed tho rest Of his life in ueace and
tranquility. Eleven months OF retire
ment. however. sufiicsd 10 spur him TO
escape and new adventures.
He had been brought 20 Ella aboard
tho British warshlp "paun,less'' on