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"While the boundaries of Europe
today are trembling in the balance
of war,” says a statement issued by
the National Geographic Society, "it
is interesting to contrast the Europe
of April 1, 1815, with the Europe of
April 1, 1915. Then Europe was at
war 9W“ as it is now. Then one
great nation was standing elf a host
if allies Just asvtoday the brunt of
the pungent war falls on one great
power against afield of allies. ,The
same, five _ grant? European nations
that'ane at war now were fighting
then.,,_0nly the line-up was different.
“Then, it was Europe—Great Brit-
airl, arugala, Austria and Russia——
against France and Napoleon. Then,
as now, the vast armies of the allies
were making needy for a spring cam-
paign of invasion. and, much 86,15
the. case today, the fields within pre-
cnt- Belgium were first choice for at
Moreover, a century of
wai“ theatre.
politics and diplomacy have made lit
tle change in the questions about
which wars are waged in Europe. One
important difference was that the Eu
rope of April 1,1815, had about pro‘
glossed, through a score of years of
trouble, to a state. of dissatisfied,
peaceful exhaustion.
Ended at Waterloo.
"Napoleon made ills Waterloo cam-
paign in the spring of 1918, and by
July .18 it had been decided in the
.favor of the allies. During the great
emperor's banishment to Elba the
powers that had brought about his
abdication, and in whoae hands the
settlement of Europe‘s trouble
placed 'th‘e Work of reorganizing
boundaries, the remaking of the map,
before a congress, which was called at
Vienna in September, 1814. The efforts
of this congress became .an indefinite
series of moves for impossible bar-
gains, and its deliberations 'had al
most resulted in war among the bar-
gainers, when Napoleon returned from
Elbn,.and hogan his march on,,,Paris.
March 1, .1815. Thus stimulated, the
ceilgmbs hastened with its task. and.
by ‘ 'June 9.,“ the ilnal ‘act; embodyingt
the lreatirs of Vienna, was signed.i
"The map of Europe, April‘I, 1815,
then was as indeterminate a thing as
is that of today. France ’had been
lay;
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Savoy, Btitnerland eand Bolton on the
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since {he new {tires {accordan-
France of Louis XV. the France of
the Netherlands, a neat section of
central Germany, and a strip of
coast Germany, which Napoleon had
included in the empire. But April 1
. the 'Ilttle corporal’ was planning"'to
defeat the armies of England, Prus-
_to reestablish his imperial dimes.—
New German Confederathn.
‘vvmr’e ulé congr'e'ssm as... had
the boundaries .of the new German
confederation had practically been de
cided. The new confedelatlon in-
cluded all of German Europe, with
the exclusion of the Netherlands and
Denmark Austria was given the
presidency of the . federal diet. The
former grand duchy of Warsaw was
made a constitutional kingdom under
the Russian crown, and the congress
land, which it had conquered from
Sweden "in 1808." Swedish Pomerania
was coded to Prussia. The modern
German empire with‘the exclusion of
Austria and the addition of the prov-
ince of Schleswig, t} on Poland
and Alsace- Lorraineflt fined by the
boundaries placed by illéPVlenna con-
gress to the German'- confederation.
“Thus the tentative rearrangement
of a post-Napoleon Europe stood
through April, while the emperor of
the French was'feverlshly engaged in
raising and equipping armies with
which to meet his enveloping enemies.
It was only .his remarkable enter-
prise that heuwas‘hble to, get together
an army.of 360.000'by Juno 1, In‘ the
meantime, an Austrain army of 210. 000
had been assembled upon the Rhine
frontier. and a Russian army of
150.000 was moving up to cooperate
with the Austrians. Another Austrian
force menaced from the southeast‘and
the Prussian and English armies were
concentrated, in Belgium. Napoleon
began his final strategic moves June
6. "
Unification of Like Peoples. .
~ “Since the overthrow of Napoleon
and the work of the congress of
Vienna, the changes in Europe have
flcatlon of like peoples. tThus the two
great change! were the establishment
of the Ghrman empire and this king-
congress of Vienna, as a crazy quilt
of small states, largely under
idominance of Austria.
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before fie revolutidh: abd it had lea]:
sia. Russia and Austriain 'W; and
. tng Nanny given to her.
not reached final action in its work: "
confirmed Russia’s possession of Fin.
been those making toward the uni--
dom of 1.1taly, ltaly was formed by the lomatisls
France found 3
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member of the European concert a!
Row, andWBrltalnbeganher
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theseas.
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of the international pie, got through
with a whole hide, although Russia
sought to have the Turkish queatloaa
brought before the congress. Holland
was confirmed in the possession of.
Belgium, and Sweden was ‘cosnpen-‘
cam for her: loss of Finland .by hav-
Denmark
lost the continental and of her terri-
tory to the Gerlnms,f?.
groans ' OFF ruaamcmum.‘
Owner of Wrecked Wagon Fails to
Ooptube Joy Rider's.
FAlRFlELDV June 12 -—Clinging
desperately to the aide of a high pow
cred automobile which had wrecked
his milk wagon, early yesterday,
Charles Grist was kicked by one of
the five occupants and made to re-
lease his held, after being carried a
mile from the scene of the collision.
Grist was fo'und’in the roadway un-
conscious, 'but not badly hurt. The
machine escaped. '
NON V5. MERENEBS CASE.
By a decision handed down yester-
day by the Supreme Court of Errors.
Judge Lucien E. Burpee of the Civil
Superior Court, is ordered to file his
finding of facts in the case of Henry
13}. Shannon, administrator against C.
Antoinetto Fiske Mereness of Fair-
field, on or before September 1, 1915.
The suit was to foreclose on a
mortgage for $500, and Judge Burs
pee found that no consideration was
given for the mortgage.
hey for the plaintiif asked for a find-
ing of facts but claimed that none was
given and the matter was then taken
to the Supreme Court
CUPY SUGAR CO. INCORPORATED.
Sugar Company of Greenwich. capital
81,400,000, has been incorporated in
the office of the Secretary of State.
The incorporatora are? H. J. Pullum.
Joseph W. Murphy and Arthur Kirv
'stein, Jr. all of New York.
MAY ANNUL COMMERCIAL LAWS.
WASHINGTON. June 12. —The
United States has instructed its (tip.
abroad to ask for the
annulment of those. paragraphs of
thoicolnmerciul treaties which conflict
with the new senmen's law.
i Mill Hill illii till
“Porter, harms kept her hand out
The attor- ‘
HARTNRD, June {lb—The Copy]
o heroism
WWNGTBN. dune waxwork
canlzation Day"—a day for strength-
ening the American spirit National-
ity and uniting all classes, .creeds and
races into one intelligent dembcracy,
-——is being urged by P. P. Claxton,
Federal Commission of education on
the municipal and Educational omel-
als throughout the country for'celebra
tion on July 4.’
“Americanlaation Day" is a patriot-
ic call to all citizens, American .born
and foreign-born alike, adultsandchib
dren, to rally to American ideals, pur-
poses and common interests of many
people united into one nation,” says
Commissioner Claxton,
made public today and sent to mayors
of all cities, school superintendents
in a. letter '
slows or DANGER.
Baal-ladle, dizziujass and headghe,
- with “specks before the eyes," irreg-
ular heart action and liver Enable.
The severity of the early symptoms
depending upon the amount of pois-
ons which the kidneys have allowed to
remain in the system.
SYMPTOMS
Aching Pains over Hips, Bachache,
Sediment or Deposit in Urine, Irrita-
tion of the Bladder, Pain in Urinating,
Rheumatism, (Ur-lo acid in Blood.)
Sudden Stoppage 6f Urine, Highly
Colored or Milky White Urine,
Pass 'Blood of, litmus in Urine.
tion of Urine, Staining after
lug, Thick or Sluggish Urine,
in the Bladder. Cystitis (inflammation
ofrbladdem "Catarrh of Bladder or
Bowels, Pufflneas under Eyes, Vora-
cious Appetite, Thirst, Gall Stone,
Gravel, Pain in Urethra, Swollen An-
lkles, ‘Dlmmed Visaion. Specks before
the Eyes, Scanty Urine, Frequent
Stone
and other educational institution olil.
sand of these officials, and the move
ment already has begun in fifty cities,
whose mayors have appointed com.
ORDERS FAPTS “LED “I SHAN'é mittees as a part of the national movo- i
independence Dani .
”meat to make
1915, “Americanlnation Day." New
York and St Louis, through their pub-
lic schools, have planned a special clv.
ic lesson on Flax Day,.Ju,ue 14.
“The schools have an opportunity
not heretoforaotfered." says Mr. Glax-
ton. “to. cooperate with naturaliza-
tion .oiliclals, mayors, committees and
others, and shouldlseek ‘to place the
school ,factliliss at their disposal to
make the coming, Fourth of July not
only a celebration of our independ-
ence, but a day for strengthening the
American spirit”
5 “Where the movement already has
Ibegun, mayors' committees are ar-
ranging citizenship receptions for
newly naturalized citizens and a na!
tional Americanlzatlon day committee
is assisting in the plan for celebrating
independence Day.
.-—-A MISTAKE MADE BY MANY.
When you aulfer pains and aches by
day and sleep disturbing bladder weak
ness by night, “feel tired. nervous and
run down, thg kidneys and bladder
should be rest red to héaithy,s strong
and regular stitch It is a' mistake to
postpone treatment. Foley Kidney
Pills put the kidneys in sound, heal|
thy condition and keep them actlva
and strong. 1 ‘*
Sold everywhere.
nesa, Irregular -ieart Action, Ulcers-
tion of the Bladder, Skin Pale, Waxy
'andDry. Bad Odor of Persplration.
Simple Test for Kidney Disease .
Fill a bottle with urine; let it stand
[for twelve hours; if there is a sedi-
3meat or cloudiness of any kind you
have kidney or bladder trouble, and
disease is too, for advanced.
Kldneco is put up in 250, 50c and 81
packages.
Fm Kldneco Coupon.
Calls, Mouth Dry, Biliouaness, Drib-
clais. He has appealed to seven thou- ruling, Lumbago, 1035 of Flesh Weak-
you should begin taking Kidneco
treatment today. Don‘t delay until the
, range.
50m:
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l allusion
0130on u mus:
The Associated 'Bress.)———J1\panese
ethnologista» have discovered in the
mountain fastnesses .of the island of
Kyushu a curious and ancient people
who have 'been desknated the Rip
Van Winkles of Japan. A similar
group has been found in the uncut:-
tailts of Kids province. it is said
that both are of the Helki family
which descended from a iiikado of
the ninth century. They were all
powerful in the 12th century until de-
featcd in the Japanese War of the
Roses by the Minamoto clan.
lives who escaped after the 12th cen-
MARlNES.
the afternoon.
the best decorated canoes..The enter-
pleasing
Byrne says the new flag pole is up,
and the grounds and beach are in line
condition.
mfore the Knob Club fleet will
be free to sail on the waters“ of! title"
Norwalk harbor on the 4th of July in
Got busy. Pull out
your old flags. Paint up your canoes.
in other words try for one of the pans
nants which are ‘going to be offered to’
tainlncnt committee has announced a
program, and President ceed into the forest and’the recesses appropriate to hardy m“. mtnineerl.
. U I O O I I
. This Coupon with ten cents in . flight,.but the recent discovery of the
. silver for postage, etc, entitles . picturesque clansmen in the wilds of
. the holder to one 250 package . Kyushu and in the mountains offiida
. of Kidneco free. Address, Dept. . province leads to the belief that
. M. The ‘Kidneco ‘ 00., Boston, . many escaped and settled in remote
, Mass. . mountain districts.
; ., . . . . . Shut in by precipitous mountain
peaks, these. villagers live an old-
world life, just as they must have
THE COAST !8 CLEAR 0F SUB- centuries ago. One reason for be—
lieving they‘ar‘e the‘descendants of
the Reiki is that 1their styletof‘ cloth-
lng is ”the some as prevailed in Kyoto
in the Heikl apdch and their dialect
resembles somewhat the dialect of
Kyoto in the olden times.
They sing a song which, translated,
runs:
'Putting oil our headgear of no-
bios and our hunting dress, we pro
/
of the mountains as woodcutters, to
fell a tree "
Moreover, the villagers themselves
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WHY DON'T YOU
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This is the familiar Uncle Nick
During the last 37 years it has
faithfully served three generations in
cellent satisfaction in its new form.
TOKIO. June llwcorrespondence of.
History holds that the Heika‘fngl- '
tury battle vv’ere drowned during their;
' cannot be filled by a really cannon
4 is it not beautiful in its
. els, .etc, are the beat
4 “FIRST 81"-
families, and is still giving ex-J
FOR SAlj BY
HORACE R NASH
Corner North Main and West Stu.
think they are the descendants of
the Heiki. Certainly these people are“
vastly different from the ordinary
Japanese of today, both in languau,‘
and in custom The families often 4
number from 20 to 30 persons and
live together in separate flatsuas it -
were, in the same house but at 1;.
common table as a measure d _
economy.
The management of the family
vested in the head who exercises ‘h";
solute authority. He occupies .4 goat ,,
of honor and wears a. ceremonial, ,
skirt. He spends most of his tin). ;
in receiving visitors and attending”,
social matters He is exempted rm
all manual labor..
The heir of the family is. all impor-
tant, while the rest of the children.
are merely servants. He alone «A
take a legitimate wife andyin turn]
have heirs. The smallness of“ the,
clans has resulted in marriages that . ‘
*are sometimes too close and hardly;
eugenic. Nevertheless, the community
life is on the whole of a high ordng, ,
Those who break rules are WM
from the village. The houses are II:
feet wide. They are more like tom; ,
ily hotels and always contain :1 :
shrine where the ancestors are paid. 6"
homage.
The clansmen use no lamps. for the
wood they burn in the middlelof the
floor at night furnishes all the “flat.
they need. They live chieflym the
grain of a kind of grass. The bold
man sometimes has Arlee brought” in
from the outside world'for Hills 0"!)
use, but for the most part even- he
has to live on communal m1
Pumpkins, egg plants, yarns and out»
or legetables they grow in plenty. ‘ .
Their dress is a curiosity but out“
The men carry a piece of ‘l‘arskin or
wild boar at the loin and a hatchet
in their belts. The villagers areaud
to be very honest, always aaeeablfi
among themselves, and renal”
strangers with the greatest hoaplt
lty.
—ONLY A 'FEW CAN GO
Those who do not have to consid-
er expense are now going to health
resorts to get rid of impurities in the
system that cause rheumatism, ”b.”
ache, aching joints and painful or
cles. If you cannot go yet feel you and
relief from pain and misery, get l'o‘
ey Kidney Pills. They restore the k
neys to activity and make yen fed
well and strong .
Sold everywhere.
—‘There‘s no job in this city.
we REFER YOU _
' T0 1-H: no
that has been painted without“
coat“? Yes, and what’s more,
* wear well—we guarantee theta
paints, oils, stains, vamhfid’ler
that's your protection Plum
' Tel. 452.
Norwalk Chronicler