Show SUPPLY OF IRON ONE aries have hava attached a new import I 1 unco since to the island napoleon was wa held prisoner there the island of 0 elba celebrated as a the place where napoleon wins was imprisoned in 1814 lias has since Itt italis ilys en trance into tills this war attracted much attention as the location of valuable iron mines writes a correspondent in view of the scarcity of iron mines in italy and the difficulty of transporting ore pr pigs from the united states for use in the factories the mines of E elba aba have given a new importance to the island travelers Tra velera on the lenon genoa rome express which skirts the 1110 seashore of the mainland permitting a view on a clear day of the blue island rising out of the water six miles distant think rather ot of the tall foun dry stacks in the foreground at binn than of the great soldier of other wars in the tha days lay before the wor war this ex prem stopped tit at campiglia to put off tourists for and ellin elba today it stops to put off business bus iness men skilled lion iron workers italian soldiers and their austrian prisoners interned on oil the island the sido side track rack tit at cam lias has been enlarged since the war too for tile the purpose of handling the large quantity of iron freight brought over from elba napoleons name has haa almost been forgotten on the island so BO busy are the inhabitants with war work illow how can I 1 get to the villa san I 1 bartina Martl dar tina no a visitor arriving on the stone wharf of the harbor inquired off of a workman the workman looked at the visitor blankly when the visitor added you know tho the place where napoleon used to live the man shook his heart head im a newcomer here heard of the place |