Arizona republican., 1913-04-21
KING CHARLES FIGURES IN TWO
 ANNIVERSARIES
The Ruler of ROumania is Shown Homage On Birth day Which is Also Anni- versarv of His Accession to the Throne

BUCHAREST, April 20.-This day was celebrated throughout Roumania because it marked the recurrence of double anniversary of the utmost inn portance. On April 20 1899, King Charles L. the beloved ruler of this country was born and on April 20. 1866, he was elected Prince of Roumania by the Roumanian assembly. It was in deed a fortunate day for the Rouman- ians when they called the son of the late Prince Charles of Hohenzollern- Sigmarngen, of the minor, non-relSn- ing branch of the Hohenzollern family, to their throne. It was he who made the country what it is today, lndepen- dent, strong, prosperous and respected among the powers of the world.
 Roumania was originally formed by the union of two of the Danube prn- cipalities, Wallachia and Moldavia. on December 23. 1861. The first ruler of the new principality was Colonal Cuza, who assumed the government under the name of Alexander John l. Constant discords and jealousies endangered the permancncy of the country from the very beginning and when a revolution broke out in February 1866, which forced Alexander John from the throne. the future of Roumania looked indeed dark Upon the suggestion of Napo- leon III. the throne was offered to Prince Charles who was then holding a commission as lieutenant in the Prussian army Prince Bismark fav- ored the choice and secretly supported 6nino l openly owing to the already strained relations between Prussia and Austria which soon thereafter led to the war 1 of 1866. Austria was opposed to the | choice and would have gone to the ex- 1 treme of arresting the young prince on | his way to Roumania had he not out witted the Austrian government by passing through Austria in disguise
 He entered Bucharest received by the people with enthusiasm, May P, 1866 1 and was acclaimed prince of ROumania 1 It was by no means a sinecure which I Charles had taken upon his shoulders l when he consented to become the ruler | of ROumania Internal dissensions
 caused constant ferment among the numerous factions and the relations be- | tween NOuf0dilld ana luc | countries were far from being friendly l The resources of Roumania were ex- tremely meager: trade and industrie: were demoralized, the national defence! were disorganized and it seemed tha the days of the countrys independence
 were numbered But Charles proved himself the right man for his position
 great ruler, strong and energetic filled with the ambition to restore or
 der and prosperity in his country ant
 to increase and strengthen it's poWe
 among the nations of Europe.
 Three years after this accession t the throne he married Princess Eliza
 beth von Neuwied, the talented poe
 and novelist who acquired literary fam
 under the pseudonym of Carmen Sylva Loyalty she co-operated with her hus band in his reformatory and organi
 satory work and with him won the low
 and devotion of the grateful Rouman
 ians.
 In the war between Russia and Tur key Charles sided with Russia and b . his gallant fighting and brillian
 strategy in the battle of Plevna enable