Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1914-10-16
RUMAN|A KING DIES
GREAT RULER HAD ROMANTIC
CAREER-HElD ALOOF FROM
OTHER NATIONS
KING WAS GERMAN DESCENT
Country's Attitude Towards Present
Great War May Now Change
Many Subjects Savs and Favor
Russia--He Left No Heir.

King Charles of Rumania died last
Saturday.
The attitude of Rumania toward the
great war has for some time been
complicated by reports of the serious
illness of the monarch. In many
quarters it was believed that this i'll
ness was merely feigned for the pur-
pose of avoiding clashes with his ad-
visers. Charles was a Hohenzollern,
related to the German royal family,
while many of his subjects are Slavs
| to be strong in Rumania. His death
may break the deadlock which is re-
ported to have held Rumania neutral.
Rumania's First King.
Charles l, was Rumania's first king.
| The story of his career spanning rs
years, is that of a German prince
elected to govern Latin people, out
OF which experience Rumanians or
those who have followed the fortunes
of that buffer state will recall much
| that is stirring if not romantic.
Prince Charles was born Hohen-
zollern, an older branch of the family
than that of Emperor William of Ger
many, but none the less proud of its
blood. He was the son of Prince
Charles Anthony of Hohenzollern-S Sig
haringn, who voluntarily resigned the
Hohenzollern regentship in favor Of
the Prussian crown and subsequently
became prime minister of Prussia.
1t was while Charles was serving, at
the age of 81 years, as an officer of
high rank in the Prussian guard, that
the Turkish provinces of Wallachia
and Molodavia united to call themsel-
YES Rumania, and casting their eyes
about Europe for foreign prince to
govern them-since no native prince
had been successful-took the advice
of Napoleon Ill and invited young
Charles to be their prince.
Queen Is Carmen SYLVIA"
At the age of 30, the young prince
paid court to Princess Elizabeth OF
Wied, with whom he fell in love al
first sight when he met her in Co
logne, and the marriage was celebra
ted on the banks of the Rhine In the
fall of 1869. The queen has since be
come beloved among her people fol
her devotion to good works and ia
nous throughout the world as a poet
with the pseudonym Of Carmen Syl
va"
A boy was born to the couple, bu1
he died at the age of six and they hat
no further children. In 1876, wher
there arose the question of partici
pating in the Turko-Russian war
Prince Charles stood firm for neutral
ity but when the Russians were OF
the point of being crushed at Plevn;
and Grand Duke Nicholas sent his ia
nous call for help, the Rumanial
forces were led to battle and will
Charles at their head decisively de
feated the great Turkish army.
I The renown of Prince Charlie
spread, and four years later, out of
cannon he had captured at Plevna tn
Rumanian people cast him an irol
crown. With consent of the power
they placed it on his head in 1881
Rumania held aloof from the commo
Balkan war against the Turks, but wa
stirred in her own behalf by Bulgaria
greed for territory. and after the war
King Charles pressed his country
claim for $500 miles of territory a
compensation for the neutrality {
Rumania had preserved, anu starte
an invasion of Bulgaria. The Bulgar
soon sued for peace and handed owe
. the coveted strip, extending about 10
miles inland.