Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-08


ment of violence. Nevertheless he
would counsel that his highness write
an autograph letter to the Emperor OF
Russia. In which he would say that his
highness would consider Russia as his
grand protector and that he hoped 70
solve with Russia one day the Question
OF the orient. family alliance which
might be consummated some day would
thus secure the serious support of Rus
STA.
In the face OF the accomplished fact -
asked Prince Charles. And Bismarcl,
replied: We could not do else than
recognize the fact and testify our en-
TIRE interest. Your courageous decisi on
Will find a favorable welcome here
In the afternoon of the same day (Aprf
~. 1860 Prince Charles was received r.
audience by the king. The latter u-ei-
coined him cordially but. far from an
proving the ideas of Bismarck. he ex-
staeles-the opposition Of Russia. the
hostility Of Turkey. differences with
austria The king counseled the prince
to await the decision OF Paris. Rut
even If that decision were favorahis
was II worthy OF prince of the house
of flohenzollern to remain under fh.
suZerainty of the sultan
III is painful thing FOR me-" said the
King. TO know that prince of my house
should he submitted. even norninailv, -
the Turk
The prince replied that he was read,
to recognize for a moment tho suze-aint,
OF the Turk. but with the silent reserve
ton to emancipate himself by army ano
battle Of the country which had electen
him. The prince prayed the king to b.
convinced that he would do honor 10 the
name OF Hohenzollern. The king finar1,
yielded and. folding the prince in his
arms. said: God protect YOU
The promise Of the prince was ken,
The rule of conduct o. the Roumanian
sovereign was to conc'liate family inter
ests with his duty to Roumania.
The routes 10 Rouma MIA were Examine A
in $3.50 with great precaution. Each pre
scented great risks. The
All Routes one through Austria
no,r.r.,. was dangerous beca use
Of the imminent ws-
with which Bismarck had boosted he
would occupy Austria's attention; the
| route via Aarseille or Genoa to Constan-
| tinople was no less dangerous, for Turke,
would not fail TO detain the prince she
had not chosen: the route by way OF Rus
STA was no less dangerous.
1t was decided, finally TO take the
| shortest route. Vienna-Basiaz. even
though dangerous 1t was necessary To-
pass first through Switzerland, wherr
the papers Of Identification must be pre-
pared.
The morning of May Is Prince
Charles. ACCOMPANIED by a German
counselor who was to be attached TO
his chanceiIery. presented himself to
the landammaun at st. Gall NJ
Aepli gave the prince a passport in
the name of Charles Hettingen (name
of the Chateau Hettingen, belonging to
Prince Ckarles-Antoine) a merchant ell
route to Odessa: the description men
toned as particular sign that the
said Charles wore glasses "a disguise
which the prince thought to be ef-
fective).
The party passed through Rohr-
schach-Lindau. across Lake Constance.
Augsburg. Munich and SalEburg, Aus
tria. AT the latter place there was de-
lay involving revision OF passports and
payments of customs dues. In ths
several Austrian officers with whom ne
had served in 1854 I'm Schleswig: several
times they passed around the table At
which the prince and his companion
were seated. but with the aid OF the
spectacles and a newspaper he avoided
recognition.
Arrived at Vienna. the depot was filled
with soldiers and among them several
Austrian generals whom the prince
had known intimately. May Is the
prince and his companion arrived n
Basiaz on the Danube. Basiax wae
the terminus of the Austrian railway
whence the party would descend the
Danube by boat. At Turn-Severin.
where it was proposed to debark. the
captain OF the steamer asked the prince
to explain why he was leaving when
his ticket indicated Odessa. While the
prince was attempting to explain the,
stop-over, NJ. Bratiano. his future
faithful minister. approached and con-
Quoted the prince and his companion
to the carriage in waiting. 1t was then
his identity, and amid the exclamation.
'tsreat heavens, there goes Prince
Charles of Hohenxollern' the prince
rapidly disappeared. The recognition
was too late.