Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-04-01
Pneumonia, With Cerebral
Complications, Causes
Death of Ex-Emperor.
ILLNESS OF WEEK FATAL
AT MADEIRA ISLAND HOME
Monarchists Sell Jewels and Raise
Funds to Help Zita and
Children.
By the Associated Press.

| Former Emperor Charles of Austria
Hungary died here today.
| Charles was taken i'll at his home In
| exile on the Island of Medeira slight
| ly more than a week ago. He was
first said to be suffering from fever
but direct advices from Funchal
March % announced that his malady
| was bronchial pneumonia. and later
it was stated that he was suffering
from pneumonia with cerebral com
plications. His condition became sc
serious Wednesday that extreme unc-
| tion was administered.
| There was some Improvement in the
| former rulers condition Wednesday
night, but he failed to maintain this
gain. and Fridays advices were thai
| he was growing rapidly worse.
The illness of the ex-ruler excited
widespread sympathy among the mon
/ archists in both Vienna and Budapest
One of the former court physicians
started from Vienna. in the hope OF
reaching Funchal and attending the
| ex-monarch. a subscription of several
| million crowns being raised to defray
! the expense. while in Budapest 1t was
! reported that Count Julius Andrassy
| had sold famous Rembrandt for
| 3O0,0 900 francs to assist the exile.
| Woman members of the old aris-
| tocracy have begun collecting jewels
| the proceeds from the sale of which
will be used to aid the former royal
| family. The heads of the feudal fami-
| lies are giving. one-f1fth OF all they
| possess to this fund. while some OF
| them are said to be giving nearly all
| of their possessions.
Sent Into Exile by Allies.
Former Emperor Charles and his
wife Zita were sent into exile by the
| entente allies after he had made two
| spectacular attempts to regain the
| thrones of either Austria or Hungary
Although his situation in exile on the
| Portuguese Island of Madeira. 400
| miles off the African coast. resembled
| in some respects that of Napoleon al
| st. Helena, Charles and Zita occupied
much more comfortable position IN
a pleasant home in the beautiful city
| of Funchal. lGx-Empress Zita had left
| her children in Switzerland.
After the establishment Of the Aus
| trian republic November IL, 1918
Charles rented house onsthe banks
| of Lake Geneva at Prangfns, where
he resided for some mQnthz. desAa1
refused to abdicate. however s
March 20, 1927 he suddenly appear
| ed in Vienna, but, his overtures being
| repulsed, he went to Budapest, WHERE
he attempted to take over the Hun.
Horthy. Hungarian regent, but with.
| out success. April 6 he re-enteref
| Switzerland. which received him will
| the understanding he would engage
| in no more intrigues or propaganda
| The Swiss increased their guard owe,
him. but October % he reached Raab
| Hungary, by airplane, formed tbs
"legitamist cabinet" and marched or
Budapest with an army of 10000 men
The Hungarian troops captured him
and, with his wife, he was confined iI
a castle at Tata Tavoros until the
| entente allies, determined that he
| should not again have an opportu.
! nifty to attempt a coup d'etat. sent
| them to Madeira. He still refused tC
abdicate and the Hungarian govern
ment passed a bill in the national as.
| sembly dethroning him and perma-
| nently ousting the Hapsburg regime
| A few days later he and Zita were
conveyed in British warship tc
Funchal. where they arrived Novem-
ber 1S, 1921.
An Unpromising Major.
Former Emperor Charles was an
| unpromising major in an Austrian in
| fantry regiment when the shot of the
| assassin who killed the Archduke
Francis Ferdinand June %, 1914, made
in the Hawks Castle" on the banks
of the River Aar.
Charles I was born August II, 1887
the son of the late Archduke Otto of
Saxony. He married the Princess Zita
Of the Bourbon house Of Parma
Dimittis" was sung for his dead
gianduncle, the Emperor Francis Jo-
| seph. the only achievements OF
Charles brought to public notice were
that he was a keen sportsman, an
| excellent shot and motorist. Frequent
| ly he was seen in the parks of Vienna
| wheeling one of his young dukes In
! a baby perambulator. When he ac-
ceded to the throne December 80, 1916
Austria Hungary, torn by four years
of war, saw the first faint CLEAN OF
possible peace.
The course of the new ruler wae
| regulated largely from Berlin, and
for the first six months OF his reign
Austria Hungary was regarded as a
| mere German state. Hindenburg's
successes in Galicia in 1916. In which
Charles shared as commander in
the field, gave the young monarch a
prestige which enabled him to hold
the Austrians to the central powers
until the collapse of Bulgaria and
Turkey and the final crash.
Numerous peace overtures and ma
neuvers characterized the diplomacy
of the dual monarchy after Francis
Joseph's death, precipitated. doubt
less. by bread riots and other out
to maintain his pledge to the German
emperor "to continue the war to the
end" Charles made use Of the famous
"Dear Sixtus" letter, an autographed
missive, written in April, 1918. to
Prince Sixtus de Bourbon, for trans-
mission to the French government, in
which the monarch said Frances
claim to Alsace-Lorraine was "justi-
fed" In December, 1917. he declared
his willingness to conclude peace with
the allies If they would guarantee
the integrity of Austria-Huhgary.
N N ~,
were rapidly growing worse. There
were many cabinet changes and as
sassinations. The Magyars, Cxecho-
slavs and other nationalities were
clamoring for constitutional reforms
and autonomous government.
being a happy one. He was reported
to have refused to send Austrian
troops to the western battle front, de-
spite the German emperors fmportu-
nifty. In every way he endeavored to
stem the tide Of revolution which
kinds of reforms. and, as sop to his
disconnected subjects, pardoned TWEEN
ty-four prisoners awaiting trial al
Sarajevo for high treason.
October, 1913, he announced plans
for the liberalization Of Austria-Hun-
gary. and in an address to the Hun
throne was in peril" A day or two
later Count Karolyi. leader Of the
Hungarian republicans, announced the
success of d b1oodless revolution In
Budapest. and declared Hungary a
free and independent state