Show KING CHARlES OF RUMANIA DEAD PETROGRAD Oct 10 via London 6 12 p. p m. m King m.-King King Charles of Rumania Is la I dead AMSTERDAM Oct 10 via London p. p m. m m.-A m. A telegram received here from Vienna says that King Charles Oharles of Rumania died this morning Charles I. I was Rumania's king Tho The story tory of ot his career careerS spanning seventy- seventy five he cars years Is that of ot a German prince elected to govern covern a Latin people out of ot which experience Rumanians or those thoo who have hao follow followed od the fortunes of that buffer butter state will recall much that Is stirring if not romantic Prince Charles was born a lern an older branch of ot tho ho family than Ulan that of at Emperor William of or Germany Gorman but none nona the leas Ices proud of or its blood Ho He was the son of ot Prince Charles Anthony of ot en who voluntarily volun volun- tartly resigned the regent regent- ship chip in favor of ot tho the Prussian crown and subsequently became prime minister of ot Prussia It was while hIle Charles was war serving at atthe atthe the tho age of t 27 21 years us as an officer of ot high rank In th the Prussian guard ard that the Turkish provinces of and Moldavia Moldavia Mol Mel davia united to call themselves cs Rumania and arid casting their eyes about Europe for tor fora tora a foreign prince to govern rovern them them since since no native prince had been successful successful- took the advice ad of Napoleon HI III and In Invited Invited In- In young oun Charles to be theIr prince At the ago aRa of ot 30 the thc young youn prince paid court to Princess Elizabeth of or Vied Wied with whom he fell tell In love lo at nr first t sight whoa whon he met her in Cologne Coloine and tho marriage was c celebrated on the tho banks of the Rhino In the taB fall of or 1869 Tho The queen has since inca become beloved among her for tor her hor devotion to good works and famous throughout the world as a. a poet with tho the pseudonym of Cannon Carmen Sylva A bo boy was born to the couple but It died at nt the age of ot 6 and they had no further fur fur- thor thaI children In 1876 when there arose the question of ot participating in tho the n 1 war Prince Charles Char 3 stood stol firm for n neutrality but hut hon whon tho Rus Russians were on the tho point of ot being crushed at ot Plevna and ami Grand Duke Nicholas sent his famous call nIl for help the tho Rumanian forces were I led d to battle battlo and with Charles at their head decidedly dd defeated tho the great s Turkish army Tho The ono one blot on the escutcheon on recently has been an nn alleged widespread persecution persecution tion lion of or the tho Jews of or whom there are arc some Orne scattered among the In Inhabitants Inhabitants Inhabitants In- In habitants of or the he country |