▁his ▁" Let ters ▁from ▁Paris " ▁column ▁from ▁the ▁press ▁articles ▁he ▁read ▁at ▁C afé ▁Ark aden . ▁ ▁A dev ăr uls ▁coverage ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁scene ▁gave ▁Roman ians ▁a ▁window ▁to ▁political ▁and ▁cultural ▁tur mo il . ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁A dev ăr ul ▁was ▁covering ▁the ▁bur geon ing ▁European ▁avant - gar de , ▁offering ▁mixed ▁reviews ▁to ▁Fut ur ism ▁and ▁de pl oring ▁the ▁supposed ▁end ▁of ▁literary ▁real ism . ▁In ▁late ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁claim ing ▁to ▁speak ▁for ▁" the ▁dem ocr atic ▁world ", ▁it ▁celebrated ▁the ▁Portuguese ▁republic an ▁revol t . ▁The ▁efforts ▁made ▁for ▁establish ing ▁and ▁pres erving ▁international ▁connections , ▁A dev ăr ul ▁claimed , ▁made ▁it ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁papers ▁in ▁the ▁world ▁to ▁report ▁some ▁other ▁events ▁of ▁contin ental ▁importance : ▁the ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁food ▁ri ots ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁B alk an ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁diplom atic ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Greek ▁and ▁Bulgar ian ▁Kingdom s ▁in ▁the ▁run - up ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁B alk an ▁War . ▁During ▁the ▁latter ▁show down s , ▁A dev ăr ul ▁also ▁employed ▁several ▁literary ▁and ▁political ▁personal ities ▁as ▁its ▁correspond ents : ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁future ▁manager ▁I ac ob ▁Ros ent hal ▁in ▁Sof ia , ▁Ser bian ▁journalist ▁P era ▁T ale to v ▁in ▁Bel grade