n ▁his ▁own ▁money , ▁he ▁entered ▁journal ism ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁editing ▁Min erva , ▁S ear a ▁and ▁Româ nia ▁newsp apers . ▁His ▁work ▁appeared ▁in ▁F lac ă ra , ▁Mi ș c area ▁liter ar ă , ▁Dim inea ța , ▁Pres a , ▁S ă m ă n ă tor ul , ▁Via ța ▁Româ ne asc ă , ▁Lu ce af ăr ul ▁and ▁C uv ânt ul ▁liber . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁secretary ▁general ▁of ▁the ▁Roman ian ▁Writ ers ' ▁Society , ▁which ▁he ▁had ▁joined ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁His ▁debut ▁bro ch ure , ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Opera ▁d - l ui ▁Il arie ▁Ch endi , ▁featured ▁in cis ive ▁observations ; ▁a ▁po lem ical ▁work ▁that ▁often ▁unf air ly ▁target ed ▁the ▁journal istic ▁activity ▁of ▁Il arie ▁Ch endi , ▁it ▁drew ▁wide ▁comment . ▁A ▁reserve ▁officer , ▁he ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Second ▁B alk an ▁War ▁and ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁often ▁seeing ▁front line ▁action . ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁journal ism ▁after ▁the ▁war , ▁initially ▁at ▁Ar ad ; ▁from ▁ 1 9 2 8 , ▁he ▁edited ▁the ▁official ▁gaz ette ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Pe as ants ' ▁Party , ▁Dre pt ate a . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁volume ▁of ▁Cont im por an ii ▁( 1 9 2 0 ), ▁he ▁sketch ed ▁bi ographical ▁port ra its ▁of