The chronicle=news., 1914-08-03
AUSTRIAN HEIR
POPULAR WITH
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Vienna, Aug. 3.-In the month
since the tragedy by which the Arch
duke Francis Ferdinand, heir-appar-
ent to the Austro-Hungarian throne,
was removed by an assassin in Bos-
mia, remarkable phase of the
changed conditions is the wave of
popularity now raging abou. his
young nephew who suddenly finds
himself confronted with the prospect
of soon being Emperor of Austria
and King of Hungary. With the ven
cradle Emperor Francis Joseph now
In his eighty-fourth year, it is cer-
tain the actuary cannot allow him a
very long lease of life.
As the new heir-apparent, Arch
duke Carl Francis Joseph appears al
ready to have won more affection
ate regard from his people than his
uncle had, and quite as warm n place
in the hearts of many as his great
uncle enjoys. Everybody seems proud
Of him and confident of his future
success as ruler. ...-
At twenty-seven years of age he
a military training. He was only n
junior regimental officer when the
news of his uncle's death reached
him. Now he will turn to statecratt
and in the time that may be allowed
him, try to acquaint himself with
foreign and domestic affairs.
Archduke Carl Francis Joseph is
described as an officer through and
through. In his army work there
has been nothing of the. archduke
about him. He has worked and stud
led and learned and observed and
done his duty in every way without
for one moment claiming or desiring
any special consideration on account
of his high rank. Indeed he would
have been very much surprised If
anybody had suggested that he
should be shown any extraordinary
favors or preference.
He began as a cavalry lieutenant
and was most popular among his
comrades who never felt that an i'm
,perial highness and future monarch
was in their corps. He performed his
duties with the utmost exactness and
was Just as punctilious in his behav-
ior to the senior officers as any
young subaltern. No duty was too
small. He carried out the routine
work most carefully and when he
heard of his young comrades grumbl-
ing would merely say, What do you
are ORDERS
Going later into the infantry, the
Archduke has always looked back on
his service in the cavalry as the most
delightful time of his life. He, was
proud to ride into new garrison at
the head of his squadron and it was
generally said In the regiment that
the officers in his squadron had the
best time OF any. yHsgwas hospitable
to a high degree and none the less so
after his marriage with the Princess
Zfta of Parma. who is Just as well
liked as her husband.
When she accompanied him to his
garrison she came as simple jun
Tor officers wife and not as an arch
duchness. She went and called upon
the wives of all the officers senior in
rank to the Archduke instead Of 4
waiting for them to call upon her.
She took the greatest interest. not
only in regimental affairs, but also
in the inhabitants of the country dis |
tricts where the regiment was sta
TONED and became greatly beloved
by the Jews in one of the small gar
risons in Galicia. She went out |
among the people there and talked to |
the children and gave them littla |
gifts such as no officers wife had |
ever done before
But so long as Francis Ferdinand !
was living the Young cou ME were