Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-06-29
DEATH MASKS ARE TAKEN
OF ASSASSINATED PAIR
Bomb Throwing Causes Anti-Servian
0utbreak-Suppressed
by Troops.
SORROW IS GENERALLY FELT
Act Is Bound to Have Momentous
Political Effect on Monarchy. Is
Belief in Vienna-Late
Archduke Popular.

SERAJEVO, Bosnia, June 20.
Martial law was proclaimed
today in this city in consequence
OF the assassination yesterday Of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand and
the Duchess of Hohenberg: while
they were motoring through the
streets here.
=, Death masks of the archduke
and the duchess were taken today
and the bodies placed on a cata-
falque in the chapel OF the palace
and surrounded by magnificent
display OF wreaths and other
floral emblems from all parts of
the country.
Bomb Throwing Causes Outbreak.
A bomb thrown by a youth
standing on the corner of the
main street was the signal this
morning for an anti-Servian out
break which the troops found
considerably difficulty in quelling.
The only damage done by the
bomb was a slight injury to
passing Mussulman. but the
rougher element seized on the in
cident as an excuse to start
demonstration
Archduke Was Guarded.
According to the semi-oficial report
Of the tragedy. when Gavrio Prinzip. a
young Servian student. fired the fatal
ehots Field Marshal Oskar Potiorek.
governor Of Bosnia. was seated in the
archduke's motor car. Count Francis
von Harrach was standing on the foot
the occupants. of whom he had consti-
tuted himself the special bodyguard
after a bomb had been thrown a short
time before by Nedeljo Gabrinovics.
The archduke was joking with the
count about his precautions when the
reports of several shots rang out
The aim of the assassins was SO
true that each of the bullets inflicted
q mortal wound.
For an instant after the attack Field
Marshal Patiorek thought the arch
him. again had escaped Neither the
archduke nor the duchess uttered
sound. but a moment afterward it was
seen that they had been hit.
Wounded Are Out of Danger.
Lieut.. Col. Erik Merizzi. who had
been wounded by the bomb in the first
danger. while the injury sustained by
Count Won Boos -Waldeck is said to be
insignificant.
made several attempts to punish the
Serbs. but the troops were called in
and maintained order. Gabrinovics. 1t
was learned today, had been expelled
from seratevo two years ago but had
been recently permittd to return
through the intervention of socialist
member Of the Bosnian diet.
Some Servian students here, when
they heard the news of the assassina-
tion. shouted: Thank God we need not
do II ourselves" They were arrested
as accomplices Of the assassins-
Messages Of Sympathy Pour In.
VIENNA. Austria, June 2e-From all
parts Of the dual monarchy as we'll a..
from most foreign countries messages
poured in today testifying to the pro-
foundly painful impression produced
throughout the world by yesterday 8
assassination of Archduke Francis
, Ferdinand. heir to the Austro- Hun
garian throne, and his consort the
Duchess Of Hohenberg. The newspa-
pefs pay the warmest tributes to the
late a=chduke and his wife and re-
deot the sorrow and sympathy evoked
among all classes by their death.
When the old emperor arrived at a
o'clock this morning he was greeted
with cheers by large crowds. His
majesty drove in an open carriage to
full star Of brilliantly uniformed Of
hcers He appeared to be in the best of
health. He was received at the palace
by the Archdukl Karl Francis Joseph,
new heir apparent to the throne.
Although today was holiday, the
newspapers appeared and devoted their
columns exclusively to yesterday
the devotion to duty of the late arch
duke and to the important services he
rendered to the army and navy, while
touching reference was made to the
family relations of the archduke and
his consort, which had been marked by
undisturbed happiness. General ex-
preston was given by the press to the
monarchy would rally round the per-
son of the venerable emperor.
Eject Bound to Be Pronounced.
The tragedy at Serajevo yesterday is
bound to have a momentous political
erect on the dual monarchy. The sit
uation produced by the equally tragic
death Of Archduke Rudolph repeats it.
self today.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand. when
he became heir presumptive, was as
cop,naratiyely unknown as is Arch
anEe Karl toda'-. h'f ::-itn this i'm