Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1914-07-18
Archduke Ferdinand and His
Wife Shot Down in Bos-
MAS Capital.
MURDERER ONLY 1sYEARS OLD
Royal Pair Had Just Escaped a Bomb
Thrown at Automobile, Which Elk
pIoded in Street Wounding
Several Persons.


els Ferdinand heir to the Austro-Hun-
Hohenberg, his morganatic wife, were
shot dead by a Servian student in the
main street of the Bosnian capital a
short time after they had escaped
death from bomb hurled at the royal
automobile They were slain while
passing through the city on their an
nual visit to the annexed provinces
of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The archduke was struck full in the
face and the duchess was shot through
the abdomen and throat. They died
a few minutes before reaching the
palace. to which they were hurried
with all speed.
Two Assaults.
Those responsible for the assassi-
nation took care that it should prove
effective, as there were two assaults,
the first with bomb and the second
with a revolver The bomb was
thrown at the royal automobile as it
was proceeding to the town hall,
where reception was to be held.
The archduke saw the deadly missile
hurting through the air and warded
it off with his arm. 1t fell outside the
car and exploded. slightly wounding
two aides-de-camp in a second car
and half a dozen spectators.
1t was on the return of the pro-
cession that the tragedy was added to
the long list of those that have dark
ened the pages of the recent history
of the Hapsburgs. AS the royal au-
tomobile reached a prominent point
in the route to the palace an eighth
grade student, Gavrio Prinzip, sprang
out of the crowd and poured a deadly
fusillade of bullets from an automa-
tic pistol at the archduke and prin-
cess
SIayers Saved by Police.
Prinzip and fellow conspirator,
compositor from Trebinje named Ga
brinovics, barely escaped lynching by
the Infatuated spectators. They final
1y were seized by the police, who af-
forded them protection.
The assassins were Intercepted by
the police and both seemed to glory
in their exploit. Prinzip said he had
studied for long time at Belgrade.
He declared he had long intended to
kill some eminent person from ma
tiona1ist motives. He was awaiting
the archduke at point where he knew
the automobile would slacken speed,
turning into Franz Josef Strasse. The
presence of the duchess in the car
caused him to hesitate, but only for
moment. Then his nerve returned and
he emptied his pistol at the imperial
pair He denied that he had any &C
complete.
Raises Hatred of Servia.
vienna-It is feared that the Sera-
jevo tragedy will still further embit-
ter the none too friendly relations
existing between Austria and Servia-
Both the youth who fired the fatal
shots and the bomb thrower are Ser
VANS, with close associations with
Belgrade. The bombs also came from
Belgrade.
1t is likewise remarkable that the
first news of the assassination re-
ceived at Budapest came from the
Servian capital.
Terrible Shock to Emperor.
When news of the assassination of
Archduke Francis Ferdinand was inn
claimed:
Terrible. terrible. l am spared
nothing"
The emperor's doctors are greatly
alarmed at his state of excitement.
He is 81 years old
Heir An Untried Youth.
The tragic death of Archduke Fran
els Ferdinand places the 21-year-old
eArchduke Karl Francis Joseph in line
as next heir to the throne of Austria
Hungary. He is an untried youth, the
elder son of the late Archduke Otto
and the great nephew of the Emperor