The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-07-01
FOUND SEVEN
BOMBS PLANTED
Plotters Had Made Elaborate
Plans for Assassination
Of the Arch
Duke.
COULD NOT ESCAPE
City In Bosnia Was sown With In
fernaI Machines to XIII
the Future
Ruler.

VIENNA. July death by bomb
or bullet in Sera Jevo was an abso-
Lutte certainty for Arch-Duke Franz
Ferdinand, according to government
advices here today from the city
where the heir to the empire met his
death. These say the whole city was
literally sown with bombs designed
to make assassination of .he arch
duke sure.
Search Of the buildings where the
prince was to be entertained has been
made since the assassination. Ac-
cording to official reports two Internal
machines with clocks attached were
found under the table where he was
to have eaten dinner upon his return
from the Sera Jevo city hall, on which
journey he fell to Gavrio Principe g
bullets. A third bomb was discovered
in the chimney Of the dining room and
several were secreted under the tracks
of tho railway by which he and his
suite were to have returned to Vienna.
Sera Jevo police also discovered
arsenals of the assassins. Several in
fernal machines, all of terrific power,
were stored in the room OF woman.
They are believed to nave been stored
for final desperate attempt on the
princes life, II all others failed. In
case,.uf non.s,leceEs with the seven
bombs, It was apparent an attempt
would be made to blow up the dukes
private car as he lef. the city. From
the power OF the bombs found. as well
as from their disposition, 1t is believ-
ed the arch.duke had not one chance
in hundred OF leaving Sera Jeva
alive.
Open war between Austria and
Servia may come as a result OF the
arch-duke's assassination. The dukes
note to Servia, demanding conspirat-
ors In Belgrade who are believed to
have plotted the killing, be ferreted
out and punished, Is considered prac-
tically to lay the responsibility OF
Princip's crime at the door OF the
Servian. nation. 1t has greatly added
to the rising tide of anti-Servian feel.
ing here.
Vienennese are especially incensed
by the endeavors of the Servian press
in Belgrade and other cities to miti-
gate the condemnation Of the assassin
by claiming tha: the killing was due
to oppression of Serbs In Bosnia and
Herzegovina by The Austrian govern
ors.
PrIncip Says no Plot.
SERA JEvO, Bosnia, July DE
f1ance of all organized government
was made here today by Gavrio Prin-
Clip, the youth held for the murder OF
Arch-Duke Franz Ferdinand of Aus
tria and his wife, the countess OF
Hohenberg. Interrogated in an at
temp. to discover plotters who are
believed to have been behind the
double murder, Princip avowed his
own responsibility and defied the
authorities.
"Anarchistic literature the youth
full slayer told mis- questioners, has
convinced me that one can give no
greater service 20 his fellows than
the assassination of their rulers
Police activity was great here today
and hostilities are believed to be i'm
minent. Princip, 1t was definitely an
nounced, will be held before civil
court. It is believed tina. because he
has not attained his majority, Princip
will escape with imprisonment per-
haps for not more than ten years.
Gabrinovics, the bomb thrower, who
first attempted Franz Ferdinand's
life, was also questioned today. He
too, denied that any one was implicat-
ed with him in his attempted assassin
alton. Dates for the trials of the two
Serbs has not been announced. 1t
is thought they will not be held until
the country is quiet. Dispatches to-
day from all Bosnia and Herzegovina
declare military measures have prac-
.ically stopped conflict between the
Serbs and Croats, which resulted from
the murders here.
Action is POSTPONED.