The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-06-29

the capital of Bosnia, the annexation of which to Austria has been attributed to
 his initiative and that the crime was committed by Slavs, who bitterly resent ed this extension of Austrian territory at the expense of Servia leads to the be- lief that the crime was an act of revenge for this successful coup in 1908.
 The Slavs' resentment against the arch duke was never overcome although he showed the keenest interest In their as- pirations.
 Archduke Francis Ferdinand's death will have considerable effect on the Eu- ropean situation. Rightly or wrongly, he was credited with having ambitions for the further extension of Austrian terri tory toward the Gulf of Saloniki, which
 would, if attempted, lead to conflict with Austria s neighbors and thus again cause a rupture between the dual monarchy and Russia.
 The archduke,s friendship for the Ger
 man Emperor also gave his European enemies an opportunity to accuse him of
 favoring an aggressive policy and il had
 been a fetish in the continental capitals that when he came to the throne there
 would be an end to the peace that had prevailed among the great powrs. Were Favorites in England Personally the arehduke and his wife were almost as great favorites in Eng land as they were In German court cir cies They were frequent visitors to London, generally coming .ipeognfto be-
 cause of the court etiquette, which pre- vented the, duchess from being officially recognized for the reason that she was net Fof royal blood
 Last year the archdul<e and the duchess visited King George and Queen Mary at Windsor.
 It generally was believed that on the archdukes accession Hungary would rec ognize the duches as Queen of Hungary and that in time the archduke would get Austria to do likewise, although their children never could hope to ascend the throne.
 Those who met them on their visits to England describe the archduxe and his wife much attached couple, free from affectation. They moved about among friends in England and besides visiting at the royal palaces, spent many weeks, at different times, in English country homes. From the beginning Francis Ferdinand was deeply attached to his wife and be- fore their marriage all efforts of the Emperor and of the court to break off the attachment were unavailing. The firmness and determination shown in this love affair stood the archduke well in his many encounters with leading men of his country and 1t was said in Vienna
 he always had his way.
 News of the assassination caused a deep impression in London.
 Duke Francis Popular Archduke Charles Francis. now heir to the throne, is a typical young Austrian officer. gay and popular He is devoted
 to his wife and Is favorite with the Elm peror.
 The archduke is fond of hunting an en- thusiastic motorist. patron of the opera, and the theatre. He is q good linguist,
 speaking German, Hungarian, French, English, Italian, Cash and Polish He amuses the Viennese often by personal
 ly wheeling his baby son through the streets in Q peramhulator.
 Although he has been trained for the
 throne from the first, Archduke Charles Francis has been kept rather in the back ground This. however, has not detracu- ed from his popularity. His wife has won the hearts of all Austrians.