Arizona republican., 1914-06-29
Heir to Austria-Hungarian Throne and Princess Of Hohenberg, His Morga- natis Wife, Victims of Assassins' Plot.
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 WHEN BOMB FAILS
Royal Couple Meet Death on Occasion of Annual Visit to Annexed Prov inces of Bosnia and Her. Zcoovinia, in Balkans.
ASSOCIATED PRESS D1sPArcHl

SERAJEN, Bosnia, June 2S.-Arch- duke Francis Ferdinand heir to the Austria Hungarian throne and the Princess of Hohenberg, his morgan atic wife were shot dead by q stu dent on the main street of the Bos- nian capital today short time after they had escaped death from a bomb hurled at the royal automobile. They were slain while passing through the city on their annual visit to the an nexed provinces of Bosnia and Herze- govina
 The Archduke was struck full in the face and the princess was shot through the abdomen and throat. Both died soon after they reached the palace, where they were hurried with all possible speed.
 Those responsible for the assassin ation took care that it should prove effective, as there were two assaults. on with a bomb and another 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 missile hurtling through the air and warded it off with his arm. It fell outside the car and exploded. slight ly wounding two aides and half a dozen spectators.
 On the return of the procession a tragedy was added to the long list that darkened the pages of the re- cent history of the Hapsburgs. Cav rio Prinzip, a student sprang out ot the crowd and poured deadly fusl- llade of bullets from an automatic at the Archduke and the Princess. Prinzip and a fellow conspirator namer Gaabrinovich, barely escaped lynching by the infuriated spectators, but were finally seized by the police.
 Both are natives of the annexed province of Herzegovina. The as- sassins both seemed to glory in their exploit Prinzip is eighteen years old and Medeljo Gabrinovich is 21 years old. Prinzip asserted he has long intended to kill some eminent person from Nationalist motives.
 In the event of the death of Fan cis Joseph, his nephew, the Archduke
  ceeded to the throne of Austria : Hungary.
 By solemn oath. after the arch dukes marriage to the Bohemian Countess Sophie Chotek, he sWore in the presence of the Emperor Francis Joseph, all the princes of the house of Hapsburg, the cardinals of Vienna and many other high dignitaries in both the Austrian and Hungarian governments, that he would never at tempt to raise his morganatic wife to the position of empress nor to es- tabish rights of succession to the throne for any children which should be born to them.
 As king, would Francis Ferdinand have denied his wife a share of the imperial honors and cut off his chil- dren from all hope of succeeding him? There was widespread specu lation over this question and no enc of complications were fOreseen ir rerdinands supposed secret wish tC have this denial revoked.
 The a-chduke was just over 5( years of age. His full name was Francis Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Jo- seph Maria. His father, the Arch duke Carl Ludwig, was brother o1 Emperor Francis Joseph, and hi: mother was Maria Annunziata, tho daughter of Ferdinand H., of Sicily Francis Ferdinand was still a boy when his mother died. In 1893 his father, then over 30, married Princes. Maria Theresa von BraganZa, the 1S- year -old daughter of King Miguel O. Portugal. The new step mother es- tablished an exemplary home. Fer dinand always held her in high es teem. It is she, and her own daugh te., the Archduchess Maria Annunzi ata, who were the only ladies presen as witnesses of Francis Ferdinand marriage to the Countess of Chotek
 Up to his twenty sixth year Fran cis Ferdinand had no idea that h, would become emperor of Austria The Crown Prince Rudolph, the onl, son of Francis Joseph, was thel heir, when to the consternatiOn o the dual empire and to the surprs of the world the crown prince me a tragic death in what is known a the Meyerling tragedy, the result O an uncountenanced love for youn baroness. The mystery of the shoot ing at Meyerling lodge. in whicl both the baroness and the crow prince were killed, has never bee cleared.
 With the crown prince thus re moved, the first choice as an hei to Francis Joseph fell to his brother the Archduke Carl Ludwig, but h already was an old man. and he de clined the honors in favor of hi eldest son. Francis Ferdinand. Tn title of heir was never officially con ferred upon Francis Ferdinand, bu