The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-07-02
ROYAL COUPLE ESCAPE DoMD 70
De SHOT DOWN A FEW
MINUTES LATER At
sARAJEvo.
BOTH ASSASSINS YOUTHFUL
SERvIANS-. L0RY IN DEED
Although Denial Of General ConspL
racy 10 Made by Prisoners, Belief
10 Expressed That Tragedy 10
elimination Of a Political Plot
Of Great Significance.

els Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hun-
garian throne, and his morganatic
wife, the Duchess of Hohenberg, were
assassinated while driving through
the streets Of Serajevo, the Bosnian
capital .t.
Student Fired Shots.
A youthful Servian student fred the
shots which added another to the long
list of tragedies that has darkened the
reign of Emperor Francis Joseph.
The archduke and his wife were VIC
tins of the second attempt in the
same day against their lives. First
a bomb was thrown at the automobile
In which they we're, driving to the
town hall. Forewarned, however, of
a possible attempt against his life, the
archduke was watchful and struck the
missile aside with his arm. 1t fell I'M;
der an automobile which carried mem!
bers of his suite, woundng Count Van
Boos-Waldeck and Colonel Merizzo.
Both MORALLY Wounded.
On their return from the town hall
the archduke and the duchess were
driving to the hospital when the Ser
Wan. Gavrio Prinzip, darted ut the car
and fired a volley at the occupants.
His aim was true, for the archduke
and his wife were MORALLY wounded.
With them at the time was the gov
ernor of the city, who escaped injury,
The bodies of his murdered compan,
ions collapsed across him and protect,
ed him from stray bullets.
The governor shouted to the chauf-
feur to rush to the palace at top
speed. Physicians were in prompt st.
tendance, but their services were USE
less as the archduke and his wife
were dead before the palace was
reached. sa
Mourning In Serajevo.
In Serajevo there is mourning ev-
erywhere, with Lack draped flags and
streamers on all public buildings The
president has sent message to the
emperor, expressing the grief and hor-
ror of the whole population at the
ruthless crime and assuring his majes-
ty of the peoples unalterab BILE devotion
to him.
Throughout the day weeping women
were to be seen in groups while great
crowds surrounded the spots where
the bomb exploded and where the IA
tai shots were fired.
Bomb Filled With Nails.
The bomb was filled with nails and
lead filings and the explosion was vic.
lent.
The iron shutters on many shops
were pierced by flying fragments and
iron ratings were shattered. About a
score of persons were injured, several
of them being women and children.
The murders occurred with such
rapidity that many persons near the
scene did not even hear the shots. The
street is very narrow and assassin
was able to fire at close range.
The first attempt against the arch.
duke occurred just outside the girls'
high school. His car had started after
brief pause for an inspection of the
building when Gabrinovies hurled the
bomb. This was SO successfully ward.
ed off by the archduke that 1t fell di;
rectly beneath the following car, the
occupants Of which, Count Won Boos.
Waldeck and Colonel Merizzo, wers
struck by slivers Of iron.
Archduks Proceeds On.
Archduke Francis Ferdinand stopped
his car and after making inquiries as
to their injuries and lending what aid
he could, continued his journey to the
town hall. There the burgomaster be.
gan the customary address, but the
archduke sharply interrupted and
snapped out:
Herr Burgomaster, we have come
here to pay you visit and bombs
have been thrown at US. This is alto.
gether, an amazing indignity."
After pause, the archduke said
Nov, you may speak"
! On leaving, the hall the archduke
and his wife announced their intention
Of visiting the wounded members of
their suite at the hospital on their way
back to the palace. They were actual