Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-07-03
AUSTRIAN MIX,

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bronze. and tile Duchess of Ho-
.enberg, his morganatic wife.
we're shot dead today by a stu
lent in the main street of the
Bosnian capital short time afy
er they had escaped death from,
. bomb hurled at the royal auto
mobile.
They were slain while passing
through the city on their annual
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 min
utes after reaching the palace,
to which they were hurried with
all speed.
Those responsible for the as
sassination took care that it
prove effective as there
were two assaults, the first with
a bomb and the second with a
revolver. The bomb was thrown
at the royal automobile as it was
proceeding to the Town Hall,
where a reception was to be held,
The Archduke saw the deadly
missile hurting through the all
and warded it off with his arm
1t fell outside the car and ex.
ploded, slightly wounded two
aid-de-camps in second car and
half a dozen spectators.
It was on the return of the
procession that the tragedy was
a ided to the long list of thos
that have darkened the pages O
the recent history of the Haps
blrgs.
AS the royal automobile reach
ed a prominent point in the rout,
to the palace, an eight-grad,
student, Gavrio Prinzipi, spran.
out of the crowd and poured :
fusillade of bullets from an auto
matte pistol at the Archduke ant
Princess.
Prinzipi and a fellow-conspira
tor, a compositor from Trebinj
named Gabrinovics. barely es
capped lynching by the infuriatee
spectators. They were finall,
seized by the police, who afford
ed them protection. Both ar
natives of the annexed PROVING,
Of Herzegovina.
The first attempt against til
Archduke occurred just outSid
the Girls High School. His ca
had started again after a brie
pause for an inspection of til,
building when Gabrinovics hurl
ed the bomb. This was so sue
cessfully warded off by the Arcl
duke that it fell directly beneath
the following car, the occupant
of which, Count Won Boos-Wa
deck and Colonel Merizzo, wer
struck by slivers of iron.
Archduke Francis Ferdina1.,
stopped his car and, after NAL
ing inquiries as to their injurle
and lending what aid he coult,
continued his journey to til
Town Hall. There the burgu
master began the customary adj
dress, but the Archduke sharpl
interrupted and snapped out
! Herr Burgo master, we hav
come here to pay You a visit an
bombs have been thrown at us
This is altogether an amaz II:
indignity."
After a pause, the Arclduk
said f.: Nov you may speak"
On leaving the hall the Arcl,
duke and his wife announce,
their intention OF visiting tn
wounded members of their sui,,
at the hospital on their way bacl
to the palace. They were actu
ally bound OH their mission O
m :rcy, when, at the corner O.
Rudolf and Franz Hosef street,
Prinzipi opened fire.
A bullet struck the Arcl,dul
in the face. The Duchess wa.
wounded in the abdomen an,
another bullet struck her in tb,
throat, severing an arter,
She fell unconscious across he,
husbands knee. At the sam,
moment the Archduke sank RI
the floor of the car.
The assassins were interroyat.
ed by the police and both seemed
to glory in their exploit. Prin
zipi said he had studied for i
time at Belgrade. He declared
he had long intended to kill
soiue eminent person from ra.
ZIONIST motives. He was await,
ing the Archduke at no;r,
where lie knew the auto,poh;,.
would slacken speed, turning IN
m Franz Josef Sfracca M,