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was known of him up to the time that
Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir,
in Sarajevo, June 2S, 1914.
Is Trained Warrior
The man who will now become Aus
trials ruler is known to have had a
good military education and has
achieved success as a military COM
nander in the great war. He has
lacked any training whatever in
state-craft or diplomacy. Moreover,
he assumes the throne at a time when
the strongest of men would have a
task in maintaining the empire of Aus
Hungary intact and strong. Hun
gary is growing FESTIVE under the
Hapsburg yoke. Strong leaders of men
have recently appeared there. They
fear swallowing up of Hungary in the
Teutontc empire and have not hest
tated to express that belief and work
for Hungary as a separate kingdom.
But immediate result of the removal
of the strong figure of the aged en-
peror was believed here to mean an
increase in Prussian domination of the
central empires. Franz Josef, ac-
knowledged one of the strongest rulers
of modern times is no more. A mere
STRIPPING, IMMERSED in state-craft, sue
ceeds him. Germany will probably
find him plant in acceding to Prus-
sian wishes.
Cabinet Meeting Called
Dispatches from Vienna via Am
sterdam today declared that the aged.
emperor's death was peaceful.
Vienna, it was said, had been pre-
pared for the news. but nevertheless
removal of the ruler who had welded.
power for siXty-eight years caused a
profound impression. "A special cab
met meeting was Immediately called
The time fixed by official announce
q on vxyIl inI1
peror passed away was o'clock. He
died in Schoenbrunn palace, presum-
ably of the catarrhal affection result
ing from a cold from which he has
Fconstantly suffered since July.
The Vienna court is known as the
most formal in all Europe and a great
many curfously medieval ceremonies
will attend official announcement of
the sovereign's death, preparation of
his body for burial interment and
proclaiming of his successor on the
| throne.
According to custom, probably the
| work of embalming the dead emper-
or's body was begun today. His heart
will be removed and place in a sepa-
rate receptacle-altho this will later
(, be buried with his body.
Royal Hearts Put In Urns
Sixty-eight years ago when the last
Hapsburg sovereign died, his heart
was put in an urn and preserved with
fifty-five other similar urns, each con-
tanning the hearts of fifty-five mem
bers of the royal family, in the church
of st. Augustine. 1t was Franz Josef
who terminated this ancient CUSTOM
issuing a royal decree against it. Ac-
cording to the dead emperors own
wi-hes, his coffin will be plain
wooden one of oak lined with white
satin. Tt will be covered with royal
black velvet and be placed finally in
a large metallic sarcophagus in tbs
imperial crypt.
If custom is followed, Franz JOSEF
will not be buried for at least a week
Probably his body will lie in state in
the Hofburg Augustiner church, AZ
edifice 400 years old The intermen1
will be in the imperial crypt under the
plain but ancient little church of this
Capuchin fathers-for four centurie.
keepers of the Hapsburg dead.
Two Bodies in One Casket.
Franz Josef will be number 1913 il
the crypt but more properly Haps
burg number 132-one of the IS:
bodies being that of countess, com
panion of the great Maria Theresa
for whose fidelity and love the EN-
press decided that the body should
rest with her. a