Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
ApopLExY AFTER SEVERAL
ATTACKS IN FEW WEEKS
UNDERMINE STRENGTH.
HEIR APPARENT AND WIFE
NEAR WHEN DEATH COMES
Archduke Charles Francis In Constant
Attendance Upon Monarch for Sew
eral Weeks---New Emperor In
Command Of Austrian Armies
on Various Fronts.

Vienna, Nov 23.--~Empcror Francis
Joseph OF Austria- Hungary is dead aft
Or an illness OF several months dura-
ton. The aged monarch succumbed to
apoplexy after several attacks OF the
malady In the past couple of weeks
Ind undermined his strength.
The heir apparent, Archduke
Charles Francis, and his wife, the
Archduchess Zita, we're at the emper-
or's bedside IN Schoonbrunn castle
when death came. The archduke has
bean In constant attendance upon the
emperor for several weeks, and steps
were being taken to make the arch
duke coregent of the empire.
Death Had Been Expected.
Death had been expected for sew
sral days. and the army and police au-
thorities In Vienna and throughout the
empire had been warned to take all
precautions to prevent troubles OF any
kind.
No plans for the funeral have been
announced. but II Ii generally be-
lisved that the body will lie In state
In the royal palace for several days.
and that the funeral will be quiet and
without much public ceremony, owing
TO the war.
Archduke Charles Francis. grand
uephew Of the late emperor, and now
emperor OF Austria. became heir-ap.
parent to the Austria. Hungarian
throne b. the assassination OF Arch.
duke Francis Ferdinand prior to the
outbreak OF the war. He has been In
command of the Austrian armies on
various fronts during tho past two
usArs.
The new emperor was born August
~. 1887. His wife was Princess zita
Of the Bourbon house OF Parma. Fills
father was Archduke Otto, younger
brother OF Francis Ferdinand.
Francis Joseph Crowned In t84s.
Francis Joseph was crowned EN-.
peror In 1S4S, following the abdiea-
ton Of his uncle. Emperor Ferdinand.
Although only 4 boy OF IS. Francis
Joseph showed severity In dealing
with participants OF the Kossuth In.
surrection that stamped him as lack
Ing mercy. II Is reported that he con.
demned to death the son OF woman
who appeared before the monarch and
asked for mercy.
Almost from the beginning of his
reign. the monarch seemed marked
for sorrow. Assassinatlons and sui.
cides have taken from him those who
were most dear. Only the emperor
himself seemed immune.
When all Austria was preparing to
celebrate the fiftieth year of his reign.
word was brought to him that his wife
had been assasslnated. The empress
had been stabbed by an Italian while
she was travelling In Switzerland.
Brothers Ole Tragic Deaths.
Later. Grown Prince Rudolph and
Baroness Mary vetsera were found
dead In hunting lodge, She had
beer his guest. A revolver was found
In the dead mans hand, but no ex'
PLANTATION of the incident was given to
tho public. Both OF his brothers died
tragic deaths. Macmillan was shot
by Mexicans. over whom he sought to
rule. and John renowned his rank tc
marry an actress, He sailed to South
America and the ship was never re
ported again,
Fate tried and failed to also end
the life OF Francis Joseph In an as
sassination. In 1853 Joseph Liben,
wounded tho emperor severely by 4
knife thrust between the shoulders
But the monarch was young and tn,
blow was not fatal.