Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1916-12-02
AQed Ruler of Austria Passes
Away in Palace at Vienna.
BROUGHT ABOUT THE WAR
Death Is Climax to List Of Hapaburo
CaiamIties, Unparalleled In Any
House In Europe~--tiad Long
est Reign Of Any Mod
ern Ruler.

nine O'Clock last night at Schoen-
hrunn castle, according to teuter
dispatch from Vienna by way OF Anl-
sterdam.
The FIRST tntmntiOn received here
that tte aged emperor's health was
again the subject Of solicitation was
contained In dispatch dated NoYem-
her =, emnnaiing from Vicnnn news
agency, which reported that the EN-
per0r mud been suffering FOR some days
from slight catarrhal affection.
II had been decided eauy this
month 10 associate the heir TO the
throne. ArchduSo Charles Francis. in
the government of The country.
Ceremony Set tor December 2.
According to the report, the arch
duke was 20 assume the position on
December .. on the alxty-eighth ami
versury Of the emper0r's accession 10
the throne,
A Geneva dispatch forwarded 10
Reuters by way OF Amsterdam quotes
the katolsehe zeitung as saying the
sacrament was administered 10 En-
pcror Francis Joseph on Saturday.
Cabinet Meeting Held.
TeleemphinR from Amsterdam the
Central News correspondent says;
"Vicnnn reports that, although the
death nf the emperor had heen expect
ed, the news. which wax printed In spe-
cial editions al The newspapers. made
deep Impression on the public.
special cabinet meeting Nus held. The
heir 60 the throne. Archduke Charles
Francis hna been for some dime IN
Vienna.
"A meeting of the Hungarian cabinet
has been chilled at budapest. Premier
Tiazn viii aftcrwurd come To Vienna.
White Ghost over Life.
The white ghost OF The House OF
llapshurg softeued. but never could
crush the ludumtabie spirit OF the
revered ruler
The death OF Francis Joseph Is 81
climax 10 the long list of tragedies In
che Hnpshurg family list unparal.
lelod Ia any other relgntns house in
Europe, He dies in lie midst of the
worlds greatest war, which he him
SELF largely brought about by his de-
termination 10 aVenge the act OF as
Hasslnatlou OF his heir, Archduke
Francis Ferdinand, hs the result Of an
alleged Serbian conspiracy when on u
state visit 10 BOSNIA on June -, 1914
Francis Joseph was etghty-slN years
old He was born August Is, 1880, lie
assembled the throne of Austria on the
ahdicatlon ct his uncle Ferdinand l.
December .. iSiS. mnktng his active
regu extend over a period OF almost
biXtyeight years. IN all but the first
twenty of which he was also apostolic
kinE es hungary,
Longest Modern Reign.
II is doubtful that II in an history
there has heen an active. Uuthentt
Gated reign thpt WAS longer
Dictated ultimatum.
The ulumotum If july Is. l0l4.
which tran,ia Joseph sent IL KING
tfeter az Srrbga, acuouncing the anti.
Austrian propaganda in that country
and demanding prompt punishment OF
the a@sasslus oG Arvhduke Ferdinand.
was supposedly dictated by Francis
Joseph himself. and Il was this docu.
roent that directly precimtatoa the war
neW ra>agug Europe
Five days later after Serbia had
complied with the demands with she
exception OF agreeing to allow Aus
tgiau authorities Ga enter serbia %
Ngamp out {0e alleged autt Austrian
cNhSyBFactes Eruor{N iaSeph declared