Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1916-11-30
FRANCIS JOSEPH succUMBs TO
ArCrLExY 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.-~ismperor Francis
Joseph OF Auatria Hungary is dead aft.
or an Illness of several months dura'
ton, The aged monarch suecumbed to
Apoplexy after several attacks of the
mAlady In the past couple OF weeks
had undermined his strength.
The heir apparent, Archduke
Charles Francis, and his wife, the
Archducheas Zita, were at the emper'
or's bedside In Schoonbrunn castle
when death came. The archduke has
been 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 is generally be-
lieyed that tho body will lie In state
Ii the royal palace for several days,
and that the funeral will be quiet and
without much public ceremony, owing
10 the war.
Archduke Charles Francis. grand,
nephew Of the late emperor, and now
emperor OF Austria, became heir-ap'
parent to the Austria.HungNrian
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 the past two
years.
The new emperor was born August
IT. 1887 His wife was Princess Zita
Of the Bourbon house OF Parma. His
father was Archduke Otto, younger
brother OF Francis Ferdinand,
Francis Joseph Crowned In 1s48.
Francis Joseph was crowned en-
peror In 1S4S, following the abdIea.
ton OF his uncle, Emperor Ferdinand
Although only boy OF Is, Francis
Joseph showed q severity In dealing
with participants OF the kossuth In
0uAGA6Iou NhhN cNAbhPNa htAlt tlS lawn
ing mercy. II Is reported that he con
demnea 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. Assassinations and sui
cides have taken from him those who
were most dear. Only the emperor
himself seemed immune.
When all Austria was preparing t.
celebrate the fiftieth year of his reign
word was brought to him that his wife
Mad been assasslaated, The empress
mad been stabbed by an Italian while
she was travelling in Switzerland.
Brothers Die Tragic Deaths.
Later. Grown Prince Rudolph and
Baroness Mary Vetsera were found
dead in hunting lodge. She had
been his guest. A revolver was fount
In the dead mans hand, but no ex
PLANTATION of the incident was given te
tho public. Both Of his brothers dice
tragic deaths. Macmillan was sho
by Mexicans. over whom he sought t
rule, and John renowned his rank t,
marry an actress, He sailed to South
America and the ship was never re
ported again,
Fate tried and failed to also en-,
the life OF Francis Joseph In an as
sassination. In 1853 Joseph Liben,
wounded tho emperor severely by
knife thrust between the shoulders
But the monarch was young and tn
blow was not fatal.