Show ARL 1 is I OF f DUAl i r. r IN D M K Francis rancis Josephs Joseph's Death Causes Sensation but Political Situation Is Isto Isto Isto to Remain Unchanged Strict Military Precautions Precautions Precautions Are Taken in in inthe the I Large Centers to Keep Agitators in Bounds Longest Reigns Emperor Francis Joseph 68 years year Pharaoh 99 years yeara L Remeses II IL 67 years Louis XIV 72 years Queen Victor Victoria a 64 years i 87 By International News NIMI Berries to The Tel Telegram LONDON Nov 22 Arch Arch Arch- Archduke Archduke duke Charles Francis Brands rancis Joseph has ha been proclaimed emperor of Austria and king of Hungary succeeding uc Emperor Emper r Fi Francis Jb Joseph Jo seph who died in Vienna last night ays aye a dispatch from Amsterdam to to- day Clar ar arThe The emperors emperor's death In the midst of pf war after a reign of sixty-eight sixty I ears earp has baa caused a profound sensa sensa- lon Iou throughout t Europe Vienna advices ad ad- Ices vices however report that the change of rulers will wUI have no effect upon the political t situation It No arrangements have v be been n made mado Tor or the Ute funeral funeral- l dC r Emperor Fra Francis Flati l Joseph oseph seph The body probably will lie lieU lieb Jn b U state stale for lor several days before in inn ferment tennent Emperor William and King Ferdinand o of Bulgaria are p togo to 19 I go o to Vienna Yie I MILITARY PREPARES t No 0 date has been set set f for or r tb the br coro- coro coro- coro 1 of Archduke Charles Charles' Francis I fph Even if it the emperor baa liau I Ted ed the Uie archduke would h haVe v com come comeno I uto no to power powel on December 2 as re- re ref r f nt t. t i i J i I i military v lila precautions havee have I e Ice In fn Vienna Bu Budapest pest and hout Bohemia to prevent nt po po- Hea agitators from taking age of the Austrian emperor empero s death ID o create reate unrest Vienna reports that Targe arse crowds filled the streets streets' all aU allright right but that hat there was no disorder of any kind Deep see seated grief is is' is no no- ceable everywhere the telegram am tided Both the Austrian and Hungarian Hun- Hun Hungarian garian garlan capitals are in mourning Emperor Francis Joseph had long jeen een ill of catarrh of the throat and recently inflammation of the lungs de de- eloped ACTIVE TO THE END Despite his age ge 86 years and his i I weakened condition the ruler insisted I In iu DU u n holding audiences up to the eve I of pf his death and In listening to state reports Meetings Meetings Me of the Austrian and Hungarian Hun Hun- I arian garian cabinets were ere held hem today in Vienna and Budapest Premier has arrived at Vienna from Budapest 18 Br By has to 10 The Telegram LONDON Nov 22 The The death of Emperor Francis Joseph has caused notable emotion in m Vienna ienna says the Exchange Telegraph company's Amsterdam Amsterdam Am- Am correspondent correspondent The general public was not aware of the serious nature of his illness according to these hese advices because of the non non- alarming character of is is- t sued DAUGHTER AT SIDE I The emperor the dispatch adds was feverish yesterday afternoon being noble to cat eat his evening meal and andr r retiring at 7 o'clock assisted to his hi bedchamber by his daughter Arch- Arch s Valerie Valeric lie Ho found himself finable hable to sleep and asked that his physicians be summoned summon cd complaining f C pains In the throat r At 9 o'clock the emperor appeared to to toe ee e in a more restful state A few nw moments moment mo- mo ments ment later according to the the- details p the doctors saw hint him and h made a gesture pointing to his throat A second aCl afterward he was dead The members of the imperial family were cre immediately summoned as were the Rhe officials of oC state who prepared an announcement of the death Emperor William was immediately Informed of the passing of his ally any Continued on page 4 4 CHARLES IS RULER I I Ithe Continued from v page e 1 1 the message b being ing sent over oyer the telephone telephone tele tele- phone which links the headquarters of the German army with with Schoenbrunn palace Hy Pr ho lt Pr s to lb ih Tei Telegram graDI PARIS Nov ov 22 Official Official confirmation confirma confirma- confirma tion of the death of Emperor Francis Joseph was was' received in Paris Pails earl early thIs morning Special editions announcing announcing an an- the thC emperors emperor's death were h bought up rapidly and the p passing of the monarch was discussed W with the greatest gc interest MERCILESS COMMENT I the ai are e Tn rn their comment newspapers I merciless The Matin says I The rhe sinister r old man who for 1 tight eight years eaIR W wore lre the the double double crown disappears disappears dis 1115 dis- dis a appears P too too- soon i notwithstanding his II 86 years for Jie Jle ie has not seen been the app ap ap approaching p hour of c expiation of oI the cr crimes mes for which he will bear ete eternally nan in history a crushing responsibility and I stigma But the specter of punishment punishment punish punish- ment must have lave haunted 1 his latter litter days if this man so monstrously indifferent indifferent I I ferent was acce accessible ible to an any feeling I whatever this whatever this man who unmoved un- un 1 moved the worst catastrophe leaped heaped l 1 up by fate on his family ansi and his countr coun coun- tr try The iron irony of fate I If Jr Jf he ho hail had disappeared are 1 from froIn the scene three years ars sooner the world would have hare forgotten his calculating cowardice his ferocious egotism his hypocrisy atM arid would have remembered only the private private- and public misfortunes tunes which marked ke almost all hl the years rears of his reign without reflecting that these misfortunes were all de des deserved de- de s served served- He would perhaps have beep been pitied But justice has hs not permitted ed that he Ile swindle windle the world out of this this' e h mage It has lis made f for r his death a setting of reprobation and horror It is not believed in P Pails that the death of the emperor will affect the the war in any way t The gene general l im impression irn- irn here is that he had long been m more or or orles less les of of ofa a figurehead sign signing inS inS' without reading documents to which l his is sign signature ture was necessary and talI taking tak tal- J I ing ing- no part in affairs of state I |