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. ...v. : WEATHER. PAGES TODAY ONE SECTION Frobabl fair Wednesday, followed by rain Wednesday night and Thursday. vol. xcix-ijro. 61. SUPREME COURT PASS ON THE 8 -HOUR LA W BEFORE JANUARY Department of Justice and Rail roads May Join in Trying a Specific Test Case. DISCUSSED IN CONFERENCE Intention at Present is to Make the Fight on the Injunction Suit of the Santa Fe. ALL WANT EARLY DECISION President's . Blessage Principally on Railroad Legislation. i Washington, Nov. 21. The De- j partment of Justice and the rail- roads of the country, may. join m an effort to have the constitution litv of the AdamsoS 8-Hour law IrminpH hv -the Smyrna Court. before January, when it becomes effective. '' v O'- Attorneys for the Pennsylvania, j Nr York Central arid Burlington roads conferred tonight with At torney General Gregory and So licitor General Davis, and' it was understood the question ,was dis :ussed of making a test case of one pf the suits with a view to having the entire question settled as soon as possible. It is-believed;further negotiations will be undertaken tomorrow, and that .there is pros pect of an agreement wjiich would put the issue in one case-- Would Expedite . Case. . If this course is adopted, the depart ment and the railroads will make-every effort to expedite the case they select for the test. Although the question arose first today at Kansas City , in the case of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf injunction suit, -the. present in-, tentio'n here is to make the fight Ori the uit of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe, set for hearing there'-Thursday. A decision by the '.. Supreme- - Court vould not in law be binding on' other litigants, but if the rallrpads and the. departments agreed 'that -11 parties should abide by a decision in this case no other suit would be-begun and" those already instituted lyould be dropped.' - Both sides are represented ?as anxious that there be an early -decision by-the highest federal tribunal, of ;the valid ity of the Adamson Act, in. view, of the importance of the issues involved and the unsettled condition that may result from failure to have a ftnat interpreta- i t:on promptly. .-; ' ; . .: G. C. Todd and Marvin E..Undewood, of the department, are on their way to Kansas City to appear In the Santa , case and the departments course Probably will not be determined hnkl- '5- until they are communicated , with wo Pass on the- advisability of resting the issue on thig case. ' ' , - PreMdent' Recommendations. j because of the renewed seriousness Jt the dispute over the' act President "uson has mafl aiiroad legislation ' the principal part 'us next message to Congress, which " Pleted late today. Those recom- SS!IOns- lt becal"e known definitely 2 "ft- v.-ill be practically the same as -AuRustmadhS by llim to ingress last . AJBust when the Adamson bill, a part i us programme, was enacted to pre tjont the threatened strike. Theques "meeHnaS d,SCU3sed at today's cabinet rt rerf' ta",d Attorney .General Greg artment n 8tepB taken his JenVh? 1"arned day that the Presi ureeri . n 8tronKly -but vainly ion autrhTmmend to-ConPe" KSo nzing the lntemtate.com: In aid?tf Wages pald on railroads, uipmer t0 th Proposals-made last aiMion . enlars:ement. of the com Wv' enforce investigation of dis- v., , vvuHucuudiiuua lur amC "clore strikes or lockouts and --urization of the commission to -unsi(3er Waa-CB ( n A.I i . -he Precis irsigni rates, - decide V ' 18 understood to have puts arblfal awards, in. such dis law nts by recrl of a court Th- , executive Met. 'ie ra n inem v. .y executives now in 'Wash- to detalw an extenie-J meeting, today held testimn;: . e 0rder i" which their t the L Presented Thursday veirro?111 con"?ressional committee ar'il "-aiiroad problems. Their STn wiU be A- P. Thorn, 4viso; raHway legislative and Fr eonr,-mittee. . on "n, rumbu11. chairman of . the ad- -"-.mittee, gave out a state- savi -s tne executives wanted .to y '-ne ioint committee in arriving at which would make th "The ..I" ,c seiui, but adding: Os,,k:: " pleted plan or oros;ramnv ttt aopeaV me and dM nt wish '-S's'r.f as the advocates or oddo- llJ fit - : - T " " - Mr rr - pxan. im. Jmbu11 sal the exi ""ciauv ,;?s ,rlatl railways, nitiv n'iate laWE- wre primarily W ;fnurestrictive. - . v. c Iroad , . brotherhood 1UCU op e&g Ten.) f --fry BAPTISTS OF THE STATE LITTLE IF ANY BEHIND Raleigh, N. C, Nov. 21 ,The .fi nancial .year . of the -Baptist State. Convention closed" tonight and Treasurer Walters Durham stated that 'the pledges by the denomina tion will be very little, If any, short. ..There was $18,000 to be raised wjthin the past week to complete the pledgee: This was practically all in hand .'tonight, with certain funds ' due to come , in tomorrow morning, when a complete state ment will.be available. DECISION AT ONCE Seeks Immediate Disposal of Mis- souri Railroad's Suit Against . the Adamson Law. STOP UNNECESSARY CASES i Actio Is Expected to Result la Su preme Court's Decision on Consti tutionality of the Law by January 1st. Kansas City, Nov. 21. Legal skir mishing in the fight of the railroads of the United States the Adamson 8-hbur law was. brought to a sudden issue to day by a" mbt'ion filed by the govern ment in the United States district court here, which it is expected, will result in a decision on the constitutionally of the law by the Supreme Court of the United States before January 1 when the law is to go into effect.' TTrolonged unnecessary and scatter edJltlgatioii should, if possible, be avoided, otherwise Injury may result to the pubtii " and ! the ' railroads and their employees', the government says In its motion as a reason for its ac tion. ;.- V. . V JTwo Distlnet Reqaesta. The govern mentis motioin, which was directed" against Alexander New- and enry C. r Ferriss, receivers for the Mis souri, Oklahoma and Oulf railroad, embodied. two distinct requests of the court, 'as follows: , 1. The government asks an imme diate decision on the injunction peti tion Hied -by the receivers for the Mis souri,, Oklahoma-and Gulf, in whicha the Adam.s'on law was attacked as un constitutional and an order' required fofblddin-its enforcement. The gov ernment, contends that the injunction petition should be dismissed because the -law' is constitutional, therefore leaving the railroad no basis in equity for its action. 2. Should the law be held -unconsti-ttuional, the government asks that the court direct the receivers for the rail road.to Join the government in getting the case advanced immediately to the Supreme Court of the United States for final decision. ' ' Jadffe'H Decision Today." Judge William C. Hook, sitting, in the case, took the motion under ad visement and announced that , the will render a decision tomorrow. He stat ed from the bench that i fthe motion were granted, he would require the re ( Continued on Iage Ten.) RUMATJIAH TOWN TAKEN BT TEOTONIC FORCES Ferdinand 's Men in Jiul Valley in Danger of Being- Cut Off. In Alt Valley Also the Austro-Ger-mam Are Steadily Advandngr Upon - Them Little Fighting on Any Other Front. " Austro-German forces pushing east ward, through southeast Rumania) have captured the town of Craiova, and the Rumanians Vho are retreating down the Jiul valley and at other points from the Transylvanian Alps region appar ently are In danger of being, cut off. Troops of King 'Ferdinand in the Jiul valley have reached Flliiash," but here they are , outranked byt the ..Teu tonie Illes at Craiova and without the aid of a railroad to convey them east ward seemingly must be datight on the plains . of Wallachia in the .vise of the AustroiGermans, which is closing In on them both, from the northeast and the south. V Added peril to the Rumanians in this "region is noted in the continued advance of,, the Teutonic alUes on . the Alt valley, south of t"he Rothenthurm Pass, where Petrograd admits the Ru manians" aire retiring slowly southward. A nadvanee eastward along the railway 25 nillea" to-; Slatina would ' give the Austro-Gfermans , this important rail road' town ;and compel the retreating tRumanlanainrtft :Ait -vaney aisc f Continued on "rage en). -. to GOVERNMENT ASKS ! Vi4 " ...... ... p - WILMIKGTO, lT. C, WEDNESDAY MOBKIM, KENLrS REPORT QUniMQ MIGIHCeo uiiuviu uuuiuluu - Ml PU IMHDLnPCn i muun MuncHacu Elliott Succeeds Hamilton on Ex ecutive Committee of Atlan tic Coast Line. ANNUAL MEETING IS HELD Earnings Exceptionally Good; Dividend of 3 1-2 Per Cent, on Common Stock Declared. . (Special - Star Telegram.) Richmond. Va., Nov. 21. Declaration of a 3 1-2 per cent semi-annual divi dend on the common capital stock was ordered by the directors of the Atlan tic Coast Line Railroad Company to day, following the stockholders' annual meeting. George B. Elliott, general counsel, of Wilmington, was chosen a member of the executive committee to succeed the "late Alexander Hamilton. Since thearnings of the company dur ing the last year have been exception ally good, according to President Ken ly's annual report, the dividend declara tion was not unexpected. All officers of the company were re elected. Mr. Thomas F. ; Darden, of, Wilmington. N. C.. was elected assist ant secretary. President Kenly's re port, in part;, was as follows. "Operating revenues for the year, amounting to.$34,445,110.33, showed an Increase 'of $2,808,635.45, or 9.22 per cent over. 1915. Tour business has not resumed its. normal proportions, as Is shown by the fact that. in the year 1914 the operating revenues amounted to $36,832,779.57. It is very gratifying, howeVer, that with increased business of $2,908,635.45 over 1915 operating ex penses actually decreased $107,148.81, leaving, an increase in net at $3,015, 784.26: ' ' ."" "Owing to theact:..ot the abnormal Increase In taxes, which amounted to. $204,673.90, your net operating j reve nues, less taxes. Increased only $2,811, 110.36. This abnormal increase in taxes may be Illustrated by the follow ing comparison:' ' ','From 1907 to 1916 your gross reve nues Increased $7,673,5$i:79,' or 28.66 per cent; your operating expenses In creased $3,209,630 3S, or 16.38 per cent. "pesplte the increase of ?2,9t)8,635.45 In operating .revenues, this increased busirfese waa transported at an actual decrease in cost,,due.largely to the in creased tons per train mile, the tons o?ie mile increasing 395,900,1S5 or 22.61 per cent, while your freight train mileage Increased' only 365,753, or 5.'44 per cent. This was due largely to the increased car and train loading', arid the' use of superheated locomotives, the. average number of' tons of freight a train mile being 274.35 , as against 235.66 in 1915 and 178.62 in 1907." Berlin, Nov. 21 (via Sayville)-7-The capture of Craiova,, in western Walla chla by German troops, was-announced by the war office in an official state ment this evening. Had Been Bishop in M. E. Church, j South, Since 1882. Was Eighty-Two Years Old and Had Just Returned from a Tour of the South Had Visited Many Foreign Cbuntrfes. Baltimore, Nov; 21. A" few hours af terr he had returned from a month's tour of the South, Bishop. Alpjieus W. Wilson, of , the .Methodist -Episcopal Church, South, died at his home hero today. He was 82 years old, and was appointed bishop in, 1882. : Accompanied . only by a chauffeur, Bishop Wilson came from Richmond to Baltimore late yesterday. ; He was ill when , he arrived and went to bed immediately.- Though he rested com fortably during the night; he became unconscious -early today and his death followed shortly. . Bishop .Wilson was . educated at Co-J lumoian, now ueorge wasmngton Uni versity,, and in 1857 married Susan B. Lipscomb, of Baltimore." He was re ceived on i trial by the Baltimore , con ference of the . Methodist . Episcopal church in ,1858. and later Joined the Southern branch when, the Baltimore conferenceA Methodist Episcopal Church,' South, was organized. He be came secretary 'of the . board of mis sions in .1878 and was elected In 1882. . Bishop. Wilson made Episcopal tours around A the world in ,,1886, ; 1888 and 1890, arid visited Japan, Korea and Chi na Jn 189S, 1900 and -1907.' He was'a delegate ' to the Ecumenical Methodist conferences at; ; London in 1881 and 190J; Washington In 1891 and Toronto In ' 1911. " : - . . Among his better know.n., writings were r "Witnesses to Christ and the Cole Lectures delivered at Vanderbilt TTnlVerslty lta WSr BISHOP WILSON DIES AT BALTIMORE HOME BR0AD MY AGAIN POTS OUT TO SEA Capt. Koenig Boldly Steers Down Harbor Without Convoy from New London, Conn. TUG HALF A MILE ASTERN U-Boat Safely Passes Treacherous . Waters' of the Race, Where Tug Scott Was Sunk. New Londlft, .Conn., Nov. 21. Th German merchant submarine DeutsclN land, , with .$2,000,000 cargo and other mail for Emperor William aboard, made another start for Bremen this af ternoon, her dash last Friday being frustrated when she sank a convoying tirg, necessitating a return to port for minor repairs. Her skipper, Paul Koenig, instead of stealing out to sea, under the cover of darkness, as last week, boldly steer ed down the harbor in broad daylight and without convoy. Local Mariners Surprised. Local mariners were surprised when he again elected to send his craft through the dangerous waters of the Race, where the collision occurred in which five of the tug's crew were drowned. The tug Alert, of the T. A. Scott Wrecking Company, sub agents of the Eastern Forwarding Company, remain ed a half mile astern today. Passing the Race safely, the Deutschland turn ed her nose to the east and headed for Nantucket shoals. The Alert followed for a short distance and; returned to her pier. L Capt. Hinsch Aboard Tug. Captain - Frederick Hinsch, of the Forwarding Company, who was the only man saved in the disaster of last week, was on- board . the Alert. , The Deutschland - apparently was ready to sail late list night or early this morning, but,,.. forw soatyc. . reason plans were r changed "'Two' tugs"' had steam up all night, ready to act as con voys, but were dismissed at 2:30 o'clock this morning. During the forenoon there were un usual signs of activity on the state pier and on board the North German Lloyd liner Willehad, the submarine's mother ship . .indicating that the time for departure was near. At 2 o'clock the tug Alert and the Ashing schooner Frank Beckwlth went up the-harbor to the pier. Fifteen minutes, later, the steel net guarding the pocket was hauled up and the pon toon .bearing a 'fe'nc'4 iS feet liigh was pulled to one side. At. 2:20, the Deutsch land glided out and proceeded down the Thames to the mouth of the harbor. Captain Koenig was in the conning tower and 18 of the crew of 29 were on deck, : attired in oilers. They waved their hands in farewell to the Wille had's crew. Tidal Conditions Excellent. Tidal conditions - were . excellent and the craft gradually Increased her speed until she made 10 knots an hour. Pass ing craft sounded their whistles In sa lute, but the Deutschland paid no heed. Near Eastern Pier the schooner Vrank Beckwith left the procession and went to her pier. v The water became choppy in the sound and the submarine's deck was awash. Speed was still further .in creased and Captain Koenig headed straight for the Race. Observers at Fort Wright, on Fisher's Islandsight ed her at 3:30 o'clock. Soon afterward the Detuschland shifted her course eastward and disappeared from view. The Alert followed for a few miles and steamed bVck. It was not believed that the boat, would submerge until af ter she had passed the three-mile limit at breakwater.. . . No Warships OS Coast. In marine cir61es It was said there was no indication of hostile warships oft the coast. Commander Stirling, of the United States submarine base said he was positive no foreign ships had been In adjacent waters for some time. Neither was there any sign of a Ger man war submarine -outside the terri torial waters. Captain Koenig stated soon .after .his . arrival on November 1 that he wpuld be. convoyed home by the .armored "su.bma.rlne U-57. James L. McGovern, state collector of customs, was not here today and. ef forts to see the Deutschland's manifest at the customs house were unavailing. It is known, however, that her cargo consisted largely of crude rubber, cop per, zinc, silver bars and gold. She also has on board seven pouches filled with mall brought here by members of the Germany embassy at Washington. VESSEL SIGHTED TWO HOURS LATER 10 MILES OFF SHORE , Watch Hill. R. I.. Nov. 21. -r-The Ger man commercial submarine Deutsch land, Jwhich started again from New London, Conn., for Bremen, this ter noon. passed here tonight, moving east ward through Block Island Sound. -She was without convoy, ten miles off shore. -: As the Deutschland passed this'point at sunset, 4:18 p. m., it was thought she probably vould not be sighted again before daybreak. By that time, it was estimated, she should in -the vi cinity of Nantucket south shoals, light ship. Coast guard stations along' the coast were under" orders from Washington,- the -QfEcenCsaid; - to reveal no observations of the submarine 'which they, might make. - . Passing Watch. Hill, eastbound, the Deutschland was on.? a course exactly the reservg,6f .thtwfelch she followed. CContmued on; fage nree.) NOVEMBER 22, 1916 HUGE BATTLESHIPS 700 FEET LONG ARE PLANNED BY NAVY Ordnance Experts Working on 16 Inch 50-Calibre Gun, Most Powerful in the World. WILL 0 ON 12 NEW SHIPS Rear Admiral Harris Testifies Be fore House Sub-Committed on Increased Cost. Washington, Nov. 21". Naval de signers are planning battleships which have a length of 700 feet 100 feet longer than ships already provided forand ordnance experts are work ing . on a 16-inch 50-calibre rifle for new battleships, which will be the most powerful naval gun in the world, according to statements made today at the hearing by trit House Naavl sub committee on the new naval appropri ation bill. Rear Admiral Strauss, chief of ordnance, told the committee that it was the purpose to arm the 6hips contracted for this year with la of the new guns. That the department is proposing a far greater size in future dreadnaughts developed during the testimony of Rear Admiral Frederick R. Harris, chief of the ' bureau of yards and docks. His testimony dealt largely with the In creased cost of equipping government yards for the building of capital ships and he expressed doubt that it would be possible to construct at the Phila delphia yard within the estimate the 1,000 foot dry dock for which Congress hae appropriated J 3,000,000. A similar dock at Norfolk, he said, apparently could be finished , at tnat price. Bids for building the Philadelphia dock will be, asked next January. Explaining his estimates for the fis cal year 1918, Admiral Harris said In creasing prices of material and labor were rendering the huge navy building programme on which the country has emhar.kedV doubly expensive. , ""ffbmitting an estimate- "of f 27000,009 for shore . station maintenance as against $1,800,000 last year, he warned the committee that the actual sum needed would be nearer $3,000,000 which would. buy no more than the $1, 800,000; did last yean: He explained that structural steel- had gone up from $55 to $102 and that -;last "quotations on locomotive cranes" ran .as. high, as $24,000 for machines that cost $10,000 last year. - ' , .. ; -! The admiral said1 Secretary Daniels had not yet decided which of the four yards Norfolk, Boston, . - Philadelphia and Bremerton designated 'for capital ship construction, were to be equipped out of the $6,000,000 fund appropriated last year. Complete studies have been made of all four plants, he added, and there will be no delay -with construc tion work when the Secretary decides. London, Nov. 21. '- The occupation of the Rumanian town of Craiova, re ported by German official headquar ters, has not been confirmed from the Entente side, but the fact that no Ru manian official has been issued since Sunday leaves little reason to doubt its correctness. PRESENTED BY 6RITT Entire Afternoon Spent Reading Them in Court. Tend to Show That ' If All Unmarked Ballots In Buncomtte Were Count ed They Would Give Con gressman majority. Asheville, N. C, Nov. 21. An entire afternoon was spent by attorneys for James J. Britt, the Republican con gressman from this, the Tenth dis trict, who claims re-election by 13 votes, in reading affidavits tending to show that if unmarked ballots from five precincts in Buncombe county should be counted for Zebulon Weaver, the Democratic candidate, unmarked ballots from all the precincts of the county would show a majority for Mr. Britt and reverse the action of the county canvassers in declaring -Mr. Weaver elected. Just before court adjourned until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, counsel for Mr. Britt made the charge that the chairman of the county convassers board had failed to sign the abstract of the election returns forwarded to Raleigh, the State capital, and the at torney argued that such failure inval idated the findings and proceedings of th9, board. ' It was stated that further affidavits will be filed tomorrow alleging that the chairman affixed his .signature to a copy of the election returns after the canvassing board had adjourned. - The surprise was sprung at the close of a day devoted to the hearing of nu merous affidavits, charging that un marked ballots had been thrown out fhy Other-.counties, and that-Congressman Britt Is -entitled . to the election. NUMEROUS H 5 - Y (Continued on Pge Ten.) EMPEROR OF AUSTRIA PASSED AWAY AT HIS CASTLE LAST NIGHT LATE EMPEROR FRANCIS-JOSEPH Efforts to Effect an Affiliation Be tween Them Receive! a De cided Impetus. SPEECHES BY FOUR CHIEFS Two Organizations to Fight for Better Working Conditions and Against All Compulsory Arbitra tion Measures. Baltimore, Nov. 21. Efforts to ef fect n affiliation between the Ameri can Federation of Labor and the four .fjgj:. rail way- . orpxner awcrs rrcerved a decided impetus today when the Feder ation here enthusiastically received speeches by the four representatives of the different brotherhoods, and Pres ident Gomprs, of the. Federation, fa voring such action. Leaders " of ' the two organizations to night were; preparing to inaugurate a joint fight ior- better working condi tions, particularly " for railway workers of all classes, and against all compul sory arbitration-measures. Both sides entertain high hope that they will be able to gain favorable legislation dur ing the coming session of Congress, and expect to prevent the annulment of present favorable labor laws. They be lieve that official Affiliation only awaits certain formal steps to be taken by the brotherhoods at the next convention to be held next year. ; For Universal 8-Hour Day. Other than to say that they would oppose all sorts of compulsory arbitra tion bills . in Congress, the speakers were rather indefinite today as to what they expected to do for the great mass of railway workers. Federation lead ers, however, said frankly that the pri mary object of the proposed affiliation is to bring about a universal eight-hour day. ., Brotherhood leaders left here after the meeting undetermlnd as to what their next step would be. If they should decide to call a strike because the railroads do not put the Adamson (Continued on Page Three.) Increase of 10 Per Cent Effective December 15th. About 200,000 Employes Are Affected and the Corporation's Pay Roll Will Probably be Increased by $20,000,000. 'New York, Nov. 21. The United States Steel Corporation tonight an nounced ah increase of 10 per cent in the wages of the employes of its steel and iron companies, effective Decem ber 15th, next. Wages and salary ad vances In other department of the cor poration also will be equitably adjust ed, it was stated. The increase affects in all about 209,000 employes and prob ably adds nearly $20,000,000 to the cor poration's pay rolL "Ordinarily the. question of wages would not come up for consideration or decision at this time of the year," said Chairman Elbert H. Gary, In making the announcement, "but In consequence of the abnormal conditions now exist ing It has been decided to increase the wage rates of our Iron and steel com panies about 10 per cent to take effect December 16. As to other departments, increases will be. equitably propor tioned." Another official of the corporation said the -action of the directors was taken with due regard for the higher (Continued on Page Ten.) BROTHERHOODS TO JOIN FEDERATION? U. S. STEEL WORKERS SET RAISE III WAGES WHOLE 3STTJMBER 39,772 Reports That His Condition Wa Growing Worse Had Been Prevalent Several Days. REMARKABLE CAREER, ENDS Death of Monarch Comes in Midst of War Largely Brought About by His Action. HE WAS 86 YEARS OF AGE His Reign in Austria Extended Over a Period of 67 Years. London, Nov. 22. Emperor Francis Joseph died last night at. 9 o'clock, at Schoenbrun castle, ac cording to a Reuter dispatch from Vienna by way of Amsterdam. The first intimation received here that Emperor Francis Jo seph's health was again the sub ject of solicitation was contained in a dispatch dated November 12, emanating from .a Vienna news agr ency, which reported that the ero peror had been suffering for soma days from a slight catarrhal afr fection. Subsequent reports from various sources, more or less con flicting reported that his condition was becoming worse, but none of them indicated that his illness threatened to reach a critical state, iand from Vienna came assurance! that he. was. still able to give audi ences to one or more minister! daily. Char lea "Francis, Heir to Throne What gave some credence to. the sus picion that his condition was much graver than the official bulletins Indi cated, was the report which still lacks official confirmation, that it had been decided to associate the heir to the throne, Archduke Charles Francis, lh the government of the country and that he was to assume the position oh December 2, on the 68th anniversary of the Emperor's ascension to the thronu So far as is known here, Archduke Charles is still at the front in com mand of the army Archduke Charles Francis, grand nephew of Emperor Francis Joseph, be came heir to the tnrone of Austria Hungary by 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. Archdnke Charles Francis was born on August 17, 1887. His wife was Prin cess Zita, of the Bourbon house oi Parma. His father was the Archduke, Otto, who was the younger brother' oi t Francis Ferdinand. BULLETIN TUESDAY TOLD OF EMPEROR'S FAILI1VG CONDITION Amsterdam, via London, Nov. 22.' The Vienna bulletin issued Tuesday, evening concerning the condition ol Emperor Francis Joseph, said: 'The seat of the inflammation in the right lung, established yesterday, has increased. The patient's temperature early this morning wjs S8.1 reaumur, at 2 o'clock, 29:5, and this evening, 39.6. Breathing had accelerated "is thirty respirations a minute. Appe tite small and vitality visibly lowered." REMARKABLE CLIMAX TO LONG LIST OF TRAGEDIES. The death of Francis Joseph is a re markable climax to tne long list of tragedies In the Hapsburg family a list unparalelled in any otner reigning house in Europe. He dies in the midst of the world's greatest war, which he hlm.self largely brought about by his determination to avenge the act of as sassination of his heir, the Archduke Franci3 Ferdinand, as the result of ati -alleged Serbian conspiracy, while on a state visit to Bosnia on June 28, 1914. Francis Joseph was 36 years old, at the time of his death. He was born August 18, 1830. He was only 19 years of age when he ascended the throne of Austria, upon the abdication Of his uncle,. Ferdinand I, December 2, 1848,' making his active reign extend over a period of 67 years, all but the first 20 of which he was also Apostolic King of Hungary. It is doubtful that If in all history there has been an active, au thenticated reign that was longer. Tra dition says a Pharaoh ruled for 99 years and there Is the more credible In stance of Rameses II, Seostrls of the Greeks, whose reign is reputed to have covered 67 years. Bur m recorded history-there certainly has been no reign of equal duration to that of Francis Joseph. Louis XTV, of France, was , nominally. IClng for 72 years. He ac tually occupied the throne for little more than half a century. A closer rival," and the only one of modern . times, was Queen Victoria, who reign- -ed for 64 years. The aged monarch, although he had suffered serious Inroads upon his health -for many -years past, -was strong Continued on Pago Thram Ml - ?' mi tt'-t.lr ' ' :, " ' C - 'iil?:' ;ft5;J r;'"S:i":5
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