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Excerpt from Le Petit Parisien, February 11, 1908. This translation, 2004 National Archives from material on loan from Habsburg Federal Archives.

Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph and his Nephew Archduke Franz Ferdinand were assassinated at a gathering of Balkan Leaders near Cetinje, Montenegro yesterday. Prince Nikola had called for the gathering to promote cooperation of the Balkan countries against Turkey. The center of attention up until then had been a heated discussion between King Theodore of Serbia and Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria over the Captains' War. The Emperor was standing and watching the two men talking at each other; The Archduke was discussing the prospects of a planned division of Bosnia-Herzegovina with Prince Nikola when suddenly a shot rang through the air and a bullet entered into his skull. Moments later, a second shot hit Franz Joseph. The old emperor died later in the evening after succumbing to his injury.

The reaction from Vienna has been quite astonishing. It seems that Field Marshal Franz Conrad von Hoetzendorf has convinced the government and military of Austria-Hungary that The Italians are to blame. While Italian officials denied this, it seems that the Austrians are already mobilizing near the Italian border. Incidents have been reported but there has been no declaration of war by either side. This morning, the Austrians issued an ultimatum to Italy demanding the government turn over those responsible and denounce their criminal actions. German Kaiser Wilhelm II is desperately trying to ease tensions between the two, but has stated that they will remain neutral in any conflict between their two allies.

Meanwhile it seems that the coronation of Archduke Karl is being rushed, with it being scheduled to occur on the 13th. He has announced his intention for a peaceful resolution and is confident that even if the assassins are found to be Italian that they are merely rogue actors. He stated that he trusts the Italian Government had no part in the crimes committed. Let us all hope von Hoetzendorf does nothing foolish in the meantime.