The age of all-out war, an accident
An Archduke shot. an Empire on the brink
In a narrow street, an incident.
Nobody stood up as a dissident
In their games, did leaders wish to pause
The age of nuclear war, by accident?
In many narrow streets, coincidence,
Since apples destroyed Eden, Newton caused
In a narrow street, an incident.
Inevitably none get all they want
From mother’s milk to dolls and other toys
The age of all-out war, and infants’ rants
The time we have got left is rather scant
And there is threatened bombing every day
In a narrow street, what incident?
There is no peace, just space between the wars
In her pram, the baby ignites toys
The age of all-out war, an accident?
In a narrow street, what incident?
Wilipedia: Shooting of heir to Austro-Hungarian Empire 1914
Fatal shooting
The aftermath of the assassination[73]
Princip’s FN Model 1910 pistol, displayed at the Museum of Military History, Vienna, 2009
After learning that the first assassination attempt had been unsuccessful, Princip thought about a position to assassinate the Archduke on his return journey, and decided to move to a position in front of a nearby food shop (Schiller’s delicatessen), near the Latin Bridge.[74] At this point the Archdukes’ motorcade turned off the Appel Quay, mistakenly following the original route which would have taken them to the National Museum. Governor Potiorek, who was sharing the second vehicle with the Imperial couple, called out to the driver to reverse and take the Quay to the hospital. Driver Lojka stopped the car close to where Princip was standing, prior to backing up. The latter stepped forward and fired two shots from a distance of about one and a half metres (5 feet) using a Belgian-made 9×17mm (.380 ACP) Fabrique Nationale model 1910 semi-automatic pistol. Pistol serial numbers 19074, 19075, 19120 and 19126 were supplied to the assassins; Princip used #19074.[75] According to Albertini, “the first bullet wounded the Archduke in the jugular vein, the second inflicted an abdominal wound on the Duchess.”[76] Princip was immediately arrested. At his sentencing, Princip stated that his intention had been to kill Governor Potiorek, rather than Sophie.[77]
