.K'.mv.i^rniiiKO^mi earsm THELIBRARY OF THEUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE GIFT OF Col. Arnold V. Shutter SEVEN YEARS IN VIENNA YEARSSEVEN VIENNA {August, August, 9\(^o-i— 1 14) A RECORD OF INTRIGUE BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY 1917 Great Briinin.Printed in CONTENTS CHAPTER I. PAGE KING EDWARD AT ISCHL—THE PARTING OF THE WAYS I CHAPTER n. THE emperor's ILLNESS II CHAPTER ni. ARCHDUKE FRANCIS FERDINAND iS CHAPTER IV. COUNTESS CHOTEK 27 CHAPTER V. VIENNA 37 CHAPTER VI. SALONICA 44 CHAPTER VII. KAISER WILHELM IN VIENNA 53 viii CONTENTS CHAPTER VIII. PAGE AFFAIRS IN TURKEY 6l CHAPTER IX. THE ANNEXATION 67 CHAPTER X. PRINCE EGON FURSTENBERG AND COUNT TCHIRSKY : " "HOW THE KAISER WORKED VIENNA ... 76 \ CHAPTER XI. "THE "GREAT SERVIA IDEA—SERVIAN ORGANISATION 84 CHAPTER XII. ALBANIA AND MACEDONIA 92 CHAPTER XIII. THE BALKAN WAR lOI XIV.CHAPTER THE VAINEST MANKING FERDINAND OF BULGARIA, IllIN EUROPE CHAPTER XV. I20THE PRINCE OF WIED CHAPTER XVI. 32THE KING OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS 1 CONTENTS ix XVII.CHAPTER FAGK PROMOTED BY GERMANY SOCIAL QUES-EMIGRATION TIONS IN THE DUAL MONARCHY 139 CHAPTER XVIII. THE AGRARIANS AND THE SHORTAGE OF FOOD . , . 147 CHAPTER XIX. BERCHTOLD AND COUNT STEPANCOUNT LEOPOLD TISZA, THE MEN WHO DECIDED ON WAR . . . 157 CHAPTER XX. POWERAUSTRIA-HUNGARY AS A MILITARY AND NAVAL 171 CHAPTER XXI. ARCHDUKE CARL FRANCIS JOSEPH iSo XXII.CHAPTER AUSTRIA-HUNGARY FACED BY REVOLUTION OR WAR THE FINANCIAL FACTOR 921 CHAPTER XXIII.