Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-08-27

as follows. egn 1913 a great Euro
pean war win break out. Germany
viii be completely torn TO pieces, but
NOT before the Germans have pene-
trated into the heart Of France
whence they viii be forced back to
the further banks OF the Rhine. An
arrogant man will see his family tree
cut in splinters and trampled upon by
all the world Great battles viii take
place on August / 8 and September 10
At that time the pope viii die and
live again Belgium will undergo
fearful sufforings but will rise again
and become stronger than ever. Po-
land viii get back her right"
There is a good deal of remarkable
foresight packed into those last few
lines Even il it dates back no further
than the year it was published In lie
Matin that was l901-it is an extra
ordinary forecast
The prophecy of Mayence' was
cabled over in part; ! have Just seen
the fun text It is an extraordinary
thing-e especially when YOU remember
it dates from 1854 First Of all. it
foretells the victory Of King Wilhelm
over Austria IN 1866, and then the de-
feat and overthrow of Napoleon i'll
at the "Chene populeux," when Al
sace-LoTdiue shall be carried away
from France Finally it comes to the
present war quote the last verses
Courage, faithful souls. the reign
Of darkness shall not have time to ex-
ecuto AN its schemes A man. the
wise. the lnvineible, shall chase the
enemy out of France He shall con
quer Germany until il is completely
destroyed. That day ne shall com
mand seven kinds OF soldiers against
three on the field OF Bouleux. near
Paderborn In Westrhalia-s seven allied
people against three Woe to thee.
Prussia for thy seventh generation
shan answer for the wars thou hast
made upon AN the people
A generation is thirty years. which
multiplied by seven makes 21O years
the realm of Prussia dates from 1713.
The seventh generation is, therefore
that living between 1898 and 1928.
or this final battle the prophet says
i shall last for three days and that
/ Prussia and Austria shall be annlhlIat.
ed. and concludes. Wilhelm II shall
be the last king OF Prussia. Germany
and Austria shall form three realms
under the kings Of saNony, Of Han.
4 over and Poland"
II Herr Won Jagow is still studying
/ prophecies ! dare say he will do his
best to see TO It that the final battle
Of war is NOT fought near "Paderborn
In Westphaia
This ingenious forecast Of the
prophet OF 1854 is curious in that It
names seven allies OF course there
are already five in the European field
France, England. Russia Belgium
and Serbia It would be an awe-com-
4 peiling prophecy II italy and Rumania
completed the mystic number. Any
way here is a prediction which was
/ fulfilled with rare exactitude so far
as the Austrian and French defeats
/ by Prussia were concerned-it even
foretold the French commune Just AT
what point 1t will fail the future will
/ tell
All these prophecles-and there are
many others-are unanimous. yotf oh.
serve. In predicting the defeat Of the
German armies and the victory. GER
tain and formidably complete, Of the
allies
Are there no German prophecies to
set over against them? 1 am sure
there must be
Germany which has gone ahead in
SO many things. has not. dare say.
fallen behind the rest Of the world in
the matter OF prophecy. Before the
I war her magazines and reviews were
tiled with psychic adventures I'm
fortunately none OF the German
prophecies Of success are printed in
The British newspapers-nor in the
French which does not seem quite
fair Probably the German press re.
taliates by refusing to print the vati-
cinations Of Dom Bosco and the kindly
old cure d'Ars And you can't blame
them.