Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1915-01-27

trated into the heart OF France,
whence they will be forced back TO
! the further banks Of the Rhine. An
arrogant man will see Instantly tree
cut in splinters ana trampled upon Dy
all the world. Great battles Will take
place on August / and September
10. At that time the pope Will die
and live again. Belgium Will undergo
fearful suffering, but will rise again
| ana 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 II II dates back no fur
ther than the year II was published
In lie Matin-that was In 190l--it is
an extraordinary forecast.
Tho Prophecy OF Mayence.
The prophecy OF Mayence was ca
bled over in part: / have Just seen the
fun text. IL is an extraordinary thing
especially when you remember It
dates from 1854. First Of all 1t fore
tells the victory Of King Wilhelm
over Austria in 1866; and then the
defeat and overthrow Of Napoleon III
az the "Chene populeux," when Al
sace-Lorraine shall be carried away
from France. Finally IL comes to the
present war, | quote the last verses
Courage, faithful souls, the reign
or darkness shall not have time TO
execute all It's schemes. A man, the
wise, the invlncible, shall chase the
enemy out Of France. He shall con-
quer Germany until Il is completely
destroyed. That day he shall COM
mand seven kinds of soldiers against |
three. on the field Of Bordeaux near |
Paderborn In Westphalia-seven all |
lied people against three. Woe TO |
thee, Prussia. for thy seventh genera
tlon shall answer for the wars thou !
mast made upon all the people,"
A generation is thirty years. which \
multiplied by seven makes 220 years |
the realm Of Prussia dates from 1913. |
The seventh generation is, therefore |
that living between 1893 and 1923.
or this final battle the prophet |
says II shall last for three days and |
that Prussia and Austria shall be an
minated, and concludes. "Wilhelm
II snail be the last king OF Prussia.
Germany and Austria shall form three
realms under the kings Gf SaXOny OF
and Poland"
III Herr Won Jagow Is still studying
prophecies | dare say he will do his
best 10 see 10 it that the final battle
p the war IL not fought near "pader-
born in Weatphalia
Seven Against Three.
rms ingenious forecast of the
prophet of 1854 is curious in that It
names seven allies. OF course there
ire already five In the European
ield--france, England, Russia. Bel ,
rum and Servia; II would be an awe
compelling prophecy il Italy and Ru- ,
mania completed the mystic number
anyway here is a prediction which
vas fulfilled with rare exactitude SO
ar as the Austrian and French de-
eats by Prussia were concerned-it ,
ven foretold the French commune :
INST at what point Il win fail the fu-
ure will tell.
All these prophets-and there are
many others--are unanimous, Won oh
erve, In predicting the defeat of tho | Y
ierman armies and the victory. GER
ain and formidably complete, of the 4
lilies.
Are there no German prophecies TO
ct over against them? | am sure /
here must be.
Germany. which has gone ahead in
o many things. has not. / dare say,
alien behind the rest of the world t.
7 me matter of prophecy. Before the
'ar her magazines and reviews were
llled with psychic adventures. The
lte Baron du Prel was both scientist
nd seer. Unfortunately. none Of the
erman prophecies of success Is
rinted IN the British newspapers
or in the French-which does not
aem quite fair Probably the Ger
IAN press retalates by refusing 10
rint the vaccinations of Dom Bosco
nd the kindly old Cure d'Ars. And
gu can't blame them.