Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-16

an immediate cleaning up.
The fate OF 5odom and 0omosrAA Haa b.
fallen Europe. But this IL not all
fear that a great cosmic calamity VIM FOL.
low the war. calamity Of the kind that made
an end to Atlantis. My reasons for this fear
are we'll founded
consider that serious results will follow the
concentration Of enormous destructive ener.
gies on the comparatively narrow battlefield
Never IN human history have there been EN-.
ployed such energies. All the thousands Of
guns and millions Of rifles that are used every
day represent q large percentage Of the gas
producing Instruments OF the world. This
means an abnormal Transformation Of physical
energy into chemical one. II means millions
OF cubic yards o. an abnormal and violent
change OF elements. What win be its uitl-
mate effect upon the atmosphere and vegeta-
ton no one as yet can tell Il may change the
meteorologic balance to such an extent that
either arctic colds, tropic heats or excessive
rains will affect life seriously. This may result
either In failure OF crops or in epidemics not
known to science.
On the other hand. II is scientific posi-
bility that the abnormal use Of explosives will
affect the grayitational and rotational laws OF
the earth. microscopic change Of the earth's
axis would result In gigantic disturbances bt
nature.
My theory OF the vanishing OF Atlanta IoaAs
me, as II led my grandfather. 70 the OOuCiu-
sion that the Inhabitants OF that continent
made use OF the volcanic destructive powers
OF earth for long time When they abuDed
these powers the great calamity occurred
fear that the abnormal accumulation Of
metals around the war districts will cause ab-
normal events OF nature. These metals have
been brought together from ali parts Of the
world. II is estimated that the United States
alone has shipped more than q million tons Of
war materials to the warning nations. Much Of
these are metals, particularly iron. copper and
lead. To my estimate the surface Of the earth
around the war district Is fifteen million tons
heavier than usual This excessive WOight is
produced by metals.
II Is not only the weight. but the manhattan
OF earth that is Influenced by the presence OF
these metals.
When consider the abnormal use Of az.
plosives, the abnormal weight and accumuIa.
ton OF metals In the European war, together
With the certain change OF the magnetic pow.
ers. ! can easily understand the Insignidcant
reaction that Is needed to bring about q sec.
ond catastrophe similar to that OF Atlantis.
The same geologic energy that swallowed Az.
lantis can swallow also WarFtdden BuroDOt
To sink the surface Of Europe q few hundred
feet means nothing to the ordinary forces Of
nature.
Man in his pride Of invention snesrs n IA.
ture. The explosives that he employs Tor IA.
stroying his feilow-mAn are stolen from aa.
ture. Defying the laws OF nature man defes
and destroys himself. do not need 20 speak
OF the terrible threat from the hastily aug,
shallow graves OF the millions that are muir.
dered in this war.
The physical and spiritual phenomena of
this human struggle point 10 the conclusion
that Europe Is facing continental and cosnic
catastrophe.