Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-16

an immediate cleaning up
the late of Sodom and Gomoprah has be.
fallen Europe But this is not a
rear that great cosmic calamity Will fol.
10" the war. calamity OF the kind that ,nrda
an end to Atlantis. My reasons for this fear
well founded.
consider that serious results will follow the
concentration OF enormous destructive ener.
gles on the comparatively narrow battlefield
Never in human history have there been en-.
ploEed such energies. All the thousands OF
guns and millions of rifles that are used every
day represent a large percentage OF tho cas.
producing instruments OF the world This
means an abnormal transformation of Dhysical
energy into q chemical one. 1t means millions
on cupic Yards OF an abnormal and violent
cnange OF elements. What will be is ulti.
mate effect upon the atmosphere and yegeta.
ton no one as yet can tell. 1t may change the
meteorologic balance TO such an extent that
either arctic colds. tropic heats or excessive
rains will affect life seriously This NAV result
either in failure of crops in epdemics not
known to science
On the other hand. it is scientific posi-.
billy that the abnormal use OF explosives Will
affect the Eravational and rotatioual laws of
the earth. a microscopic change OF tho earth'a
axis would result In gigantic disturbances OF
nature.
My theory Of the vanishing OF Atlantis leads
me. as IL led my grandfather to the conclu-
sion that the inhabitants OF that continent
made use Of the volcanic destructive movers
or earth for long time. When they ahused
these powers the great calamity occurred
rear that the abnormal accumulation OF
metals around the war districts will cause an.
normal events OF nature. These metals hays
been brought together from all parts OF the
world. 1t is estimated that the United States
alone has shipped more than a 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 weight Is
produced by metals.
1t Is not only the weight but tho magnetism
or earth that is influenced by the presence OF
these metals.
When consider tile abnormal use of OK.
piosives. the abnormal weight and accun.ula.
ton OF metals in the European war together
with the certain change OF the magnetic DOW.
ers. can easily understand the insignificant
reaction that Is needed to bring about 2 sec.
ond catastrophe similar to that or Atlantis
rhe same geologic energy that swallowed AT.
iantis can swallow also warriddcu Europe
10 sink the surface OF Europe a few hundred
1eet means nothing TO the ordinary forces OF
nature.
Man In his pride OF invention sneers al ma
lure. me explosives that he employs for de-
aroylns ms feHow-man are stolen from ma.
'hre. Defying the laws OF nature man defles
ana destroys himself. do not need TO apeak
or the terrible threat from the hastily dug
shallow graves Of the millions that ara m,,r
dered In this war.
The physical and spiritual phenomena q,
this human struggle point to the conclusion
that Europe is facing continental and cosn,ic
catastrophe.