The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-03-12

In ch1lohood days F1Ambeau read
Jules Verne's Twenty Thousand
Leagues Under the Sea" and mar
veled; but, Of course. he had never
taken It very seriously. He re.
called now that only last week
he had seen a scientific review of
atlantis" by Pierre Termier. q
member Of the French Academy Of
Paris.
This account. published In
French in the Bulletin de PInsti-
tut Oceanographique." had later
been reprinted in an English trans
'ntion by the Smithsonian Institu-
ion, an article which proved 30
pcpular in America that the Smith
sJnian edition was exhausted al
most Immediately. all the scientific
men wishing to learn about AT
lantis."
Among Flambeau's friends he
suddenly remembered an unlucky
devil Of an artist who was always
talking about Atlantis, and of how
he had visited II once In q dream.
No one had ever put much faith
In the story. however. but on this
day In spring 1t suddenly occurred
to Flambeau that there might DO
moro In II than he had credited,
and believing somewhat In the oc-
cult he fastened to his painter
friend.
HAD BEEN A REALITY.
But first he reviewed the version
- told b. Pierrs Termisr. There
could b no doubt Of It. Atlantis
had bean . reality. IN actual early
continent Of the Atlantic Ocean.
lying or the Azores. in the direo-
ton Il tAs West IndisA It ante
dated written history. Il wAs tradi
tional In sarfy legends Of Egypt
and Greece Of moro than ten thou.
sand years ago. Plato believed in
II tn disappearanos occurred
slmultAnsoualy with . great war
uphsaval In the civilization Of that
Aay. Hlstory repeats itself
The nations lying about the
Nsditsransan. ana especially the
predecessors Of the Athsnians and
the 6partans. were convulssd In
oAvio strife Win their Island neigh
bors. who wsre giants. The At
lanttans wsrs descended from the
union Of . pagan deity With . NOR.
tal. Which was greater. which
should b the supreme power Of
the epoch. the Atlant1ans Or the
Asreansf
In their day. - alasi In ours.
physical combat was the only
means thsy know to decide the
question Thsy fought. and fought.
until the very elements Of nature
3oined In the conflict. Volcanoes
suddenly opened about the Medi-
terranean. the SEA rose In floods.
It delugsd the region Of southern
Europe. the foundations Of the
world were torn asunder. and At
Iantis, stately and beautiful. queen
Of the ancient civilization. sank
into the surrounding waters, bury
ing its inhabitants, palaces.
glorious cities, its conQuests OF
science and art
There today It lies forgotten. ~
gay pleasure yachts 80 sailinssover
the quiet surface, airships soar In
the blue above, grim men -of-war
steam across It's waters, or sub
marines dive toward its deptha
PROVED IT'S EXISTENCE.
Only the scientific man. patient
and watchful. does not forget. The
story Of the power and brillianos
Of Atlantis was carefully detailed
BY Pierre Tsrmier. even its type
Of architecture, its variety Of build
ing stone. the oolors, its people.
with q wealth of scientific data.
oil substantiated by written rec
ords and Investigations in which
he had himself participated. He
proved beyond q doubt the exist
enos of Atlantis. still lying at tho
bottom Of the ocean. all its palaces
ana natural beauties possibly pre-
served intact by unusual condi-
lions prevailing at such great
dsPths.