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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-3-18, Page 2nRRHECfES ON THE PRESENT GREAT VAR • MOST OF TI1EM A•GREF, THAT GERMANY iviir, FALL, • • Some Present Day Events Forelol Willi •Aeeur(tey Over 1 oily 'Yen Ago. Ower in Europe it would see OM, while half the world is fsghtin the rather half is prophesying. It is-a•queer sort of collo-bora 'tion, but you can't blame the stay at-]tureen for helping out in th hest way :they can, and bucking u the Weary. fighters with propheeie Of victory, is no bad thing—.useful i itt:: way yes knitting eo•sbs. Even. the Governments look at i in •that tolerant and hopeful way You may remember a cablegra from Berlin whish stated that th polies had taken the ban off clans voy.ants and psychics and that the 'were cheering up the was-saddene postulation immensely. I haven' the faintest doubt • it is true. I Paris, I' know, the prophets g about the streets and their prophe cies full the little wartime newspa pers. And in London there is eve new publication whish give "Telepathic War News," prieets pence, says a writer in the Philo delphia Public Ledger. What interests me most. are th predictions which have been du up out of the half-forgotten oave of prophecy. Many of them haw been cabled to the American news papers, notably the rather vagi one of Tolstoi and the more exac —perhaps two exact—prophecy o Mayence. which has long been known in Germany, Strange Prophecy. One of the most curious was brought to light by the Daily Chronicle of London. It is a pro- pheoymade by Father Vianney, the famous Cure d'Ars. It is to be fount] in "Voir Prophebiques on Signer. Apportitions et Predic- tions Moderns," publisbed in two s �iumes in Paris .by Victor Pahne in 1872 ---tire fifth edition. Off course it had been written long ,before. It predicted the invasion of France in 1870 and the success of the Prus- eiane. Then it foretold the present war and a second Prussian invasion. The prediotion goes on to say: 'The enemy will not go immediately. They will return again and destroy as they come. Effective resistance wilt not be made. They will be al- lowed to advance, and .after that cr..m their munications will be cut and they will suffer great loss. They will be followed and few will reael. their goal. Ther all that they have taken away will be re- stored, and more in addition. Much more terrible things will happen than have yet been seen, but a great triumph will he .witnessed on the Feast of Our Lady (Septem- ber- 8"). Now if you will bear in mind this date marked the turning point of the German campaign in France— th.e commencement of the German retreat --yon will adroit it is a fair- ly accurate prediction. And there is another queer thing. In the course of .bis prophecy Father Vi- anney predicts that M the outbreak of the war his canonization will have begun, but there will not be time to finish the ceremony beforet w - intervenes. This is precisely what has hap- pened. The proceedings for the canoniz- ation of the Bienheureux J. B. M. Vianney were begun, and, after war was declared, were brought to an abrupt end. Germany Dismembered. d 'Yen m 8 e p s n. 0; e •:. a t n. a n s vo e 8 s e e b And there is another you should read. Itwas written by Dom Bosco, a Portuguese priest, who died a doz- en years or so ago. At that time it was printed in Le Matin—in June, 1801. So there is no question of this being a "prediction after the event." It runs as follows; "In 1013 a great European war will break. out. Germany will be com- pletely turn to pieces, but not be- fore the Germans have penetrated into the heart of France, whence they will he forced bark to the far- ther banks of the (thine. An arro- gant. man will see his faanily tree ant in etplinters and trampled upon by all the world. Great battles will take :place on Aug. 15 and Sept. 15. At that time the Pope will die and live again. Belgium will undergo fearful sufferings, but will rise again ' and again tit.ronger than ever. Poland will gent back her right.", The "prophecy of Mayence" was cabled over in part, I have just seen the full text. It is an eaatra- ordinery thing especially when you remember it dates from 1854. I+°irst of all, ib fore!telJs the victory of King William over .Austria, in 1866; and then the defeat,and over �luosv of Napoleonat at the Cherie populeux,s when Alsace- t,orraine shall the carried leway from PrivaeS. Finally, it tomes to the present war; 1 quote the lust :verses Row Great Britain Treats Her German Prisoners. At Southend-on-Sea, situated at the mouth of the Thames, large liners are used as detention prisons for oaptured Germane. The picture shows the funeral of one of the prisoners. He was buried with full military honors and his fellow -prisoners were allowed to join in the cortege and to act as pallbearers, Woe to Prussians. "Courage, faithdul souls, the reign of darkness shall not have time to execute all its schemes. A man, the wise, the invincible, shall chase the enemy out of France. He shall conquer Germany until it is completely destroyed. That day he shall command seven kinds of sol- diers against three, on the field of Bouleaux, near Paderborn, in Westphalia—seven allied people against three. Woe to thee, Prus- sia, for thy seventh generation shall .answer for the wars thou hast made upon all the people." A generation is 30 years, which multiplied by seven makes 210 1Prussia ,ears. The realm of ates d back front 1113. The seventh gen- eration is, .therefore, that living be- tween 1893 rand 1923. Of this final battle the prophet says it shall last for bhree days, and that Prussia and Austria shall be annihilated, and concludes: "Wilhelm II. shall be the Last King of Prussia. Germany and Austria shall form three realms under the Kings of Saxony, of Hanover and Poland." IS Herr van Jagow is still study- ing propthecies, I daresay he will do his best to see to it %that the final battle of the war is not fought near "Paderborn in Westphalia." AB these ,prophecies—and there are many .others—are unanimous, you observe, in predicting the de- feat of the German armies and the victory, certain and formidably complete, of the allies. Are there no German ,prophecies to set over against them 1 I am sure there must be. A PROFITABLE 1'EI'. A Nanny Goat, Properly Fed, Will Give Two Quarts of Milk a Day. If you live in the country, and don't mind a pet that is sometimes rather rough, you can't do better than choose a Nanny goat. She is 'very hardy, and full of courage, writes Aunt Hilda in Home Notes. A Nanny goat often brings quite a nice little sum as pocket -money to her lucky owner, for htr milk is very good and rich, and she may give es much of it as two quanta a day. But this, of course, depends upon hew you feed her—if she had only green things she finds for her- self, she will yield about half that quantity. In the ordinary way, ail that she needs is a breakfast of oats and some hay for supper. Turn her out into the hay field all day where she will have young shoots and grass to nibble whenever she feele inclin- ed, and let her have the lawn and hedge clippings to eat, But not yew or laurel leaves, remember, for they are very poisonous, and she would die if she made a meal off them. One thing yon must remember if you keep goats—ulnar, 'though they stand dry cold •ive.11 and: any amount of wind, damp is very bad for them. They should alwayshave soane'shelter front the rale, and a anny goat must he warmly houn- d in winter, N n- e Is "You can't fool the •people all the time," announced the inveeti- gator, "I know it," replied the Trust Magnate. "There is plenty of profit in fooling half of them hall e time, r the war; for the rehabilitation of h BELGIUM'S HEROIC KING AND QUEEN KING ALBERT AS Ill: WAS BE- FORE THE WAR. Queen Elizabeth Has Remained At the Ring's Siile Almost or, the Firing Line. Last July few people outside of Belgium' knew anything about King Aubert and Queen Elizabeth. Those who did know them had little idea, perhaps, that in the quiet, studious looking young monarch there was (burning the fires of heroism, and That when the ogca•sion arose he would show himself to be one, of the greatest hearted Kings who ever occupied a throne. Even now, while Albert of Belgium has be - 'come almos=t an international household -cord for the noblest of qualities, not very much is known about him. An interesting contri- bution to the rather scanty stork of information is made by Mr. Charles Maekens, first eeeretary to It is odd to remember that Queen the Belgian Legation in Washing- Elizabeth of Belgium is •the (laugh - ton. Wherethe world sees a gal- ter of the Anehduke Karl Frederick keit soldier, 111r. Maskens sees the of Bavaria, and that one of her conscientious, laborious student. kinsmen, Ruprecht, the Crown In other words, he sees King Al. Prince, is probably the bitterest bert as he was .before the war. hater of England in all Germany. Wherever the sympathies of Queen Elizabeth may be, she has proved that first ..of all she is a Belgian Queen. Sane the beginning of the war 'she has remained at the King's side almost on the firing line, and has done practical work in the hospitals, despite the fact that she is not in good health. Like her heroic. •country, however, she has risen magnificently to the 000aeion. There are three children in the Royal lamily, Crown Prince Leo- pold, Prinee Joseph .and Princess Marie -Jose. They are sots in Eng- land staying at the country estate of Lord Curzon. .5. The Tactful Wife. In business and in the home, tact is one great possession which has the power of smoothing the rough path and soaking the hard way easy. The taotfua wife has a way of managing her husband in it. kind and sympathetic manner, What is tact? The question has been put to numerous great thinkers and distinguished men, and many and varied have been the answers given. Perhaps the most concise of 'these is the following:—."Paaob is the art of saying and doing the Tight 'thing .at the right time in the right way," This definition is hardly %complete, as the acme des- oripttion aright also lbe applied to cunning. 3.11re difference is that tact arses rfrom, has its origin in, sympathy and •waran-heartednesa, whereas punning is a cold and calculating, enake-like quality, generally made use off dor worldly purposes. • To the really, tactful we tenet be sympathetic, and we must have athorough knowledge of hu- man nature. Because a. man makes a profes- sion of religion ie no sign that he is way tip in his profession. Never claim as a right what you can ask as a favor, for there is nob one man in'a thousand who would nob much rather place you under an obligation than do you an ant of justice. Belgium will not be aeconipiplished in a generation. However, one great ambition of King Alibert's he achieved in a week. Ile has raised the prestige of Belgium. He has made it as fatuous as another little country in its day was damroits— Sparta. Queen. a Noted Musician. ' According to Mr, Maskens, King Albert is probably the tallest man in Belgium, while Queen Elizabeth is rather short, and in the days be- fore their marriage, when they n seri to walk tor -cher through the streets Of Brussels, they caused considerable aranusesnent. On ac- count of the disparity in ilrcir height. In other respeots than sta- ture, the difference between the King and Queen is equally marked.. Whatever taste His 'Majesty may have for .art, he is no performer The Queen, on the contrary, is a remarkable nrnsician, .and is abril- liant violinist, :She interests her- self in every musical event of im- portance in Belgium, and has done munch to ,elevate the general taste of' the citizens 'whit regard to music. She is also a clever painter. Sister of British Hater. Disliked by His Uncle. Ring Aubert c.amee to the throne on the, death of his uncle Leopold, of infamous memory, It is to the credit of the young man that he was cordially disliked by his uncle, who would never, if he could help it, have the Prince about the Royal palaoe or present at any court function. He grew up therefore on his father's estate. at Ciergnon. He was studious, and his greatest pleasure seemed to be derived from long -walks in tlrb country, just as later on his tthief,•if not, indeed, his only hobby, became mountain climbing in •S,wittzerland. When his uncle diedwase he traveling through the Congo, and planning what could be done to make the territory more attractive to Belgian settlers. From the day he ascended the throne he impressed those who came into association with him that he had only one desire, and that was to further Belgium's interests in every way possible, and especial- ly to increase her commercial im- portance, •Any private hobbies or interests he may have had (became subor'clinated to this sense of responsibility. Slade Belgium a Great Nation. Since a great many of the Belgian people are fishermen and seamen, Ring Albert interested.himself to devise „nays and .means for expand- ing his country's overseas trade, and especially to build up a Bel- gian merchant marine. From his private purse he equipped a train - Mg ship, which he filled with Bel- gian cadets, and these he sent around the world in order that they might have first-hand oppor- tunities of studying the methods of other countries. Whatever other plena and dreams he had for his country were rudely dispelled last August, and no•w, should the King live to be a very old man it, is int - possible that he ahould have time to attend to any other ;talks than those grewing immediately out of "nog 14 We u»besitatinglY recommend Magic Baking Powder as being the best, purest and most healthful baking pow.' der that it is possible to produce,• CONTAINS NO ALUM All ingredients arelainlyprinted • on the label, • MAGIC BMUNGPOWDER 1;.MILLETT Carrel TORONTO, NTRE 4` 1+V'R�TN¢aBG-MONTREAL �'"7''� GERMANY LACKS GUNNERS . 01eelleo-mw s.oi►sileaat MIl'I'PIES OF WOMEN Sailors Are Pressed Into 'Service With Field Forces. Not the least interesting of the statements made by German pris- oners taken in the North Sea is one which bears directly upon the enemy's supply of trained gunners. It developed that none of 'bile men who :had been picked up themselves were gunners. The experiences of a few of these since the beginning• .of the war had been extraordinary, writes an Edinburgh, Scotland, correspondent. When the German high seas fleet was lodked away for •safety in the harbors behind , Heligoland, and the great 'battleships which are to be Germany's last asset in the struggle were carefully netted off from all possible attentions of sub- marine "minnows," it was found that if the gunners could not serve at sea they were greatly needed on land. There seems no reason to doubt the statements of the prison- ers on that point. Some of them say that they had not been on ship- board half a dozen times since the. war comrilenced. They 'head been taken from their ships to man big gusts in the field. The men who worked the .gens which reduced Liege, which broke down all oppo- sition at Namur and which led to the fall of Antwerp were many- of them gunners from the battle ships wbioh were collecting barnacles in harbor. In the general situation as it ex- isted at that stage of the war there did not seem to be any serious strain upon Germany's -supply of trained gunners. The prisoners are of opinion that the naval gun- ners were used then because there was nothing else for their to do, and :becanse they were regarded as the !boat men for the work. In la- ter stagers of the struggle, however, it appears ±hat naval gunners were called upon for service in the field for the reason that the army could not meet the demands made upon it dor the supply of skilled men to use to the best advantage costly ammunition, which was to Ger- many a steadily diminishing. and practically irreplacable quantity. The course of the struggle was not that marked out and calculat- ed upon by Germany. It was never expected that at any point of the war she would have to meet at once the assembled artillery of three great Powers. "Three hundred miles of cannon" had not been re- preeented in the German list of possibilities, otherwise she might have seen to it that Austria kept her artillery arm in abetter order. In addition• to having to meet suddenly the great demand which emerged for artillery power, Ger- many had to supply to Austria a very large contingent of gunners in an effort to obtain efficiency, in the first plgoe, and, in the second place, to put some much needed stiffening into the forces of Austria, This ,demand had to be suet, and was met. Further claims upon the war skilled anen of the Kaiser were made when Turkey was persuaded to 'make herself as troublesome .as. possible to the Allies in the Near East.and in Africa if possible, Ger- man gold, guns, officers and'•ahips were supplied to the Ottoman Pow- er, and, as "the dust" is sown in a "salted" mine, the men and mater- ial of Germany were scattered among the Turkish forces. As tihe event has proved, Germany could-: i11 spare seen and munitions of war to the Turks, and least of all could ,the spare the gunners. Brooklyn has a brass ;band eon- posed of women. In.;C9ltana the mother-fn';laiw is the boss of the house. Princess Mary of Englandltepeaka French and German fluently. .European Russia has the highest birthrate in the world. Of every million girl babies born, 871,286 are alive at twelve menthe. In the field at harvest time in Po- lgnd far snore women,. • .are to be Seen than men. - The University of New ` Mexico has estaiblished-.a, department of household economics. . There , are 106 colleges in the United States exclusively for wo- men with nearly 20,000 students. Twelve women are making a can- vass of the most remote - parts of England for recruits for. Lord Kiiechener's army. • After women got the vote in New Zealand waitresses who were for- merly paid eight shillings a week received 25 shillings. 'Female typists are proving to be the best rifle shots at the several ranges now being ,set up through- out England. The Polish women have everlbeen noted for their physical charms, their hands, and feet being, from an -artistic point of view, absolutely pe'rfeot. The mothers' pension law will come up for passage in the. New York lesialatture again at the pre - 'sent session and the probabilities are that it will be passed. Miss Frances Lyon is considered the best female swimmer in Cali- fornia, having recently broken the coast record for girls by swimming 50 yards in 33 seconds. Il&Ins. M. -Lizzie Brown has been elected oonsbable in Haverill, Moss., with power to serve Crimin- al prOceases; She is the first wo- man given police power in that. city. Women are new being employed in the coal mines in England to take the places of men who have gone to the front. Over 2,000 girls ere now employed in one mine in the Lancashire district. now to Get On in the World. Mast ,of our succesdful men be- gan lice 'without a dollar.. They have myon success by hard work and strict honesty. You do the same. Here are .rules for getting on in the world: - 1. Re honetst. Dishonesty seldom makes one Pith, and -when it does, riches are a curse. 'Dhere is no such thing as dishonest sugeess. 2. Work. The world is not going to. pay for 'notbhing, Ninety per. cent. of what men ca11 genius s only talent' ter hard work. 3. Enter into that business of trade you like best, and for which nature seems 143 have fitted you, providing it is honorable. 4. Be independent,' Do not learn onOthers to. do your thinking or g to conquer difficulties, 5. Be eonsoientious. in lithe dies' change of every duty. Do your work thoroughly. No one man rise who slights Iris .work. 6. Don't try to (begin on top. Be- gin .at 'the !bottom and you will be surer of reaching the top, some- time, 4 Getting It Straight:. luslband—You spend altogether too mush money. Wife --Not at all 1 The trouble is you don't make enough. If CATARRH HAS SPOILED YOUR. HEARING GET CURED TO -DAY BY 6i CATARRHOZONE!! Don't Stay Deaf Any Longer— Follow the Procession—Use Catarrhozone. (Vine oases in ten of hard hearing are curable, By cureable we don't mean relieve- able—we mean that the sense of bear - leg can be permanently brought back. Catarrh usually causes the deafness, Cure the catarrhal condition end you remove the causes of your poor ]tear- ing. 1f you were sure you had catarrhal deafness you would use a real cure at once—of course you would, 'There is oscura for you --one that Is inexpensive—pleasant, to use—and sore to do its work thoroughly. Catarrhozone 0 no experiment for deafness. Thousands before you have cleared Catarrh out of their Beads by the aid of Caterrliovote and have thereby been mired o deafness. Nabattsrles of miniature telephones to bother you—no internal medicine to take --you have simply to follow special directions for the Catarrhosone inhaler Do this and you'll find a wonderful Improvement In short order Atiy druggist can supply you Cater. rhozone, or you can for $1 'secure it poet paid under plain wrapper from the Catarrhozone. Co., itingston, Canada. A V C. GIVES EXPERIENCES OR.01tCR WILSON OF 1II.G1)G� LAND LTGWF INFANTRY, elaiate to Have Killed 300 Ger- mans With Enemy's Own htatihine GG n11. How,: Pte George Wilson, of the end Highland Light Infantry, and at One thine a popular news vendor its the streets of tho seatting,-capital, won his Victoria Cosa xgakes up one 'of the most sensational stories of in dividual bravery of the war. There is is Munchausen flavor, about the' series of episodes in which the soldier figured, but Wilson has his V.C. presented'by'Icing George to bank up his story, .He s,a now in a Glasgow hospital recuperating from the effects of numerous+weounde. "It happened like this," Pte. Wilson said to an interviewer. We had reached Verneule where we made our first stand after tlhe,Tetareanent from Mons. Getting well forward, for T wanted lo'eee all that was do- ing, I saw.two Gen itapns, in front of us. I pointed them out to my oft finer, . and he was looking through his eases to see them when he drop- ped. Making good aim,. I Picked Oft Roth the 'Teutons. "Going still farther forward, though my pals shouted that I would get potted, I suddenly .,came on eight Gammas in a hollow. They had captured two of the Middlesex men. Well, I saw I could not turn back, SO I made a rush at th=em, shouting, 'Come on, men l Charge'!' though there was devil s soul near . me:! The Germans thought there were a lot more kilt- ed men coming, dropped their'rifles and put up their hands. Some of our lads dad come up, and I. handed them over the souvenirs (the Germaroa) "Being ;still inquisitive, I went still farther forward, when I heard someone shouting `Jock( Sock!' It was some of our boys, and they told me not to pa any ,farther or I would get shot. ` S'hy 4' I asked. 'Look at this,' they said. • What a sight! Our men Iying dead and wounded in stores. A German Maxim wee doing it." • Turned Maxim on Germans, " `Can't you get hold of it t" I said, 'Wish to God we could,' they replied, `Well, here's Jock going to get it,' said 1, and one of the Kin 's Royal Rifles volunteered to go with me; We hadn't gone far when he dropped, for the Germans had spotted him, and riddled him with bullets from the Maxim. I got some kind of cover behind a' little stack of hay, and from there I snip - each of the seven Germans at the gun. I then ran forward, bayonet- ed an officer, who rose up and fired his revolver at me, and turned the gum on the Germans behind. I fired fully 750 rbunds, and I should say put at least 300 of the enemy out of the fight. They were in massed for- mation, and I couldn't miss theist. By this time their shells were land- ing round me, and I had to go back to our'iines, where I fainted. "When I recovered I determined to get the maxim, and went out again, got hold of it, and brought it back. To finish •the job I went off again to • Get the Ammunition. which I brought in. Then 1 found that my- comrade was etil1 lying where he had fallen, so the captain and I' went out and oarri.ed hips in. Poor fellow, hedied next morning. His last words. were : 'Thank God, Jock kept his word and got the gun.' „ Wilson's remark when he brought the captured Maxim bask was eliar- neteristic of -the man. Throwingit down at his officer's feet he said, "Here's the thing that has been causing all the damage." Private Wilson is a native of Edinburgh, and was a reservist, having enlisted when he was barely 17 years of age, After serving a little over three years he went hack to civilian life, end engaged in vari- ous.kinds of employment. He be- came well known in the capacity of news vendor in the city, and was as general favorite on account of has generous, care -free nature, e, A Clock of Glass. Glass has disadvantages as a ma- terial for machinery, and -for using t for the works of a clock as Bavar- an glass polisher found it necessary o snake some parts as many AA orty times. In the end, after six ears of effort, a clock entirely of lase was produced. Not onlj' is he material of elle plates and'pil- ars forming the frame work, het hey are bolted together with glass crews, end glass pins and wedges ro used as fastenings, with glean ials, :hands, shafts mid gears., Too Much Jettespetttiuu, The ceaseless introspection in- dulged in by so many persons is ono of the chief onuses of ill -health, 11 we •stop thinking about ourselves we will be ]sappier, every sane knows and physicians know that to think , rand talk about anti's condition of health all the time as a very certaain. way of wearing out the strength and of undermining the health.