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Show New Prophets Appear ' to the Mongols jj ( Agitation Is Spreading Among- tho j 1 Inhabitants of the Altai Region, j j l 3"tj IJSK, Government qf Tomsk. ;)l J S Russia, June 19.Tho agllatlorr u' j among tho Mongols Inhabiting !' , i the Altai region Is Increasing over i the appearance of the god Airol. who ir they believe will deliver them from the j j i , foreign yoke and create an Independent j ' , ( kingdom. The Mongols are gathering i In thousands In answer to the summons ( j of the men who arc proclaiming them-' them-' i' I selves to be the apostles of the god Al-1 Al-1 , ' rol. These ftnen are Inspiring awe 1 ! among the Ignorant nomads by means of an alleged miracle carried out with j I the aid of electrical and pyrotechnlcal devices. , I Thcp.e so-called apostles preach the 'I 1 reincarnation of the god Alrol and pre-' pre-' 1 , tend to carry from him messages to 1 ' the people saying that he has not been ';. happy since he left them two hundred ' years ago, coincident with the dnte of j ) the Russian occupation of the country. I They warn the Mongols to abstain from J wearing white or red clothing, these ft being the Russian national colors, and i 1 to wear only blue and yellow, thewi- , tional colors of Japan; urge them to f'Ji j worship the sun and moon, which are I'v, t(ii the gods of Japan, and especially the i over-god TJurhan. who is ths only true 1 ' god of the gods. They also warn the , inhabitants to discard all agricultural j Implements and to keep their arms , iy hidden in the mountains and elsewhere. ! ' Many rich men of the Kalmuck tribe I 1 have taken up tho propaganda, one of 1 i'( whom has sacrificed $3000, and anoints anoin-ts I or $250 In honor of the god. The apos-ll apos-ll or 5250 In honor of the god. hTo apos-l apos-l 1 1 ties say only the elect arc eligible to f ' the sect, and tliat the house of any un-i un-i i l worthy man who presents himself will I' 1 be encircled by a rainbow and Imme- dlately collapse. |