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Show Propbecy of DUcster to England. A prophet who may have honor in his own country, coun-try, but not in England, is Capt. August Niemann of the German army. In a book which he has just published this German soldier freely predicts that Russia, France and Germany will engage in a war with England, the result of which will be a fresh apportionment of the earth. England's vast power will be shorn, be asserts. "Although the responsibility of a world war is great," says Capt. Niemann in his book, "and although al-though the idea of peace of nations is very pleasant, valuable acquisitions are won, only by the expen'di-: expen'di-: Jure of blood and iron. v "If the German people intend to participate in the struggle for the domination of the world, they must accustom themselves to the idea of the coming war. "In the course of long years England has grown great through the dissensions of continental powers. For centuries past England has obtained advantages advan-tages from every war, most of which were instigated by herself. 1 "It required the genius of Bismarck to awaken the Onuan Michel to a sense of his power. Shall Germany be' content to be dependent on England for light, air and daily bread, or has she retained some of the power which won her victories? "Will the three powers which stood together after Japan's victory over China thwart England's plans? Will Germany, France and Russia remain longer idle, or will they combine for their mutual benefit?. "I see in spirit the armies and navies of Germany, Ger-many, Russia and France advancing against the common enemy England which, like a polypus, encircles the world with its tentacles. "My dreams of Germany bring clearly before me the war and the victory of three great nations Germany, France and Russia over England, and the fresh apportionment of the possession of the earth as a final result of this mighty struggle. "Defeated in bloody battles on land and "sea, securely encompassed on every side, rapacious England Eng-land will at last be ground to dust and the universe and dominion of the wor,ld will be. redistributed on a just basis." As remarked before, Capt. Niemann and his book are not likely to become popular in England. |