heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary and his duchess, there commenced
not alone a new day, a new hope and Emancipation of the whites of earth;
empire kingdom, principality and tribe, but of the blacks; the Negro as
well, so mysteriously; bewilderingly, moves God His wonders to perform.

It was that subliminated faith in the ubiquity and omniscience of God;
the unchangeableness of His word; than which the world has witnessed;
known nothing finer; the story of the concurrent causes that projected
the Negro into the World War, from whence he emerged covered with glory,
followed by the plaudits of mankind, that became the inspiration of this
work--his story of devotion, valor and patriotism; of unmurmuring
sacrifice; worthy the pens of the mighty, but which the historian, as
best he may will tell: "NOTHING extenuate, nor set down AUGHT in
malice."




CHAPTER II

HANDWRITING ON THE WALL


Likened to Belshazzar--The Kaiser's Feasts--In His Heart Barbaric Pride
of the Potentates of Old--German Madness for War--Insolent
Demands--Forty-eight Hours to Prevent a World War--Comment of Statesmen
and Leaders--The War Starts--Italy Breaks Her Alliance--Germanic Powers
Weighed and Found Wanting--Spirit Wins Over Materialism--Civilization's
Lamp Dimmed but not Darkened.