Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 136, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1919 — Korean Gods Under German Influence. [ARTICLE]

Korean Gods Under German Influence.

Koreans are great rumor mongers. Some stories they spread are fantastically absurd. One recently prevailing among the country people, because no rain fell for many days, was to the effect that the 16ng drought was due to German influence with the gods, in revenge for the part Japan has taken in the war, says East and West News. Predictions of famine were current among the Korean farmers and recent heavy rainfall has not altogether removed the anxiety feft among that class of people on the peninsula.