Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-30

NEWS

GLENS FALLS, N. ", March 3d.
With five feet of snow in the north
woods, the greatest depth at this sea
son in 20 years, and with indications
Of warm weather and rain tonight
and to- morrow, a disastrous flood OF
the Hudson and its tributaries Is
threatened. The water has already
risen five feet. North Of this city and
in North creek the ice holds and it is
feared the foes will go out with a
rush that will be destructive.
ATHENS, March 3o.-News was re-
ceived here to day Of a fierce battle
between AIbanians and rebels near
Premeti on Sunday The Albanians
lost several hundred men, being de-
cisively defeated.
LEXINGTON, KY, March 3o.-T,:e
town of Hazard, KY, was inundated
to- day by the oVerflowing of the Ken
lucky river, and several other VII
of the same fate. Heavy rains of the
past three days have sent the river
over its banks.
WILMINGTON, DEL, March 3d.
General T, c. Dupont this afternoon
resigned as national committeeman for
the Republican party from Delaware.
NEW YORK, March 3o.--5ecause
he brought a woman not his wife into
this country with him, Count NikoIai
Bratzew, an admiral in the Russian
navy, was ordered deported to day by
special board of inquiry at Immi-
grafton headquarters. The nobeman
took an appeal to Washington and
declared his Willingness to marry his
companion at once.
NEW YORK, March 80. - The
United German Societies of New York
inq upon President Wilson to repeal
the free tolls provision of the Panama
Canal administration bill and give the
people an opportunity in the NoVen-
Der elections to say whether or not
all shipping shall be allowed to pass
through the waterway without charge.
WASHINGTON, March 3o.-com-
nander Irwin, of the qunboat New
Orleans, reported that DR.. Lambert
an American surgeon who had been
sentenced to death by the Mexican
Constitutionalists because an opera
ton he had performed upon a rebel
general had been unsuccessful, has
been released. Or. Lambert was ar
rested last Friday at Los Mochis and
courtmartialed. Then he was taken
to TopoIobampo for execution,
NEW YORK, March 3o.-Members
of the medical profession and of the
missionary societies in this city were
shocked to day to learn that Or. Ed
gar DeMott Stryker, formerly of Ba-
ritan, N. j., had been asssssinated by
a crazy Japanese near Holkoi, Core1
where for five years he has been the
head of large hospital. During MS
stay in Corea. Or. Stryker treated
1000 persons. meanwhile fighting
against superstition and seeking to
make the modern methods Of the
science Of medicine popular among
the natives.
CHESTER. S. c., March 3o.-Robert
Moore, while tinkerine with a pstoI
in company with Elijah Champion.
few miles from Chester, was shot 70
death by an accidental discharge. The
Coroner's jury exonerated Champion,
NEW YORK, March 3o.-The d.
rectors Of the St. Louis Southwestern
Railroad to-day declared a quarterly
dividend Of 12 Of I per cent, payable
April IS, to stockholders Of record Of
April 8. Three and six months ago the
company paid ! per cent.
NEW ORLEANS, March 3o.-Miss
Dora Murff, a 21-year- old girl, con
yicted Of manslaushter in killing
James Delahye, who, she alleged, be
trayed her, must serve a four years
term, the Louisiana Supreme Court
ruled to-day. This is the first convie-
ton Of the kind in the South