Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-12
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VERA CRUZ, Jan. 1o.-The naval
force that will be available in the
| case of an attack upon Americans in
Mexico was strengthened to-day by
the arrival Of 375 marines from the
Canal Zone on board the United
States battleship Minnesota. The
| battIeship fired a salute in honor Of
Rear Admiral Fletcher, commander Of
the American warshiPs in Mexican
, waters, as she came to anchor in the
| harbor.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1c.-Twenty-
seven persons we're hurt, three prob
! ably fatally, when the steam boiler
of a rivetlne machine exploded under
! a partly completed elevated structure
| in Long Island City to-day. The ex-
| plosion wrecked the engine and part
of the elevated structure.
MARION, IND, Jan. 1o.-D. A.
Wilson, a barber, to-day shot and
killed himself in a toilet room in the
county jail, after he had been arrest
ed on complaint Of his divorced wife.
II is said Wilson has been drinking
mer wife, where he threatened her.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10.--The great
Catskill aqueduct, part of New Yorks
new $162,000,000 water system, 10 now
open from the Ashokan reservoir near
Kingston to the Terminal station in
Ffstbush, Brooklyn, distance of 100
miles. It was "holed through" today
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 1o.-chief Of
Police Perrott to-day notified all pro-
prietors of theaters that no further
performances will be permitted on
moving pictures. All saloon proprie-
tors were notified that they must
close promptly at midnight Satur-
days and remain closed until o'clock
Monday morning. Heretofore the
side doors of saloons have been un-
locked. At tho City Hall new rules
prohibit the use of tobacco in any
form by employees while on duty;
the hour for beginning work is fixed
at O'clock instead of 9, and the
luncheon period limited to one hour.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1o.-Banker Geo.
w. Young to-day received cable
gram from Brisbane, Australia, say
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opera singer, was in critical condi-
ton from pneumonia, caused by ex-
posure when the Dutch liner Tasman
recently went ashore.
NORWICH, NJ. Y, Jan. 1o.-A Fed
eral receiver was to- day appointed
for the Pierce, Butler and Pierce
Manufacturing Company. 100000
hardware corporation and one of the
oldest concerns in the State. Assets
we're placed at 1921 PAP and liabiIi-
ties at $1,902,352.
NEW YORK, Jan. to-pefyinq the
United States Courts which had or.
dered him to produce two prisoners
held on his ship, Captain Alfred
kirschfieId. of the Russian liner
kursk, sailed away day carrying
the two men with him. The prison
ers are Russians charged with muir
der in Russia. On the voyage to the
United States Captain kirschfield re-
ceived wireless dispatch from the
Russian government ordering him to
return the accused men to Russian
jurisdiction. When the kursh reach
ed New York the prisoners retained
counsel, who secured writ of habeas
corpus in the Federal Court. A COPY
ignored it on the advice of Russian
Consul General.
WASHINGTON, Jan. .1o.-The
status of all militiamer soon will he
changed SO as to provide for the
drafting of the State regiments for
service outside the United States ac-
cording to plans formulated by Sec-
rotary Of War Garrison to- day. II
shall recommend the change in the
regulations relative to the foreign
slider that it is only right that the
government which bears the expense
of training these soldiers should have
the use of them in time of war;" he
said,
BERLIN, Jan. 1o.-Because of the
proximity of a church the Prussian
government to dav prohibited the
holding of six dav bicycle race in
Exposition Hall. Several cyclists
who raced in New York in December
were entered.
PRESIDE, TEXAS, Jan. to.-A
general assault on the Federal out
POSTS south of Oiinaea was begun
this afternoon BY the Constitutionalst
army. The arrival of 5000 reinforce
ments from Chihuahua City earlier in
the day was the signal for the for
ward movement of the rebels. Ac-
companied by sweeping fire. the
rebels advanced northward, and un-
der their attack the Federal outposts
began giving way.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1o.-Harry L.
Watson is under arrest at the Cen.
trial Detail Police Station here for the
alleged theft of $4,000 in checks and
money orders at Belle Plain, Iowa,
January T. His arrest was made by
United States postoffce inspectors.
Watson's home is in Belle Plain.
Fire Destroys Two