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GENERAL NEWS NOTES OF THE DAY. An Athens dispatch of yesterday says: "After a two-day bombardment, an Anglo-French squadron silenced the fortu at the Bulgarian town of Porto Lagos and landed troops on Bulgarian soil. The al-Ued land forces destroyed Bulgarian trim emplacement* and after a brief reconnaissance withdrew. The landing was made on Wednesday with only light casualties. AngVn-Freacfa troops moved north-watd toward the Bolargian railway ■ few miles north of the bay of Porto Lagos, but encountering a superior Bulgarian force withdrew to their ships. A Berlin dispatch of yesterday says: "Germanys final reply In the Lusitania matter is now being prepared at the foreign office, the exact time of i:s delivery lias not been determined, but officials essi i confidence todaj that ii will settle all rine differences with the United State-. Drafting of the note follows several weeks of informal ■ H_es between the foreign office and the imcr lean stat • department." The British steamer Sutherland was torpedoed and sunk in the Mediterranean Monday. The crew was landed at Malta yesterday, one sailor having died of exposure in the lifeboat. the Dutch schooner Uangerman was blown up by a mine aft the Danish roast with the 1 s- of all on board, a Copenhagen dispatch to the London Daily Mail re ported yesterday. Five negroes taken from the Worth Oonnty fall at Sylvester, Oa., Thursday night, were hanged to one limb of I tree on the outskirts of Siarkville. some time during the Bight. The bodies. Contain Ing many ballet boles, were eoW when fonnd Friday ne ruing.
