The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-09-30
RUSSIA TO STRIKE PRUSSIA.


Frontier-15O,OOO Co.-acks under Arms
The Baltic Squadron Ready for service
-Explanations Demanded from Prussia =
Movements toward the Turkish Border.
From hs World or yestrday.
LoSDoy, Sept. 2s.-The Government has infor.
nation to-day from Its agents on the Baltic that the
military preparations which Russia ha. been making
so openly and with such extraordinary energy, are
directed not against Turkey, but against Germany
This information is confirmed by private advlces
and 1t s certain that there Is great alarm and uueas
ness at Berlin. The following troops o. the Russian
army are announced to Lave been eChelonned along
the Prussi4n frontier during The past three weeks
Two divisions OF the Infantry OF the Guard under
Lieut.Gen Baron M9ller-sakomelsky rec divis-
ions Of the Grenafiers OF the Guard, under Lie ~
Gen. Prince Toukhon- ouyaron one division OF M
Cavalry OF the Guari, under Gen. Prince Galitzin
twelve divisions OF the Infantry OF the Line urder
Cavalry Of the Line under Lieutenant. General Com
Won Krsz; two parks Of engineers and twelve
scssa s.o spnoenced ,bsa foree Of hny sug
dred and fifty thousand Cossacks, the most terrible
light troops OF the world haA been called under arms
and that the squadron OF the Baltic s ready for
tive service.
These statements are made in Government circles,
and they are accompanied with the still more alarm
ing in,ima tion that the Russian Minister d'ombri
at the Court Of Berlin has been Instructed by Puce
9ortschakoh to present a formal demand to Prussia
for full and categorical explanations OF her purpose.
and policy In pursuing the war with France In
this demand 10 10 stated that the Government OF
the Car declares 1t to be quite impossible that Rus.
sia can regard II a. question solely TO be decided
between Germany and France what the limits OF
either power shall be that the future OF Russia
not less than the past makes II the duty OF the Rus
sian Government to protest against and, " neces-
sary, to prevent any change in the equilibrium OF
kurope which would embarrass the freedom OF ac
ton OF the Russian Government; and particularly
that Russia will never suffer the nIed boundaries OF
Europenn States to be disturbed In obedience to the
"sunyersive and perverse doctrine OF nationalites
SO called"
These rumors are confirmed and their ominou.
sigbincance deepened by the appearance IN the St
Petersburg Gazette de Ia Borse OF article printed
In . form which gives to II the air of semi cia
manifesto, which uses this threatening and explicit
language: PRUSSIA, with her frontiers tile side
OF France guaranteed, and neutralirsd Austria to
protect her southeastern flank, will be in position
so 70 dispose all her strength rs to check and easily
to parayzs tho action OF Russia. In the presence
OF so grave an eventually, Russia must aud viii
provide and provide at once, against any possible
future"
The Eolos OF Moscow says, also "The Eastern
question can wait. There Is no pressing necessity
for . solution In that quarter. i; Is on the Rhine
to-day that the knot OF the Eastern question waits
to be cut at one decisive blow"
The British Ministry have called Cabinet council
for tomorrow instead OF Friday, under the doubie
excitement OF the public anxiety and Of urtsnt des-
patches from Lord Lyons, in which he appeals ear.
nestly to the British Government to interpose and
compel q peace before all Europe is set in flames.
Lord Lyons represents In the strongest terms the
growing desperation and rage OF the combatanls,
and the perils 10 Europe OF such projects
openly ayowed by the German Government.
LATER.-The reports thcken that Russia Is Dre-
paring To- war The army at the south has teen
mobized, aud late movements toward the TurA isil
border are oIninous.