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THE EUROPEAN WAR.
We're Hard Fighting-The TURKS an
sersaans beth S1afsa m Adysnseg'

Msre Herd FIxhsing-The Turhs sssa
sersssns besh tIssm M Advantage.
PARIS, July S.-The Journal De
bats has the following news from the
seat Of war: The Servians have cap
tured Rochka. Gen Tchernayeffs
tactics are compelling the Turks to
withdraw beyond Palanka. The bal
ance Of advantage so far is slightly in
favor Of the Servians. An official
Geographic dispatch received at Bel
grade, announces that after ten hours
desperate fghing at Ruchka, the
Turks have fed to NOvibalara. The
Servians occupied the territory be
tween Rachka and Novibalara. The
Servian loss was inconsiderable. The
army under Gen lack crossed the
frontier near Avos on Thursday. They
found the Turks entrenched in very
favorable position, and were unable
to dislodge them after FIVE hours Sc
we're fighting.
vienna, July S.-Much Importance
is attached to the fact that the Roman
Catholics Of Bosnia have protested
against the annexation of that prov
ince to Servia. The Bosnian CathO-
lies intend to appeal to Austria to pro-
tect their interests against the Ser
vians.
BELGRADE, July S.-The ensurrec-
ton in Bulgaria Is reported to have
become general. The Servian troops
have captured Saguern, ON the Dwi-
na. Other Turkish reverses are re-
ported.
BELGRADE, July S.-The detailed
reports Of the encounter near Belina
have contradicted the first kilograms
announcing a victory. The Turks
have assumed the offensive and sur
prised the Servian camp at Rochka.
The Turks hold Belina and are con-
centrating strong corps there.
LONDON, July ga letter from
Constantinople repeats and quotes
evidence in support of his previous
assertions in regard to the atrocities
in Bulgaria. He gives asan instance
a case in which forty women of the
village of ToxeselO were burned
alive, and cites a Consular report
placing the number Of murders cons
mitted by Turks at 10000, while
some estimates run as high as $4,000.
BERLIN, July S.-The Servians
are suffering from scarcity Of funds
and have issued forced paper curren-
cy.
Seach's division of Servians have
been severely defeated near Novi Bal
zor and suffered loss OF 1900 killed
and wounded.
BELGRADE, July 8.-The Servian
army of Drina has been completely
beaten by $4,000 Turks at Beljina
Rance. The Servian commander
was entrenched and the Turks captur-
ed two entertainments and six guns.
The Seryian loss was 700 men. The
fourth Servian division crossed the
river Drina and was attacked in the
flank by the Turks, who were repuls-
ed with the loss of 80 killed and 240
wounded. Belgrade is almost desert
ed, and there is nobody at the cafes
except the old and decrepit. The au-
thorities confidently assert that Gen
eral Tchernayef holds the road be-
tween Misch and Sophia.
LONDON, July 12.-The Standards
Vienna dispatch says that Turkish TEL
egrams reported that Gen. Tchernay-
eff was defeated and fled to Servia in
disorder. The report is uncOnfirmed,
The Telegraph's Vienna telegram says
that moderate calculation shows that
Servil in nine days has lost >! per
cent of her forces. There is consider.
able Encouragement at Belgrade. We
may hear any day of armistice pro-
posals. The Telegraph's Paris special
says: 81 hear on a very trustworthy
authority that Servians are about to
crave amnesty through the intervention
Of Russia.