Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1877-09-06
THE RUSSIO-TURKISH WAR.
ANOTHER VICTORY FOR THE TURKS.

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and re-taken several times, but finally
carried by the Turks. The enemy was
defeated and retreated in disorder, pur-
sued by our troops. At five o'clock in
| the evening two other columns from
I Surinassouhler crossed and forced the
enemy to abandon Huidarayaz and fall
back on Pop. My headquarters are Sc
kara, from whence [ proceed tomorrow
to join Aumed Fyoub Pasha, who is en-
camped at Karahassauler The troops
engaged at Karahassauler We're the Ras-
grad and Eski Djuma divisions They
captured cannon, four ammunition
wagons, 1000 rifles, a large quantity OF
uniforms and military equipments.
Baker Pasha greatly distinguished him.
/ self. We lost 5000 killed and wounded.
and the Russians 1000"
| Note. = Karahassauler and Huldar-
/ ayaz seems to be indentical with Kar-
asan and Hardarkoi of the map. "Pop"
doubtless means Popsker. where, ac-
cOrding to previous telegrams, the
Russians had strong defensive posi-
/ ton.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
A Schumla dispatch says the fighting
lasted nine hours. The positions car
ried by the Turks on the right bank of
the Lom are Telibeler. Spahilar, and
Karahassauler.
A LONDON TIMES ACCOUNT.
The Times correspondent with the
| Turkish army telegraphs the following
description of Thursdays battle, appar-
entity made from personal observation:
early this morning Fediibe Pasha adj
vanced from Adakeny, near Rasgrad,
with three brigades, two batteries of
artillery, two squadrons of cavalry, and
one brigade of infantry reserve. Meh-
emet Ali and Prince Hassan took posit-
mediately north of Ycnokoi, which
commands an uninterrupted view from
Rasgrad to beyond Osman Bazaar. The
Russians, from their batteries behind
SadOna,
OPENED FIRE ABOUT 9 O'CLOCK
on the advancing Turks. Nediebee
steadily advanced and entered the
burning village of Sodana. By 1890
o'clock the retreating Russians were
hotly pressed. Theyretired precipitately
| to Karasan, where they made Il vigor-
Gus stand. Sabit Pasha created a diver
sion by attacking Hardarkoi The Rus
slams had battery of three guns to
their right, near Haidarkoi They made
splendid practice at the advancing
Turks and Egyptians, but these cleverly
opened out, and advanced to the right
and lelt ofthc village i'll really workman
like style. The engagement now be-
came general,
and extended over some fifteen miles
The heavy and continued roll of the
fire of the skirmishers was heard all
along the ridges from Basisiller to near
Sedana. BY o'clock Karassan was in
flames. The Russians gradually gave
way, and the Turks redoubled the ener-
gy of their attack. At five o'clock the
enemy was scampering out of
Hardarkoi, and horses were trotting up
to take the guns out of the battery The
Turkish battery was making splendid
practice, and fired just as the guns were
taken OFF. One gun was struck with the
THE TURKS CHEERED AND DASHED THROUGH
THE BLAZING VILLAGE
and away to the left to popsker, like a
pack of hounds The Russian camps
were hastily cleared out, two guns Gov
ering their retreat, and making excel
lent practice, but the Turks and Egyp-
tians still scampered over the ground in
fine style. The Russians were now in
full retreat in every direction, and by
sunset the Turks had proved for the sec
Ond time that they are not only capable
of meeting Russians on the open field,
but also of driving them from strongly
intrenched positions.
RUSSIAN LOSSES,
In ten days the Russians have lost the
magnificent double position of the Lom
and Karahom. What may happen
next no one knows. 1t is impossible to
tell what forces the Russians had en-
gagged, nor can their losses yet be esti-
mated. Probably they were not heavy,
except around Karassan, by which
name this engagement is designated by
the Turks"
sCHIPKA's GORE.
Dispatches of August 31st give clear
ly the position of the forces at Schipka.
The Turks had constructed a redoubt
and planted battery on the mountain
on the right, and thus commanded the
road which leads from the Russian base
to the pass. The Turks have possession
of ridge running parallel to that up
which the road winds, fifteen hundred
yards distant Turkish redoubt
ENFILADES THE RUSSIAN ROAD
in several places, and the Turkish in
fantry, by extending along the ridge,
which is thickly wooded, can render the
road impossible Men are picked off
by the Turkish skirmishers two miles
behind the Russian position 1t was on
this exposed road that Gen. Dragimiroff
was wounded and Gen. Dragetzy killed,
fully mile on the Russian side of the
summit.
In the pass, fighting since the 9th
has not been so heavy as previous to
that date. There is no doubt the Rus
slams
CAN HOLD THE P. y,
but telegram from the gra. lduke an
nounces that the Turks are building
batteries on the hill on the Russian
right, which must negative the advant-
age that the Russian troops might have
gained by turning the Turkish left.
KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Although there are as vet no returns,
the loss of the Russians is estimated by
the Times correspondent at about 5000
killed and wounded, and that of the
Turks at $4,000.
TO ATTACK PLENNA.
From some statements it would ap-
pear that the Turkish outposts have
reached Gabrova road, on the northern
side of the Balkans, but these are prob
ably troops sent by Suleiman around by
Feredisch Pass, and not, as has been