, 1877-08-11
ENFORCED HALT.
Effect OF the Battle Of Plev-
ma on the Russian
Army.
Tho Trans-Bal]knn Campaign
Abandoned from Sheer
Necessity.
Much Hard Fighting in Pros
poet North Of the
Mountains.
The Russians Must Wait for the
1ieiniorcements Now
Going Forward.
They Are Prepared for Defensive
but Not for Offensive
Work.
Zimmerman's Corps in the
Dob~udscha No Better
than Useless.
Ma1arlal Fevers KILLING and
Disabling Officers
and Men.
Malarlal Fevers Killing and
Disabling Officers
and Men.
The Reign Of Political Persecu.
tion In France.
Freedom Of the Press o. Viewed from
French Standpoint.


NEWS rnoM THE FRONT AWAITED WITH
ANXIETY.
10y Cat{s 10 TIE Chiedqo I1tbuae.1
LONDON OTF1cg or TuE CHICAGO TnnuNE,
sA1snunz S7nGE1, ". G., Aug. lii o. H.
Nows from the aeat Of War Ia awaited
with considerable i1npationco. Kumors
were n1loat Inst evening Of engage
monts at several points north Of
tho Balkans, but later dispatches roduco
them to nero reconnoissancos On tho part Of
tho Russians, probably designed 10 ascertain
whether the Turks arc still resolved on de-
Tending thoir positions about Plevna.
As regards Alehomet All, only vague
Information hns at present been received.
Everything, howovor, tends to chow that 10
aud suleimnn pasha aro milking great efforts
10 effect junction by why Of Slivno Pass,
80 as to dislodge tho Russians once for NIL
from Tirnova, md
UNITE TIE THIEF AnN1Es
OF Mehemot Ali, Suleiman, aud Osman
Pa1ha's for the purpose Of m attack Oh tho
bulk OF the Russian forces. II they succeed
III carrying out this, we tnay expect shortly
10 hear OF great ba!tlo which will decide
this years. campaign.
II the Russ'ansbriug servia into tloir oper-
atoms, their rear will bo covered on that side,
and. supported by The noumanians and
sorvians, thoy may gain the Sofia military
road. The correspondent Of Tie Daily Netfs
tclegraphs that
nH1NRoncEMKNTs roR THE nrss1AHB,
aftor the recent Loftcha and Plovna de-
feata. aro now Of the greAtest Importance, and
must take moro time than Inns been supposed,
anu that In consequence Of shts fact tho
war cannot DO concluded this year.
Great battles will bo fought, but only
north Of tho Dalkans. The hope Of being
ablo to advance on Alriauoplo must be post
ponod, md tho aim Of tho Russian Generals
will now bo to sweep Bulgaria north Of the
Balkans cloar Of the Turkish armies.
The passes Of tho balkans will ba held, a
very strong position being saken up at
Kosanlik. The necessity for thus restricting
operations south Of the Balkans arisea from
the aspect OF affairs north OF that sauge.
Tho correspondent represents the Aussiana
thoro AZ unable to move. They must wait
1olnforcementa.
0ne hundred thousand men are coming,
but must DO waited for. In accordance with
this yiow, the blow with which Osman pasha
Ia threatened cannot be struck, because
troops aro not available In numbers sufficient
to deliver 1t. The right flank OF the Russian
army IL sufficiently protected, but
THE MEANS ARE UTTERLY 1xADEQuArE
for renewed offensive Operations, Tho
Grand Duke Nicholas IL in Dulgareni In the
rear Of iatrenched positions, sohackoakoy
and KrudeueF confronting Plsvna Drag.
otniroas division stands between Tisuoya
aud Lottcha to hinder the Tu.klah advance IL,
the direction Of the former important centre.
Thus aro stopped gaps through which was
threatenod the right faux Of the Russian
communications.
1t IL estimated now from &C, 600 to Il, ,0o0
Turks ataad Oh the Lottcha-P -Pleyna line, and
+ they will take deal Of beating.