The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-07-29
WHArH Goryo ON IN EUROPE
The Russian progress on the Balkan

ninsula continues unchecked. lhcre Wcr' io-
ports circulated OF some OF the Gar troops
having been defeated in tie vicinity OF PleVna'
but no confirmation Of such reports has been
received. and the latest news tends to Indicate
that his army is steadily advancing toward Al
rianoplc. On Monday last they reached Kirk
ilissa an important town. situated some thirty
miles east of Adranoplc and little over
| hundred miles northwest OF Conshntlnoplc.
| III Gen. Gourko, commanding the vanguard
remains as cntcrprising as he has been I'LL now
he may have 10y this time madc a movement
toward the railroad line between Adranople
and the capital. cutting their communication
ana placing himself between the two cities
communications between Adrianoplc ana Phil-
ippopolis nave been cut already.
On the other hand' there would DC nothing
| surprising In our learning next week that the
dashlng operations OF Zen. uourko had the
same result us tnose Oh uch' Lofts Meiikhoii' IN
Asia Minor. Bold movements are easily over
done. Inc garrlsons oil Narna anu Shuma
are in Gourkos rear Ihey are quite iresh yet
and must comprise very large iorcc' lho
Turkish Generals SEEM however, TO De 80 dcs-
| tltutc OIL ability that thcy may let thenscNes pe
| masked IN thelr strongholus WITHOUT attempt-
ing any aggressive net.
suleiman fasha' whose corps proved so VIC
torious in Montenegro, and whose arrival was
| held oil SO much account by Abdul-herim Insha'
has ut last appeared ut the loot oil the Balkans
| but Tor apparently no better purpose IMAM that
OF being defeated Mt harabunar on Wednesday.
| lie lost ten guns. and has retreated on Adrla-
| nople.
Meanwhile the left wing OF the Russian army,
with Cen Zimmerman at its head has cleared
the Dobrudla. cut on the communications OF
| the fort OF kustendji with the interior OF the
| country and proceeded to invest Sllistria. This
| mnkes the masking OF the line OF Danubian
| fortresses complete. Widdin, Rustchuk. and
| Silistrla have now either to stand regular
siege. or what is more probable, to remain
masked and suffer merciless bombardment.
| Tho Russians may find difficulty in transport
| ing big guns and big shells to the walls OF
'arha' Shuinia' OF Aur'ahoplc' pu' 'hey VIII
| hl"HSS nave uh aihpo supply vi ''leni vi 'no
banks OF the Danupc' ana inc ia'e oil N1kopoils
ana oil 'he greater portion oil 'ne town Oh hus'-
chuK SHOWS that husslah ar'llierymeh know
HOW 10 i'"nusc 'neir "rns'
| Inc uiarhihe ch"iac'er oi inc he"s from inc
army mus cre"teu u uoNerhm'nt PANE III 'oh-
stantinople' hedli iasha ana Abdui herim
iasha are 10 DE court-m"rtlaled. me Shcik -ui-
| Islam mas been dismissed ana the fall OF inc
| rranu NHlcr. Edhem fasha. IS considered I'M
| mlhent AZ all events. 'he eNlied Mluhat fasha
nus peeh 'clcsrhpheu Ior' anu "cre Gun pe put
ilt'ic uouu' 'ha' ne ~ 10 assume power aealh'
Inns wiz pc Erc"' s"lh u tne ior.'' especi"iiS
now Wheh Mluh"t iusha mas maue a tour
| through EUROPE anu hau inc opportunity OF
as''r'aihlhg inc rcaI state OF puphc OPINION
| 'hrouehou, inc continent anu 10 TAX mauers
over WIN the ieadihg statesmen oil alinosteVery
| country ne h"u Just p'sah course Oh h'hera
water ur"theh' III llohp'ros "neh ,iie oruer
rcnch'u Nun TO return 70 tons'ahlihople
1
10 DO Is 10 take measures Tor protecuh. Eu-
ropc"n residents 'hfoushou' inc country h''s
| VI Noichoe "@"inst 'hoil are u'iy OCCURRING !"
'"e very s"'cs u 'no 'u','h > pa"'e' nn' Tu
,op'',n Oonsuis az sr'vrnI p''ccs On u'e coast
"a'c 'ciosi"pneu ~ 'hoii "o'eininoh's ioi ihch-
| ''-""''
| From Asia Minor thore has been no news this
| week. Tie Russians are massing and reorgan-
i2lns thor forces along tho Caucasian frontier.
| ana are reported ms intending soon to resume
| thc offensive again. Their defeat does not APP
| pear To- have been quite as serious as has been
| r'pr's'ht'd' MaileN'h's' Ecn' IorIs- MrllkhoH
mas not been 'ltner '"urt-mnr'laied or even
dismissed he sun holds the supreme COM
mana u thc advanced corps oil the army OF the
GRAND Duke Mlchael.
since the ears arrival on the Danube his
| communications Win Inc Emperor Wilhelm
| nave become uncommony frequent Iele-
grams announcing th' passage OF the Danube
ana the subsequent successes OF inc russian
army nave been sent To- the haiser At Ems at the
same uhle 'hu' th'y were mt 10 thc Impress
| NJ C~'rsNoe- Selo' anu coh-ratula'ory answers
| ca'nc from 'he lorIm'r IIequ'h'y qulch'r thah
| rom t.l' "'''r' Inc Emperor mas since leit
rms H' sl'h' wv" Gays Win ,ho EMPRESS NJ
,u''ohI p"lu WISH o. 'he ur"hu puke LunWls
~ Il, 20" i",""', an" sl''''" l"' uHs'e'n ~