Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1877-08-29

continues to maintain his ground, al |
though his losses are serious. / hold
to my conviction that Schipka il safe
and that the Turks are defeated.
The great strategic scheme Of the |
Turkish leaders TO hem the Russians |
within the large tete de pont in Bul-
garia, with the ultimate intent Of
driving them over the Danube in the
next few days will be full of interest.
l shall expect the Russians to take the
initiative In vigorous offensive pol
Icy on both TANKS and to relieve them
selves from the existing pressure, and
having done SO, pursue their design
of sweeping the country north of the
Balkans clear of Turkish arms.
The spirit and condition Of the
Russian soldiers are high and salts
factory. They may be relied upon to
fight q good fight. es
The Russians have been passing
through q dangerous CRISIS. They
had only 80 many men to hold their
ground in Bulgaria pending the ar,
rival of achievements rendered nec-
essary by the expected development
Of Turkish fighting strength. They
have disposed like fence around D
large area which thcy have been able
to occupy owing to the inactivity Of
the Turks in the early stages of the
campaign. Dreading attacks from
the right and left on Tirnova, the
Russians kepta body of troops be-
longing to the eighth corps. about
that town available to strengthen
any weak position that might be
threatened. t..f3s tg5a
A correspondent At Kurukdord, tel
egrsphing Sunday, gives fuller de
tails of 5eftaf aE3
SATURDAYS BATTLE.
He says the heights Of Kixilkessa,
which were captured by the Turks,
were only held by ono Russian bat
talon. The Turks swarmed upon
the mountains protected by siege
guns which they used with terrible
effect.
They made . desperate flank move
ment from the direction of Kars to
capture kurukdord. The Russians
had their guns loaded on the wagons
ready to move, but perfect discipline
and admirable management Of the
officers, together with
FIERCE FIGHTING, WON THE DAY.
The infantry contest at Sonthaton
the Turks retiring at rundown with
heavy losses.
The Russian losses before Kuruk-
dord were: two Generals and eight
other officers killed; soldiers killed,
237; wounded, 7l2. Deserters say
the Turks lost
| THREE THOUSAND MEN.
A Bucharest correspondent says
tits stated that the hills around Schip.
ka are covered with Turkish bodies
and that their loss has already been
as great as that Of the Russians at
Plevna.
! The Russians Hold tine Fort.
ADRIANoPLE, Aug 28.-The Rus.
SLAMS still hold Fort Nicholas, in
Schipka Pass. The Turks are attack.
ing the highest Russian positions
in the pass. A large number Of
Turkish wounded are arriving. A
dispatch from Shumla announces thai
the Russians occupy Papk0i aud q
battle is expected.
l The 8erviAns will take q hand.
LONDON, Aug. 28.-Present indica-
tions are that the Roumanians will
act under Russian orders. They have
been crossing the past few days ovel
the bridge at Korabia to operate IN
the rear Of Plevna. A brigade of in.
fantry with battery of artillery and
three regiments of cavalry crossed 81
Turner Magurelli. Horvitovitch
commander chief Of the ServiaI
army arrived at Belgrade. PreDara.