The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-10-13
LATE FOREIGN ADVICES

Aa4G e OhC1ON AOV1CES.
LONDON, October ga Berlin dis
patch says the Russians officially
acknowledge a loss of $4,000 men up to
September 9th.
POOR CROPS.
The same dispatch says the Russian
grain harvest is Disappointing, both in
| quality and quantity. Wet weather in
August and a scarcity of laborers are
assigned as the cause of the short yield.
THE LAST BATTLE
Further particulars of the battle be-
fore Kars, make it evident that the Rus
slams assaulted the Turkish positions
along the whole line, and were repulsed
with a heavy loss The main action was
| fought on Tuesday. The Turkish line
extended from the Great and Little
Yagui, two fortified hills in Kinishkada
plains, as far as Ami, on the Ar
pachai river, with the centre ad-
vanced toward the river and resting on
Kill Tepe. The Russians, reinforced by
new troops and those lately EMPLOYED
against the Caucasian insurgents, began
the battle at daybreak Tuesday by an
assault on Great Yagui, the extreme
outwork of Moukhtar Pasha's for
titications, twelve miles due east from
kars. The Turks seem to have been
taken by surprise. The single Turkish
battalion defending Great Yagui was cut
to pieces or captured with the post after
two hours obstinate defense, which gave
the Turks an opportunity to prepare for
the next assault. Up to this point all
accounts agree, but regarding subsequent
events they are very conflicting.
THE TURKISH REPORT.
The Turkish official dispatch says a
great battle ensued, lasting Is hours.
Repeated Russian attacks were repulsed
with heavy loss.
RUSSIAN BULLETIN.
A Russian bulletin from the Grand
Duke Nicholas headquarters at Karaial,
dated the 4th inst, says: "After the
capture of Great Yagui, it was found
that Little Yagui was so strongly forti-
fed that an attempt to assault it was
considered premature. After thirteen
battalions, sent from the Turks to rein
force Moukhtar Pasha, had been re-
pulsed, our troops fortified themselves in
VIZ pOoitAOiIo OuG loss
Tuesday was 1909 killed and wounded.
The enemy's losses are not less. We
captured 200 men,
THE INFERENCE.
The Turkish account as to the repeat
ed attacks after the capture of the first
Turkish position, seems correct; other
wise there could not have been 5000 men
killed and wounded The 200 cap
tured by the Russians were probably
a remnant of the garrison of Great
4agui. The Russians also attacked the
centre at Kill Tepe, but were repulsed
simultaneously. A Russian force NOV
ing from the direction of Ami, endeav-
ored to turn the Turkish right and get
between Moukhtar Pasha and Kars.
MORE TURKISH.
This is the movement referred to bv
the correspondent, saying: "Hopes are
entertained of cutting off Mukhtar
Pasha from Kars" Of this affair the
Turkish bulletin says: after five
hours fighting, the Russian force of six
battalions of infantry and two regiments
of cavalry were driven back and pursued
to the banks of the Arpachai."
The Russian bulletin says: "a lodge
ment was effected on the Turkish right
flank, and the Turkish attack on the
next day wednesday, was brilliantly
repulsed, and the enemy driven as far as
the outer line of their camp. Russian
loss here 800 killed and wounded"
From these conflicting statements it is
apparent the Judgement was not of any
Importance, since subsequent assault on
the Turks only resulted in their being
driven to the outer line of their camp
finally.
T'OTHER.
The Russian bulletin concludes: "To- |
day, Thursday, our right flank will
withdraw from the positions occupied |
by them Tuesday, on account of the
difficulty in obtaining supply of water"
The RUSSIAN DEFEAT.
The Turks estimate the Russian force |
engaged against their left at thirty-five |
battalions of infantry and nine
regiments of cavalry. Little va
gui was assaulted five times, and |
ment against the Turkish right flank was
50 near succeeding that Moukhtar
Pasha's communication with Kars at one
time was actually severed. Eventually
the repulse was complete along the whole
line, and the Turks remained in posses
sion of the field, which was covered with
Russian dead. Grand Duke Michael
in person.
A REMARKABLE CHANGE.
A Berlin special says an Imperial
ukase sanctions the conversion of the
share capital of five principal Russian
railways from metallic to paper standard,
at the same time reducing the states
guarantee of annual receipts to the
same standard. The measure in
hicts serious loss on the shareholders.
and creates apprehension. The measure
is to be extended to other lines and even
to government bonds. 1t is said the
shares subscribed abroad and in foreign
gold will not be exempt from the opera
ton of the ukase.