Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1877-06-21
THE CONFLICT rNTHEoLD WORLD.


Orders have been issued by the Rus
sian government to accelerate as much as
RosslDic the levy of 218, 900 men. Despite this
the opinion continues to prevail here that
RUSSIA wishes TO settle with Turkey on q ba-
rope and that some such settlement win be
advocated by peaceful persons at CONSTANT
nople, II the Russians succeed in crossing the
in Bulgaria.
After % hours fighting near Kistaz
carried on mostly at close quarters, the Mon
tenegrins have withdrawn to Baniani. The loss
on both sides amounts to several thousands.
The Prince OF Montenegro has withdrawn his
headquarters from near Niesics back to Astral.
Ten thousand Servians are concentrated at
Belgrade and five thousand at Kragugeyatz. A
permanent committee of the Skuptschina
propose to reduce salaries of employees thirty
per cent. to cover expenses of ornaments.
Inc kragugevatz arsenal is working night
| and day. A Servian demonstration in the di-
rection OF Niseh is probably with the object
OF drawing of Mehemet Ali from Montenegro.
telegram from Asia seems to indicate that
there is no longer that feeling of dependency
which was so marked in late acts from Turk
lsh sources, and that battle will be risked in
the Araxlc valley. The only question is
whether the Russians will attack the Turks in
| the position they have chosen, or push for
Malu GuO COluIuH coming from O1Il IOWdru
Erzeroum, and thus turn the Turkish flank.
The flying columns which Mukhtar Pasha has
| sent against the Russians at Olti, shows that
| the Turks are aware of their danger, but it re-
mains to be seen whether they can obviate it
| and spare sufficient force to check the eventu-
| al advance OF the Russians over the pass of
Kirtchli Dagh, leading direct from Olti to the
head of the valley of western Euphrates and
| ErZeroum.
The Turkish detachment has entered
the Russian district of Ardhilich and threatens
! the Russian communication with Arabian.
Should the Turkish commander succeed,
victualing the Russian armies will be difficult,
On the approach of the three flying columns
sent by Makhtar Pasha against the Russian
| right wing, the Russians not only evacuated
Olti but Penak, at the foot of the pass over
Kanly range leading to Arabian. Both Olti
and Penak were reoccupied by the Turks,
who also went in pursuit of the Russians. The
above is not from the immediate scene of OPP
erations, and previous dispatches stated the
| Russians were withdrawing from the direction
of Erezeroum, in order to prosecute the siege
of Kars, reduce it and keep their rear free
| from attack, and also that the Grand Duke
| Michael, commander-ln-chiefO of the Russian
armies in Asia, commenced personally to re-
| conitre Kars the 9th inst. For some DAYS past
| the impression has been gaining in Russian
| circles that the Montenegrins are not able to
| continue to resist the overwhelming superior
lOTCcS Vi LuG 1uTkS, anu Inc austrian govern
ment was sounded as to how far it might be
| disposed to do something to prevent their be-
| ing crushed.
The Russians and Turks1 have con-
structed a string of batteries on the opposite
shores of the Danube at Satuma and Isaktch,
where the Russians crossed in 1928. The inn
mense mass of material which the Russians
are moving toward the Danube can hardly be
lodged in the depots on the river before July
LIST. 1t is therefore scarcely probable that any
attempt will be made to cross before that
month, and this supposition is strengthened
| by the present state of the Danube. The enc
my will certainly be on the alert on account of
| the Cars arrival at headquarters, and there
fore instead of the Cars arrival, it is thought
by some, being an indication of immediate ac-
tivity it is much more probable it will be al
lowed to lose its awakening effect on the
Turks, and that they will be suffered to re-
lapse into their usual lethargic state. The
Russians have massed around Kars all the
troops which they brought from Arabian,
Giemry, Kogischman and Louricamiche. For
several days they have attempted to storm
Forts Tahamez and Karudagh, but ON every
occasion they have been repulsed. On Satur-
day they made desperate effort to take pos
session of some of the heights, when the gar
rison made sortie, and with field artillery re-
pulsed the Russians with great loss. There
are no Russian soldiers between Olti and
Erzeroum. Mukhtar Pasha's pickets extend
from his camp at levin to Olti on one side and
| Erzeroum on the other. The Turks are at
tempting to form counter approaches at Kars,
and are constantly making sorties. The Rus
sian batteries have been very successful in
frustrating all these attempts. A sortie was
| repulsed on the 18th, with heavy loss to the
Turks. Seven Russians were slightly
wounded.
The Times correspondent at the Mon
tenegrin headquarters at Ostrok telegraphs
the following under the date of 14th inst,
| which indicates that the Monntenegrins are
not yet completely driven from Duga Pass.
| The Turks have moved up to Noidre, within
| Duga Pass and within reach of cannon shot
| from the Mountenegrins guns at Prespeka,
but up to this time no indication of attack has
| been given. 1t is expected, however, that a
movement will be made tomorrow, The
| Turkish column advancing through the Was
sojevitch distance makes slow progress, and
has not yet reached Koloschim, it destroys
| all villages within reach, but has thus far not
| entered the mountainous country. It is sup
posed this column intends moving through
| DriObriak to unite with the army now in Duga
| Pass. Another rumor says that after th re-
lief of Nicsics and capture of Danilograd, the
bulk of the Turkish forces will be withdrawn
| 10 operate on the frontier. The greatest on
| fdence is felt here in the general result of the
campaign. A Ploiesti dispatch states it is
| supposed operations will soon CONNIE nee as
everything is prepared, but the Danube falls
| very slowly. There have been many depart
ures from this place, but the destination of
those who leave is kept profoundly secret. A
dispatch dated Shumla, June 18th, says an at
tempt to cross is hourly expected. There is
| great excitement at Rustchuk and Shumla.
There is every appearance of desperate fighting
shortly. Lennoz starts for the front tomorrow.
The same correspondent telegraphs under the
date of the 14th, says that Rustchuk is almost
empty. Communication is liable to be cut off
and newspaper correspondents are warned to
leave at a moments notice. The Danube is
rapidly subsiding.
Private letters from the Danube state
the Russians are extremely busy constructing
bridges and repairing roads so as to secure ut
most facility of movement when the decisive
moment arrives. A field telegraph now con-
meets the headquarters of oil the Russian corps
with those of Grand Duke Nicholas. The
stats of various Russian corps are located at
Bucharest, Kalarash, Simnitza, Turnu, Mag
nereli Russeueder, Alexandria, Rent and
Giurgevo. Rats which Russians have been
constructing below Galatz are quite ready for
bridging purposes, and large numbers of them
are being towed up to Ibrafl. This quite sup
ports the general opinion that crossing will
take place at Ghiacet, below Ibrail. Sisters of
Mercy, large numbers of whom recently ar
rived, are constantly visiting camps and
various hospitals at which it is thought there
are any sick, though. Russians do their utmost
to prevent obtainment of information on that
subject.