The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-10-06

Russian officers aCkLuWledge loss
of flfty-two thousand men mp TO sep
TENDER 18th,
The Russian grain crop is disap
pointing in quantity and quality. The
wet weather in August and the scare.
ity Of labor Is the cause of the short
crop.
Further particulars OF the battle be-
fore Kars make il evident that the
Russians assaulted the Turkish posi-
tions along the whole line, and We're
repulsed with heavy loss. The success
gained on Thursday by the capture of
the great Yagni hills, claimed ty the
Russians and conceded by the Turks,
did not compensate for the failure at
other points of the line, aud the posi-
lions carried have since been aban-
doned.
Notwithstanding the dilntory and
fragmentary character of the dispatch
es, enough has reached us to make it
apparent AN action was fought on
Tuesday. The Turkish line extended
from the Great ana Little laghi,
two fortified hills in the Kurkura
plain, ~ far IA Ami, on the Arpachari
river, with the centre advanced to-
ward the river and resting on the
KI2iteps. The Russians, who had
been reinforced by both new troops
and those lately employed against The
Caucasian insurgents, commenced the
battle at day by an assault
on the Great Iagui, which is
the extreme OutwOrK Of Muhktar
pashas Notifications, about twelve
miles due east from Kars. Here
the Turks seem TO have been taken by
surprise as much IA the Russians were
when Mul<thar pasha won Kizliteps
from them and compelled them to
abandon their fortified camp az kar-
uckIora. A single Turkish battalion
defending Great Yagni, was cut to
pieces or captured after two hours OBJ
stinate defence, 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.
A Turkish official dispatch says a
great battle ensued, lasting thirteen
hours. 1t is reported the Russian at
tacks were repulsed with heavy loss.
4 Russian bulletin from the Grand
| Duke Michaels headquarters at Kara
gal, dated the Ith, says after the cap
ture OF Great Iagni, 1t was found that
| Little Yagni was 40 strongly fortified
that an attempt to assault WAS con-
sidered premature. After thirteen bat
/ talions from the Turks to reinforce
Mukhtar pasha had been repulsed,
our troops fortified themselves in
positions they occupied. Our loss on
Tuesday was three thousand and sixty
nine killed and wounded. The enemy's
loss il not less. We captured two
hundred men. Evidently the Turkish
accounts as to repeated attacks after
the capture of the first Turkish posi-
ton Is correct, otherwise there could
not have been six thousand men killed
and wounded. The two hundred cap
tured by the Russians were probably
a remnant of the garrison OF the greai
Yagni. The Russians also attacked the
center at Kizillepe, but were repulsed
simultaneously the Russian force NOV
Ing from the direction OF Ami, endeav'
ored to turn the Turkish right, and be
tween Nuhktar pasha and Kars. Thii
is the movement referred to by th'
Daily News correspondent In a specia
from Karagal Wednesday, in which
ne says hopes are entertained Of cut
ting off Mubktar pasha at Ksrs.
OF this affair Turkish bulletin
says: After five hours fighting, {
Russian force, consisting Of six battal