The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-12
UIffTIS GOING ON IN EUROPE

| WHfT rs GOING ON IN EUROPE
| The news from the seat of war becomes
| moro and moro unworthy Of confidence. In
toxicated 10y their success at Plevna. the Turks
are sending out reports OF victories almost
| every day The Russians On the other hand,
suppress all information concerning engage
mcnis in which they are beaten. 1t is now
| twelve DAYS since the battle OF plcvna was
| fought and no one has yet seen Russian ac-
| count OF 1t, while of the passage of the Danube
| and Of the capture Of Nikopolis all the news
| papers had official Russian accounts in less
| than two days. The desire to conceal defeat
and to cxaeGerate victories is. perhaps. equally
natural in both the combatlnts: but it II I'M
| quo Stonably annoying for the outside world
Tho only apparently certain point is that
since July 81 there has been no engagement Of
any Importance. and that both sides are equally
afraid OF advancing. If the Turks had an
ample supply of ammunition (Which is not
surcl. they made great m stake in not taking
advantage Of their victory at pievna 10y moving
onward. A little dash on the part of Osman
fasha might have brought disaster on the Rus
sian army at that moment. Now. both sides are
intrcnching themselves. AMI waiting for some
thing. Ii is clear enough that the Russians are
are being speedily despatched from all parts Of
the vast empire. But what the Turks are wait
ing Tor is moro than can be told with the infor-
nation on hand.
M"hcmot Al Pasha. instead Of irving to make
a junction with either Suieman Pasha or Os-
man Pasha. II leisurcly certifying his camp At
liasErad. where he is not likely 10 be attacked
nj present for the Carr sons If both Vatna and
ShunI" could come to his rescue at the shortest
notice.
sufficient indication that the Russians do
not consider their position as critical is that the
Cars headquarters still remain at Biela. and
that no positive information has been received
that Gen. Gourkos vanguard has abandoned
itS positions in the Balkan passcs
or TIE European n"ws proper tho most i'm
port"nt Is that of tho interview which took
place between tie Emperor William and the
Emperor Frances Joseph al Is hi. What It's re-
suits precisely were will Of course remain
M>stery; but It is asserted that ne triple alli-
anc" L. -ill more firmly cement Il. Bismarck
Is credited with having said in a private con.
N"rsHton that il would be- quito natural
If Russia ami Austria should make some
acquisitions OF territory in Turkey. ms this was
their only way of oqualizng the extension Of
territory which Germany obtained in Asacc
and Lorraine. H. is also reported t. have said
that the thr Emporors viii mutually guar
10 S"'n ''u'r u's' acquisitions ana that
WIS ~" '' inc HIs' s'ep toward " general dis
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