The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1877-08-30
THE EUROPEAN WAR.

NOBODY in the little Kingdom of Greece,
it is said, believes in the immediate outbreak
of war. Nevertheless preparations for war
are being made with astonishing energy.
A CoNSTANTINoPLE dispatch, dated
August %, evening, contains the following !:
kilograms received here announce that the
Russians have been defeated and driven
back with great loss In an important battle
near Eski Djuma.
4 TELEGRAM from Agram, dated August
%, announces that " sanguinary fighting has
been going on for the last three days, near
Cronpotak, between the Turks and insur-
gents under Gotub. Ali Saib claims to have
repulsed the Montenegrin attack on Podgo-
rita, and stormed the Montenegrin fortified
position"
A DISPATCH dated Erzeroum, Saturday,
August 25, says the Russians advanced on
Kurkanara and Wezinkay on Friday, but
were compelled to retreat after five hours
engagement, during which some of their
ammunition cases were exploded by Tur-
kish shell. A dispatch from Constantinople
says telegram was received there that the
Russians lost four thousand killed and
wounded in this affair.
RUSSIAN official dispatches of August 21st
say Forty battalions under Suleiman Pasha
renewed the attack this morning in Schipka
Pass, and were again repulsed. The fighting
continued, although darkness has set in.
The enemy advanced simultaneously from
Leftcha toward Selvi. The rifle firing began
at noon at the points occupied by our
advanced guard.
KOssUTH has addressed proclamation to
the Hungarians, urging Austro-Hungary to
come to an understanding with the Porte as
to extent of the concessions to Christians
which can be made without compromising
the integrity of the Turkish Empire. He
says that, on the basis of this arrangement,
an alliance with the Porte ought to be con-
cluded. Russia should then be called upon
to terminate the war.
TELEGRAMs from lara and Cettinie state
that the Montenegrins on Sunday, August
10, carried the last outwork of Nicsics, and
are pushing forward through the town
toward the fortress. A strong Turkish force,
composed, however, mostly at irregulars,
estimated by one account of ten thousand, is
fastening to relieve the besieged. Five
thousand Montenegrins have gone in the
direction of Kestac to oppose the Turkish
advance.
The Turks in strong force violently
attacked Shipka Pass Thursday, August 13,
on three sides. All the onslaughts were
repulsed. At nine o'clock in the evening
a rifle corps reinforcement stormed the
heights of the Russian right, and desperate
fighting continued till midnight, when an
eclipse of the moon stopped the fighting.
The Russians maintained all their positions,
Notwithstanding Turkish numerical supe-
riorty and cross fire. The Russians had
fought for four days the whole of Suleiman
Pasha's army without partaking OF rest or
warm nourishment.
A RUSSIAN official bulletin admits that
the Russians, after defeating the Turkish
attack upon Aghaster, Thursday morning,
were compelled by strong Turkish re-en-
fOrcements to retire to Sultan Koi.
Mehemet Ali's bulletin gives the Russian
loss in these operations as four hundred
killed and many wounded. The latest Rus
sian bulletin says: "Our attack on Aghas-
ter has not been renewed since Thursday.
The Turks have concentrated in strong
force at that point and are intrenching.
Our troops are concentrated in sight of the
enemy. In two engagements at Aghaster
on Thursday we lost ten officers and sixty
six men killed and eleven officers and two
hundred and seventy-four men wounded"
THE last Russian official telegram, dated
Gorny Studen, on the 23d of August, says
Our troops in Schipka Pass behaved heroic
ally. After they repulsed ten attacks on
August %, the Turks only kept up desul.
tory fire. Three guns of the Turkish bat,
terry were dismounted by one fire, and fell
over the cliff. The Turkish forces do not
diminish. Our re-enforcements arrived
last night, some having marched forty OF
ffty-six versts in one day. Our losses are
comparatively light, but unfortunately We
have many officers hors de combat. The
Turkish losses are enormous. Generals
Dowschinsky and Stoljetoff command the
Russians in the pass.
MUKHTAR PAsHA telegraphs from Cue
dikler on Saturday, August %, as follows
We have gained a great victory, having
carried the heights of Kizeliepe during tn,
night and repulsed three Russian attempts
to retake them. Two hundred cannon
were brought into action. The engagement
was great, the battle lasting until six o'clocl
Saturday evening. The enemywere route'
along the whole line, with loss of fou
thousand killed and wounded. We capture,
an immense quantity of arms and munitions
General Tchoutchowassoff, commanding tn
Russian cavalry, was killed. We lost on
thousand two hundred killed and wounded
including several officers. My horse wa
wounded. Dervish Pasha, telegraphin
from Batoum, Friday, August "a, claims t
have captured a redoubt of Djiangura. On
hundred Russians were killed.