Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1877-09-26
War News!
Special CorTssPoad>nes from TIE
Sex Of War.
MR. CLIPPERS. corr,.psndsnt.


sent a. and reported the battle O
PleVna, telezraphing from BGcha
rest under date Of the 18th inst.
takes most departing view o
the Russian prospects. He say
the Russians we're definitely thwart
ed and finally paralyzed on the It'll
when they lost 10000 men. Th,
Russian medical staff Is overwheIm
ed, and literally rotting and tester
ing, being uncared for. As for ID,
Rounanian army, its surgical ar
Engagements are utterly inadequate
Surgeons make no concealment o.
the fact that q wounded mans time
for being looked at comes on ar
average two days after be has been
struck. The correspondent doubts
whether the attack on Plevna car
succeed, even after the arrival oil
the Guard. In spite Of strong
Russian sympathies, be considers
that the Turks surpass the Rus
SLAMS, both as private soldiers and
as generals.
London, Sept. 21.-A CORE
spondent telegraphs from the
Russian headquarters as follows /:
The feeling here is not so gloomly
as I expected. Military men ac-
knowledge that they have been
beaten, but as much by their own
errors as by the bravery Of the
Turks. There is not the slightest
sign Of hesitation or weakening
from a determination to fight it
out Everybody feels that it is
death struggle, and final success
ful issue is not doubted for an in
slant. Every preparation is being
made for a winter campaign.
Military railways from Givigens
to Simnitza are to be constructed.
which it is hoped will be ready by
the end of October. Steam ice
boats have been ordered 10 view
of the freezing of the Danube.
London, Sept. 21.-A corre-
spondent who was present at the
battle Of Plevna telegrapbing from
Bucharest Sept. 18th says: The |
Russo RoumaDian army has aband.
oned now even pretense OF prose-
cutting the attempt against Plevna
and fallen back into the position
occupied before the commence
ment Of the bombardment. The
field artillery remain still in some
positions Of the bombardment. 1t
Is announced that a third renewal
IS intended on the arrival Of the
Imperial Guard in a fortnight.
have great doubts whether an
'ther attempt will be made, and
very much stronger doubts whether
I made it can succeed. The Turks i
ire better soldiers undoubtedly
han the Russians. OF that, after
'eeing not few battles, stand
assured. The strategy Of both,
perhaps, is equally bad, but as
egards both major and minor
actics the Turks are simply
mmeasurably superior. They are
'etter armed than the Russians
9th in great and small arms.
hey have engineers who can
esign admirable defensive posi- 7
lons. The Russian engineers
sem incapable of repairing =
ole in bridge. The Turks seem s
well provisioned as the Russians
nd are flushed with success. The
'ussians are depressed by failure
ter failure. nor is this all that
npairs the Russians soldiers dash,
r that 1t is becoming impaired |"
y reluctant and personal observa- -"
POS Of the war can testify.
here is no Drawer man than the O.
ussian soldier, but a brave soldier Be
mot continually face more than
ir chances of war. The Russian ar
called on to face these, and ds'
myers in addition which appaI
th infinitely greater intensity Of
horror to bis imagination. He
ows that il he receives but q
llet In the ANGLE joint when he ~,
10 front Of an unsuccessful at ~
*, the chances are. that be will
q death Of torture. bumiliation
! humiliation. No moral courage, A
mental bardihood can stand -