The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1877-05-24
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
THE WAR IN THE EAST

Kaleh, in Asia.
According to news from Constantinople, six
teen Bulgarian villages have been pillaged and
burned by Turkish soldiers.
The Turks are fortifying the passes of the
Balkans. Abdul Kerim is drawing all the forces
from Macedonia and Albania to the Danube.
Austria and Germany have instructed their
representatives at Constantinople to remons-
trate against the formation of Polish legions,
such as would include Polish subjects Of those
nations.
The capture of Sookgoonl-Kale, and the rising
of the Crcassians, who massacred the garrison
and burned the town, is officially announced.
The Sultan has determined on the admission
of Christians in the Turkish army.
Heavy rains and bad roads seriously impede
the operations of the Russians on the Danube
The Russian movement of concentration upon
Kars from Poti, Akhaltzik, Alexandropol and
Irwan has come to standstill q few marches
from the frontier, partly from the necessity OF
establishing stores for victualing the troops on
Turkish soil, and partly by the Russian Gener-,
alsrecognizing the change effected in the con-
dition of warfare by the universal adoption of
the needle-gun. Attacks in massed columns
are out of the question.
The cable reports that a division of Circassian
Cossacks, intended to head the Russian army of
invasion, is pushing forward to the Danube.
The tribe are as savage as Sioux, and in cover
ing the advance of the army, are expected to
make mince-meat of the Bashi-Bazouks
A newspaper correspondent, who was ex-
PEELED from the Russian army on the Danube,
and who arrived in London few days ago, re-
ports that at Galatz the Russians had projected
prodigious lines of Notifications, behind which
were assembled thirty brigades of infantry, ag
gregating 175,0OO men; fifteen of cavalry and
a great mass of artillery. Hence southwest
ward to Oltenitza the army forms q continuous
front in echelon, embracing total of 100000
men. To the westward of this, at distances
from one to three miles from the Danube, a
thinner line is carried to Widin, the extreme
Russian right Reinforcements we're pouring
in, mainly on the left and center.
From Turkish sources we have report that
an unsuccessful attempt has been made by the
Russians to lombard Kars also that a Russian
attack on the fortified town of Abraham, in
Asia Minor, has been bravely repulsed by the
Turks.
Aspecial correspondent of the Chicago Times,
who has traversed the Russian line on the
Danube from Widin, telegraphs that the
army is not in condition to move for some time.
Grave miscalculations were made as to thief force
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The railways are fatally insufficient. More than
500, 600 men are to be fed, and the country has
no supplies. Hence the Russian advance, which
threatened to be like athunderbolt, is paralyzed
for food, while unreasonable masses Of annlu-
milton line the advance posts.
Civilians have been ordered to leave Sevasto-
pol, the Turkish squadron being expected to
lombard the place.
The Russian army on the Danube is receiving
large reinforcements.
Official advices by way of st. Petersburg con-
firm the report that the town of Sukum Kaleh,
on the Black sea, north of Poti and Batoum.
has been bombarded by the Turks, evacuated
by the Russians, and burned.
The advance of the right wing of the Russian
army into Little Wallachia has caused some bit
terness of feeling in Austria and Hungary, the
movement being variously interpreted as a
menace of the Transylvanian frontier, and a
counter demonstration against Austria avowed
purpose to occupy Servia in the event of
breach of the peace by Prince Milan.
A Constantinople dispatch says: "The
Sheik-ul-Islam has proclaimed holy war against
Russia"
The Russians have captured the fortified
town of Arabian, in Asiatic Turkey It appears
to have been feebly defended. From it's posi-
ton in the line of the Turkish defenses extend
ing from Erzeroum through Kars to Batoum,
the captured town will probably prove of great
strategic value to the invaders.
The Gear has taken up his headquarters at
Bucharest and will, it is announced, remain
with the army until the end of the war.
The Russians claim to have captured at Ar
dahan Turkish Pasha and eighty-two can
non.
Vienna dispatch intimates that negotia-
tons are pending for an alliance between Ger
many Austria and England. There is prob
ably no truth in it.
The war is being waged with extreme bitter
ness and ferocity in Asia Minor. Neither side
gives nor seems to expect quarter. The non
combatants suffer alike, and the massacring of
women and children is fifty preceded by the
bombardment and burning of their homes.
Roumania's independence has been formally
proclaimed by the Senate at Bucharest, and war
has been declared against Turkey.
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS.