The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-08-19
THE ARMIES IN BULGARIA..
MILTTfRY OpER fTIONs DELfrED ny
ILMOST JMrtSSIBLE ROIDS.
Russin's pobrudschn Force Joining the Army
Near U"stchuk ->uieimnu Pn.hn Fairly
Across the BaIknns-rhe War IN 4 Armcn,a.


Russin's Dob-udscha Force Joining the Army
Near W"sichmk ->uicimnn Pn.hn FAIRLY
Across the Baiknns-The War In \ rmcn,a.
LoNDoN, Aug. 1s.-Adviccs from Bucharest
and Sstovn show that the lIussinns have made
no preparation against bad weather. Even the
Nat sandy island. over which is mn approach
more than milo long to tho ponioOn bridges.
shows no sign of road making. although hum
drcd infantry soldiers have idlod away The time
th"re for several months II is now a mass of
mud. IA the wagons havc kncadrd its surface.
scokins passable places. A few days labor Of
regiment Of infantry would have made across
this island. over which pass all the supplics for
the army Of Bulgaria. n road capable of cndur-
ing nm unlimited amount OF rain and trnnlo. On
the Sistova sdc whore the roads 10 lica and
! Tirnova run up the steep hilsides there was
also no preparation. Short hut severe showers
| on Wednesday night caught the Russian Army
Service Department utterly unprcparcd. After
the roads had been made virtually imrnssablc
in many places. fatigue parties were turned out
on the Sistova hills to cut new road am mako
| ill-dirctcd efforts to I'll the chasms in the old
ones with willow brushwool The weather has
been exceedingly dry for months. consequently
the roads were very hard II rain Of ono nights
duration could produce cir Its sn'h IA dos rib
ed. it may easily be imagined whit will bc the
conseIucn ~ wh'n numh,r OF heavy rain
falls occur in rapid succession.
A par, Of the Dohrui-cha force has already
passed through Houmania and again crossed
the Danube. about ten miles above Rusirhuk.
bat operations on the other side are delayed 10y
rain. which hns rendered al the roads practi-
! cally impassallr for artillery ana trains.
great part of the line OF communication with
! ,I..,. - , 80. ,-, ,.,,i,, ,,.,., ,.,,t
the army IL over mere cart ira'hS' h'"t'h WIN
dust in line weather and chutn' ID into deep
mud when It rnns wood is = nroc in tho
| =,
country now occupied py ihe RUSSIANS ana tie
! enormous forces about to hc cn0Ampcd in the
heart of Bulgaria Will probably loav. il ~ bare
A.. In, ,u : Int thn rl'tlu. h.lnr. = iiu-t,p.I
The ri K wrr. s.nt hnck nt the rnt. of 3On nor
duv and there mr., -igu. of iurrnns M. i.k n -
| within the lines ON m. other idn of TIA. Dlnuha
Tho nrws that Sulrirun L isiu IL flirlyn.r,.s
| th, BllkHn- s.rnS tn hnr confirmed from =, ,v.rnl
| sources Reuters SAumin agent s1Ns flrt "a
part ~ his army las arrived M I'ym. QIinn
| Another Slumin cores npulrni SAWS la i- h,-
| for" rlevna. However this may Doe. It -r.nIs
| evident that he either o.. orr shortly viii hr in
| cDuniun isatiou with OSmun pl~hu pr Iinut.-
q u. NJ hem0t All or both. Sulrlman p .sha
| 80 .,l- to have brought his infantry and cavalry
| through lerd TN hni llainn ui -~t's amt iis ar
| tirry through penle tupuu IHss. That rold Doe
| ina, h,t tf.r for the transport OF runs Sniphn
| pass. which is still l.l hy tho Eu-..ans wns
! hln'kutlri At the southern ouiran %. uil. " n
probably have tp hn ,Vu unit a. uni.~s thr Rus
siHns alta 'k anil dri.at one of the ihree Tur. ia
corn. Nvni b now form "A = mi Uir,ie from E1s-
cruI ~ P.rvnt.
Some cr.tias nppoar f. think ihnt Russian
advantage lies In continued ina ton ant fur
thor -on .rutrliion; lui the IN rea~.ns raN l-rs
OF disru-e ia the l,u--mn camp Is ana Offset
nraiis, the nrrIynl Of r.aninrcrmnfi's nni nav
,rripr their tirnrril. 10 ufi+k p..yul or
ltss-.rN before sira'rs 'h ,on-il .r.iion- woud "a