, 1877-09-13
TUlLlVUD UAllnVlAADE.
The B1ack-Mouthed Monstersin
Front Of Plevna Still Vol
leying Thunder.
A Constant Artillery Duel Has
Been in Progress for -Four
Days.
The Turkish Rcloubts Re.
ply Regularly to the
Russian Fire.
Infantry Have Thus Far
Taken Little Part in
the Work.
A Grand Attack Was to Have
Been Made on Tues
day.
Sulelman Paslla's Troops Again
Reported North Of tho
Balkans.
Servia Explains to the Powers
Her Reasons for Enter.
ing the War.
a D1ontenegrin Victory Results
In tho Death Of 600
Turks.
Over One Hundred Lives Lost By an En-
glishQ Channel Collision.
TIE SITUATION.
NOT MUCH CHANCE
49, 81 Sy4t.
A D1ontenegrin Victory Results
In tho Death Of 600
Turks.
Over 0ne Hundred Lives Lost By an En-.
glish-0hanne1 0ollision.
TIE SITUATION,
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NOT MUCH CHANCE
tI3y Ca6ie to 7ns Chicago Tt15une1
Lospos OFFICE OF THE CHICAGO Tx1nuxz,
6 PA1aRAvR PLACE, s7nAnp, Sept. 12-4 p.
m.-lussian bulletins bringing cvunta be-
foro Plevna down to yestors1ny morning do
not inlicate much change since tho fl1aa nd
yaneo. The batteries, according to bulle-
tins Of tho 9th, wcro firing from n
distance Of 1,C0o yAzlls, but 1t WIS
expected that from tho heights taken tho
evening before by tho left wing under Con.
Skobcloff, 1t wonld DO possible to command
tho intronched camp and town behind at n
sortio. Tho Turks show they orc III.
timidated or disposed to abantlon
their positions. From. Ill this it
looks aa If the positi.,o wns stronger
tAan it WA supposed to bo. Forti-
fed lines havo notorious1y tho advantage
over ordinary fortressos, in that they cannot
be regularly invested, and that, therefore,
tho attacking forco cannot bring concon.
trated superior fro to aubduo aud crush TINT
OF the opposite side. With the brilliant uso
tho Russians themselves msdo Of these for
utlod lines !
At sknAeropnx.
1t might havo been imagined they would try
to turn tho baianco In the present contest by
using thoir numerical superiority In order
to got at tho rear and ltanka Of tho Turkish
fortified lines, Unless theytlo this, II may be
somo timo before they can force Os1nan pasla
to leavo bis position. In tho darkness Of
Saturday night, working parties broke
ground nearor ployna, and when day
dawnod Sunday morning heavy battery
had bcen constructed and ar1ue.l on the
alopo Immediately above the village Of
Gravitza To cover thia work, aud
also to hindor tho Turks from repair.
ing on Saturday night tho damngo
donc by tho aay'a oannonnao, tho lombard
mcnt was continued by tho Imperial artillcry
without ceasing, bnt the landmarks chosen
by tho Russian officers to regulats tho aim OF
the axtilieEymsn during tho darkness must
havo becu fnaccurntoly chosen. As far a.
hoard, each morning has Boen repaired
damage douo to tho Ottoman pasapety dur
Ing the previous day, and the Turkish artil-
lcy kept roopouing the fire with unditnin-
ishcd torco eacl. day. The Ru4atan Infantry
has been drawn out ready To make the 49,
sanlt oach evening, and tho battalions lays
boon sent back to their blyouocks without
being led to the attack,
TIE ONLY 6uocEaa
the Russian official account can claim up h
dato, in Its dispatch, Is the capture BY Geu.
Skobel OF ono Of tho heights IN tho vicinity
Of rlevua. This, It is sad, would enuble
tho Muscovito guns to bd&nbard Tue
enemyis positions and tho town itself.
Tho official account doea not
undcuato any advantage gained,
but thu bombariment OF the onemy's posi-
tlons had been alroaay in progress for four
tlays, md throwing shells into tho town
could have little effect, save inaioting on tho
wounded sheltered in houses tho agony Of
further suffering, aud possibly being burnt
alive through the place being set In blaze.