, 1877-10-09
THE WAR.
Review of the Situation in
Bulgaria and Asia
Minor.
Rustchuk Likely to Be SUBJ
jected to a Winter
Siege.
Tho Condition Of the Plcvna Gar.
rison Said to Be Very
had.
Ten Thousand Sick Soldiers
Now Within the
Place.
The Turks Have Another Con-
voy of Provisions
En- Route.
Servia Again on Both Sides OF the
Eastern Question.
Blockade Of No Effect.
Germany and Italy Closely Watching
Political Affairs in France,
GENERAL REVIEW.
Servia Again on Both Sides OF the
Eastern Question.
Germany Declares the Black Sea
Blockade Of No Effect,
Germany and Italy Closely Watching
Political Affairs in France,


GENERAL REVIEW.
WINTER PREPARATIONS.
tBy Cable TO Tie Chicago 7f3bune.1
LONDON OFFICE or TUE CHICAGO TnrnuxE,
pA1onAyE PLACE, sTnAsp, Oct. 8-1o p.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS are being made
by tho Porte, II not for tho continuance Of
1osAliues during tho winter months, at least
for tho maintenance OF ita troops in Dulgaria
through tho cold season, as largo supplies Of
WARM clothing have been ordered, and other
preparations taken to prevent tho soldiery
from suffering unduly from tic bitter winds
that will soon bo blowing upon the Lower
Danube. On tho Russian side tho arrange
monts for tho ensuing months might SOON to
indicate an intention 10
susrENp ACTIVE OPERATIONS
against plovna, o. it is said that two ar1ny
corps previously employed ngainat tho Garth
works of Ghazi. Onnan aro to DO detached
eastward to operato against Nustchuk, and
that o considerable detachment Of reserves
Is to be detained in noumania But such
fresh distribution Of corps mny be duo to
4'o "''''~ .. e'a'oAn''" '" o14'1'a 'as
army OF tho LON, and partly also to tho mp
prehension that tho demonstration made by
tuo 1oFAl'n troops ''o" o''11't'a On 1oo
nor'io1n oanh ot 'n7 oai'noo ID "He'y 70
prove more SERIOUS 'hon ~aa previously
"nuc'Pa'eo' Accounts "'so '1o'n ooFoy-
e1aoon o'st'ncoS
fo'SF 10 fn1aH ATTACK
upon f1oSna ot an carry oo'e' pfooeo'y ~
soon as 5ao "no'o corp" OIL o"ataS ls as
setao'eo' ~ III 6a'o' wy ''o's otoes" A@se
peen 'S8ooo 11o" LUG l" l'e''a' noa*1aua1'ets
1of tae moo1nza@'on Oh ano'ne1 as1ny cofl'a'
but tho Inrnah military oomin'asfat'on IL
also reported aa
onoAsiz1so 7'hsH nsot1kS1s'
and to hove already conectod m additional
army at Adrtanople' Both sides thus al'-
pear 10 oe putting 1orsh thoas atreasth' nut
tho Turks although their materials arc
sm@'lor' appoaf 70 % le's'n8 feln1ofos-
menta
-. WITH oHEA7ka FiooH
than taelf naSessar'es' "hoSe so"tnist3at'se
1noaau1ea throughout tho campaign nave Deem
oardously tentative and tardy.
From como fopor1a IL m'eo3 % ooncsaoeo
that Zen. Ixtleoen' a1tef inspecting tno 70
s'taons a1 floFna' mas ao''sea laaE Inc nfs1
serious siege operanohs should Do UNDER
taKeh against 1ao 'o111eas o1 11us'caoh'
which forms the pivot 1of tne opofations OF
the army o1 ooaa'1a On LILO 'on'' anu 'u'cas-
CHS 1ao 'e'' nanA u 'ae
RUSSIAN 4nVAsof INTO soo1akA" BULGARIA.
Yet intelngenoo from oofofe fleVna docs
not Warrant 1ne oe''ot sna' q Ae''oas As1emps
VIII not 10 naaoe 70 gam Inas P'aco oo1ose
tue huseos'1e troops arc pefm't'eo 70 ses1 IN
winter quarters 'A 43ons u 1'es"a"
Ihe AoumaulaaS aaFo eonp'e'eo toe'f
fourth parallel "'tmo n1sy safas OF tae
countefscasp ot Tue 0eoona f"oouo1 On Inc
draV1tza A'ase' ana aeeo'olnR 70 some vows
1t Is e1peetea tnas an aesao's may Do aeifS"
cred
III re" pAFs'
As tho guards OF the tsoaehea and tho Turk"