The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1877-06-02
On Which Day tho Danube
viii DO Forced at lbrlal
and Turna.
Tho Turkish Force In Armenia Ia Small
and With the Exception OF Arms
Lacking Everything Requisite
FOR gu Army In the Field,
Continued Reports Of an Adjustment III
SluualIy Successful at Rutschuk,
Russia VIII Make 0vertures Of
PcaOe-ThO Situation In
France Unchanged,
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Moon Associated Press Reportl
LONDON, June LA Berlin dispatch
says; Advicos received here through
~. Petersburg represent that the
Turks recovered Ardahan after the
Russians had reduced II TO ruins.
The Times Paris correspondent says
that according TO u letter from Russia,
emanating from "A very trustworthy
source, Prince Gortsohakoif aocompan.
les the czar TO Ploiseti, solely to pre-
vent Servia from being involved In
the war. Gortsohakoff fully estimates
the capital Importance OF the attitude
Servia IL now attaining, and does not
wish to abandon this delicate question
to purely military management. But
there Ia certainly another motive for
the chanoellor's journey. II seems
probable that Russia will attempt a
rapid seizure of Rutschuk, and there
propose peace after signal victory.
Gortchakofi, of course, wishes TO DO ut
the emperor's side should this occur;
for II Russia accepts peace on the basis
OF the reforms proposed by the confer
ence, she will probably wish to not In
thoroughly formal manner, by plao'
ing the peace reforms under the pro-
lection OF dignitaries OF the lately pro-
posed protocol.
The Telegraph's 0isova dispatch
gives the following details concerning
peace rumors lit Ia believed by many
well-inforned people at Bucharest,
that the Russians are somewhat anx-
ious to negotiate through Berlin for
some arrangement that would obvlate
the necessity Of crossing the Danube,
| having convinced themselves that
this enterprise IL fraught with great
sacrifice, and that the result is alto
gether doubtful. IL Is certain that at
headquarters, during the past few days,
| the tone has been anxious, and even
| respondent"
The Telegraph's correspondent with
the headquarters OF Muhktar pasha,
before Erzeroum, telegraphs on Wed.
nesday; 1.-THE army Is In readiness to
begin All advance, aud cooperation
has been arranged with the Turkish
troops at present on the front OF Olti.h
The Daily News dispatch from Con-
stantinople says: 1.-THE porte has Is
sued another warning to mariners Of
its intention TO place torpedoes in GER
tain portions OF the Dardanelles and
the bay Of Smyrna"
A special from st. Petersburg, says
the following telegram has been re-
ceived from the headquarters OF the
army of the Caucasus, dated May
3lst "a more pacific feeling Is nos
ticeable among the population OF the
Kabeleti district. In front OF Batoum
the inhabitants are surrendering their
arms to the Russian authorities.
Heavy rains continue to impede oper
ations. A column Of troops from the
army near Kars has been sent In
southwesterly direction to watch the
movements OF the Turkish force which
has appeared at Soghouli. A fresh
rising has occurred in the Terik dis.
trict. The insurgents were dispersed
by the troops. One body of five hum
dred insurgents were lost, eight killed
and one hundred prisoners"