The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1877-06-21
RUSSIA'S WAR WITH TURKEY.


After IS hours fighting near Kistaz
carried on mostly at close ouartcrs, the Mon
tenegrins have withdrawn to Banjan The lost
on both sides amounts to several thousands
The Prince of Montenegro has withdrawn his
headquarters from near Nicsics back to Astral
Ten thousand SerVians are concentrated al
Belgrade and 5000 at Kragugevatz. A per
manent committee Of the Skuptschina propose
to reduce salaries of employees thirty per cent
to cover expenses for ornaments. The Krag
ugevatk arsenal Is working night and day. A
Scryan demonstration lii tile direction o.
Niseh is probably with the object Of draw
ing off Mehemct Ali from Montenegro
A telegram from Asia seems to indicate that
there is no longer that feeling of despondcncy
ish sources, and that battle will be riskcd in
the: Araxic. valley. The only question is
Wlctberythc Russians will attack the Turks in
the position they have chosen, or push forward
the column coming from Olti toward Erzcr-
oum, and thus turn the Turkish flank The
flying columns which Mukhtar Pasha has sent
against tho Russians at. Olti, shows that the
Turks are aware Of their danger, but it re-
mains to be seeii whether they can obViate il
and spare sufficient force to, check the eventu-
al advance Of the Russians over the pass Of
Kirtchli Dagh, leading direct from Olti to the
head of the valley Of western Euphratcs and
ErZerOum.
A Turkish detachment has entered the
Russian district Of Archilch and threatens the
Russian commuhicatlon with Artl9han. Should
the Turkish commander sncceed,% victualing 9
the Russian armies will be difficult. On the
approach of the three flying columns sent by
Makhtar Pasha against the Russian right
wing, the Russians not only evacuated Olti
but Pcnak, at the foot of the pass over Kanly
range, leading to Ardahan. Both Olti and
Penak were reoccupicd by the Turks, who also
went in 1111rc1it nf tho Rnscionc Tho
is not from the immediate scene of operations,
and previous dispatches stated the Russians
were withdrawing from the direction OF
Erzcroum, in order to prosecute the siege OF
Kars, reduce it and keep their rear free from
attack, and also that the Grand Duke Michael
Asia, commenced personally toErcconitrc Kars
the 9Th inst. For some days past the imprcs
sion has been gaining in Russian circles that
the Muntenegrins are not able to continue to
resist the 6terw helming1y superior forces OF
the Turks, and Austrian government was
do something to prevent their being crushed.
The Russians and Turks have con
structcd a string of batteries on the opposite
shores ofthe Danube at Satuma and Isaktch
where the Russians crossed in 1928. The i'm
mensc mass of material which the Russians
are moving toward the Danube can hardly be
lodged in the depOts on the river before July
1st. 1t is therefore scarcely probable that any
attempt will be made to cross before that
month, and this supposition is strengthened
by the present state ofthc Danube. The enc.
my will certainlysbe on the alert on account Of
the Cars arrival at headquarters, and there
fore instead of the Czar's arrival, it is thought
by some, being an indication Of immediate &C:
.tivity, it is much more probable itswill be al
lowed to lose its awakening effect on the
Turks, and that they will be suffered to re-
lapse into their usual lethargic state. Tho
Russians have massed around Kars NIL the
troops which they brought from Arabian
Giemry, Kogischman. and 1ourfcamich.. Fo1
several days they have attempted to storm
occasion they have been repulsed. On Satur
day they made desperate effort to take pos
session of some of the heights, when the gar
rison made sortie and with field artillery re-
pulsed the Russians with great loss. There
arc no Russian soldiers between Olti and
Erzeroum. Mukhtar .Pasha's pickets extend
from his camp at Zewin to Olti on one sideand
Erzcroum on the other. The Turks are at
tempting to form counter approaches at Kars
and are constantly making sortics: The Rus
sian batteries have been very successful iI
frustrating all these attempts" A sortic was
repulsed on the 18th, with heavy loss to the
Turks. Seven Russians were slightly
wounded t... ..@..
The Times correspondent at the Mon
the following unnder date of the 18th inst
which indicates that the Montenegrins are no
yet completely driven from the Duga Pass
The Turks have moved up to Noidrc, within
reach of cannon shot from the Montenegrins
guns ut Prespcka, but up to this time no indi
cation of attack has been given. It is expected
however, that a movement will be made to-mor
row. The Turkish column advancing through
the Wassojeyitch district makes slow progress
and has mot yctzreached Koloschim.RH dc
stroys al Villages within reach but has thu
far not entered the mountainous country.
is supposed this column intends movinI
throug h Driobriak to unite with the army nov
msDuA Pass. sAnothcr rumor s4ys that :afte
the r6llef. Of Nicsics and captureof Dani]ograi
the bulk of the Turkish forces will be- with
drawn to operate on the frontier. The great
est confidence if felt,here in the general X
suit Of the campaign.tA sPloiesti dispatc
states it is supposed operations will soon CON
'mence, as everything; Is prepared, but the Da1
ube falls very slowly: There have been man
departures from this place, but the destinatio
Of those who leave is kept profoundly secre
A dispatch dated ehumla, June IL, says an a
tetn11k to crOsasiR hOurly exnecffd tf There