The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-12-15
FIGHTING IN BULG RIA.
LTT.fCk ON TLIDIufR'S EORCEs At
IHE LEFT IND CENTRE.
The Turks six Timc, Rcpuised at Metchka-
Scrvin Formally Declaring War and Her
Army Ordered to Gross tho Frontier.

Army ordered Z" Gross the Frontier.
LONDON, Dee. IA Russian official de-
spatch dated Boeot. Doc ~. SAYS; sixty bnt-
taliont 81 Turks Yesterday attacked the forces
II the Grand Duke Vladimir ull along the line.
,i.a.,in,, ,,,ro,,a. ,Lai' .,i.as,.a1 $50
uir''unR. however. thelr nrlncip"l efforts
against tho left and centre. They attacked
M.tchkn six times. but vere each time rcrulsed
with great loss. Al l T. NJ. the Thlry-illth
division Of the Twelfth Russian army corps ap-
r-arcd ON the scene. and attacking the Turks
ia ilnhk compelled thenl, with mo cooperation
Of the rest Of the Russian forces TO retro upon
Er,sn, ,hnir ro,reu, f., Iov,, Ciulik b,in,, ,,,,
ns"S,ra' ",,ii ~ yV',i I'''''N p'l,s 'u'
on Ihc Grand Duke Vladimir narrowly es-
s,,ioi,,n, p,sho 1n.ori,,,,., ,h, sa,no oc,,ir
Sc'',,"n , ,"s""' uIs,',o'nS Wv % SUM- "n"r'
mnn,s of \, ,,hka hut was unnblc 10 hold them.
.,,,h, er, fron, ,ho hai,,h,s ana arri,,i
OWNS - ''' 're from VI" n''H7 II unu alra.n'
., nusS,"n tYyrrri;,,,,; ,-itions nf,er a seven
W'hhrc" u MS 'Iis'h'' - :. ',,ar.. ~,
Killed.
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me noul' described "n'v' IS probably inc
sumo which WAS exported in last nilhts d.
sne,cbes to hoy, ,,sn, nl,ro nn,r M.t,htn
ai,I'1. ''~''' ''''' ', ~ ,,.,'. '1,'',"'
nlth"ugh 'h'rc Is 'ftith'y rs 10 Tie cate.
,,.t ta,h
'l' i-h
Burharoe' sre"inl savs bullet erazed the
Czlgrwirh- head in this cugngom.nt
Tho Tn.es' corr,.non.lnni a, pInvro to,..
80" '"'' ''ii' 'l'"'''h' ~. ii'NlN Wie-
graphs es follows; The Grand Duke Nioholns
told me- that Osman Pl.hn reported his forca nj
o. uon A, ,hn s,,',,' ,,s,.. ,,'l c.,l ,, "
sSaSrv.i a. hc hp, ,os,'titri ih,,H ti" urhnd duke
oi eu,i @ w. w. a.''ri @ .is t "Npr's7'h IN scv-
aJ many An'nt rixty
H.. trnhI,s "uS nas,n m,i'Ir'n wIg3hs nro annhg
proS s on hani I ana 'is ten ars rSons wGsss
nj " .l"nS Hp."'l'"n uuln i',r tnr Wno" army.
ia'r;gnshm,ns VS. The brcsSinG out q an
~ ~, II h IL ~ 'i''l's. M'r" rdorv
were n" men ayailagc to bury them and the
n v,n., NM ,.r, n n,u uhdred SICK
A telegram from Kamarli dated Yesterday
sHy-; cnnnnnhllny Is proceeding today
wptTrem w., ma, us ,,isn ursisn an' russian positions
III wen,nt is neuin,s IN; ,,.,
ciilor Hamburger. AMI ne whole diplomatic
nnuah 'D"Iy wv I.turp u -. f"iersburg with
frlni' corr nakon m th' car
II il reported that II has been necessary to
"ipppulNt OsN,.h ii,sha iuVt.
@ BELohApN. Dee. ll.IA pro 'lamation ~ the
n"unclug thnt the S"rNini army has been or
d,rr.d t. cross 'le Turkish frontier;
war was ann99nced to- my 10y -a,,yos of aril-
rry. Irin,e Mian Will leave ior Alsxinai2 to-
morrow lie mas issued dc'rees pro"lQlmin,
il9nari'- who agitate @gans, war will De dis
missed.
CoNsrNNTINcPIE. Dec. ll.-Turkish troops
"t,1, e9n,gldrai,ns on tne S.rvian frontier.
NJ 'ri4tl =; me S'ryian Agent, has delivered
to the f.rte s'rvle's formal derlaraton Of war
hERdnsi Iuik9y and siartei Tor Belgrade.
Ln%I n9I s, " No Der' i5Iim 81 orders
thl- morning. with all the archives Of the con-
su.air. mis .rirr Is rrsnrdrd ny the Turks as
against hus-lN
ionr fourteen ceninctre siege guns have
I'm IT, nr1r9gn1 oy ,h' nas.'ans frem hars 70
hl->hi halea. an hita'k upon Erz 'rouu II
'ti'.'. if '.Nl''l .b'll. fIElhN~nuU