The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1877-05-30
RUSSIA'S WAR WITH TURKEY.

The following is the official account OF
the battle of Ardahan, tclcgraphed by General
Milikotf to Grand Duke Michael: "Thc out
works of Arabian, its fertilization, citadel,
sixty guns, immense stoves OF provisions ana
ammunition, and the camp formerly occupied
by fourteen battalions of Turks, lie ut the feet
of the Car. On May 18th the admirable fire OF
our artillery between three and = o'clock in
the afternoon made !: breach Of the walls At
6 o'clock the Erwan, Tifis and Baker regiments
and the sappcrs advanced to the assault; Inc
enemy could not withstand the onslaught, and
o'clock our troops traversed the whole town
and Notifications. The troops are full OF en-
thlsiasm Our loss is believed to be one officer
and 50 soldiers killed, officers and lSO soldiers
wounded | cannot find sufficient words of
praise for the courage ana cooincss OF our
troops made by officers" The fall Of Arabian
is great advantage to the Russians, for be-
sides opening Il line of communication with
Okhaltzik it will enable the Russians to turn
the force hitherto operating against Abraham
towards kars, or to take part in the combined
operations against Erzeroum.
The London Daily 1elegrapA's Rust
ing: Great preparations arc being made by
the Russians for attempt to pass the river
between Rahova and Nikopolis. They have
brought down by rail to the bank pontoon
bridges and small steamer, and are erecting
large Notifications ut IslatZ and Turnu Ma
guirella A continual concentration of troops
in the direction of SimnitZa is observable. The
Turks are fully prepared to resist the attempt.
The council of ministers at Constantlnople
Sunday, determined to send all reinforcemcnts
still arriving in Constantinople to Batoum and
ErZerOun. The authorities ut COnStantlnOpe
seem to overlook the fact that these troops, i'll
making their way to kars or Erzcroun, would
have to break the Russian division barring the
way at the TschuruksOn; indeed the advance
of the Russians against Batoum seems to have
been undertaken with the aim of locking Up
thrty-four battalions of Turks and preventing
them or any other reinforccments from get
ting the Tschurkson line to Erzcroum or other
threatened points.
The London Times Bucharest cores
pondent tclcgraphs as follows: "Grand Duke
Nicholas has been stopping here for some days,
and it is asserted that he, during that time has
remarked that he intended to enter COnstanti-
noplc to make the Turks feel that they are
crushed although he does not intend to retain
the city" 4 Berlin dispatch says it is pretty
universally believed at St. Petersburg that the
Russian government would not object to Con-
>tantinople and the Suez canal being placed
Sia is allowed to protect Roumania, Bulgaria
Scrvia and Montenegro and annex the Vilayct
of Erzerouln. A Vienna dispatch reports
that the Turkish troops which fled from Arda
nan nave Dcccn ucIcdtcu Ill 4 inOunlaiu pass
near kars.
According to dispatch from an Eng
fish military commissioner with the Turks in
Asia, Mukhtar Pasha has been utterly unable
10 hold the mountain passes between kars
and Erzcroum. The commissioner adds that
the Turks are Obliged to retreat without Civ
ing battle, and attributes the rapid advance o.
the Russians to the total want of efficient pre-
cautions on the part of the Turks. He fears
ErzerOum will not be able to hold out for any
time. Russia will probably put off attempts
TO cross the Danube in force till the middle O
June. A Vienna special says it is stated thai
Abdul kerim Pasha, after garrisoning fortress
es, could only place at the utmost $4,000 mer
in the field.
The London Times Bucharest CORES
pendent says: "Prescnt indications strength
en- the conclusion that no important event
will occur on the Danube until the whole from
line is in position on the bank of the river. 4
strong corps will be formed on the extreme
right composed of the Rormanian army and
division two Of Russians. This force will
move up the Turkish side of the Timok ant
turn the flank of the Balkan line by move
ment on Sofia and Phillippopolis. Such tlanl
attack would not violate the promise not t.
enter Servian territory, and would unqucstion
ably bring corps of 1000 Servians to assis
it. A Russian corps crossing below Widil
garrison and leave the Timok valley unop
posed, with friendly country on its right from
which to draw supplies. The Russian mali
army in Asia, which took Ardahan,i is 1000
strong. portion of the force having sine
been detached Batoum is now evidently i'm
perilled.