The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-08-25
WAR NOTES.

SENEN thousand Jour Dunufeu IurKlSn
prisoners altogether have passed through
Roumana.
A BUCHAREST dispatch of the 18th inst,
says Rain of less than Y hours duration
has rendered the roads over Sistova over
which Russian supplies are transported, a
sea of mud, with gaping holes at frequent
intervals. 1t will be very difficult for Rus
slams even to maintain their armies between
the Balkans and Danube when the summer
weather breaks up.
ADvICEs of the 18th inst, state that the
Russians have evacuated Elenaan Gebrova
and nearly all the country up to Tirnova.
Suleiman Pasha's advance guard is close to
Gabrova. He has received heavy reinforce
ments from Constantinople. The Gar has
Joined the Grand Duke Nicholas at Jerney.
THE prince OF Montenegro has been oblig-
ed to raise the siege of Nicsics to march
against Turkish troops who are endeavoring
to enter Montenegro.
ADyICES from Erzeroum of the 18th inst,
state that the Russian centre is heavily re-
inforced and has commenced serious often
siye movements. Important events are ex
pected shortly.
A SPECIAL to the Daily Nears reports that
at Lopkol, the Russians were defeated and
lost five cannon, instead of the Turks, as
previously reported.
4 DISPATCH from Constantinople dated
the 18th inst, says: BY the last military OPP
GRAFTON south of the Balkans, loss of twelve
thousand killed and wounded was inflicted
on the Russians. The enemy has been
driven from all localities south of the noun
tains and law and order have been restored
MUKHTAR PAsHA telegraphed on the 14th
inst, that several hundred Russians were
killed in an ambuscade near Kaule, pro-
badly Kill Kule, south of Ami. The Rus
sian outposts near Ami have been defeated
with loss of 100 killed. The Turks with
drew on the approach of Russian reinforce
ments.
4 BUCHAREST correspondent writes that
$4,000 christians have been massacred by
the Turks in two districts in Bulgaria. All
the christian men and women in Eski
Saghra were ordered shot as they left their
houses, and those who remained within were
burned alive. A hospital containing 500
sick was burned at the same point.
THE Turkish legation recites the follow
ing Russian outrages Twelve unarmed
Mussulmans of the village of Loukoulou
near Eski Saghra surrendered to Russians
and seven of them were massacred by the
Bulgarians and three by Cossacks. At
Batak, a village exclusively Mohommedan
in the district of Sistown, 100 houses were
burned, and 200 men and 800 women per-
ished. At Balovian, a Mussulman village of
the district of Tirnova, $50 houses were
burned and 700 men and 1900 women
persisted. At Coba Bonnas 100
houses were burned, 200 men and $50
women persisted At kestambal $50 houses
were burned and 800 men and 600 women
persisted. At Arems 90 of the Mussulman
houses were destroyed, and 100 men and
200 women persisted. At Tundja, q mixed
village, 100 houses were destroyed and $50
men and 400 women persisted. Villages
abandoned upon the approach of the Rus
SLAMS were given to the flames and nearly
5000 houses destroyed.
MUKHTAR PAsHA was attacked at Kaduk-
lar on the Sth inst. The Russians although
reinforced, were twice repulsed.