The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-01-07
VICTORY WAS
MOST COMPLETE
RUSSIAN HEADQUARTERS GIVE
ACCOUNT OF FIGHT WITH
THE TURKS.
Carefully Laid Plans OF MusseImen
Fail and Many Are Killed
and Captured.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 6-The follow
ing statement OF the general staff Of
the army in the Caucasus was issued
tonight:
AT the end of November the bulk
OF the Third Turkish army was sent
To the region east of Erzerum pre-
coded by two army corps besides u
reserve corps near Hassan Kalah.
In conformity with the plan o:
Enver Pasha. The Third army was TO
proceed as follows: The Ninth and
Tenth army corps were to advance Ia
the direction of OH and form the Of
fensive wing. whereas the Eleventh
corps had orders 10 hold its powe'
fully organized position and TO attract
through a strategic demonstration the
weight OF our troops. In case the
Russian troops had taken up the Of
fensive energetically the Eleventh
corps had been ordered TO fall back
on the fortress OF Erzerum. carrying
along with 1t the Russian forces.
The Tenth Turkish army corps
was then to advance In two columns,
the first. including one division, pro
ceeding toward Id by the official
valley The second. two divisions
strong. was TO advance on Ardost
through the Servy Chat valley. The
Ninth corps was to take the offensive
in the interval between the Tenth
and Eleventh army corps.
Checked Advance.
Our troops in the region Of Olti
checked with great courage the Turk
ish advance. despite the numerical
superiority Of the enemy. and through
several counter attacks inflicted
heavy losses.
In the meantime. we detected a
strong Turkish column. reinforced by
Mussulman rebels. which was advanc-
ing from the Panjouretsk and
Jalagouztchamsk passes in the d.
rectIon Of Ardshan. The garrison
which We rad left at this point. after
holding out for - days. fell back
little 10 the east
Having received achievements
We attacked on January the Turkish
forces concentrated at Arabian and
inflicted upon the enemy a complete
defeat We captured the flag OF the
Eighth infantry regiment. a part OF
the Constantinople garrison.
During the development Of a subse-
qucnt action we discovered that the
bulk of the Turkish forces. that is to
say. the Ninth and Tenth army corps
were taking the offensive against Sart
kamysh. This movement was under
taken through mountain roads and
steep passes buried deep In snow The
Turkish troops were abundantly pro
yidcd with provisions and war mater.
jail The enemy had planned tho oper-
alton relying on tho sympathy and
help OF the natives who previously had
been Influenced by Turkish emissaries
A Brilliant Success
The task ~ our troops consisted
in holding ON the front important
forces 90 the enemy and ~ tho same
time .n offering resistance Ftrong
sunu-h to Cds0k tho Ninth and Tenth
corps Do spite of the pxtraurdinsty
dinr. ltis. OF fhi. iu spig also of the
i'-pr- uf 'Io winter and ~ the ncres.
sit Di n-htuE i1 passes of mountains
rising 1000" faDf and covered with
snow. our saIisnt troops after a fierce
baltic est'ndine over ton days. ful.
filed brilliantly the exceptional task
which he'd been Imposed upon them
They reruleed rho franfi- attacks
~ the Turke or mo flank and ON tho
IE"u'. NN' .. NIfI Nanny HU developed
and almost auu.hilatod two Turkish
corps They captured one ~ those
corps with ifa commander. three d.
vision generals with their staH.
numb'r Of 6fIrrra. thousands Of .ll.
di.r. and many fIn. rapid hrcrs and
horse.
The fghuug vas very fierce ON
The principal front and. VI courap.
uecessitated change ir toe grouping
~ our f0fcoa in reEiona ~ aacordary
imporfanco We brought certain Do.
achmerts nearer our frontier
We har" not yet ascprtainer .he
eXfHrf of our Upufv Tho pursuit IL
Tho enemy tf.lI continues
kinF George v has Travelled more
Than any other living monarch.