New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
'SNOWSTORM aids
RUSSIAN VICTORY
Cars Troops Charge the
Marching Turks While
Elements Roar.
~ CahIc 70 The Tribune !

Petrograd, Feb. THE new victories
over the Turks in the Caucasus and at
Tabriz are Of a sweeping character
The Turks attempted with their best
Nizsm divisions 10 effect an encircling
movement by moving along the track
of the Oltychai River, but the Russians,
encamped at Olti, started out in a Bit
ter snowstorm across the ridge, where
they were invisible TO the Turks. The
noise Of the elements was such that
heir approach was unhear!. Then with
bayonets fixed they sprang into the
middle Of the Turkish marching col
umn, when en- few hours was thrown
into blind confusion. Great numbers
fed into the side ravines and have not
been traced yet. The Russians cap
tured the general and entire staff Of
the central division.
Another Russian column at the same
time moved from Djulfa along the Ia
bril- road TO force a battle upon the
Turkish army which invaded Azerbsi-
jan. The Turks advanced northward
from Tabriz 10 Marand. where stub
born battle was fought. The Turks
were under Djevlet Pacha, who is re-
garded as one of their best anc most
aggressive fighters but ter a sue
cession Of frontal onslaug T.. the Rus
SLAMS threw his army into disorder.
Turks Abandon Cannon.
The Turks abandoned cannon and
banners, besides all their dead and
wounded. The significance Of this vic
tory is chiefly political. 1t is de-
structive to German and Turkish in
fuence in Persia. The Persians gave
the Turks no assistance during their
occupation Of Azerbaijan.
All of the operations in the campaign
against Turkey, according 10 state
ments made here to-day. are now TAX
ing place on Turkish and Persian soil,
Russian territory having been freed Of
the Turks.
Information from another source re
ceived here says that the Turks aban-
doned Tabriz after :he defeat of their
forces, and the town had been occu-
pied by the Russians. The Turkish
forces holding Tabriz retired along the
coast Of Lake Urumia to Maragha. They
arc not believed TO be very numerous
in fact, less than ] 900 regular Turkish
troops, but strengthened by vast hordes
Of their own and Kurdish tribes from
the Persian frontier, whom the Turks
let loose on hapless Azerbaijan.
Refugees Flock TO Frontier.
The slaughter Of the peaceful Per
sian inhabitants in this province and
the destruction Of property by pillage
and burning have been something APP
pLllng, and refugees from all parts Of
the province are focking toward the
Russian frontier in tens of thousands.
Msragha, which, it is understood, is
now held by the Turks, is a formidable
mountain stronghold between forty
and fifty miles due south OF Tabriz.
The Russians officially announce the
occupation of Tabriz in the following
communication from the stat OF the
army in the Caucasus:
IN the fighting below Tabriz the
Turks lost four field guns, provisions,
munitions and many prisoners. Hav-
ing been cut Off from Tabriz and suf-
fered heavy losses, they took flight.
On January 30 we occupied Tabrz.
"Other fronts are without material
change"
Reports from the Black Sea feet
cruising near the Anatolian coast s'ate
that there is a complete absence of me
enemys war transports. showing that
there is an interruption Of the regular
supply OF provisions and reinforce
ments for the Anatolian army.
Berlin, Feb. l { BY Wireless to Say
vile, n. Y).-0ficial dispatches re.
ceived in Berlin to-day from Constan-
tinople announce that the Turkish feet
on January 20 successfully shelled a
Russian military place on the west