Arizona republican., 1916-01-24
Russian Relation

PETROGRAD Nia London). Jan. 23.-The following official communica- ! tion was issued today:
 Tn the Riga sector near the Mitau road, the Germans bombarded our en- trenchments with asphyxiating shells. Near Pulkaron on the Bausk road. skirmishes occurred.
 "Cducusus theater: The retreat of the Turks in the region of Erzcrum continues. In many places we are still capturing artillery ammunition. pro- visions and materials. Our pursuing troops are advancing along roads strewn with frozen bodies Large numbers of prisoners have been taken. one of our attachments which has arrived at the Caucasian front from Manchuria charged half a squadron of cavalry and three companies of Askaris, who were defending the vil- I lage, sabreing some of the force and capturing others
 South of the River Charianson we annihilated a strong Kurd detachment. In the neighborhood of Melazghert our | cavalry engaged large forces of Kurds and took from them 600 head of cat | tie
 Persia: Southeast of Hamadan the enemy attempted to advance toward Kandahan pass but were repulsed. Our troops occupied the town of ultanabad C(6O miles southeast of HamadanD from which the German consul and a detachment recruited by | him from the Persian population fled"
 The Turkish Story CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 23.-CVia London. Jan. 24)-The following of ficial statement was issued today: | The Caucasus front: On the cen ter there has been unimpOrtant artil- lery fire: on our right wing there have been cavalry engagements. Otherwise there is nothing to report | "A telegram from the Persian from tier says that Turkish attachments and native warriors week ago occu- pied Kangavor between Kermanshah and Hamadan. The Turkish troops | and native warriors continue their aC- ] vance. Essadabad and Chakparkam are again in their possession. They repulsed Russian cavalry regiment which undertook to attack in the di- rection of Miandaah. The Russian 1 losses were about hundred killed. A Russian regiment has been defeated south of Urumah."
 | Germans at the Golden Horn LONDON. Jan. 24.-Fifty thousand German troops have arrived at Con stantinople, according to Saloniki dis patches. British correspondents eX- press the view that the object of this army is not an expedition against l Egypt, but to support the authority of the Turkish war minister. Enver 1 Pasha.
 Greek reports say that the Turks
 recently have been restive under the
 rule of Enver Pasha. and serious plots
 against him have been discovered; {; l these are being suppressed ruthlessly. "On a single night recently" says the correspondent, 'tWenty-one Turk
 ish officers dropped into the Bos- 1 phorous with stones around their l necks'
 1t Was Turkish Submarine | LONDON, Jan. 23.-An Amsterdam
 dispatch to the Exchange. Telegraph
 Company says:
 According to a Berlin report the 1 Turkish ministry of marine is about , to publish statement to the effect
 that Turkish submarine sank the
 steamer Persia
 This dispatch has not been con- l firmed from other sources.
 The Persia was sunk off the 1sand
 of Crete, December 30, with loss of 1l9 passengers and 21 members of the
 crew The vessel went down within I five minutes after a terrific explosion forward Nobody on board claimed to