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Show Turks Belli ue Onl to Russia. Chicago, 16. Tribune's London: A correspondent in Constantinople writes that it is certain that treachery has had much to do with Ihe bad performance per-formance of the Turkish army in Asia, and those who havo been at Erzeroum aud Ardahan can only account ac-count for the insufficient fortification of those places by the theory that the coveted Russian gold has been at work. Tbey assert that many Turkish Turk-ish field officers have been heaviiy bribed by Ruse i a. Things are even worse at Constantinople, and it is taid both Mahmond Da mod and Redof have been bought by Muscovites, Musco-vites, and they will get a large Bum when peace advantageous to Russia is concluded. Instances are given of influence of this kind which Russia has heretofore used disastrously to Turkey. |