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Show Sunday's Fighting In Armenia. London, 28. A correspondent at Kuruk Dara telegraphing on Sunday fives fuller details ol Saturday's battle, He says: The heights of Kiziltege, which were optured by the Turks nere only held by one Russian battalion. battal-ion. The Turks 8 warmed upon the mountains protected by siege guns, which they used with terrible effect. They made a desperate flank movement move-ment from the direction of Kais to capture Kuruk Dara, The Russians had their tents loaded on wagons ready to move, but tbe perfect discipline disci-pline and admirable management of the officers, together with fierce fight ing, saved the day. The inlantry contest at South atou village and Jort was terrible the Turks retiring at sun down with heavy losses. The Russians loat before Kuruk Dara, two generals and eight officer killed, 237 soldiers killed and 712 wounded. Deserters aay tha Turks lost 3,000 men. EXPLOSIVE BULLETS. A Kuruk Dara Bpecial says: The truth must be stated about one feature ol theTurkiBh attack. I Btood for an hour in the hospital this afternoon and euw three explosive bullets cut out of as many wounded Russian bodies. These internal missiles had iu these instances failed to explode, but are bo charged as to literally blow a man to pieces. A general order has been issued to examine the dead and ascertain if the use of explosive missiles was universal. The murderers murder-ers of poor JpfenBeleBa girls and children chil-dren cannot be expected to deal with their foes oa the field of battle according accord-ing to the usagea of modern warlare. |