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Show Getting Hot at Plevnia Zlui-nieruiuu Zlui-nieruiuu to bo AtlucUetl. Lonkon, 20. There are indications indica-tions that Osman Pasha will soon take the oflensive. He is being made very uncomfortable before P.evna by the Russian lorepost work, which has been assigned to four rifle battalions and which promises to become be-come severe before the term appointed 'or serious operations has expired. The Russian position helore Plevna is strongly entrenched and armed with artillery. The Turks before Plevna are making cavalry recon-uoissances recon-uoissances in various directions. They find their convoys of provisions and ammunition captured in their rear. An independent Russian cavalry expedition, consisting of the fourth division has been sent to cut ofl the communication of Osruan Pasha's army nith Sophia by the eaHient and most important route in the European theatre of war. The Turks are showing some activity, and Genoral Zimmerman'. corps is about to he attacked in the Dobrndscha. Tne landing of the Egyptian brigade near Suliua leads to the infereuce that Zimmerman grin gr-in the Dubrudscha with larger forcet than wan intended to be left there, and shows the effect of bolder counsel? ul Constantinople. It is likely we we may shortly bear of heavy fighting fight-ing by thi- division of the nrmy, which has hitherto been comparatively compara-tively disengaged. |