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Show CZAR'S TROOPS ITODE PEBS8AH TERRITORY Steps Taken lo Punish Kurdish . Haiders May Lead (o Fur-flier Fur-flier Complications. TTI'LIS. Trans-Caucnsia, April 6. Russian' troops have invsnled Persian territory in tho vicinity of Lenkoran, a port on tho Caspian sea, for tho purpose pur-pose of punishing Kurdish raiders. J This step was taken in consequence : of tho Tcnowal o tho attack upon tho Russian garrison at Bclosuvar, a frontier fron-tier posi. TIio trouble began April 12, when a detachment of Russian troops from Belcsuvar met a band of Kurdish brigands aud lost several men in the subsequent fighting. The brigands i also suffered. Thoy prepared to at- I tack Belcsuvar in force in rovenge for the treatment bv the I?ussi:in soldiers. I and they descon'ded on I ho garrison in largo numbers. Orders were issued for tho garrison, which is supported by artillery, to enter en-ter Persian territory and punish the Kurds. Tho Uusstaus in force then crossed the frontier and Tlcstroycd several sev-eral villages. Thev also scattered tho Kurds, who numbered in all about four thousand. According lo the latest reports received re-ceived at Tiflis, tho Russians arc still continuing their advance. Tho people of Belcsuvar have telegraphed tele-graphed to St. Petersburg appenlin" for immediate protection. Cossacks have been sent into the districts to preserve order. The whole frontier is in a state of alarm. |