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Show OPERATIONS ON CAUCASUS FRONT SINCE JULY 22 PETROORAD Aug 11 4 SO a m via London. 5 15 p m Explanation of the renewal of a wholesale exodus of Ar raenlans from their country Into Trana cauoas a Is found In an account of rail! tary operations on he Caucasus front elnce July II. After the Russlana penetrated to Muah (eighty three mllea south of Erserum) and Pllan. Ha II Be commander of the Turkish forces In the Caucasus reorgan laed his army bringing lta strength up to 90 000 Including a x dlv lions of in fantr)men, one of avalry and a large body of Kurd a General Eudenltch the Russian commander thus faced the al ternatlves of hurriedly attempting to con ccntrate hta forces In the raoe of a strong Tu klah army or to retreat and thus ex pose a large Armenian population to Turkish and Kurdish revenge Ru!sians Withdraw The Russian main army withdrew along the right bank of the Euphrates, the Turks occupying the left bank be Ing held In "partial check by rear guard actions On August 1 Haiti Bey over took a considerable bod of Russlana at Panatchen, on the left bank of the Eu phrates. twelve miles southwest of Kara Klltssa. A line was drawn from the northeast to the south sk from Darabi. tlx m lea north of Kara Kallasa, to DJamschato atx mllea southwest of the Important Akhtunakl pass, covering the roads to Erlvan. In opposing this front the Turks ex poaed their communications, now 150 miles long to attack from the direction of Sari Kamysh On August General Eudenltch moved his forces from the Saii Kamysh district southeastward, threatening Haiti Bey a flank and demon stratlng against Erserum A Rues an detachment marched rapidly by way of Ardos and Kara Derbent to Daiara, wh ch Is twenty mllea west of Ala sen gerd. One column had beaten the Turks out of the Important Mergbe Mir pass, 150 miles south of Kara Derbent. by Au gust 8 Another striking further east ward on the Alaachgerd road had a de cislve success August 5 In tbe passes connecting Alaschgerd with Dutaeh In the Euphrates Valley Driven From Trenches The Russians, by a bayonet attack drove the Turks from their trenches, capturing several hundred prisoners. In the meantime the Russlana had been successful on the main front east of Alaschgerd and the Turks were com pelled to retreat southwestward along the Euphrates under threat of a flank at tack at Dutach Russian cavalry reached Dutach and another point on the Euphrates four miles northward on Au The Turks lost 800 prisoners at Dutach. Their total loases In the three weeks campaign are estimated at from 15 000 to 20 000 men besides a large quantity of provisions and ammunition The Rus slans are continuing the pursuit south WRu6slan ml ltary authorities declare the reinforcements now being sent to Ha 11 Bey are recruits who have had 1 tiles training and they express bel ef that the Turks w 11 have difficulty In aesem bl ns another army which would threat en the Russian forces on the Caucasus front |