| Show Turks in R Retreat trea Near PETROGRAD Feb 25 23 via London An An official dispatch from Teheran says After a series sedes of battles In Persia the remnants of the tho adversary troops troop tro ps were reorganized and concentrated In Inthe in inthe inthe the region of and with the help of German and Turkish sappers sappers sap sap- pers pel'S occupied and fortified two mountain mountain moun moun- tain talc passes passes II Pass an almost almos impregnable natural position am and Pass News has haa now been received that our troops dislodged th the enemy nemy from 5 P Pass ss and occupied occupied oc- oc Pass and are now pursuing pursuing pur- pur suing the Turks who are In full ro- ro tr treat reat at toward Our forces captured three field guns one ono moun- moun i tam aln gun a quantity of shells ammunition ammunition ammunition ammu ammu- wagons and field machine guns The Russian success In the region of is ii a sequel to Russian operations op operations operations op- op in Persia with the view of ending the activities of hostile mountain moun- moun tam ain tain forces and organized bands of Kurds Curds Russian progress In Persia however is regarded here as also in indicating indicating indicating in- in greater possibility of a junction junc- junc tion ion of the Russians with the British expeditionary forces in Mesopotamia After the retreat from Hamadan all hostile forces which succeeded in es escaping escaping escaping es- es caping were concentrated In the Ker Ken district where they fortified for themselves in the mountain passes Simultaneous frontal and flank attacks already l have forced the tho Turks to make malee a partial retirement and they are now occupying the main approaches to the difficult position of ot The Russian troops are expected to make a determined effort to expel the Turks from rom this entire neighborhood Although little news is available from the front it Is apparent that hat havi having been forced back some forty orty miles to the west of the captured fortress the Turks who have begun to o receive reinforcements reinforcement are beginning beginning beginning begin begin- ning to make stubborn a stand It is not considered Impossible here that the serious fighting which already has begun begun begun be be- gun to take the place of the desultory rear guard actions will wll develop Into abig a abig abig battle big |
