| Show FOREIGN e rt r T I 1 LONDON 23 the vienna correspondent of frele freie presse under date dato af pf galatz april gives d detailed account of the russian movement he says one division of Infant infantry rya a brigade of cossacks and three batteries batter lea iea of artille artillery arrived at kuber and kl ki tai tai tal close to the doumanian Rou manian frontier these those are believed to jo be the advanced guard of the seventh and tenth army cor corps 4 which form the russian left wil win wing g the centre and right wings are also on the frontier higher up on the pruth and geni whither the staff have removed are at the junction of the russian and doumanian Rou manian rail rall ways the bulk of the artillery and large bodies of infantry are already concentrated there when the BOUt southward hward march of the army begins iggins it ig i s believed the head quarters will be transferred to bazes and afterwards to the times dispatch from pera miyk says bays intelligence has been received from crete that the turks have lost all nil 11 their authority in the country n try and have very little in the thi towns the peasantry are all organized for hn insurrection in the mountains therm there are only seven thousand turkish soldiers in the island A telegram from says slay s battalions of troops arrive everyday every day from widdin giddin fifty thou thousand sand men fare are to be concentrated A special from Kisch eneff adds the following words to the emperors ors ova speech at bersuela Ber 1 I have done everyl bg in my power to avoid war and bloodshed nobody can say we have hava not been patient we have practised practiced patience to the last dezree degree and the there re comes a time when then even patience must end when whan that thit time comes I 1 know the young youn russian army will show itself worthy the fame which the old army won von in former fornier days RAGUSA 23 fighting in the Mir country is suspended the turks are unable to advance because of badness of the roads and want vant of supplies supplies plies piles two thousand sick are in sui suE t the e hospitals at kisch ENEFF 23 the emperor of russia yesterday reviewed the ninth army corps at rinka and Bir sula Bula addressing the officers at the latter place the emperor said bif if you should encounter the enemy show yourselves brave bravo and uphold the ancient glory of your regiments I 1 hope the young men among you whid have not been under fire will not show themselves inferior to their veteran comrades I 1 trust you sou may soen soon return covered with ith ath glory thoi emperor aiso also addressed the officers ef of the eleventh cavalry division he said he hoped their regiments would display the same brilliant courage as ever the greatest enthusiasm prevails everywhere among the tho troops and the people the tho emperor sleeps tonight to night at Ti where a review will be held today to day his majesty afterward goes to ung heni hent for another review the same day and will return to Kisch eneff about midnight ROME sa both the ministers of foreign affairs and the president of the council have stated in the most formal terms that italy after having acquitted herself of her mission as a power called upon to use her influence for peace and conciliation had emerged from the negotiations tiati ous ons free from any special eu gage ments and holding excellent relations with all the powers italy was ready to resume her work of pacification as soon as circumstances permitted she was resolved to preserve the independence and neutral character of her bet policy reply replying ing more particularly to the question whether the tho italian government intended to take any military measures the ministry declared that any such measures were entirely beyond their present anticipations the government would take no steps without previously giving parliament an opportunity port unity to deliberate upon it CALCUTTA 24 it is apparent that the famine is approaching its worst point there lg Is reason to hope that the maximum distress may not be so severe as anticipated bucl Buci BUCHAREST uit 24 the an government in reply to the turkish grand vizier requesting the prince to mako make arrangements with abdul kerim to prevent the passage of the russian army has declared tha tsuch a step is too serious to be determined by the executive power alone the doumanian Rou manian chain chambers bers will be assembled on the to examine the question tho the finst first rupin russian detachment A i t t consisting of forty sappers of officers crossed the doumanian Rou manian frontier at yesterday one thousand men are expected to cross today to day the grand duke dulse nicholas has issued a proclamation to the inhabitants of roumania Bou Rou mania manla announcing the passage of the russian army under ier ger his command towards the danube roumania nou Bou mania manla having received no preliminary notification has declared that it yields to force and has di directed the troops to fall back to avoid a conflict LONDON 24 in the house of lords this afternoon earl derby stated that 17 russian troops crossed the fron frontier tier last night ST petersburg 24 the czars azars manifesto to the russian army and the people was promulgated today the em emperor eror declares that in view of the rejection re action of the protocol and the he 0 olst obstinate at ate refusal of the porte to yield to demands of europe the moment has arrived for russia to act independently the following is the text of the czars azars mani manifesto festo feato our faithful and abd devoted subjects j s acts know the strong interest we have felt in the oppressed christ christian population of turkey and our desire to ameliorate and assure them that their lot has been shared by the whole russian nation which shows itself ready to bear fresh sacrifices to alleviate the position of the christians in the balkan peninsula the blood and property of one faithful subject has always been dear to us and our whole reign attests our constant solicitude which never failed to actuate us in the deplorable events which occurred in herzegh vina bosnia besnia and bulgaria eun eur ob eject before all was to effect an amelioration in the position of the christians in the east by means of negotiations and in concert with the great european powers our allies and friends for two years we have made incessant efforts to induce the porte to effect such reforms as would protect the christians in bosnia besnia herzegovina Herze govina and bulgaria from the arbitrary measures of the local authorities the accomplishment of these reforms was absolutely stipulated by anterior engagements contracted by the porte toward the whole of the european efforts supported by diplomatic representations made in common with other governments they have not however attained their object the porte has remained un shakeh in its formal refusal of any effective guarantee for the security of its christian subjects and has reject rejected eil the conclusions ciu clu blons at tho the constantinople conference wishing to essay every possible means of conciliation ia in order to persuade the porte wo we proposed to other cabinets to draw up a special protocol comp comprising te most essential conditions of the constantinople conference and to invite the turkish government to adhere to this international act which states tho the extreme limits of our peaceful demands but our expectation pec tation was not fulfilled the porte did not defer to this unanimous wish of christian Europe jand did not adhere to the conclusions of the protocol having exhausted all pacific efforts we are compelled by the haughty obstinacy of the porte potte to proceed to more decisive acts feeling that our equity and dignity enjoin it by her refusal turkey places us under the necessity of having recourse to arms profoundly convinced by the justice of our cause and committing ourselves to the grace of the most high we make known to our faithful subjects that the moment foreseen when wo pronounced the words to which all russia responded with complete unanimity has now arrived when we expressed the intention to act independently when we deemed it necessary and when dussias Rus sias honor should demand it in now invoking the blessing of god gud upon our armies we give them the order to cross the turkish frontier signed alemander ALEXANDER kitchenoff KIS CHENOFF 24 21 at the review of the troops at Tiras pol poi yesterday the czar in addressing the officers balds said sald 1 I felt grieved at sending you to the field of battle and therefore ci have delayed action as long as possible hesitating to shed your blood but now that the honor lonor of russia is attacked I 1 am convinced that you will know how to vindicate it may god be with you I 1 wish you complete success farewell until you return jASSY 24 grand duke dake nicholas in a proclamation to rou Bou roumania mania manla says by order of the czar my army destined to combat the turks enters your territory which has before joyfully received russian armies I 1 declare that we come as friends desirous only of furthering your welfare and hoping to find among you such noble sentiments as your ancestors displayed towards the russian armies in former wars against the turks the passage of the russian army through gli your territory will occupy only a short time I 1 invite you to pursue your usual avocations I 1 have taken measures to enable the military treasury to pay without delay for all purchases the army will no where disturb your tran cullity quilley quill gulit ty oan our ancestors shed their blood lood for your libert ilbert liberty yand and I 1 believe we have a right ta require your support for the army which is traversing your territory for the sole purpose of helping the unhappy christians of turkey whose distress has aroused the pity of russia and all europe yester yesterday d 1 russians occupied the r railway bridge at up UR to yesterday evening russians had entered the norma nian territory the inhabitants on both banks of i the danube are fleeing en mass masse e into the interior of roumania Rou manian As soon as the russians arrived at Bar boschi the Rou bou manian troops retired two british gunboats gun boats have entered the danube one ono af efthem pf them anchored onn off galatz the turks are leaving widdin giddin in great haste baste in the direction of where they appear to expect the principal russian attack CO 25 in the chamber of deputies today several christian members protested against Rus russians sias assertion that she declared war for the protection of the christians in turkey they declare that they did not desire the protection of russia the christians christiana were ready to take part in the defence of the country LONDON 26 A vienna corres says cays austria has hits no intention of occupying bosnia besnia she in reply to the russian manifesto turkey after quoting the article of the treaty of paris says although it is not the ottoman government which threatens it was right on the part of russia to appeal to these stipulations of the treaty the imperial government in order to avoid a misunderstanding applies to the signatory powers to use their offices in the grave circumstances in which it is placed by applying the article before mentioned and putting an end to the dangerous relations of the two states the porte expresses the conviction that the friendly powers in the benevolent interest they have always manifested toward the ottoman empire will take this opportunity port unity to arrest an outbreak of the great war thus sparing those countries the painful extremities with which hey they are threatened and europe herself the trouble and danger resulting from a conflict between the states I 1 a conflict of which the porte repudiates the responsibility A battle has taken place between the turks and montenegrins Montene grins the latter were defeated and the former advanced on Nic nie sies the uini miri aites were utterly routed LONDON IG the following notable passage occurs in the bt st petersburg burg colas the chief russian diplomatic organ it remains for our diplomacy to determine whether military operations are to be carried on energetically and with the full strength of our active forces or it we are to content ourselves with a pro predetermined determined movement for the occupation of certain limited localities it is stated that all foreign officers in the turkish service are promptly paid but the native officers and soldiers are not paid at all A special from states that the sultan in I 1 n a proclamation to the troops declares that in case of need he will join army with the standard of the prophet and sacrifice his life for the people osmar osman pasha addressed a proclamation to the inhabitants of kalafat assuring them that they need not fear the Turks who will occupy the town as friends the times in reviewing the argument that the czar was irresistibly compelled to war by the will of the people says this is consistent and intelligible but it is not the language of a reasonable being it is the language of tho the northern hordes who are thru thrust st or 8 starved t a arved out of their forests to seek food wherever found the world will not long permit the earth to bedes be desolated hya bya by a struggle begun in an interchange of den def lances and if left to itself is pretty sure to last as long as one party has strength to hurl defiance at the other general von moltke feels as we all feel how easy it would be to extend the area of war sa as to include the tho majority of the european powers we have been told again and again that if peace was once broken we should enter upon a war of which no one could see the end the german government know this and they were apparently perfectly prepared before and because preparations in critical dimeff excite counter prepa rations and jealousy excites jealousy until we bring upon us what we would prevent by our very anxiety 1 e ty t to 0 prevent if but we do not 1 interpret n tap ret his speech as melin meliD meaning 1119 any anything ing more moie than the resolution of a strong man armed to hold his own in peace it doe not deprive ive lve i us of the hopp that the present war will remain localized but ibish it is a sore provocation to dc despair 26 the prince oy af montenegro has sent aboto a note to the powers accusing the turks of or having dirig broken oe off negotiations because Alonte montenegro negro required that the refugees from should be restored to their homes and the kutchi prisoners liberated the prince declares that alone and without allies but relying on th the 0 abnegation of his subjects he will as in former times desperately da defend his territory against superior forces hoping that if defeated christian europe will save the women and children BUCHAREST 26 kt aft the opening of an extraordinary session of the doumanian Rou manian chambers today to day the message of prince charles was presented who said our presentation to the porte and powers to obtain their recognition of the neutrality of roumania rou Bou mania manla was unsuccessful roumania abandoned by all must rely on her own resources wo we must undergo every sacrifice to prevent pr vent roumania rou Hou mania from becoming tb the ot war the prince will fight night if ner ne essary for the integrity of the frontier the czar has declared that he had no intention of violating our rights asa As a proof of this bucharest will not be occupied by russians while waiting for the decision of the chamber the government hrs bag and will preserve the attitude of reserve it is estimated that rus bus have entered Rou Hou manla mania they are concentrating at barbaso chi OTTAWA 26 letters have been lieen addressed to the calling attention to lo the fact that on the of june queen victoria will have completed the fortieth year of her reign and proposing that the 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