Salt Lake Democrat | 1885-08-05 | Page 4 | Lively Outlook on the Afghan Frontier

Lively Outlook on tie Afghan Frontier Fron-tier LONDON August 5The Russians are planning a new town at Merv including the citadel barracks at gardens and bazaars Owing to rumors that the Afghans are massing mass-ing near Penjdeh strong Russian reinforcements reinforce-ments have been dispatched to that place TEHEBAN Augusts The Shah has authorized author-ized the construction a military road from Bushire to the Afghan frontier This is reported Aglan ported to be an English project England granting a subsidy for the work which is I intended for the rapid transportation of 1 troops from the Persian Gulf toward Herat