ERZEROUM
SURROUNDED UY RUSSIANS. TURKISH AUTHORITIES LEAVE THE TOWN. (X ELECTRIC TKMSGBAFH. —OOPTBieBI , PEH PRESS ASSOCIATION. Athens, January 30. Reports from Constantinople state ih-Ab tho Turkish authorities and banking establishments have quitted Erzerouin, which the Russians have surrounded. Odessa, January 31. All railways in Asia Minor have boon closed to passengers. The Turkish forward movement has begun. New and incompletely trained men have boon ordered to Angora and Baghdad, whence tho Turks are advancing on Armenia and Persia to assist the Turkish Caucasian army. Amsterdam, January 30. A German communique states: At Felchie Mudjtahios (?) we took 1000 t-ainals from the enemy. We recaptured a strong position in the Caucasus.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/FS19160201.2.26
Bibliographic details
Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2858, 1 February 1916, Page 3
Word Count
109ERZEROUM Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 2858, 1 February 1916, Page 3
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.