The pursuit of the centre of the Turkish army, which is hurriedly retreating from the region of Lake Tortum-Gel, is continuing. We capturing prisoners, arms, cartridges, war material and all kinds of stores. Our Cossacks charged the Turkish rearguard near the forts of Erzcroum. They sabrad several hundreds of Turks and took 1,000 prisoners. The remnants of the rearguard fled to Erzeroum. Our artillery shelled the forts. Jan. 93.
The hurried retreat of the Turks in the region of Erzeroum is continuing. In many places the Turks are leaving in our hands artillery ammunition, food supplies and telephone material. Our troops pursuing the enemy along roads strewn with frozen Turks. Considerable parties of prisoners are being captured by us in every inhabited place.
One of our cavalry companies, which had arrived on the Caucasian front from Manchuria, charged a Turkish half squadron and three infantry companies, which were defending a village. The Turks were partly sabrad and partly taken prisoners, Southward of the river Shariansu we completely annihilated a large detachment of Kurds.
In the Melazgert region our cavalry attacked considerable forces of Kurds and captured 600 head of cattle.
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