The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-03-25
PRzEMYSL YIELDS
TO RUSSIAN ARMY
At TER LONG SIEGE
Austrian Stronghold In GaIicia,
Exhausted and on Point of
Starvation, Surrenders
to Gen. Dimitrieff.
RELIEF EXPEDITION FAILS
Terrific Fighting Marks the
Third Muscovite Advance Into
Bukowina-Many Prison
ers Are Captured.

erS Are captured.
Petrosrad. Cvia London), March %
1t was announced officially his
morning that the Galician fortress Of
Przemysh surrendered to the Russians
today.
A tie Deum Thanksgiving was cele-
brated at the Russian army headquar-
tiers today when the fall of Przemysl
was announced, the ceremony being
participated in by Emperor Nicholas,
Grand Duke Nicholas and the members
of the general staff.
Przemysl has been besieged by the
Russian forces under Gen. Radke Dim
itrieff for several months. The garri-
son of the fortress and the iilhabi-
tants of the city are said to haye been
living on greatly reduced rations for
a long time n the surrender, in order
to escape starvation, long has been ex-
pected.
All attempts of the Austrians to re-
lieve the beleaguered fortress V
failed, each advance having been
hurled back by the impetuous attacks
of the Russians. Aeroplanes have been
useful to the Austrians in conveying
food to Przemysl and in keeping in
touch with the commanding officers.
Cracow Holds Out.
With the fall of Przemysl,s which has
been described as the key to the AUS
TRAN empire, the only important FORTH
fed town in Galicia which is still in
the hands of the Au%strians, is Cracow,
in the northwestern part of the prov
ince. close to the German border.
In the early days of the war it was
part of the plan of the Russian Of
fensive campaign to invade Germany
through Galicia. The Russians pene-
trated Galicia, but the success of the
Austrians in holding Przemysi and
Cracow blocked attempts to invade Ger
many across the Silesian border.
The Austrian garrison of PrHemyS1
defended the city with determination,
and during the earlier months inflicted
frequent sorties. The last direct word
from Przemysl before the
ment of its surrender was that the
Russian attacks were i~nfrequent and
that the defenders had little to 10.
The last of the i~lnprovised field fort
ifcatlons We're captured some avs
ago and the fina act of the drama be-
gan toward the close,of the week. when
the commandant deliberately expended
his reserve ammunition and sent the
bulk of the garrison out on the forlorn
hope Of cutting its way eastward
through the besiegers.
Thousands of Prisoners.
a.. liz SllollS IluSSidH llllt bISIlIN
drawn around the fortress the effort
apparently was hopeless from the start
and 5000 Austrian prisoners fell into
the hands of the Russians, while as
many moro fell dead or wounded. The
shattered ma of the force fled
back to the fortress and they now
have fallen into the hands of the Rus
slams.
The garrison of Przemysl originally
numbered sc. 000 or So 900 men, but sor-
ties and shells must have cut a con-
siderable number of thousands from
that total.
The besieging army is understood to
number about 10000 officers and men.
This force will now march on the
strong Austrian fortress of Cracow. 125
miles to the west Of Przemysi, it be-
ing the announced determination Of
the Russian commander in chief to re-
duce the ancient Polish capital as
speedily as possible.
Petrograd, (via London), March %.
On the whole Galician front, from
GorlitZe almost to the Rumanian from
tier. there has been for the last four
days virtually a continuance of fierce
assaults and counter assaults, during
which trenches and snal villages have
changed hands as many as four times.
Austrians Encountered.
Although this continued activity has
brought about no change of real i'm
portance in the Galician situation, it is
interesting as evidence that the Aus
TRAN artillery IS still capable of real
resistance against the Russian cam
pa1gn in eastern Galicia. The Austrian
attacks continue with violence and per-
sistenee. and this in spite of the fact
that they apparently have lost the Sc
curity Of their foothold at Stanislal
and in the Stry region.
a STUDY OF the daily records of this
tlghtlng, however. as received in Petro-
grad, shows that despite their aggres-
slve activity the Austrians are being
forced to the south and closer to the
Carpathian mountains, through the
passes OF which, two months ago. they
oeSan an invasion, the purpos Of
winch was to relieve the garrison at
Przemysl and to capture the territory
1851 at the outset OF the war.
Artillery Stops Them.
The effectiveness of the Russian ar
tlllery apparently has played q consid-
cradle part in the checking of the Aus
TRAN drives in the direction of
PrzemysL These efforts are still be-
ing continued, hut Russian military
observers declare the chances of sue
cess are diminishing for the reason that
the main German n Hungarian forces
are now too far from the Przemysl
fortress to offer proper support TO such
a movement.
Repeated Austrian attacks on q wide
front near Gorlitze nave been stopped
by the Russian fire. After apparent
ly abandoning hope of success in this
region the Austrians Unexpectedly
brought up reinforcements and deliv-
cred three fresh attacks in quick sue
cession. Each resulted in failure. At
the same time a Russian advance in
the direction Of Svednik, resulted in the
Russian occupation of a row of vii
lagos extending to the south from this
town. Attack after attack by the Aus
TRANS to the south OF Kosiouvka end
ed in failure. with considerable losses.
WILSON is SILENT.
Washington. March 22.-President
Wilson refused today to give Informal
ton regarding negotiations between