Evening star., 1915-06-04

strategic rail,o.sd.. Ivangorod and
Brv. t-. g., so were called upon
to SUBJ ID. materials, and every
thir;s " 5 ru. h, / in and set up with
feveii III t"St. The middle forts were
used to j. end, and the Jewish popu-
lation wa5 compelled to evacuate the
city. Siege operations on the part of
the Austrian and German forces were
necessary because the Russians during
their two months occupation had in
measure restored the fertilization
Forts Sprayed With Shells.
Continuing. the Vossische Zeitung's
correspondent says the artillery attack
reached it's climax on Sunday. when
the forts were literally sprayed with
shells The moment the German COM
manders noticed slackening of the
Russian fire, storming operations were
begun
The Russians defended themselves un-
til the last moment. They had no time
to rescue any guns or material. No
details are as yet available as to the
material captured or number of men
taken prisoner.
In an editorial article the VosSche
Zetung declares that the Russian men,
ace in Austria Hungary has been
broken forever and that Russia has
been deprived of it's dearest wish. the
possession of Galicia. which was tn
have become a new Russia
Russians Fighting Hard.
The I.okal Anzeiger publishes a sre-
cial dispatch that the Russian lines on
the eastern and southeastern sides of
Peremysl in the direction of Medyka
and Siedliska have not yet been passed.
1t claims that the Russians are using
reserves advanced in years and youths
of the 1917 class throughout all Galicia
in their desperate attempts to get a
breathing spell. The Russians are
still fighting stubbornly south of the
Dniester and along the banks of the
River San.
The Morgen Post says this victory
shows that the strength of the Austro-
Germans has not been broken and can
not be broken
The Nord Deutsche Allgemeine Zett-
ung declares this victory is deed the
glory Of which will go down in history.
See Eventual Victory.
Other papers hail the fall of Peremysl
as an indication of the end of Russian
dominance in Galicia and proof of
eventual victory everywhere. They are
particularly gratifed that the strong
hold fell before the Austro German at
tack in fewer days than it took the
Russians months to capture 1t.
The fall of Peremysl was due. it is
declared here, to the breach driven
into the grdle of forts from the north
by the Bavarian troops The gap open
ed by the capture of five works was
almost five miles wide and big enough
to drive a whole army through.
The inner lines were under the circum-
stances utterly unable to resist the pres
sure The garrison by nightfalI Wednes-
day had been driven back to the outskirts
of the city itself. The other forts of the
fortress were exposed to attack from the
rear. well as the front, and by dawn
Thursday both fortress and town were re-
stored to Austrian rule.
Peremysl Garrison.
The garrison al PeremysI, according to
reports received here, comprised at least
two divisions of infantry. including regu-
lar line troops and newly raised imperial
militia. The captves included a large
number of stra gglers and unorganized
soldiers.
No report has vet been received as to
the amount of artillery and stores cap
tured, but it is thought that there was
much artillery, because most of the Rus
sian siege guns used in investing Per-
emysl were mounted in the reconstructed
fortress. only small part having been
sent to the Carpa thians after The CAPTURE
of the fortress by the Russians