Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-03-25
According to Latest Figures
People of the Town Starved
Seven Days before Stronghold
Fell.
$4,000 CASES OF DISEASE
Typhus and Cholera Epidemic
Big Russian Movement on
Cracow or the Carpathians
SOon-ConclusiOn of Separate
Peace by Austria Predicted.

London, March q. 1925 p. m.--The size
of the garrison at Irzemysl and the num-
per of men who surrendered to the
Russians greatly exceeded all estimates.
According to dispatches received from,
Petrograd tonight the garrison originallV
consisted of 10000 men, Of whom 4o.oro
were killed. Just under 10000 surrendered
when the fortress capitulated
Owing to the blizzard. which is inter
fering with the Geographic service, no
details of the surrender are coming
through, but Lembcrg reports that for
seven days prior to the fail If the
fortress, the people of the town had moth
ing to cat and the Russians who tool;
in large supplies Of provisions we're vel
coined as liberators
Dispatches from tine same place say
that fifteen Thousand persons We're found
suffering from typhus or cholera md
that the work of d!sinfectinc tn rlac"
Is being energetcally undertaken tn.
interior forts it is said were found
intact, with a good deal Of ammunition
in them.
Australians COMM ENDED.
Everywhere in Europe, both in belli-
est credit is given the Austrians for their
long and stubborn resistance. which has
greatly delayed and interfered with the
Russian campaign in other directions
Now that tho Russians, whose num-
oers' like those Of tho Austrans. must
nave been greater than vas heretofore
understood. are no longer under oblisa-
tfon to invest this fortress. a big move
mont either against Cracow or in the
Carpathians will doubtless be !naugtirated
With their northern lines protected by
the morass into which the greater part
of Poland is converted during the spring
months. the Russians are expected to
throw all their strength against the Aus
TRANS and attempt finally h crush them.
PREDICTS CRACOW'S FALL.
One British military critic goes so far
aa to stake his reputation on the prophecy
that Cracow will fall within the next
month and that when it does, or before
Austria will endeavor to conclude a sep
arate peace. He is more optimistic than
tho majority Of military critics here who
are Of the opinion that Austrians and
Germans will likewise make great eff
fort in the southern field and attempt to
prevent the Russians from crossing the
Carpathians or reaching Cracow
Along the western front there have
been few attacks and counter attacks
but nothing that in this war of big bat
ties causes more than passing comment
The lull in the Dardanclles continues
owing to the mfavorable weather. which
the allies are taking advantage of to e.
feet repairs on the Gaulois. lnfiexiblc
and other ships which suffered in the In st
bombardment,
KEW ATTACK On SrEZ CANAL
Reports as to the effect Of the big gun
Gre on the forts are contradictory. hut
one explanation of the fact tina. firing
was continued from the land after the
forts We're presumably destroyed is that
the Germans had brought down howit-
GERS. which We're moved from place IN
place on rails.
The Turks have made another attack
on the Suez canal. A small force which
crossed Sinai from Bir FL Saba having
been observed opposite SueZ on Monday.
the guns of the fortress opened on them
The Turks. who numbered LOO and were
accompanied by three German officers
retired for about eight miles, whore they
W"r" attacked by a force under Genera
Nounghushand and We're, according to the
British Official account, routed,