The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1915-06-03
Fall of Fortress
Big Surprise AS
Russians Claimed
Teutons We're Checked

London, June 3.-Defnite news that after
siege of three weeks the fortress of Przenlysl, Ill
Galicia, has fallen to Austria, was received here
with degree of surprise. The Russians were In
possession a little over 70 days While it has been
we'll known that the Russian position at Przemysl
serious and that the artillery fire of the Ger
manic allies was daily becoming more terrific, the
announcement from Vienna of the Austrian victory
not expected so quickly particularly in view
of an official statement from Petrograd of last
Monday saying that the Austro- German grip be-
fore Przenysl had been broken and that the Of
fensive in the great Galician struggle had passed
to the Russians. U ., i4
The Austrians entered Przemysl at 3 80 O'Clock
this morning after hanlmering with heavy guns
that lasted more than twenty days. .--, .s+-
The capitulation of Przemysl is ascribed to the
effectiveness of the artillery onslaught The occu-
patton OF the fortress by the AusTians will remove
the danger of the Russian threat against Cracow.
When the Russians starved out the Austrian
garrison at Przemysl, an operation which brought
them into the fortress on March D. they did it
slowly and Systematically, conserving the lives of
their men as much as possible. The method which
the Austro- Germans have been employing recently
to accomplish the same end has been entirely diff
ferent. Their eirexpenditures in men and ammunition
has perhaps outdone anything in this war; not even
excepting the German rushes for Calais, and the
terrible struggle along the User river. ~
The retaking of the Przemysl fortress already
has been characterized by British observers as one
OF the most remarkable feats of the war. Imme-
diately after the surrender of the Austrian garri
son, the Russians began westward rush through
Gal1cla and 1T was predicted that they would soon
overrun both Silesia and the plains of Hungary. A
terrific Austro- German offensive was inaugurated
however, the result of which to drive the Rus
slams back to the San river and to enable the Teu-
tonic allies to encircle Przenlys and attack it from
the north and southeast.
An official announcement was made today at
Vienna that the great Galican fortress won by the
Russians ten weeks ago after long struggle, had
been recaptured. With Przemysl in their hands,
the Austrians and Germans have concluded the
first base of their new Galician campaign which
was launched in drive from Cracow. While the
fall of Przemysl has not been conceded at Petro-
grad SO far cable advces show, the latest Off
clal statement from the Russian war office adj
mltted that the besiegers of the fortress had won
some successes including the capture of two out
lying forts to the north
Dispatches from the Austrian front to Vienna
indicate that the attacking forces relied largely on
their heavy guns, which they have used effectively
all through their advance through Galicia These
dispatches say the Russians had removed their
men and supplies from Przemysl in anticipation of
It's fall, and that they considered it not improbable
they would lose Lemberg as we'll.
Roumania and Russia have apparently been
unable to compose their differences concerning the
adjustment of Roumanian boundary lines Rou-
manla's entrance into the war is said unofficallv
to be conditioned on such an agreement Milan
dispatches say that King Victor Emmanuel of Italy
had offered his services as intermediary between
these nations
Italian reports of steady progress in its inya-
sion OF Austria disputed in Vienna The Aus
TRAN war office announces that Italian offensive
operations have been unsuccessful and that no ma
terlal damage has been done by Italian artillery.
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