The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-03-23
SURRENDER OF PRzEMYsL
ENDS LONG IMPORTANT
SEIGE
HEAVY LOSS
TO AUSTRIA
Cracow Now the Only Important
Fortified Town in Galicia Re-
maiaing in Austrian Hands

PETROGRAD. March 90. .--Tha Aus
trian Garri 1on of Przemysl capitulat-
ed tu1Hy tC the investing Russian
army
This is the ending OF long selse
which is regarded here rs OF very
great importance. II gives Russia
contro, over nearly all of eastern
Galicia. and relieves the Russian army
which has beal bcsieging the city for
service elsewhere.
Nothing since the capture OF Lem
berg and the Victorious sweep Uf the
Russian army through Galicla in the.
early days of the war has aroused
an equal degree of enthusiasm. Trc-
mendous excitement and interest pre-
walls here.
The Fortress fate has been inevi-
table eyec since the failure of the
last Austrian attemrt to drive south
ward for it's relief.
There have been daily evid ences of
n shortage Of provisions and reports
regarding rayages and disease have
reached besiegers from lime 20 time.
Gradually the lines about ,he city
are drawn tighter. and Until within
the last fortnight tlIls Gy1ssiau rifle
men were within raasc of the outer
works. The Russian artillery pounded
the forts Ceaslessly.
The Austrian sortic on last Satur-
day. proceeded by such extravugant
use Of ammunition by artillery us to.
leave the impression that tile bcsefg-
! ed army was at the end of itz re-
sources and desired td consume the
remainder of its ammunition PRIOR 10
surrendering.
Although Pr2mysl has been elilniS,
mated as q positive menace to the.
Russian traops operating in Galicia.
since il wa3 isolated. and surrounded
last October,'it was always potential
source OF danger. Many stubborn bat
tics nave been fought by beseigers
with portions of the garrison which at
tempted to reak through the invest
ing line 10 join the relief column
which was occasionally pushed with
in twenty-five miles of the city.
IL is believed here the next imDor-
tant development IL Galicia will be
new Russian advance toward Cra-
COW, the Austrians having been vir-
trally driven out of the territory as
far sonthward as the Carpathians.
The garrison surrendered without
fight,
Hosting OF the flag over tho for
tress caused little surprise 1t was
generally known that the garrison
was without food and ammunition.
The war r3office adyices report that
niue Austrian generals more, than
three hund sed officers and fifty thous-
and men were taken. n Z.
Only One Left.
With the fall OF Przmysl the only
important fortified tewn In Galicia.
which SILL remains in Austrian hands,
. is Cracow In northwestern GaIicia,
close to the German border. The
siege of Przemysl began I'm the CARLY
days OF the war It has been bitter
nnd relentless, since the start,
Several attempts were made by the
Austrians to relieve the fortress. They
failed. The latest relief attempt was.
made short time ago. Early Id the
war. the Russian offensiye campaign
as outlined unofficially, contemplated
an invasion CT Germany through Esst
Prussia. on the north. and Silesia, by
way Of Galicia on the Colth. The Rus
SLAMS succeeded In penetrating Gaiicia,
Uat fttts kAunIA ny EfEZ6lll-
ysl and Gracow, blocked their at
tcmpts to cross the S,lession border.
s The Austrian gaFriaon defended the
city with determination and during
the earlier months OF the siege siiS
flieted considerable losses on tie RUS.
sans by frequent sortfes. 1
The only means sof Communications
with the outside Rorld was hy wire;
less and aeroplanes Przniysi f,eas
wen atocked with ammunition and
provisions when the siege began. bnt
there have bsen Indications recently
that EngeF was an effectise ally of tta
FmssEahs It was reported that aeso-
plans were making daily flights 10
Przeniy ysi with eafgoss OF provisions.
Last week tho Russians brought
dowS an Austrian aeroplane said To
be laden With timed beef for Przem-.
vel:
Food Shortage Caused SnrTendex.
sVIEalis Al q Alafci % 0fIiciai com
municati6n states that rTz6iflysI was
5 forced through d shortage Of food to
capisulate said with only three
days Taticns LEFT the Anstrians en- :
sleayoTed 10 rpalt through the hesiega
ing ists5 Aftsi seven hours 0f battle
tIioy compel ed Is fetreat behind
the Tine &of forts Three days later.
having destroyed fortiflcatioaa, guns
and aInmnnilion thex sugrsnderen