Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1915-03-25
RUSSIANS
MOVE ON
CRACOW
Will Take Fortress Near Ger
man Frontier in Month,
Is Prediction.
100000 MEN ARE CAPTURED.
Allies Repair Vessels to Renew
Attack on Forts of OAR
danelleS.

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London, March 24.-The size of
the garrison at Przemysl and the
number of men who surrendered to
the Russians greatly exceed all esti-
mates. According to Petrograd dis
patches the garrison originally con-
sisted of 10000 men of whom 49,
900 were killed. Nearly 120, 900 sur
rendered when the fortress capitu.
lated.
A blizzard, which has interfered
with the telegraphic service, pre-
vents details of the surrender from
coming through, but Lemburg re-
ports that for seven days prior to
the fall of the fortress the people had
nothing to eat and the Russians, who
took in large supplies of provisions,
were welcomed as liberators.
Dispatches from Lemburg also say
that Is, 900 persons we're found suf-
fering from typhus or cholera and
that the work of disinfecting the
place is being undertaken energeti.
cally. The interior forts. it is said,
were found intact with a good deal
of ammunition in them.
| Everywhere in Europe. both in bel
ligerent and neutral countries, the
greatest credit is given the Austrian
for their long and stubborn resist
ance, which has delayed and inter
fered with the Russian campaign in
other directions.
Now that the Russians, whose num-
bers, like those of the Austrians,
must have been greater than esti-
mated, no longer are compelled to
invest this fortress, big movement
either against Cracow or in the Car
pathians doubtless will be started.
With their northern lines protected
by the morass into which the great
er part of Poland is converted during
the spring months, the Russians are
eXpected to throw all their strength
against the Austrians and attempt
finally to crush them.
One British military critic stakes
his-reputation on the prophecy that
Cracow will fall within a month, and
that when it does, or before, Austria
will endeavor to conclude separate
peace. He is more optimistic than
most military critics here, who be-
lieve the Austrians and Germans will
make a great effort in the southern
field and attempt to prevent tie Rus
SLAMS from crossing the Carpathians
or reaching Cracow.
In the west there have been a few
attacks and counter attacks, but
nothing that in this war of big bat
ties causes more than passing COM
ments.
Unfavorable weather continues to
cause a lull in the Dardanelles, The
allies are taking advantage of this to
effect repairs on vessels which suf-
fered in the last bombardment.
Reports as to the effect of the big
gun fire ON the forts are contradict
DRY, but one explanation of the fact
that firing. was continued from the
land after the forts were presumably
destroyed is that the Germans bad
brought down howitzers, which were
moved from place TO place on rails.
The Turks again have attacked
the Suez canal. The guns of the
forts opened Monday on a small
force which crossed Sinai from Bir
Ell Saba. The Turks, who numbered
l 900 and were accompanied by three
German officers, retired for about
eight miles, where they were attack
ed by large force under General
Younghusband. and. according TO
British official accounts were routed.