The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1915-03-30
FATAL BLOW DEALT
70 TEUTONIC CAUSE
,nrc SAY FALL OF PRE-
h'N nECTDES FATE OF THE
HAPsBURG EMPIRE.
efpIIv ADMITS SERIOUSNESS

CAPTURE of Fortress Inro"S Town 'no
''F "s+ Rar of Gateway Into Hungary,
and Early Russian Advance Into
THAT Country Is Predicted.
pFTROGRAD.-Highest import
is attached to the fall of Pre-
4ns ,.I nv the Novoe Vremya. Liken-
nySi i t. to the fall of Metz during the
lneaoo-Prussian war and the capitu-
nan of Port Arthur in the Russo
T"nonese war, the paper says the last
'S artocle has been removed to the
Russian advance in Galicla.
Nu @Tbus is decided the fate OF the
-,hoia Hapsburg empire, and conse-
SnU, that of her ally, Germany, "
gu0T Wovoe Vremya continues.
INC ,n+borities here have received in
nation that the defenses of Pre-
l Srs II" are in good condition notwith-
I l5Oding the long siege, and are ca
o. "hIa of being put into working order
P@ Da Six sundred guns of
.bn newest type were found in the
fortress. Q.
Events Preceding Siege.
Evants which preceded the final
aoanorgte sortie of the beleaguered
uoTr designed to break through
tho encircling ring of Russian troops,
oro described in an official commun1-
cation issued here last night. The
statement says;
"Dnring the last days before the
Anal sorties the garrison received "a :
lions Each soldier was given bis
rnts TO last five days, warm clothing
ond new boots. officers were in
ctructed to explain to the troops that
if thew returned to the fortress an
inglorious fate awaited them, and
consequently they must pierce the
Russian front at any cost.
IAN easterly direction was chosen
for the sortie as the line of least re-
sistance as well as because it led to
tho district where the Russians had
large stores of arms and ammunition.
More than 10000 men were ordered
to participate in the sortie, but sew
eraI units refused to move. Only the
Twenty-third Honved division and
some parts of the Eighty-ffth Land
vehr and Fourth Hussars took an
active part They were promptly and
decisively defeated.
"An official Austrian communlca-
ton states that the garrison returned
to Przemysl because it encountered
Overwhelming Russian forces. In this
connection it sohuld be noted that
the Russian forces near Przemysl
never were large, and the great sortie
was repulsed principally by terrific
rial troops and reserves. The total
number of the captured garrison eX-
ceeded Russian expectations.
Order to Garrison.
Following is the text of an order
issued by General Kusmanek to the
garrison of the fortress on March 10,
the day before the sortie:
Soldiers: For half a year we
children of almost all nationalities of
the fatherland have been inCessantly
opposing the enemy. With the help
Of God and your bravery we have
successfully defended the fortress
against the enemy despite attacks,
privatiOns and cold.
You already merit the highest
gratitude of your commander-in-chief
and country, and have won the adj
miratiOn even of the enemy. In the
beloved fatherland thousands of
hearts beat for you and millions wait
with bated breath for news from you.
Heroes, l announce to you my last
summons. The honor of your coun-
Try demands it. I shall lead you to
pierce with your points of steel the
iron circle of the enemy.
On, then! March on! Even fur
tner' unsparing in your efforts, until
we reJoin the main army, which, af-
Ter hard fight, now nears us. We
are on the eve of a great battle, for
sle enemy will be reluctant to aban-
gon prize he has coveted so long.
hnow then, true defenders of Pre-
mySI, each must have but one