The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-06-03
Great Fortress in GalicIa Cap
fured after a Siege of
Three Weeks.
FALL SURPRISES LONDON.
DANGER of the Russian Threat
against CracoW Removed
by Austrian Victory.
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LONDON. June 3.-After siege OF
three weeks the fortres OF PTZenysl
in Galic:a has fallen to the Austrians,
The Russians We're in possession
little over seventy days This news
was received In London with certain
degree OF surprise. While it had been
well known that the Russian position
at Puemysl was serious 10 say the
least. and that the artillery fire OF
the Germansc allies was daily oeconi.
ing more terrific, the announcement
from Vienna OF IN Autrian victory
was not expected so quickly, parucu-
larIy IN view of the official statement
from Petrograd Of last Monday: say
ing the Autro- German grip before
Przenysl had been broken and that
the offensive in the struggle nao
passed TO the Russians.
The Austrians entered PrzemSsl az
$3.50 O'Clock this morning after ham
mering with heavy guns that. lasted
more than twenty days. The capi1u-
3atton OF PrzenyS1 must be aScrloec
to the effectiveness of this artillery
onslaught.
the Austrians will remove the DANCE
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 p they did 1t
slowly and Systematically conserving
the lives OF their men as much as
possible The method which the Aus
Germans have been employing sre-
Gently to accomplish the same end has
been entirely different Their eS-
penditures IN me nand ammunition
has perhaps outdone anything IN ehfs
war. not even excepting the German
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k4ruggfe along the User canal The
retakinS of the Przemysl fortress al
ready has been characterized by Brit
ish observers as one OF the most re-.
uarkable featS OF the war
Immediately after the surrender OF
the Austria ngarriscn. the Russians
began westward rush through Ca
Ecia and 1t was predicted that 1heE
would soon overrun both Siesia and
the plains OF Hungary a terfnc aus
fro-German offensive was 1nauSurateo.
however. the result of which was TO
drive the Russians back TO the San
and TO enable the To tonic allies to
encSrc1e PrzemySl and attack It from
4f1e north and southeast Another
feature Of the fighting on the eastern
front is the new attack ON WARSAW
Neither the Russian nor the British
newspapers are able to say whether
Zines between the Pilica and the Vis-
tula IS a serious effort to break
through to the Polish capital. or
move timed to prevent the Russians
from sending reenforceneneS TO their
hand pressed troops in Galicia- But
whatever the motive the assault has
been violent against front OF about
twenty-five miles. the hardest pressure
betnr brought to bear on the Russians
aIong the Bzura and the Rawka rivers.
To-day Is the fitch anniversary OF
the birth Of King George but because
of the war no especial celebrations
are being held
The new government meets par
lament for the first time today. ASIDE
from the Formally of passing the bill
to obviate the ministers in the new
cabinet from seeking reelection, chief
interest centered in the n the prom
ised speech OF Premier Asquirh in the
House of Commons on the new coali-
ton government and the entry OF Italy
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