The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-04
Russians Evacuate the City in
Early Morning Hours Aban-
donins Large Booty
VIENNA AND BERLIN
CELEBRATING VICTORY
Italian Advance Into Austrian
Territory Still Unchecked.
French Raid Headquarters
of Crown Prince

London, juno 3--Prxemysl is
once again In the possession of
Austria.
After n Siege lasting not quite
three weeks. hopetcssiy battered
by tho powerful guns Of the
Austro- Germans. !. the Russians
evacuated the caty early this
morning.
1t was not a formal surrender. as
was the case March ~, when the Aus
TRAN garrison. after six months de-
fense. hoisted the white flag. The
kreater part OF the Russian garrison
managed TO slip away over the rail-
road to Lemberg, which In In the
twenty mile area 10 the east, where
the Teuton forces have not CONSOLE
Nated their lines. They were able to
kake some heavy guns. many ma
chine guns and considerable rnuni-
items OF war, Much was left behind,
however. Many prisoners have pecn
taken. and the enormous guns OF the
fortresses and some supplies remain
behind. The official dispatches from
Vienna and Berlin say they have not
yet had time to inventory their booty.
III viii be nothing like the 100, 600
MEN taken by the Russians in March,
n is reported.
Not Safe salient.
Military experts In London have
fereseen the fall of PrxemysI ever
sance Il was apparent that the Ger
man and Austrian thrust through
ssaiicia was going to strike home.
Frxemysi IL not saYe salient in
defense line. however strong 1t may
Ne as an Isolated fortress.
r The tactics OF the new hesiegers
we're exactly opposite To those Of the
Russians when the positions were re-
tersed. The first siege was conducted
wfth regard to human life; this second
eiege has been conducted along lines
generally pursued In the .Easst-an
absoIute disregard of human life
charges in close formation in the face
~ fre from machine guns and rifles,
al covered by the terrific fire of the
heavy Austro-German field guns.
The Austro-Germans, under Gem
erAl Won Linsfngen. entered Przemysl
IL $50 o'clock this morning. They
came upon the end of a lombard
ment which was battering TO pieces
the central fortress and citadel. The
Austrian air scouts, who had been
Observing from late In the afternoon.
reported that long trains were leaving
the city carrying the troops, and the
final entry was effected with very lit
tie opposition.
situation In Galicia No Worse.
The situation in Galicia is regarded
- no worse today than IL was nearly
ono month agas The Russians have
not yet been able TO muster saff-
ficient force to check definitely the
-. xz1>t -. vi
before the overwhelmingly superior
artillery which presses them without
i, let-up. They have simply been
forced out of the Hungarian slopes,
out OF the Carpathians, out of the
Gal;eia foothills, away from Tarnow,
laroslav, away from the San. and un-
less they are able to strengthen them
selves. their positions to be assumed
ii the defnse OF Lernbrg must give
way. and inevitably they must get out
Of Galician territory entirely. Russian
headquarters has already been moved
10 Brody, which is about fifty miles
rom Ienaberg. and near the Russian
frontier Lemberg Is sixty miles from
prxemysi. The Russians now will
form q new line to the eastward Of
their present positions. and. accord
fnr to indications, this line will be-
yin somewhere near the junction Of
fhe yistnla and the San and extend
south and east OF Jaroslav. 1t will
leave the san at that point and follow
sthe iine OF the Wisznia River. run
itIne southeast and northwest towards
the Dneieter. II will then be In a
LENDERS and the two lines OF railroad
lending from the Russian bases.
a8 BERLIN ana Wanna Celebrate. u
T1fa1a frhes sav that both Berlin and