Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-04-10
Garrison i'm Austrian Fortress
at the Time of Surrender
Numbered 10000.
PLANNING A CRUSHING BLOW
Way Open Now for Inauguration of
Campaign Against Cracow and
Hungary-Big Guns Roar
South of Ostend.


garrison at Przemysl and the number
of men who surrendered to the Rus
SLAMS greatly exceed all estimates. Ac
cording to dispatches received from
Petrograd tonight the garrison origin1
ally consisted of 170, 0O0 men, of whom
10000 were killed. Just under 10000
surrendered when the fortress capitu-
lated.
Owing to the blizzard, which is in
terfering with the telegraphic service,
no details of the surrender are coming
through, but Lemberg reports that for
seven days prior to the fall of the fort
ress the people of the town had moth
ing to eat and the Russians, who took
in large supplies of provisions, were
welcomed as liberators.
Dispatches from the same place say
that l 5000 persons were found suffer
ing from typhus or cholera and that
the work of disinfecting the place is
being energetically undertaken. The
interior forts, it is said, were found in
tact with a good deal of ammunition
in them.
Everywhere in Europe, both in bel
ligerent and neutral countries, the
greatest credit is given the Austrians
for their long and stubborn resistance,
which has greatly delayed and inter
fered with the Russian campaign in
other directions.
Crushing ATTACK Expected.
Now that the Russians, whose num-
bers, like those of the Austrians, must
have been greater than was heretofore
understood, are no longer under obi
cation to invest this fortress, a big
movement either against Cracow or in
the Carpathians doubtless will be in
augurated. With their northern lines
protected by the morass into which
the greater part of Poland is converted
by the spring months, the Russians are
expected to throw all their strength
against the Austrians and attempt fin
ally to crush them.
Guns Roar Near Ostend.
Rotterdam, March PA terrific
bombardment began tonight south of
Ostend and is continuing. Very heavy
guns are engaged Clouds of allied
aeroplanes were scouting this after
noon. All guns have been removed
from West Capelle to the User and a
big battle is imminent.
Austrians Surrender PrzemysI.
Petrograd, via London, March %
The Przemysl garrison, which capitu
lated to the Russian army yesterday.
surrendered without fight. The hoist
ing of the white flag over this fortress.
which was said to be on the point OF
surrender on a number of occasions,
caused little surprise, as it was gen
orally known that it was in a terribly
weakened condition, without food or
ammunition, and it's endurance was
only a question of days.
War office advices report that nine
Austrian generals were taken, more
than 800 officers and $4,000 men.
The Russian general commanding
the investing army has been decorated
with st. Georges cross.
A heavy snow storm failed to check
the enthusiastic demonstrations in
which the civil and military popula-
tions united when the fall of Przemysl
was announced. The crowds, founder
ing in deep drifts, which tied up street
traffic, cheered the officers and sol
diers who remained to participate in
the celebrations.
From the Kazan cathedral, the
strains of the national anthem swelled
in volume as the crowd gathered, and
from other points throughout the city,
mysteriously hidden behind the dense
curtain of falling snow, music burst
forth and added to the general spirit
of enthusiasm.
The moral effect of the victory on
Russia. it is expected, will be very
great. awakening hopes that this will
be the turning point in the Galician
and Carpathian campaign.
Airships Raid Paris Again.
Paris. March 22--Zeppelin airships
raided Paris early Sunday morning
and dropped a dozen bombs, but the
damage done was unimportant. Seven
or eight persons were injured, but-snfy
one seriously. Four of the aircraft
started for the capital, following the
valley of the Disc, but only two reach
ed their goal Missiles also were
dropped at Compiegne, Ribecourt and
Dreslincourt, but without serious re-
suit