New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1915-03-27
120, 900 PRISONERS TAKEN BY
RUSSIAN.

London, March 23.-The siz
Of the garrison at Przemysl an
the number of men who surrel
dered to the Russians greatly e,
ceeded all estimates. Accordin
to dispatches received frol
Petrograd tonight the 'garriso
originally consisted of 1000
men. Of whom 10000 were killed
Just under 10000 surrendere
when the fortress capitulated.
Owing to the blizzard which
interfering with the telegraph
service, no details Of the surren
der are coming, but Lemberg re
ports that for seven days prio
to the fall of the fortress. the PEG
pie of the town had nothing t,
eat and the Russians who took il
large supplies of provisions. wer:
welcomed as liberators-
Dispatches from the same plac:
say that $1,000 persons were
found suffering from typhus OR
cholera and that the work of dis
injecting the place is being en-
ergetically undertaken. The in
terror forts, it is said, were found
intact with good deal of am
munition in them.
Everywhere in Europe. both in
6elligerent and neutral countries,
the greatest credit is given the
Austrians for their long and stub
born resistance, which has great
1y delayed and interfered with
the Russian campaign in other d.
rections.
Now that the Russians, whose
numbers like those of the Aus
TRANS. must have been greater
than was heretofore understood.
are no longer under obligation to
invest this fortress. a big move
ment either against Cracow or in
the Carpathians doubtless will be
maugurated. With their north
ern lines protected by the morass,
into which the greater 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 goes
so far as to stake his reputation
on the prophecy that Cracow will
fall within the next month and
that when it does or before. Aus
tria will endeavor to conclude a
separate peace. He is more op-
timistic than the majority of mil
itary critics here. who are of the
opinion that Austrians and Ger
mans will likewise make a great
effort in the southern field and
attempt to prevent the Russions
from crossing the Carpathians or
reaching Cracow.
Along the western front there
have been a few attacks and
counter attacks. but nothing that .
IN this war of big battles causes
more than passing comment.
The lull in the Dardanelles con-
tinues owing to the unfavorable
weather which the allies are TAX
ing advantage of to effect repairs
on the Gaulois. Infexible and 9TH
or vessels which suffered in the
last bombardment.
Reports as to the effect Of the
big gun fire on the forts are con-
Trajectory, but one explanation
Of the fact that firing was con-
tinued from the land after the
forts were presumably destroyed.
Is that the Germans had brought
down howitzers, which were
moved from place to place on
rails. NWA
The Turks have made another
stack on the Suez canal. A
small force which crossed from
Biz Ell Saba having been observed
opposite Suez on Monday, the
guns of he fortress opened on
them. The Turks, who numbered
1000 and were accompanied by
three German officers, retired for
about eight miles. where they
were today attacked by a force
under General Younghusband and
we're, according to the British Of
kcial account, routed.