Evening star., 1915-06-03
PEREMYSL TAKEN
FROM THE RUSSIANS
AFTER21-DAYS SIEGE
Great GaIiCian Fortress, Won
by Cars Men Seventy Days
Ago, Recaptured.
HEAVY GUNS HAMMER
THE WAY TO VICTORY
Seizure of Strategic Point Will Re
move Danger of Threat
Against Cracow.
TERRIBLE LOSSES IN BATTLE
rentons, Expenditures in Men and
Munitions Greatest Of War.
New Attack Upon
Warsaw.

LONDON, June s.-After a
siege OF three weeks the great
fortress OF Peremysl. in Gal1c1a,
has fallen to the Austrlans. The
Russians were in possession a
little OVER seventy days. Pere-
mvsl is situated between Lem
burg and Cracow.
This news was received III Lon
don with a certain degree OF sur
prise. While it had been well
known that the Russian position
at Perernvsl was serious, to say
the least. and that the artillery
fire of the Germanic allies was
daily becoming more terrific, the
announcement from Vienna OF an
Austrian victory was not expected
so quickly, particularly in view OF
the official statement from Petro-
grad of last Monday saying the
.Austro-German grip before Pere-
mvsl had been broken and that
the offensive in the great Galician
struggle had passed to the Rus
slams. Late Russian reports,
however. admit the loss of some
iorts.
Heavy Guns Used.
The Austrians entered Peremysl at
80 o'clock this morning. after a ham
mering with heavy guns that lasted
more than twenty days The capitula-
tion OF Peremysl must be ascribed TO
the effectiveness of this artillery on
sIaught The occupation of the fortress
by the Austrians will remove the dan
ger of the Russian threat against
Cracow.
When the Russians starved out the
Austrian garrison at Peremysl. an
fortress March %. they did 1T slowly
and systematically, conserving the
lives Of their nen as much pos
sib BILE. The methcd which the Austro-
Germans have been employing recently
to accomplish the same end has been
entirely different.
TheIr expenditure in men and am
Iuuuitiou has perhaps outdone anything
in this war, not even excepting the
German rushes for Calais and the ter
rible struggles along the User river.
Deemed Remarkable Feat.
The retaking Of the Peremysl fortress
/, already has been characterized by Brit
ism observers one of the most remark
able fears of the war. Immediately after
the surrender of the Austrian garrison
tie Russians began westward rush
through Galicia, and it was predicted that
they would soon oyerrun both Silesia and
the plains Of Hungary. A terrific Austro-
German offensive was inaugurated, how
ever, the result of which was to drive the
Russians back to the San, and to enable
the Teutonic allies 10 enc.rcle Peremysl
and attack it from the north and the
southeast
The strength of the Russian garrison
"!thln the fortress mas not been known
.f London.
Russians Of Two Minds.
lie reports u Austrian military ayta-
tors Indicate that the Russians themselves
we're OF two minds regarding the defense
oi PeE6mysL. While the archduke's forces
were approaching the San river and even
after the Campaign against the fortress
began. the Russians poured a stream Of
trains with reinforcements ammunition
ana supplies Into Peremyl along the don
bie-track railroad from Lernberg When
The besiegers approached within artillery
range OF tho railroad and highway Tho
movement n this direction ceased a,a
the Russians began an equally hurried
ruSh o? men snd supplies away from ,ba
| fortress, II is declared.
heconcfIed TO Fall.
''fett VT" o'iteF lhclcatlons that Tho
Russians have become reconciIed 10