The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1915-03-22
HAS
SURRENDERED
Galacian Fortress Yields to
the Long-Continued Siege
of the Russians
AUSTRIANS KEPT UP
A VIGOROUS DEFENSE
Only Means of Communication with
Outside World Has Been by Wire
less and Aeroplanes-Cra Still
Held by Austrians.


PETROGRAD, March %, 2.45 D. m.
1t was announced officially this morn |
ing that the Galician fortress of
Przemysl surrendered to the Russians
today.
The seige Of Przemysl, an Austrian
stronghold in the province of Galicia.
has been underway since the early
days Of the war. It has been a bitter
and relentless siege which has no;
been relaxed.
Several attempts of the Austrians to
raise the siege, the latest of which
was made only 4 short time ago. have
| failed.
With the fall of Przemysl the only
important fortified town in GaHcia'
still in the hands of the Austrians Is
| Craeow, close TO the German border
In the early days Of the war the
| Russian offensive campaign as out
lined unofiicially contemplated the in
vasion of Germany through East Prus-
sia on the north and simultaneously the
invasion of Silesia from Galicia.
The Prussians succeeded in penetrat-
| ing GaGcia, but the success of the
| Austrians in holding PrzemyI and Cra-
cow blocked the attempt to invade
Germany across the Silesian border
The siege of Przemysl has been one
Of the most picturesque phases Of the
| war in the east.
The Austrian garrison defended the
city with a determination and vigor
and inflicted considerable losses on the
Russians by frequent sorties The
only means of communication with the
outside world was by wireless and
aeroplanes. Although there nave been
several reports since the surrender of
the fortress was imminent news from
the city described conditions there as
nearly normal.
All supplies of food were taken over
by the army officials, who issued ra-
items to soldiers and civilians alike.
! LONDON, March p. 40 - The
British official press bureau this after
, noon issued the following: Iuforma
tion has been received that the for
tress of Przemvsl and the garrison ha.
- surrendered to the Russian arms.
, LONDON. March -. 3.&7 p. m.-Thc
I great GaTcian fortress of Przemysl
which the Austrians had SO staunchly
, defended, fell into the hands of the
l Russian beseigers this morning. The
! last of the field Notifications were cap
tured several days ago, and the fina
/. acts of the drama began toward tn,
: close of last week, when the commandan
. deliberately expended his reserve am
: munition and sent the bulk of the gar
a risen on the forlorn hope of cutting it
4 way eastward.
q With the strong Russian line Tight,
Y drawn about the fortress, the effor
was apparently hopeless and 5000 pris
oners fell into the hands of the Rus
sian army. The loss of the Teutoni
allies in dead and wounded was full
as much more The shattered rem
i, nants of the force fled back to the fol
q tress and have now fallen into tn
into the hands of the Russians.
The garrison of the fortress orig
Sc nallv numbered 10000 to $4,000 meT
but the total must have been cut b
considerable number of thousand
The victorious army is understood t
number about 10000. This force wi
+ now march on to Cracow, it being til
a. announced determination of the Ru
sian commander in-chief to reduce til
:, - ancient Polish capital as speedily 6
: possible.
- As soon as the news of the fall {
20 Przemvsl reaching the headquartel
,e of the Russian commandments
or te deum was celebrated in the presen'
Of Emperor Nicholas, Grand Dull
tn Nicholas and their staff.