Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-24
REPAIRING PRzEMYsL FORTS.
Russians Have Big Task in Caring ror
Prisoners and Populace.

PRISONERS ana ToDbloSSs
I,ondon. March 24.-Tne magnitude
of the surrender Of Przemysl and spec
ulation as to how likely the Russians
will be able to press the advantage oe-
rived therefrom in an advance INTO
Hungary and SILICA. continues 10 pe
the chief topic of discussion.
The Russians are putting the 1ort-
ress into order. They are sendlns the
prisoners to the rear. feeding the
J! starving popylace and attending. the
sick and wounded, :.
| AS the task is an enormous one II
is presumed that Russia for some tlme
will not be able to divert her strength
elsewhere. It is estimated the russians
had six army corps around Przemysi'
Official reports disclose that notn-
ing Of Importance has occurred IN the
western arena of the war, but dis
patch from Amsterdam says another
German offensive on the western front
is impending. '
Fighting in carpathians.
: stubborn fighting in the Carpathians
continues The Russians admit beins
thrown back from Memel. and they
chara cterize their advance to this point
as merely a reconnaissance. Farther TO
the south the Russians claim that Ger
man attempts to take OssoWetz are
weakening.
The strength Of the latest Turkish
advance to the Suez canal is so negh-
gible, according to dispatches reachlns
London, that British observers find II
hard. to believe that the forcing OF q
passage over this waterway has peetl
seriously considered. 1t is believed
these expeditions are for the purpose
of keeping the British on the alert to
prevent the withdrawal OF any forces
and to tarrass the British contingents
as much as possible while never really
contemplating an invasion of Egypt.
Germans Lessen Pressure on Ossowetz
1t is officially announced in Petro-
grad that the Germans since Sunday
have removed all but iouc of their
heavy batteries from berore Ossowetz
The Russian statement adds:
"a couple of forty-two centimeter
l1owitzers were abandoned after the
first battle, one Of which was damaged
by our fire. Shots from the howitzers
failed to crush the masonry Of the
fortress. Superiority in artillery was
distinctly on our side. Not only was
the German fire far from endangerine
the forts but the enemy failed to dis
lodge our infantry from Its field works.
I'm an Austrian attack on the 18th
on the front near Ropitza the enemy
opened a hurricane fire with twelve
inch howitzers, under cover of which
twenty enemy battalions at o'clock in
the morning attacked our forces. which
were in greatly inferior strength Our
infantry opened fire with careful aim
at the enemy, who approached to with
in 200 PAGES. The enemy withdrew al
9 o'clock, leaving the area covered
with his killed and wounded
Prisoners Number 10000.
The size of the garrison at Przemysl
and the number Of men who surrend-
cred to the Russians greatly exceeded
all estimates. According to dispatches
received from Petrograd Tuesday
night the garrison originally con-
sisted of 10000 men, Of whom 10000
were killed. Just under 10000 sur
rendered when the fortress capitu-
lated.
Owing to the blizzard which inter-
Iferred with the telegraphic service, nc
details of the surrender are coming
thru but Lemberg reports that TO,
seven days prior to the fall Of the
fortress the people of the town had
nothing to eat and the Russians who
| took in large supplies Of provisions
were welcomed as liberators.