The Penn's Grove record., 1915-03-26

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enteen thousand men, nine ner
and n%inety-three officers OF n Gen.
eral Staff. $500 officers and otf1clals
of the line were captured by Russians
at Przemysl, according to an announ-
cement made at the War Ofhce These
figures more than double previous es-
Inmates. The original garrison was
supposed to have numbered not more
than $1,000 men, but the c~apitulation
of the city reveals that 10000 men
manned the fortress, of whom 4O,OOo
were killed.
Surprise is expressed that the gar
rison is so large. 1t is recalled, how
ever, that in the last Russian adj
n on Cracow the Cars forces
broke through the Austrian lines on
the Lower Dunajec River and were
reported to have cut off the retreat of
strong German forces that had been
operating in the region OF PrZemysl
in an effort to recapture Lemberg.
These troops, it was said, had the OPP
ton of going through the Carpathlan
passes harassed by strong Russian
forces or taking refuge in the fortress,
and it is probable that many OF them
chose the latter course.
Unofficial advices say that the de-
lenses of Przemysl are in good condi-
ton, Notwithstanding the long siege,
and are capable of being put into
working order Immediately. Six hun
dred guns of the newest type have
been found in the fortress. Other re-
ports say 2,400 guns were captured,
of which 1000 were heavy cannon.
The Russians, on entering the city,
found that $4,000 persons were suf-
fering with typhus or cholera. The
work of disinfecting the place already
has been energetically undertaken.
The capture of Przemysl by the Rus
slams came after three campaigns, the
first of which was launched in Sep
TENDER. For more than seven months
fighting has been in progress a
Przemysl or in the district of which
it is the centre.
Przemysl was invested three times
during the seven months of desperate
conflicts that marked the Russians
operations in GaIicia. 1t was twice
relieved by the A%ustrians, but on their
third investment, the Russians threw
about it a Gordon of steel that could
not be broken.
Attacking forces of Russians were
sent against the forts defending the
city time and again, but were beaten
off. The siege went on, the Russian
lines drawing closer and closer. Fin
ally all communication between
Przemysl and the outside world was
cut off except by aeroplane.
With the capture of the Galician
fortress a driving Russian forward
movement was Immediately inaugu-
rated on Cracow. With fall of Prem
ysl has released 120, 900 Russians
for cooperation with the main
army. A gigantic battle is in progress
along the whole Carpathian front.
Heavily reinforced, the Russians ev-
erywhere are iercely attacking the
Austrians, who are resisting with
marked s%tubbornness. Violent con
f1icts are raging at Dukla, Uszok and
Supoku.
Successes For German Arms.
Berlin (via Sayville).-Many sue
cesses for the German arms have been
reported here.
The detailed description of the
Franco-British losses al the Darda-
uelles, as given by an Athens news
paper, says that 1900 men were killed
and five w%arships sunk. Four other
warships were damaged badly.
The same report states, anent the
sinking of the Infiexible.
'The commander of the British bat
tie cruiser Infiexible was killed and
the members of the crew were drown
ed by the thrush of water. The
French battleship Suffern was dam
aged seriously"
A Paris dispatch also confirms the
Turkish claim that the French battle
ship Gaulois was badly damaged in
an engagement, when three of the AL
lies ships were sunk.
From the western front comes the
report of the repulsing of the French
a. Carency, and the same result in
Champagne as well as the bringing
down of French aviators near verdun
and F%reiburg. 1t is reported that hos
tile flyers shelled Ostend, but merely
killed a few Belgians.
From the Eastern battle lines comes
the news that after having driven the
Russians from the port of Memel in
East Prussia, the Germans crossed
the border and released 5000 prison
ers held by the Muscovites in the town
of Krotingen. Attacks by the Cars
men along the Orzye River, northeast
of Warsaw, were repulsed.