The Washington times., 1915-04-18
DEvOURED
DEAD HUMAN BODIES
Men by Thousands in Barracks
and on Streets in Their Low
est Degeneracy. 49,.
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river about eighteen miles northeast OF
Peremysl. 4
Jarsolav is a railroad center. and
Is a fortified town. 1t was supplied with
enormous quantities of army provis-
ions and ammunition. and it was ex-
pected to stand siege for u consider
able time. 1t was also expected that
the eastern banks of the River San,
from Percmysl to Jaroslav would be
fortified before the arrival in force of
the Russian armies.
But on the 1lth day Of September the
Russians reached the eastern banks of
the San river. and again the Austrian
troops fled. leaving Jarosav in such
haste that they left everything in the
hands of the Russians, including their
wounded and their medical outfits.
People Turn on Masters.
The Austrian retreat toward the San
River had largely become a rout, and
this plight of the armies of Francis Jo-'
seph was desperate enough, when sud-
denly the anti-Austrian population of
the town turned on their former mas
ters and rulers, and put every obstacle
In the way of the fleeing armies.
Upon being assured that the Russians
were at hand on the eastern banks OF
the river San. the Slavonic population
Of Jaroslav destroyed the bridges over
the river across which lay the path of
the defeated Austrian troops.
A considerable portion of the fleeing
soldiers succeeded in crossing the river
over hastily constructed bridges. but
many thousands who were unable or
unwilling to flee, fell into the hands OF
the Muskovtes. Thus the Russians came
into possession of immense quantities of
prisoners, provisions, guns Of all cali
bres, ammunition and hospital materials.
without having had to fire shot FOR
them.
II must be noted that the Eastern
Col lnfn
to the unwillingncss of many regiments
in the Austrian army to fight for the
monarchy. 1t is also true that the popu-
lation of Eastern GaliCia made life
miserable for the Austrian troops and
welcomed the Russians.
Through the Slav SNmpathizcrs every
move of the Austrian troops wa3 re
ported to the Russian commandcr.
Bridges were destroyed provision sta
tions were set on fire, and ammunition
stores were blown up. All this enabled
the Russian armies to SURROUND
Peremysl. and on the twenty-fith day
of September the Investment of the clty
was complete.
Russians Encircled City.
From that time on till october 23. the
Russian armies completely CirClcd the
city. From October 23 to November B
the siege was temporarily relieved by an
Austro-German army, who made cash
German army in Poland, when linden
burg made his famous dash for war
saw. m
! / arrived at Peremysl on October 93
and since have been attached TO the
| r, nth army medical corps.
| | am a Croat, and consequently have
no sympathy for the dual monarchy.
| | hate tho Austrians generally and the
| Hungarians particularly.
| But yet, in spite of all this, the naked
| truth Is that the mixed hungarian
| regiments are the greatest lighters on
| the continent, while the unmNed AUS
| trian troops can compare with thOSc Oh
any modern arms.
| And il is also true that the Austro-
| Hungarian armies made II miserable
| showing in both eastern and western
| Galicia, because there were, ana arc
| too many enemies of the monarchy
| within the rank and ill" of tn" army.
| 1t was "A suicidal hundcr TO mako
| up an army corps out of the troats,
! Serbs. DalmatidnS. TrcntinianS. bone
| mians and many other disgruntled el"-
| ments of the empirc. aII expect them
| to fight for the prcsertZtion or mon
! arChy whose destruction they have been
| plotting since its formation. ii was
| sheer stupidity to expect these elc-
ments to fight against Russia, whom
| they have come to regard as their ultl-
/ mate savior and dellverer.
No one can question the hghtlng
| qualities of the pure Austrians ana
| MaSyars, yet no oilc tdii eoHueiiiii INC
| subject elements OF the Austro-Hun-
| garian monarchy for not fighting for
| the perpetuation of a government which
they had learned to despise from time
| immemorial. =
In fact. the non-Austrian and non
Magyar regiments of the armies of the
dual monarchy boast of their treason
able acts as a great service rendered
| to their respective nationalities.
II 1t was not for this state of affairs
| in the Austrian armies the Russians
" ould never have crossed the GaIician
| frontier.
City In Chaotic State.
On my arrival at Percmysl with the
| Austro-G army, | found the city