Evening star., 1915-03-23
SWEEPING ADVANCE
OF FRUSSFORCESON
AUSTR|ANS |SP[AN
With PrzemysI Taken. Army of
10000 Will. Try to Break
Foes Line.
DUAL KINGDOM BUSHES
MEN TO MEET ATTACK
Violent Battle Expected in Car
pathians-Cracow and Hun
gary Menaced.
PRAISE FOR CONQUERED MEN
Valor of Przemysl Garrison Lauded
While Allies Capitals Continue
Rejoicing Over the
Surrender.
DUAL KINGDOM BUSHES
MEN TO MEET ATTACK
PRAISE FOR CONQUERED MEN

LONDON, March 2S.-Whilc
Petrograd. Paris and London con-
tinue their celebrations following
the fall of Przemysl, German and
Austrian commanders praise the
valor of the garrison which com
bated the besieging Russians for
more than six months before it.
reduced by hunger and disease,
was forced to surrender to the
enemy.
1t is believed here that the next
important development in Galicia
will be new Russian advance to-
ward Cracow and Hungary. the
Austrians having been virtually
driven out OF the territory as far
southward as the Carpathians.
Information from an Austrian
source to the National Tidendc OF
Copenhagen says that the Rus
slams are preparing for a violent
offensive in the Carpathians.
They have assembled 10000 men
ior this purpose, and will make an
attempt to break decisively the
Austrian line. A gigantic battle
is expected, as Austria is bring
/
ing up all possible reinforcemcnts
to meet the attack.
/ Surrender of Przemysl.
| The Przemysl garrison opened neso-
tiations for surrender SATURDAY,, but
nothing came of this. Then, during
the course of the night of March 2O-2l
sortie was attempted. This was the
last straw. Throughout Sunday neso-
tiations for terms proceeded and the
surrender was effected Monday morn
ing. The garrison consisted of lN0-
900 men, 1t is declared.
Events Preceding Fall.
Events which preceded the final des-
perate sortie of the beleaguered gar
rison in Przemysl, designed to break
! through the encircling ring OF Rus
sian troops. are described in an Of
fetal Russian communication. The
statement says:
During the last days before the flu
al sorties the garrison received in
sed rations. Each soldier was Civ
en- biscuits to last five days, warm
new clothing and new boots. Officers
were instructed to explain to the
troops that if they returned to the
fortress an inglorious fate awaited
them and consequently they must
pierce the Russian front at any cost
Movement Toward Stores.
An easterly direction was chosen
for the sortie as the line of least re-
sstance as well as because II led TO
the district where the Russians hao
large stores of arms and ammunition.
More than 10000 men We're ordered to
participate in the sortie but several
units refused to move despite the urg
ings of the commanders. only the 2$rd
Honved division and some parts of tl.,s
s5th Landwehr and 4th Hussars took
an active part. They were prompt!
and decisively defeated.
An official Austrian communication
states that the garrison returned 10
Przemysl because il encountered over
whelming Russian forces. In thus con
nection II should be noted that tue
Russian forces near Przemysl never
were large and the great SortIe
repulsed principally by territorial
troops and reserves, Petrograd debates.
The total number OF the captured ;.af-.
rison exceeded Russian expectations.
Commander Gives Praise.
Field Marshal Archduke trederIck,
of the Austrian army,
has issued an army order announcing the
fall of PrzeInysi, after all the works.
bridges. arms. ammunition and ma
terial had been destroyed.
Greetings and thanks to the uncoi-
Iuered heroes of Przemysl. your comrades
in arms the field marshafs order con-
tinues. THE powers of nature, but not
of the enemy. have conquered them. They
continued to fulfill their loyal duty to the
extreme limit OF human strength. The
defense OF Przemysl will remain forever
a bright page i'll the book Of honor OF
our army.
Further details of the fall of Prze-
mysl are made public in late official
statement issued by the Austrian war
office, a part of which follows:
Forts Are Destroyed.
after the sortie of 18th it was
found that the provisions could last
only three days. and the commander
received order to surrender tho
fortress after these three days aud
after all the war material had been
destroyed According to reports from
an airman from the fortress, the com.
did. in fact. succeed in de-
stroying the forts. including guns, am
munition and fortifcations
NO less praise is due the sacrificing
and last fight of the gar
rison than to its bravery during the
of the fortress and the hight.
ing on previous occasions This rec
ogrition the enemy himself will not
refuse to heroes of Przemysl.
'The fall of tha fortress -With ~ h,ch