Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-22
russ CAT TURE
|P'Rz!'EN|YSL ! FORTS
lAustrians Compelled to Sur
1ss rse;:;4!ee:: After Brilliant
Defense.
SCENE OF SIEGE
FOR MANY MONTHS
(Russians Sought Capture Of City to
Open Way For Invasion Of Germany
Thru oaIioia - craoow Alone Now
stands in Way-Austrian Lines Ex-
{ tsndins to Reumanian Frontier
Forced 70 Fall Back.

Petrograd. via London, Marcn 70
81 was announced officially today that
the Galician fortress Of Przemysl sur
rendered to the Russians today.
The siege Of Przemysl has been
under way since the earlier days OF
the war. It has been bitter and re-
,entless siege. which has never been
relaxed for a day. Several attempts OF
~ the Austrians to raise the siege have
failed. with the capture of PrzemysL
the only other fortified town In Gallcia
in the hands Of the Austrians Is
Cracow. .
IN the early days Of the war 1t was
the Russian plan to invade Germany
thru Galicia. The Russians penetrateu
Galicia. but the Austrians, hoidlns
Przemysl and Cracow, blocked these
attempts.
stubborniy Defended.
The garrison defended the city win
& determination and during the early
months inflicted considerable losses on
the Russians by frequent sorties. me
onlv means Of communication with the
outside world was by wireless teles-
raphy and aeroplanes.
ss$ The entire food supply was taken
nver BY the army officials ana was
daily distributed to soldiers ana IN
hahitants Of the city alike. Przemysl
was well stocked with ammunition anu
fofd when the siege began. It was re-
ported that aeroplanes were making
sdaily flights to Przemysl with cafeoes
aeS provisions.
Flahtinr Along Miiss ..
an the whole Galician front from
st,orIttxe almost to- the Roumanlan =
frontier there has been for the last s0'
Four days v1lflssualfy nrtsntous -
gault ana counter assadlf. 0.Il aallns ~
which many snnAll viliases have
changed hands as many as four tames. le.
This activity has brought aDout ny
important changes. It Is nevertneiess eues
interesting as evidence thal the aus
trian artillery is still capaDle OF fes1i
resistance. .,xh
The Austrian attacks continue Win IN
v;olence and persistence, ana TINS IN
spite OF the fact that they nave ioss
80 Austrians Forced Back.
.+nlv 81 the daily record of this
Agh,ing shows that despite their ag-
grassive activity, the Austrians are De-
fnc forced to the south and closer 70
~ carpathian mountains. TWO
mnnths ago they undertook an assault
Tor the purpose Of relieving Przemysi.
The effectiveness of the Russian ar
tillery has played an important part IN
-, .,acls;ng these drives by the Austrians'
.rha main German and Hungarian
forces are now too far from the
Przemygl fortress to offer support to
-. !, v,,ovornent
Austrian movements near Gorlitz
have been stopped by the Russian nre; !:
4 After apparently abandoning hope OF
.,ccess in this region, the Austrians
unaxpectedly brought up fresh rein
forcements and delivered three attacks
I Il % succession. Each resulted in failure:
Near svednik, the Russians delivered
! surprise attack. resulting IN the oc-
cunation Of a row Of villages south OF
sthis town. Attacks by the Austrians to
the south OF Kosiouvka ended IN fail-
nre with considerable losses.