Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-10-30

London, Oct. 25.-The following dis
patch from General Sir Geo. Stewart
White to the Marquis of LansdoWne,
secretary of state for war, was re-
ceived at II o'clock last evening and
posted at the war Office soon after mid
night:
'Ladysmith, Oct. "a, p. m.-Infor-
nation received yesterday showed that
the beers had established themselves
in considerable numbers in an exceed
ingly strong position west of the main
road leading from Ladysmith to Dun
dee. l had also information that the
Dundee force, formerly commanded by
Gen. Symons, and since his WOunding
led by Gen. Yule, was falling back TO
Ladysmith by way of the Helpmakaar
road, Beth and the valleys of the
Waschbank and the Sunday rivers and
was expected to reach the Sunday river
valley today. I therefore moved out
with a strong force to cover the move
ment of Yules column. The enemy
was discovered about Z miles out of
Ladysmith in a position of great
natural strength, west of the road.
When he saw the preparations being
made against him, he opened fire with
one gun with great accuracy. Our ar
tillery soon got into position and -he
gun was silenced. Our troops were
ordered to occupy strong ridge par
ale1l to the enemy's position but near
er to the road. I confined my efforts
to occupying the ridge and hitting him
hard enough to prevent his taking
action against Yules column. Num-
bers of the enemy fed to the west and
the firing practically ceased at 2
o'clock.
This war office dispatch seems to re-
alize the worst fears. Gen. Yule has
abandoned not only Dundee but Glen
coe also, and so far as present news
indicates he has neither joined Gen.
White nor reported at Ladysm1th
Gen. Whites successful action an
nounced in parliament by Mr.. Wynd-
ham, seems to resolve itself into the
mere engaging of the attention of the
Free State troops, while General Yule
is slipping southwark. 1t is evident
from official dispatches that both COM
mandant General Joubert's column on
the north and the Orange Free State
troops on the west now occupy strong
positions that nothing hinders the bo-
ers from following up Gen. Yule's re-
tirement and getting around Lady
smith from the southeast. Until rein
forcements arrive it seems that Gen.
White will be obliged to concentrate
on Ladysmith. It is believed that the
has other dispatches not
yet published. The secretary of state
for war left Ambassador Choate's res
idence Immediately at the end of the
banquet to Gen. Harrison and proceed
ed to the war office, where, even after
midnight, there is considerable &C
tivity, many visitors calling to inquire
for information.
Has Joined White.
London, Oct. 25.-The Cape Town
correspondent of the Daily Mail, tel
egraphing at 9:45 o'clock last night,
says: Gen. Yule has performed a
brilliant strategical movement. By a
swift march to the south, leaving
Glencoe empty, he has effected a juno
ton of his forces with those of Sir
George Stewart White slightly to the
north of Ladysmith. The two are now
in a position to offer battle. I believe
the first attack will be made on the
large Free State force which entered
Natal by way of Tintwa Pass and
which has since been harrassing Lady
smith. The military authorities de-
cided that by joining their forces the
two generals would be better able to
cope with one large force at a time
than by having two small detachments
to oppose simultaneously two big
boer forces. Accordingly, after de-
feating the Free State troops, they will
offer battle to Commandant General
Joubert. Only forty miles to the north
separate the two boer forces. Hence,
there is need for swift, telling action