Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1899-11-24
TO PREVENT THE RELIEF.
Gen. Joubert With a Force of Ten
Thousand Is Moving South to
Meet the British Advance.
Beers SHOW NO SIGN OF WEAKENING
They Are Apparently Prepared to Prompt
IL Meet Every New Plan of Campaign
Inaugurated by the British-LondOn Is
Chatting for Change in Present Defen-
sive Tactics-VYild Stories of Victories.

London. Nov. 21.-The present week.
according to the dispatches from the
front, ought to see change in the de-
fensive tactics hitherto maintained by
the British in South Africa. It is said
that the task allotted to Gen. Clery,
that of relieving Ladysmith, will tax
his generalship to the utmost. The
Beers are developing great deal of
strength in the neighbOrhood of Est
court, and Gen. Joubert is reported to
be moving southwark himself in order
to direct the movement to repel the
British advance. after. it would seem,
attempting to isolate Estcourt. This
latter movement is already in progress.
The Beers practically surround the
town.
Another small force was discovered
at Willow Grange, south of Estcourt.
yesterday evening. Maj. Thorney-
croft, with detachment of infantry,
made sortie and engaged the Beers,
but with no material result. The So
called Boer attempt to rush Estcourt
on Saturday was apparently merely
reconnaissance, resulting in the Beers
obtaining the information which they
desired, namely, that Estcourt is fairly
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position. The Beers then withdrew
out of danger but remained at points
commanding the exits from the town.
Gen. Clery is 1amentably deficient in
cavalry and artillery, though attempts
are being made to replace the former
by outlander mounted infantry, of
which about 800 have started for the
front.
garding the relief of Kim ber1ey appear
too sanguine. The British force is not
yet ready, and when it starts it will
have dangerous road to follow, every
foot of which will probably be contest
ed if the British attempt direct adj
vance.
Joubert Has 10000 Men.
London, Nov. 2f.-The Beers STRAIT
egg shows no sign of weakening. Ac-
cording to the latest intelligence from
the seat of war they have made prepa-
rations to meet the new plan of cam
paign which the British were forced to
adopt because of the investment of La
dysmith. A Boer force of 10, 600 men
under Gems. Joubert and Botha is said
to be moving south to meet the British
advance from Estcourt. Gen. White
will therefore be left with only weak
force against him. This force, how
ever, probably will be intrenched and
therefore difficult to attack. The re-
lief column will have a hard task be-
fore it if the enemy is as strong as re-
ported.
Wild Stories of British Victories.
London, Nov. 2I.-Either the war
Office, under public pressure, has been
forced to relax the censorship in order
to relieve the suspense, or the general
ly optimistic tone in the dispatches has
won the censor's approval. Some of
the reports received are so palpably
wild as to insult the intelligent public,
as, for instance, the fight on Novem-
Der 9. This fight was in the vicinity
of Ladysmith and, it is claimed, the
British loss was trihing, while the
Beers lost from 500 to 1000 in killed
and wounded. Everybody comedies
that the Beers are quite as good marks
men as the British. Even the English
admit that the Beers are brave fighters
and good strategists.