Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-11-09
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tingent from Pretoria with German
artillery gunners, moving in a south
erly direction is taken to mean CO.
operation in the invasion of the north
ern portions of Cape Colony. an under
taking which. thus far, has not pro-
crossed very rapidly.
Reports of a treacherous use of the
white flag By the Beers, coming from
native sources. are not received with
complete credulity. but. at the same
time. their reiteration is making an I'M
favorable impression. one paper asks.
sarcaStically, whether President Kru-
gers reference in his message to Amer
lea to staggering humanity meant
the Boer use of the white flag.
London. Nov. 9.-The Daily Mail has
the following dispatch from Queens
town. Cape Colony, dated Sunday
night; The railway staff is withdraw
ing from all the border stations be-
tween this and DeAar. There is no
cause for alarm. however, with refer
ence to the border towns. Gen. Butler
has taken effective steps to check the
Boer advance. Censorship prevents
particularzing. but you may expect
good news soon"
\ dispatch from Durham gives de-
tails. which though rather indefinite.
seem to show that the Natal volun-
teers are moving the big guns which
are not sufficiently mobile for field use
from Estcourt to Pietermaritzburg to
assist in the defence of the. latter in
the event of an attack. Advices from
Naauw Poort. Cape Colony filed Mon
II hn
that the Beers were re-laying the rails
at Norval's Pont the railway depart
ment, the previous day. destroyed the
culve~t between Arundel and Tween
dale.
London. Nov. 9.-4.30 A. M.-There is
practically no further news from the
scat of war. this morning. 1t is as
serted under Sundays date from Est
court. that Gen. White received d mes
| sage from Sir Redvcrs Butler Satur-
day. So far. however no messages APP
pear to have been received in London
| from Gen. White concerning Thurs
days ana Fridays sorties.
A special dispatch from PietermaritZ-
burg dated Sunday says: 1T is con-
fdently expected that railway com
munication will be restored with Lady
smith within a few hours
| Further details from Mafeking car
rying events up to Oct. q. indicate
that the Boer firing was easing off.
the garrison was in high spirits and the
siege was growing a farce. The CORE
spondent says that the people were in
| the habit of shouting from the house
| tops Ware shells and that rabbit
holes had been eXcavated in the town
into which the men would dive when
the smoke of the Beers big guns was
seen. Gen. Cronje is accused of drop
ping shells in the direction of the Wo
mems laager.
According to a dispatch from kru-
man. dated Monday. Col. Plumer's col
umn. marching from Fort Tuli to the
relief of Mafeking. had reached As
vogelkop, opposite Ootsi, 10 miles north
of Lobatsi, Oct. IS, and was nearing
Mafeking.
Her Majesty has written letter OF
coincidence to the mother of the late
Commander Egerton of the British
cruiser Powerful, who was fatally
wounded by the explosion of a shell at
the bombardment of Ladysmith. Nov.
.. when as a gunnery lieutenant he was
in charge of one of the cruisers big
guns.
Durham. Sunday evening, Nov. g.
Additional information confirms the
statement of native eye witnesses re-
specting the severity of the fighting on
both Friday and Saturday at Lady
smith. The natives assert that the
Beers were so cut up that they hOwled
for mercy on the field and covered
their bodies. Ladysmith is crowded
with Boer prisoners and wounded, the
latter presenting horrible evidence of
the workmanship of the cavalry. The
Gordon Highlanders suffered severely
in the fighting.
Estcourt. Natal Monday. Nov. g.
1915 \. M.-The Natal Field Artillery
left camp. today, escorted by troops of
the Imperial Light Horse, carbaneers
and Natal police. The destination of
the force is unknown. Firing was
heard this morning in tho diroctfon