The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-10-27
BOYRs ARE wOUsTEn
aud nriyeu Prom Every POSI-
tion They Attempt TO
Ocenpy.


nE at Rietfoutcin are c0mng @ s'''-
iy 4 special dispatch from tadyam 't
daied October &C. nlei AFTER the hsh
sayH
On discovery that the nHen n-.
mussed to the westward ,f tho mff
road tH Dundee au attempt Nls MACE
by train CD re.atss the h1iy 1t g.. .'n-
nel-s .su Chisholm. hiiei at Eards.
angte The train Nas fired cpon asa
ohllred ta ret re ANA General WHIT.
moved out t1 attack tne uoera believe
ing tl hs Free stlters vh0 shHul ntt-
.olnsd the rmnnaaiers % Ear,'.
.aate neral WHIT. command. 4 nf--
vorplIy Th. Fifth nncrrs were p
m either flank They hrf 0tw
touch with the Boers bei1a MDil.f-
eprmt where . -0 BurEhcrs uccupel
atrlns ridge whence thty upeu.l ur
az 1000 wards hitting several thn BRUSH
in me meantime ihe Erdsars and Nat1f
csrhinears advanced unacathei thr1ugh
an opening n fhr ridge unuer toe rrr
of a Rner gun while .he imperial NFl.
horse tuok pant az fhr crest 1t 90"
rdee thr Bnora retiring AZ auou
O'Clock however n0er gun. stationed
on the vrest ~ MatlWanaskDp. opened
Gre with great accuracy on the mas
force. which in tho meantime naf con-
up. but the shells failed 60 explode ant
fhe British artillery sIlenced the opp'-
st,nn The whole British force ther
advanced and the action became gene
erai 4 large hody of Boers occupied
strong positions at Matanawakop lnt
.he prrreptoua ridges surrounding
and the Infantry advanced under coVe-
of the nrc The Gl0ucestrre ANA Dee
tYns CrIss,d q fearful nre-znnc hrneatt
ruIuuyoni hH whence the Beers
poured re- wihering Ore wlih such ef-
feet THAI thirty uf the attacking drnr-
pDd wIth.n a distance ~ 600 yards Se..
ing ths perl of enc peyuns ara CLIQUE
cesiers General White dispatched th
carhIr.ors and LlVcfpoois to taxi ih
cnemy in tho rear.
4 fierce rifle and artillery duei WAS
maintained for sunc time The Bn
ish maxims ratified hut the Beers und
cover pf the rucks. remained cn0l ar-
replied With an incessant rifle Gre tn
British artillery swept the face uf Oh
hll aud "a length the shells become
destructive thst the noers retrcafed
another ridge whence trFy we're dls
lodged hy tho volunteers in the fAcD o.
"a calling nre
The Rocrs soon reformed and took az
"a position un another ridge. but tne
volunteers dashed across the lntcryen-
ing plateau again rushed the Boer pose
tluu and drove them back a. the main
furce. occupy Ing Mat1nwausk0p The
British then shelied the latfer until
CLUSTERS of Beers we're seen leaving anG
retrcatlng westward when the engls..
ment closed
YULE JOINS WHITE
London. oct 26-rhc war office ua
received the following dispatch from
General White.
"Iadysmlth. oct. -6 O0 40 b ml-
General Yulc's clImu has just marci-
ed ln here after "a very hard march
|durng a. night uf exceptionally heavy
rain The men. though dome up. are ir
I good spirits and ouly Nant rest The
Z enemy dld u1, modest them
BOEUs nOMBAEp MAFEklNG
T Th rb1mhlrdmcut of Mafekns his
commenced HIth unk HHu result, ana
fle Uueis have got th..r uuHfar prH
oners snfely t1 Pretoria
Altogether the DtupaEn ue.ns
pushed hy the Beers so sirenuously aua
on such sound strateglcal lines that INA
uaunn of the British must n N
probability give chem ctus. f.r HnNln ,
flr some time 90 come.
O. ls difncllt 90 sec boss the c1nesn.
trltcd force at Ladyrmitn Nil ps able
tp take the aggressive .mmed ateiy
Apart from the fatigue regiments IKE
the Gordon hlghlanders and royal rifle.
have been practically Without ofhcer.
since the iast ngst and one hunir-i
and thirty ave additional officers have
been ordered Go leave England a. speed.
~ as possible
WHITE WILL ATTACK
London. oct g; ;-,Ien sir Ge0rg
Stewart white. according i3 "A dispatcl
\ from Capet0on Go the Daily Mail wil
attcak ihe Orange Free state forces m
Natal as soon a. General Yulrs men
have rested strong British reinforce
Sents arc belng sent up from the amp
WARS REFRAIN
n London, OOt.. 2i-rhe Daily Mall pu1.
llses the following dispaich from Fi-i-
ermartinzburg. dated. Octobes q
The residents ~ Dundee hal a very
weary tramp ~ forty miles 90 che near
est town where they arrived lea "a p.til-
BILE plight having lost everything. The
I refugees included Harry Escombs 'or-
mer premier ~ Natal an dthe Dund (.
magistrate one of the Dundee pe0pi
says that an day saturday trlins 0er-
arriving al Commaudant Jbuberf,s
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