The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1899-10-25
ENGLISH WIN At AANDSLAAG1E.
VICTORY DEARLY BOUGHT.
British Losses Number 1850 Killed and
Wounded General kock, Commanding
the Beers, Dies In The Enemy's Lines.

the Beers, Dies In the Enemys Lines.
The Boer forces suffered a severe de-
feat at Elandslaagte last Friday. The
British forces were commanded by
General French and the Transvaal
forces under General Jan II. NJ. kock,
who was wounded and captured, and
has since died.
The Beers, although driven from their
guns, returned again whenever an OPP
portunity occurred. The high ground
near the left OF the Beers position was
occupied at the commencement of the
action, the British creeping along the
crest and making wide circuit.
The infantry attack was directed
against the right of the Beers position.
the British coming quickly into contact
with the Beers. who at that point oC-
cupied a strong footing. which they
held resolutely until flank attack was
made by British troops, who advanced
with great dash. and. i'm spite of heavy
losses. carried the main position with
a rush, just as the light was failing.
Later dispatches from the front say
that the Boer losses at Elandslaagte
were considerable and that the British
lost about 100 men killed and wounded.
A large number of Beers were cap
tured.
The loss Of the British at Glands
laagte, is roughly computed at $50
killed and wounded.
A Glencoe camp correspondent, tele-
graphing Friday from South Africa
says;
IA. force of 5000 Beers, led by Com
mandant-General Joubert has been
defeated severely at Glencoe camp, by
a force under Gen. Symons, and the
enemy are I'm full retreat
Just after dawn the Boer artillery
opened fire from Glencoe hill. Tho
n s...I sl.. .alt
of the ammunition bad During two
hours and half scarcely half dozen
shells burst within our lines. our
gunners, on the contrary, made excel
lent practice, which soon began to tell
upon the enemy.
AT 1880 Gen. Symons ordered gem
eral advance of the infantry brigade,
which he himself accompanied.
THE Dublin fusiliers were well In
front with the Kings Royal rifles out
on the right and the Leicestershire
regiment on the left. The men ad-
vanced smartly. taking advantage of
every bit of cover-tactics In which
they had been exercised for weeks
past.
THE advance was covered by n ter
rife fire from our three batteries, and
several Boer guns were silenced before
the fusiliers began to climb the hill. BY
the time the fusiliers and Royal rifles
crest the Boer batteries had been COM
pletely silenced, our own guns having
pounded them at $500 yards range
with crushing effect.
THE Beers meantime, were keeping
up heavy rifle fire, which thinned our
ranks considerably.
by o'clock the fuslliers and Royal
rifles had swarmed over the hill and
the Beers were on the run.
Meantime the Eighteenth hussars
and all the colonial mounted infantry
and the Leicestershire regiment had
been moved north and east, thus prac-
tically cutting off the Beers main line
of retreat, and the enemy, caught be-
tween two fires, lost heavily.
our losses are probably 300 killed
or wounded, and that of the Beers
thrice as many"
The London Daily News" Cape
Town correspondent sends the most
sensational of many rumors concerning
Mafeking, as follows:
THE Beers attacked Mafeking I'm
force and were repulsed. The de-
tenders, seeing the enemy retreat, fol-
lowed up their advantage and pur-
sued them some distance. Then a feint
was made and they commenced to fall
back upon the town, allowing them
selves TO be driven in by the enemy
The Beers, eager to retrieve their
Trspition, again advanced to the attack,
'hi We're drawn over the lyddite mines
which have been laid for the defense
of the town. The invaders suffered
terribly, and it is reported that 1900
of their number We're killed"
"Vryburg surrendered to the British
last Thursday. Dispatches from Kur-
uman, 80 miles west by south of Nry-
burg, state that the police having
withdrawn from Vryburg, the town
surrendered to the Beers, the inhabit-
ants fleeing in all directions, mostly
toward Kuruman.
when the police withdrew the Cape
Beers notified the fact to the enemy,
thus inviting them to take possession.
There was a fearful panic The British
are wildly indignant at this scuttling."
The war situation in South Africa as
1t appears from the latest dispatches
received is this:
At Kimberley Cecil Rhodes and the
British are practically surrounded and
cut OFF from communication, and no
word has come from the besieged.
Colonel Baden Powell, in command
AZ Mafeking, wires that SO Beers were
Killed and a large number wounded in
the fight with his forces. 1t was re-
ported that the explosion of Lyddite
mine-fred by Colonel Baden-Powell
when he pretended to retreat, and so
led the pursuing enemy over the mine
had killed 1900 Beers and that General
Cronje would not be likely to attack
again, but might retire.
The secretary of state for war, the
Marquis of Lansdowne has received
the following message from the queen,
dated at Balmoral castle: MY heart
bleeds for these dreadful losses again
to-day. 1t is a great success, but l
fear, very dearly bought. Would you
convey my warmest and heartfelt
sympathy with the near relatives of
the fallen and wounded. and my ad-
miration OF the conduct of those they
hsv. lost. V. R. l."
la rlf r.