Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-11-18
The War is the Sole Topic
OF Conversation.
PEOPLE ARE INTERESTED
In the Meager Reports That Come
From the FrOnt-CriticiSm of the
War Office Emperor Will
be Royalty Received.

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fervor which has seized hold of the ma
ton shows 40 signs of abatement. This
is scarcely to be wondered at when it is
realized how many households of all de-
grees throughout the United Kingdom
are affected and how deeply the iron of
war has entered into the happiness OF
the people. For instance, a Mrs. Pechell
had three sons. officers, ordered to the
! Cape and two of them are now dead.
Sir Anthony Weldon, when the val com-
menced. had four sons. three brothers
and five nephews in the service. The
list is now one less. since Captain We'll
: don was killed at Dundee. Lord George
Hamilton has one son and Is nephews in
! the field. The Duke of Athol has three
sons in the war. including Lord Tulli-
! bardine. his heir. while three brothers
Of the Duchess of York. Princes Adolf
phus. Francis and Alexander of Teck.
are all bound for. or are in South Africa.
Thus it will be seen that the case of the
! widow of the Irish sergeant with seven
| sons in the ranks at the Cape has it's
| counter parts in the higher walks of
life.
The part played by the arniored trains
in South Africa have set the experts to
criticizing. The Times. whose military
critic is the we'll known Order-Brown,
Nov look to see more armored trains
used in the future han at the present
time. Full equipped motor vehicles will
become more general. They will even
tually do on land what has long since
been forced on us to do at sea, in the
way of ar1nor, and the present war may
be the starting point. in spite Of the ridi-
1,l1 .,i:-l. c~l1 -- Ak- ~ .--c
cuiraSS two or three years ago."
A large number of traction engines
anned by reserves, chiefly drawn from
the railroad machine shops, We're recent
1y rushed to the Cape, after steaming
over the road from Aldershot to South
ampton dragging trucks already packed
with stores, which were embarked as
they stood. so that no transfer was
needed. Upon their arrival in South At
RIGA 1T is hoped these engines and trucks
will be able to make good progress over
the lines of communication independent
the railroads. M
Criticism of the intelligence depart
ment of the war office continues to APP
pear in publications. The Times makes
it the object of scathing denunciations,
saying:
I'VE hope the war office. having
learned by experience what might have
been learned from cheaper sources, will
omit to provide our troops with ar
tillery heavier and Of longer range than
our excellent field guns
1t appears that Ladysmith was chosen
at least two years ago as an outpost in
case of war, and it is pointed out that
the omission to provide it With guns of
equal caliber to those of the Beers can
not be charged to the uncertainty and
political conditions which Immediately
preceded the present hostilities. There
is also considerable fear in British cir
cles that the ammunition of the naval
guns at Ladysmith will soon give out,
if it is not already exhausted. Ten lyd-
dite shells per gun are carried on each
cruiser, and though it is believed the
sailors took all the ammunition that
they had, it is feared hat it will go but
very little further.
The special preparations which are be-
ing made for fitting out the battleship
Glory, now building, have given rise to
the belief hat the Duke of York will
hoist his flag on her for the special pur-
pose of greeting the American squadron,
which is expected to visit Spitzhead next
summer. That such a naval visit will
be paid is taken for granted by the Brit
ish nava officials. Among the special
preparations in connection with the
Glory are painting the gig royal blue,
careful arrangements to prevent
draughts around the commander-in-
chiefs bed.
Lord Salisbury. it is said. was offered
special facilities for hearing news of his
son. who is at Mafeking, but declined.
saying he wished to be treated in the
same name as the general public.
The preparations to receive the e.
peror of Germany have been complete.
The Duke of %Connaught will greet h
majesty at Portsmouth instead of tn
Prince of Wales, as originally intended
Six battleships, four cruisers and eigh
torpedo boat destroyers and Admira
seymour will assemble at Soithead /
meet the imperial yacht Hohenzollerr
and the new battleship Kaiser Frederick
III. TIL streets of Windsor are already
gay with arches and decorations in honor
OF Queen Victoria and her grandson.
There is considerable disappointment in
Great Britain consequent upon the an
nouncement that the emperor will be
unable to attend the public functions
projected in his honor, and that the
royal visit has now been curtailed to a
visit to the queen at Windsor and to the
Price of Wales at Sa~ndringham.
According to a dispatch to the Daily
News from Berlin. Count Won Buelow
brings with him Privy Councillor Khle-
NETS of the German foreign office, who
deals with eastern Asiatic affairs.
Dan Godfrey, who has returned with
his band from a tour of the United
States. is quoted as saying:
w played lots of good music, but