Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1899-11-15
ENGLAND NEEDS MORE MEN
In Military Matters the Empire Is
Trading With Insignificant Cap
ital, Says an Expert.
TWO DISPATCHES FROM GEN. BULLER.
In Ono He Tells of an Insignificant En-
counter Near LadysmIth and In the
Other Gives the Conditions at Kimber-
ley-A Portion of Col. PIumer's Army
Captured by the Beers.

London, Nov. 12.-The advance to
the relief of Gen. White can hardly
start for fortnight and, in the mean
time, whatever happens at Ladysmith,
little news is likely to reach London.
The lull gives the opportunity for dis
cussion of Great Britain's political and
military position. 1t is beginning to
be asked whether, looking at the pres
ent experience, the British army is
equal to the national needs. Lieut..
Col. Sir Wolfe Barry, of the engineer
and railroad volunteer staff corps, says:
I'm military matters Great Britain is
trading with insufficient capital. She
ought to add 100, 900 men to her army"
According to an official report from
Cape Town, the Beers have made an
other capture of British soldiers, this
time in the Buduwayo district, several
members of Col. Plumer's force falling
into the hands of the Beers. Plumer
has been operating along the Limpopo,
near Tuli, for some time past, prepara-
tory to advancing upon either Mafe-
king or Kimberly.
Instead of keeping his force in one
body, Plumer has been sending out
small parties to reconnoiter. One of
these, under Capt. Spieckley, ran into
a force of Beers last Thursday and,
after fight, was captured, together
with a convoy. Only six of Plumer's
men are missing, according to a report,
but it is quite probable that the total
loss is much heavier.
Gen. White reports that the bonn
bardment of Ladysmith continues, but
ctf i'll % l.,
serious damage is being done. The
war Office is beginning to wonder what
is becoming of all the Boer shells.
Newspaper accounts indicate that the
Boer aim is getting better, and that
their shells are bursting more effect
lively, and it would not be surprising
If the war Office received some night
long list of killed and injured hitherto
overlooked by White, as in the case of
the battles at Glencoe, Elandslaagte
and Rietfontein.
The seige train for South Africa,
which is to be modified Immediately,
will consist of so Howitzers, 80 officers
and L. 100 men. Fifteen thousand rounds
of lyddite shells will go with the train.
The war Office has received from Gen.
Butler the following dispatch:
Cape Town, Friday Night. Nov. l0.-A recon-
noitering force from the Orange river had q
skirmish with the enemy to-day about four
miles east of Belmont. Casualties: In the
North Umberland fuSiliers, Col. G. f. Keith
Falconer killed; Leuts. F. Bevan and H. C.
Hall. wounded; in the North Lancashire regi-
ment, Lieut. c. c. Wood and two privates
wounded. This is the only report to hand.
The war Office has also received the
following from Gen. Butler:
Cape Town, Friday. Nov. 1O-The following
message has been received from Col. Kek-
wich at Kimberly:
The wounded are progressing satisfactorily.
Two unarmed natives have been shot by the
Beers at AlexanderSfontein. The conveyancy
post to the south of the Kimberley reservoirs
has been missing since November T. 1t is sup
posed to have been captured by the Beers
Brown, OF Beaconsfleld. having ridden beyond
the barriers yesterday. is missing. 1t is sup
posed he was captured. The situation other
wise is unchanged.
Attack on Kimberley Began Tuesday.
Pretoria, Tuesday, Nov. 12.-The
bombardment and attack on Kimber-
ley began Tuesday morning.
British Troops Start from Durham.
Durham, Natal, Nov. IA large
force of men and guns from the British
first-class cruiser Terrible has started
for the front.