Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-13
BOERS TOOK CATTLE.
Principal Place of Operations
About Kimberley.
THERE WAS HOT SKIRMIsHING.
British. While accommodating, Deyei-
oped u strong Boer Position, Not Far
From Belmout-British Officer Killed.
TrooPship Reached Durbin.

LONDON, Nov. l3.-The war office
issued the following dispatch from Gen
eral SIR Redvers Butler. dated Cape
Town, Nov II, 1910 p. m.
Colonel kekewich British com.
mander at kim berley) reports that the
enemy were very active on Nov. 4,
principally with the object of driving
off cattle. The Orange Free State
troops retired rapidly before Colonel
Turner without firing. At 1890 p. m.
the Transvaal troops advanced on Kenil-
worth Major Peakmau, with a squad
ron of tine Kimberley light horse, was
hiding III the bush and gave the enemy
q warm reception. The Beers retired
firing Colonel Turner reinforced Maj.
Peak man and at l2:40 p. IN. the enemy
opened fire with one piece of artillery
al nearly 1000 yards range.
1.-Two guns OF the Diamond field ar
tillery were then sent in support of
Colonel Turner, but the enemy's guns
he'd ceased firing after the fifth round.
Consequently our guns did not come
into action. The enemy's artillery fire
was not damaging and the shooting was
bad
.'Our casualties i'll the Kenilworth en-
gagement were limited to Major Aylef
of the Cape police, who was wounded
i'll the neck. He is expected to recover.
Later in the day our pickets say the
Beers carried OF SIX dead from one spot,
probably killed by our Maxim. The to-
tai Boer loss was probably heavy, but
had not been estimated by Colonel keke-
Wich.
ABOUT $50 p. nj. Colonel Turner
was again in contact with new body
of the enemy Oh the Schnest Drift road.
From the coming tower a large mum.
Der could be plainly seen about two
miles TO the north OF the Kimberley res
ervoir, and others held walled enclos-
ure on their right flank. Colonel
Turner opposed with Maxim and two
guns OF the Diamond field artillery sent
III support He came into action at
5:47 p. III. and continued firing until
dusk.
"Our further casualties there were
Private Lubbe of the Cape Police, who
was snot through the head and who
died OH arriving at the hospital, and
Sergeant Watermage OF the Kimberley
division of the Cape police, who was
wounded but is doing well.
Colonel kekewich is unable TO state
the enemy's loss, but believes these
must have been severe, judging from
the preclpltate retreat of the Beers.
''At 6:l0 p. m. the enemy opened fire
with one piece of artillery from Kamp-
er's dam on Ottos kopje, the latter be.
ing held by the Cape police. The enemy
inflicted no damage"
The following dispatch from Baden
Powell, British commander at Mafe-
king, dated Oct. % and forwarded by
General Butler, was posted by the war
Office:
"Au is we'll here. After two odys'
Smelling and heavy bombardment q
body of the enemy made general at.
tack on three sides of the town. which
was repuised by our Maxim fire. The
enemy is nov drawing off. Our casu.
alties were slight.
Lieutenant Llewellyn, with several
armoreu trains, drove off the enemy at
Crocodile pool OH Wednesday. killing
eight"
LONDON. Nov. l3.-The war Office an
nounced that the troopship Roslin Cas-.
tie has arrived at Durban.and the troop.
ship Gascon at Cape Town
The war office issued the following
official dispatch from Cape Town. dated
Sunday, Nov. y, noon:
Colonel Cough, at Orange river. re-
ports that d.iriug the reconnaissance of
ID miles to point nine miles west of
Belmont on Nov. 10, the officers of the
patrol first came upon Boer position
taken upon great semi circular ridge,
standing out into the plateau. They
endeayored to make the Beers develop
their strength by demonstrating with
two sQuadrons of the Ninth Laucers