Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1899-11-10
POSITION
IMPROVED
BRITISH HAVE BEEN STRENGTH
ENED BY THE NAVY.
DOERs EXPECTED TO MAKE 4
sORTIE On THE RAILROAD.
EVERYTHING REPORTED SAFE AT
LADY SMITH.

London. NOV. 1.-The war office. re-
/ ply iug to inquiries says 40 Information
had been received Of fresh Bocr move
mcnts at Colcn>o or elsewhere. and, it
was added. the officials were not aware
if the railroad to I.adysmith was intact
or not.
Dispatches from the British camp at
Ladysmith Natal, give no additional
information regarding Mondays tight,
EXCEPT the estimates OF the Boer losses,
which are now said to hc % KILLED and
POO wounded, mostly victims of the ar
tillcry shells, which have Wrought
such great havoc that it is said Gcn.
Jouhert the B0or commander iu-chiot,
has written "a letter to cen. White. the
British commander, protesting against
tie use OF lyddite.
According 10 all accounts, the pre-
once al Lady~udth of tine long range
Guns and tEc splendid shooting OF tue
biucJ"CkctS have materially improved
the position of tae British. \ tcmpor-
any arni>livc WAS oycErcd MouuaN
evening to allow Of tuc collection e.
the dead and wounded.
Nuat Wds ,uiy Il Iumor Thursday
cNcHln- may. q - cIalmcd. bo rcauN
al amy uJMcut a. Con. JOubert. Win
"a large and wonderfully mobile force
Is expected TO d>,ach a force ot -ty-
q tl-..
the IallIOad south OF ladysmilh.
RunorS OF all Kinds are >pu2.ug up
here. 1t j. even asserted dat cen.
White has been compelled TO fan back
on IictcrmaritZburg. leaving ms
wounded behind. Probably such ru-
mos have their origin IN the recoilcc-
ton of the ominUuS silence which pre-
coded the evacuation OF Dundee. But,
on the other hand. il j. asserted that
the conditions are altered ana the Brit
lsh guns now seem more than equal 10
the artillery OF the Beers. thus rnhanc-
Ing the difficulty of any assault on the
British lines.
\ Cape Town dispatch reports re-
pulse of the Beers by the British
Thursday.
Gen. Whites position j. acknowl-
edged to bc 50 pIecarious that the land
Ing OF Il big naval brigade 10 30 to his
assistance il being advocated.
\ dispatch from Kimberley, dated
oct. -, said all the wounded were do
Ing well. Small bodies of Beers. about
iG0 strong. We're then frequently seen.
They apparently came from Mafcking.
for the purpose either of assisting in
the attack on Kimberley or TO resist
the advance OF rcinforcements. ihc
absence of water outside the place
causes the Beers TO continually move
their camps.
An army order issued Friday even
ing instructs the proper authorities 10
mobilize 81 battaliouS of militia at
their respective headquarters on vari.
Gus dates after Nov. 20.
The special correspondent of the
Daily Mail at Mafeking under date OF
oct - says: Gen. Cronje's bombard-
mcnt of MaickinG was monotUnOu~
The Beers tr,d o. shells hut did no
harm, the Whole town. even the ladies'
laughing at the affair. lie thrra;cn,d
10 bring 4O-pOuuder from Pretoria.
Comic says he is sorIy for the women
sake that he >hellcd the town. bun that
il was not playing the game To send
dynamite trucks among his men. Eli
teen hundred of his command have
since deserted TO the southwark Small
parties of cur garrison issue forth
nightly ANA harasS the BOcr outpo, S.
hear that the badly Mails cW4,-.
Spondcnt II LohatSi is prisoner i'm
the hands of the Beers.
The Daily Mail publishes the follow.
ing dispatch from Lady~mith dated
Wednesday morning: MATTERS to-day
are quiet. The Doors are apparently
more heavy guns TO the north
and northeast. which are likely TO give
Us trouble. \ Boer contingent. l.lpG
strong. and clearly visible from the
camp. is streaming away TO the south.
The inhabitants of ladySmith continue
to leave the town"
The Cape Times says it has reliable
Information that there have been no
casualties among the British at Nafc-
.iI. since Ur. t3. After the heavy
) HiharsErnt Gen. Cronje asked the
town 10 surrender. col. Baden Powell
WAS asleep when The messenger MIiv-
ed bat OH being Weakened. received
him Hospitality and politely replied. Il
viii lCt you know when We have uad
c!u.-h.
kimbcricy is stll safe AMI the
wounded are doing wen.
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