Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
BULLER IS SUPREME
Vigorously 0ensors All News Of Movements
of British Forces.
EXPECTS TO TAKE PRETORIA IN A MONTH
Force Landing at Durham to Keep General
Joubert Engaged.
TROOPS SENT TO RELIEVE KIMBERLEY
English Anticipate Little Opposition to
Advance Through Free State
DIPLOMATIC TRIUMPH FOR KRUGER
Dom Paul CompcIs the British Cow
crnment to Withdraw the Ent-
barge on Importation OF Food
stun Into the TrnnsvDnl.


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! LONDON, Nov, 1S.--(New York World Ca
| blegram-Special Telegram.)-The censor
! ship established by General Butler on all
news of the movements of the British forces
! in South Africa is so rigorous that the
! public here is completely mystifed concern
ing them However, | was enabled today
to secure from one of the highest officials
of the headquarters staff of the army an
| outline of the plan CT campaign General
| Butler is now pursuing. The force detached
| to proceed by way of Durham to relieve
Ladysmth is expected to begin effective
| measures in day or two in the direction
of Estcourt. This force is only cstensibly
| intended to raise the investment of Lady
smith, the real motive in despatching 1t
| being to keep General Joubert engaged,
while a more important movement Is being
| directed against Pretoria.
General Butler is now at Deaar Junction,
| northern Cape Colony, whence he has sent
column to relieve Kimberley and Ma
feking He has given up all intention to go
with the main body through Bloemfontein,
the capital of the Orange Free State, to
Pretoria, the capital of the Trausvaal, as ne
originally intended to do.
Boem mfontein, a column will be detached to
cut off the Boer retreat of the Free Staters,
the British occupying the level veldt (prai-
rie), unsuitable to Boer tactics. My inform
ant says the main object of General Buffers
plan is to get in the rear of the Transvaal
and Free State columns. while General
White, aided by strong British reinforce
ments, keeps General Joubert occupied at
the front. The war department is confident
that this plan is practicable, as General
Joubert has not yet shown any sign Of get
ting his heavy ordnance back to Pretoria.
| gathered that the British advance is in
much more forward state than the public
is permitted to know. Even the news OF the
arrival of troopships at South African ports
has been dated back, so larger body is ON
the move to the front than is suspected.
The British seem to expect little obstruc-
tion to their advance through the Free
State, calculating even on the railroad not
being destroyed. The headquarters estimate
is that Pretoria will be taken and the war
ended within month from General Buffers
crossing of the Orange river.
Diplomatic Triumph for Kruger.
The Worlds correspondent learns that the
Transvaal government has compelled the
British government to withdraw the embargo
on the importation of foodstuffs into the
Transvaal which had been vigorously en-
forced at Deagoa Bay, since the outbreak
of hcstilities. President Kruger informed
British High Commissioner Miner that the
large accumulation of British prisoners at
Pretoria numbering now over 1900, was
proving a heavy tax on the Boer commits
sariat, especially in view of English stop
page of the Importation OF foodstuffs into
the republic. The dispatch added that un-
less the embargo were removed the Boer
government would be obliged to feed the
British prisoners on porridge made of meal,
etc. the food the natives commonly sub
sisted on, and even full rations of that mod
est fare were not guaranteed for long, par
ticularly while the prisoners increased. The
War department advised granting Herr
Kruger's demand and the removal of the
embargo on foodstuffs. Orders have now
been given to the British war ships in
Delagoa bay to that effect, though viglant
search is still made for arms and ammuni-
tion.
The news of this decided diplomatic tri-
umph for President Kruger reached the
World correspondent from sure source. 1t
Is needless to say that Prime Minister Sails
bury has not advertised 1t.
OF the British prisoners at Pretoria-nearly
7OO-almost half are supplied by the Dub
lin Fusleers and the Irish Rifles. Bad
offering, of course. is responsible for the
disasters resulting in these heavy captures,
but the anti-Irish feeling is so rampant
here now that 1t is limited the Irish
men, whose fighting qualities are above ques-
ton, are inclined lay down their arms
too readily, because their heart Is not in
this war, owing to the intense hostility
toward it prevailing in Ireland.
Beers Attack Estcourt.
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PIETERMARITZBURG, Nov. 1906 p.
m.-(New York World Cablegram-Specia
Telegram)-The Beers attempted an attack
on Estcourt today, but the first shell from
the naval gun was so well directed that 1t
caused them to retire precpitately with an
apparent loss, also Withdrawing their guns,
which were posted TO good advantage. 1t Is
reported the Beers destroyed Tugela bridge
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PIETERMARITZBURG, Nov. III p. m.
-(New York World Cablegram-Special Tel
egram)-It is reported through native
sources from Ladysmith that a large force
of Beers retired to Elandslaagte mill The
party seen was apparently returning home |
The Beers reported near Estcourt are now
considered to be raiding parties in search
of cattle A strong force OF our infantry
are at Estcourt, but mounted troops are
greatly wanted. No further news of Lieuten-
ant Churchill
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EsTCoURT Nov. 16.-(New York World
Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-The am
bulance train has again returned. The
Beers had three killed and ten wounded !
One hundred and fifty British are missing
The Beers refuse to give up the wounded |
No l
firing was heard at Ladysmth late this |
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