The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-12-18
BULLtR IS SUPERSEDED
Baron Roberts Ordered to
South Africa to Take Su-
preme Command.
KITCHENER TO GO WITH HIM
HERO OF OMD URMAN TO BE CHIEF-
OF-STAFF

British Ministry Decides That Natal
VIII Need SIR Redver's Undivided At.
tention Government is Thoroughly
Aroused = Remaining Portions OF
Army Reserve Called Out-Seventh
Division to Proceed South without
cepted.
London, Dec. 17.-Baron Roberts of
Kandahar and Waterford commander
OF the forces in ireland, has been ap-
pointed to the supreme command in
South Africa, with General Lord Kitch-
ener of khartoum the hero of Omdur-
man. as his chief-of- staff
Shortly before midnight the following
official confirmation of this was posted
at the war office: "As the campaign in
Natal, in the opinion of her majesty's S
government, is likely to require the
presence and undivided attention of
General Sir Redvers Butler, it has been
decided to send Baron Roberts Of Kan
dahar and Waterford as commander
in-chief in South Africa, with Lord
Kitchener as chief-of-staff."
Acting upon the advice of the mill
tary authorities, her majestys govern
ment has approved the following
measure:
"All the remaining portions of the
army reserve, including section ID are
called out. The seventh division, which
is being mobilized, will proceed to
frio
mander-in-chief in South Africa has
been authorized to continue to raise at
his discretion local troops mounted
Mine battalions of militia, in addi-
tion to two battalions which have al
ready volunteered for service at Malta
and one for service in the channel is
lands, will be allowed to volunteer for
service outside of the United Kingdom,
and an equivalent number of militia
battalions will be embodied for SER
vices at home. A strong force of vol
unteers, selected from the Yoemanry
regiments, will be formed for service in
South Africa.
Arrangements are being made, and
will shortly be announced for the en-
ployment in South Africa of strong
contingent of carefully selected volun-
teers. The patriotic offers which are
being received from the colonies, will,
so far as possible, be accepted, prefer
ence being given to offers of mounted
contingents."
The Government Aroused.
'Black week. as last week is now
universally called, has evidently ~arous-
ed the government and the war office
to a full sense of their responsibility |
and the magnitude of the task before
them. The papers unanimously applaud |
this awakening, despite the fact that
they recognize that the heroic measures
now decided upon SAVIOR rather of |
weakness than of strength. Rumor
has it that the question of expense has
really been at the bottom of the half
hearted measures hitherto adopted,
and it is not unlikely that Sir Michael
chancellor of the ex-
chequer and other members of the cab
met will resign. 1t was high time that
something energetic was done. The
British losses in killed. wounded and
prisoners and missing throughout the
now reaches the enormous
total of 1880. The tragic circumstances
Of the appointment of Lord Roberts al
most simultaneously with the an
of the death of his promis-
ing son. excite the deepest public sym
pathy.