New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-31


oral feeling Of distrust at midnight. and fears
were expressed m every clubhouse that a serl-
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h"er guns were aN'hilted [" nave longer range
than the British field artillery. Experts in the
military clubs frankly confessed that the Brit
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The arrival of SIR kedvors Butler VIII prob
ably tend to hasten decisive contest, since he
Will DE on the ground. and General White 'an
receive "i"eIS 'i"'" Hli" I'D N'"' 'N' Offensive
The TWO generals b" close friends ana have
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o,, oe his 5a,art,,r. as n.i,., ,nnrohensfve that
,.e,or,i ,vbi,..s cor,h.tf,e matinee as An old
Indian tighter would 3D. .roover him. and that
he would NOT have the nationco required for a
,,,.roi,. defensive ,,r,naion There vas M
Ground for the vile ronorts that there was any
feelir, of ioalousv between the two generals.
and thar General White would seek to end the
campaien bv n series - decisive blows. and leave
nothinr in reserve for Sir Rodvors except the
d,roction Of a grand holiday parade through the
coni,ols ~ tho t,vo r.nublcs When Sir Red
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,,.',,..r.s and ts Nor ,,so,y 70 allow him 10
,.,,,ai, an IDLE spoctator while the Beers are
,,assire, their forces around Ladysmith and
seeking to break off communications with the
sea
POSITION OF THE FORCES.
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in strongly intrenched positions on the hills 400
or 500 feet above IT, There viii De- high ground
IN the on,nbi,boatro NJ tho hills whore the Roors
can mass their forces and train their long range
Guns but conoral White has naturally selected
tho n,cst dofoneinIo uosition commanding tho
anrroachos 49, tho town Tho Roors have al
ready beon tostin, tho range but are proceeding
Win e,,irer,,to, and caution
Military writer's in to-dav,s nanors who are
oo,,aa ,,,o, o., s,,,.,,. ,boorioe and srrmieos
s,nco ~. co,,sorshi,' shnts oos any nreciso in
formation aproa that General Ioubort IS not
I,,o,, - ho-.n ~, assa,,t with ann, determine.
t,on urtu .o,or,l brdges are DESTROYED and
,,.os ava on, ,.o,,.oo,, a,,.sn,ith and the s,a
cor.~a, r,,,t,o,. limo %, communication with
rurba,, - 10 nils h,, railway and one can D.
,oonaced fr,rn IN. orange Free state PASSES. or
hv a rortton of the Boer force operatins below
1,dvs,ni,b Tho Roor commanders have cut
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evidently IS not cohteh, ID ""'' "'''',' ''''
mehts Nhlle 'oH'inu"''""O" WIN ''' ''''
threatened and Genera Jou"e'' > army ID e'"1-
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SIR KEDNtKSS Plan Vf 'A'irNi
Sir Redvers Butler VIII nave calls upon him
for endorsements from every quarter his
orriy.i at the Cane The military writer's do
NO. ,.,,,,,o 20 forecast whether he will divert
,b. o.rii.s+ h,,talions which ara expected 10
land ,a, dave homo 10 Natal or to Kimberley.
,rhore ,s y General aareeneut among military
men that he VIII expect the beeaguered garri-
sons 10 hold their ground FOR few weeks, ana
that he viii carry out ms ofsnal pan "' H''l'
ing through the centre Of the Orange Free state
and Of attacking the capital. since this VIII
be the most practical method OF weakening and
Irost of ha I4lySfultn
and Kimberley II will also enable General
Whites army 10 co-operate finally in an ad-
vance upon Pretoria
Tho European situation remains unchanged.
but thore is increased evidence of the good feel
,,, hot,.ooo r,glond and Germany Proposals
for strengtboninr Germany's navy are not re-.
sented by any OF the London journals. When