Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-13
BoN1BAgDMENT CONTINUES.

the same number wounded.
BOAiBARDMENT CONTINUES.
Beers Lose Many Killed and wound-
ed But Are Fighting Desperately.
London, Nov. 13.-The Times this
morning prints the following from its
special correspondents:
T1stcourt, CThursday)-Two Kaffirs
from Ladysmith report that there has
been continuous fighting there the last
few days. The Beers. they say, have
lost many in killed. wounded and pris-
oners, while the English losses We're
slight. Though the shells keep falling
freely in the town there is no sign OF
Beers near Colenso, where the bridge
is still intact. Since daybreak there
has been the sound of heavy and con-
tinuous firing in the direction of Lady
smith. The thunder of the two naval
guns, followed by the bursting of the
lydlite shells, is easily distinguished
above the Boer 40-pounders and smaller
guns. Since the wounded and civilians
We're sent to a neutral point by agree
ment with Gen. Joubert the lombard
ment has been harassing, but now that
the naval guns have been brought into
action there will be considerable relief.
De Arr, (Thursday)- refugees
from Kimberley Were here today. Tney
declare Kimberley only needs officers.
Store keepers at present are necessarily
used as officers. They are willing but
quite unframed. They complain at the
governments refusal to arm the local
farmers, who are quite willing TO fight.
They state klipdam was entered by
fifteen Beers under the cover of white
flag. AS soon as these Were admitted
$50 Others burst in. The Boer use of the
white flag throughout the war mas been
unpa rdonable. 1t has been used once
outside of Kimberley to prevent the
British firing until reinforcemsnts could
be brought up by the Beers. In the
Boer forces only the commandants are
allowed to read the newspapers. ! was
out with the patrol of Remington
guides today and visited two Dutch
farms Our reception was surly, as is
now invariably the case. All is quiet at
Kimberley, but the besiegers have been
reinforced by 1000 pen under Com
mandant Delarey.
Pietermaritzburg, GTuesday) ~ The
Times, of Natal, editorially urges the
home government not TO be carried
away by the spirit of magnanimity In
the eventual settlement of the war, it
says, the rebels farms and stock should
provide the compensation due the 10y
alists for losses incurred through their
loyalty in the shape of wrecked homes,
burned stores, looted stock, the acts of
rebel farmers.
Cape Town. (Thursday)-The evac-
uation of Naaupoort and Stromberg
took place on Thursday and Friday.
The troops from the former were re-
inforced from De Aar and those from
the latter from Queenstown. This step
was ordered by telephone from Cape
Town by Gen. Butler personally. his
reason being that our frontier line was
weak and too much extended. The
rapidity with which the move was ef-
fected is extraordinary. the first train
starting one hour after the order was
received The last to leave Naaupoort
We're the Remington guides. $50 strong
The Naaupoort men regretted the or
der, considering themselves able to hold
the place. The evacuation is only tenn
porary step. Naaupoort will be re-occu-
pied when the advance is ordered from
Quee nstown the center of our eastern
forces in the colony.
WHITES POSITION PRECARIOUs
Doubtful Whether Ladysmith Can
Hold Out Against Continued At
tacks.
London, Nov. 13.-The bombardment
of Ladysmith has been resumed, and
there public interest here centers, de-
spite the fact that news from the west
ern border tells of an invasion of Cape
Colony and of slight British losses. 1t
is everywhere recognized that in the
development of the situation in Natal
rests the hope of a fairly speedy con-
clusion of the war. If Gen. White sue
ceeds in holding out until the end of the
month--and the latest news reports his
naval guns apparently in action-dan-
ger of the British position in Natal will
have practically vanished.
On the other hand, should he be COM
PEELED to abandon his guns and stores
and retire southwark, 1t will be only
to meet the Beers, probably in over
whelming force, at Tugela river.
While military critics here take no
pessimistic view of Gen. Whites case,
neither do they deem it safe to be too
hopeful until reinforcements can take
the road for Ladysmith. In the mean
time anything may happen. To be sure
the latest news, as have said, seems
to show that Gen. White is holding his
own, and it is known that he has in his
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