The Oskaloosa herald., 1899-12-21
BECOVER THE Guns
Reported Brilliant Dash of Eng.
lish Volunteers.
Special to the HuRALn

London, Dec. 2O.-A dispatch to the
Central News from Durham says, SIT
is rumored that after Fridays battle
at Tugela, Butler called for volunteers
who brought back the 10 guns aband-
oned under the enemy's fire. -
Capetown, Dec. 20. An official re-
port from Gen. French at Arundel
says, "The New Zealand mounted
infantry reconnoitered the enemy's
position at Jasfontein farm and we're
remarkably steady under Boer fire.
The New Zealanders retired with one
wounded" 10 ............ -.
London, Dec. 20.-The war office de-
clines either to confirm or contradict
the report telegraphed by correspon-
dent of the Daily Mail that Gen. Bull
Ter has crossed the Tugela river and
that Gen. Methuen's communications
have been cut.
Only the most optimistic gave any
credit to the rumors that Gen. Butler
had crossed the Tugela river and even
they speedily realized that it was in
credible that the war office would re-
frain from the immediate publication
of news of such Importance. There is
also no confirmation of the statement
that Gen. Methuen's line of communica-
ton has been cut, though there is a
probability of such an event occurring
10 1nf
est news from Gen. Methuen, dated
Sunday, December II, the situation APP
peared to be complete impasse. The
Beers were gathering reenforcements
and extending their Notifications on
both his TANKS, but it was believed they
position. On the other hand, it was re-
garded as impossible for the British to
turn the Boer flank, which was resting
to the west. The Boer lines of entrench-
ments are continuous and capable of
rapid connection at many points.
Raising More Troops.
London, Dec. 20.-The government
has at last consented to mobilize a
force which Gen. Butler is credited
with having demanded all along as es-
sential of success in South Africa, name
ly, 10, 900 mounted infantry. This morn
ing the war Office issued an order
to the effect that the government
had decided to raise for South At
RIGA mounted infantry force, to
be called Imperial Yeomanry," and
to be recruited from yeomanry, volun-
teers and civilians possessing the requi-
site qualifications. Enlistment will be
for one year, or during the continuance
of the war. The men must be between
20 and 35 years of age and OF equal
physique to the ordinary cavalry SOL
der. Officers and men are to provide
their own horses and to wear neutral
tint cloth shooting jackets, not neces+
sarily uniform; felt hats, breeches and
CATERS. All must be good riders and
marksmen. The same order invites
every volunteer regiment that is linked
with a regular battalion serving at the
front to supply full company, which
will take the place of the mounted IN
fantry of the regiment. These arrange
ments are expected to result in con-
siderable force. The enrolled strength
of the yeomanry forces, which orlgl-
mated in the troublous period OF the
French revolution, is now 10, 433. Their
services have never before been called
for in war.
The lord mayor of London, Alfred
Newton, is raising and equipping a
force of thousand volunteers among
the city corps. The large city firms are
contributing the necessary expenses
Col. Sir Charles Howard Vincent, COM
mandant of the Queens Westminster
volunteers, has also offered to raise a
regiment of a thousand picked marks
men.
The enthusiasm of volunteer enhst-
ments continues and promises to give
41o m ME material.