The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-12-20
MOUNTED INFANTRY CALLED.
IMPERIAL sEoMANRY FOR SERVICE
IN SOUTH AFRICA.

England Wants 10000 First Glass
Men, and They Must Have Their
own Horses-This Is the Force
That Butler Said Would lie Needed.
Volunteers Are EnthusiastIc--Much
Mystery About Buffers Fight.
watch Kept on DeIagOa nay.
London. Dec. 20, 4:45 a. m.-The govern
ment has at last consented to mobilize
force which Gen. Butler is credited with
having demanded all along as an essen
tial of success in South Africa, namely,
10000 mounted infantry.
This morning the war office issued an
order to the effect that the government
had decided to raise for South Africa a
mounted infantry force, to be called I'm
perial Yeomanry," and to be recruited
from yeomanry. volunteers and civilians
possessing the requisite qualifications.
Enlistment VIII be for one year, or dur
ing the continuance of the war. The
men must be between 20 and 35 years of
age, and Of equal physique to the ordi-
nary cavalry soldier. Officers and men
are to provide their own horses, and to
wear neutral tint cloth shooting Jackets,
not necessarily uniform, felt hats, breeches
and CATERS All must be good riders and
marksmen.
The same order invites every volunteer
regiment that is linked with regular bat
TALON serving at the front to supply
fun company, which will take the place
of the mounted infantrx of the regiment.
These arrangements are expected to re-
suit in a considerable force. The enrolled
taN.
originated in the troublous period OF the
French revolution, Is now 10 433. Their
services have never been before called for
in war.
Volunteer EnthusinSm.
The enthusiasm of volunteer enlistments
continues and promises to give the gov
ernmeut ample material.
Rudyard Kipling addressed a meeting
at Rottingean last evening, called for the
purpose of forming volunteer company.
The British second class cruiser Iris
will convey Lord Kitchener from Europe
to the cape. She has been ordered to
steam at sixteen knots.
Special reports regarding the fighting at
the Tugela river are still hltering through.
but all the newspapers complain that
these are severely censored and IL Is still
impossible to get an accurate idea of
the battle. From the latest accounts. how
ever, il appears that Gen. Butler was In
personal command.
A correspondent of the Associated Press
at Chieveey camp says the Beers excuse
themselves for firing on the stretcher bear
ers by asserting that two squads of the
Connaught Rangers took cover under CIV
ilian bearers of the Red Cross, and that
the act drew the Boer fire, three being
killed and several wounded Much anx-
iety is caused by the fact that the war
Office has not yet received a full list of
casualties at Tugela river.
Criticism of Portugal.
The Standard hints edItorialIy this
morning that If Portugal continues to al
low supplies of war material and foreign
volunteers to reach the Transvaal through
Delagoa bay England will have something
to say in the matter.
Statements are published from Boer
sources in Brussels and Berlin that Pres
ident Kruger Is willing to conclude peace
on the basis of the status quo, but that
otherwise he win call upon the Beers in
Cape Colony to join in proclaiming the
Independence Of the Cape territories Of
Great Britain.