Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1899-11-06

telligence is attributed in part in the
break down of the east coast cable, but
it stands to reason that the war Office
must be possessed of further news
which it is probably not thought ad-
visable should be published yet. The
disaster has caused feeling akin to
CONSERVATION, and in Worcestershire
and the north of Ireland, where the
captured regiments were recruited, the
blacklist gloom prevails, the families
awaiting with aching hearts the names
of the killed and wounded, which is
expected to reach a high figure. Many
homes are already in mourning in con-
sequence of the losses sustained by
these regiments in previous engage
ments Public anxiety was in
creased by a special dispatch from
Ladysmith published in late editions of
the London afternoon papers to the
effect that before darkness the beers
reoccupied the old position held by
their heavy artillery, which Gen. White
had reported silenced by the guns of
the naval brigade from the Powerful,
and had opened fire again. The dis
patch further says: The enemy are
again closing in and the situation is
one of grave anxiety. Beyond doubt
the beers retirement Monday was a
ruse to draw Gen. White into the billy
country away from the British camp.
The last sentence is significant and
confirms the opinion of the military
experts here that Gen. White is allow
ing himself to be outgeneraled by Com
mandant General Joubert. From scan
ty advices received up to IL p. m. it
seems literally certain that the disas
ter was simply repetition of the bat
tie of Majuba hill, though on a larger
scale The two regiments we're al
lowed to march into trap set for them
by the beers. The whole engagement
Monday seems to have been brought
on by Commandant Gen. Joubert who
skillfully conceived the gigantic trap
out of which, as the official dispatch
shows, Sir. George White only escaped
with difficulty Gen. White advanced
with the idea of driving the beers from
the hills seven miles out which Gen.
Joubert made an ostentatious show of
fortifying Sunday. The boer COM
mander left a force sufficient to draw
General White on, while the mass of
beers he moved stealthily
around to the British right to
deliver flank attack and to endeavor
to cut off Gen. White from Ladysmith.
The British commander succeeded in
beating off the attack, but only with
great difficulty, and during the turning
movement his troops suffered from a
fanking fire. Harsh things are said in
military circles of the British tactics.
which have made possible the ambush
Of the eighteenth hussars at Glencoe,
and now the loss of two fine regiments.
i 1t is feared Sir George White is no
match for the beers, in that cunning by
which boer tactics are conceived, and it
is pointed out that if the British COM
manders continue to lead their men in
| to the obvious traps further disasters
must be looked for. An interview is
published with a British officer who is
described as "a we'll known general of
distinguished record during the India
| uluG1ny, Ill COul sc VI w ulCu liz DdSSOU
criticism upon the conduct of the cam
paign. yesterdays DISASTER says he,
lis only another proof Of serious blum
dering. Although Sir George White is
good regimental commander he does
not seem to excel in strategy or man
agement of big divisions. [ regard the
Glencoe business as another example
n N,oi1 ry1r
casualties it seems inexcusab1e that
two regiments should have been al
lowed to separate themselves from the
main body especially with consider
able swarm of the enemy
against them. know I
am expressing the opinion of many
military officers. We are disguised
with the war officers for having pre-
maturely allowed the issuance Of glow
ing reports of victories without equal
frankness and promptitude in disclos-
ing those of defeat" It is even ru-
mored that the war office has already
decided to supersede Gen. White. The
report, however, is discredited in we'll
informed quarters. About 5000 fresh
troops will arrive in Capetown Sun
day next from England and be avail
able to reinforce Sir Geo. White.
Transports will arrive there daily after
Sunday until the end of next week
when $4,000 troops will have been
landed in south Africa. These men are
intended for Gen. Sir Redvers Buffers
army, but will undoubtedly be de-
tached to Natal if the situation there
should become perilous. The British
army will eventually reach the huge
total of 1854 of which 1854 will be
regulars and other 10000 miscel-
laneous, but excellent colonial troops.
Miners Counter Proclamation.
London, Nov. 1.-The colonial Office