Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-12-23

thus rendered their work useless. Our
total casualties in Fridays battle:
Officers Killed, g. wounded, So; miss
ing, 81. Men-Killed, 140; wounded,
634; missing, 311. Total, 1.150.
THE funeral of Lieut. Roberts, son of
Lord Roberts, who succumbed to his
injuries in the groin caused by the
bursting of shell, took place this af-
ternoon and was very impressive. 1T
was attended by Cen. Clery, Gen. Hid
yard, Prince Christian Victor and all
the officers of the kings royal rifles.
This morning the naval guns sent a
few shells into the enemy's position,
with what result is not known. But it
clearly demonstrated that we COM
manded the Tugea bridge. The troops
are eager for another fight"
The telegram from Cen Methuen re-
lferring to the rudeness of Gen. Cronje
| in treating Lieut.. Chandos Pole-Gell as
a spy when the latter was responding
| to flag of truce is regarded in some
| quarters here as meaning that Gen.
Methuen's line of communication is still
| intact, but no news comes OF British
| movements or Boer operations In Gen.
/ Methuen's neighborhood. All that is
1 known is that the British force, 10000
| strong. is we'll intrenched north of the
| Modder river, that the Beers are eX-
tending their opposing intrenchlments
/ in wide half-circle, and arming their
works with long range guns, protected
4 by wire entanglements or barrlcades.
The Beers are unable to attack with s
| prospect of success and Gen. Methuen
cannot move to an attack until he Is
| reinforced heavily. He really requires
! 10000 men to assault the carefully pre-
4 pared position of the Beers. Mean
while the Beers are daily celebrating
their defenses.
/ Many British transports are rapidly
:. nearing the cape and the question is
i asked here: Will the great battle OF
the war be fought on ground of tbs
! Beers choosing or will the British
Troops under Gen. Methuen suddenly
retire to Belmont, there await rein
lforcements and then dash swiftly
across the Free State border?
Much satisfaction is expressed hers
over the offer of the loyal farmers OF
l9north Cape Colony to form a force q
/ l,500 rough riders to act as scouts fol-
the British guides and irregular caval
ry. This addition to the British forces
it is thought, will greatly strengthe,
the British in their advance, for tn,
Knowledge of the country possessed b,
these men should prove almost invalu
liable.
The report is current here. though lln
3 confirmed that Ladysnlith is we'll pro
q 8Ivisioned with food and amply supplies
with ammunition and will be able t,
hold out for three months if necessary
& If true. this greatly lighte,is the DANCE
of the situation in Natal, from whenc
there is no news save theN scattering
echoes of the battle of Colenso. These
however. are not adding much to tn
knowledge of the details of the figh
except that they emphasize the gallant
Try of the troops and the audacitv an
ldash of the officers. The whereabout
|5of the missing guns is still a mystery
later dispatches falling to clear up tina
lpoint, although there is good reason /
believe they We're captured by TIL
Beers Cen. Butler is evidently pre-
lparing to strike another blow. but il tn
news of the strength of Ladysmith /
true he may defer action. There is n
doubt that in any event he will NOV
soon and that he is now getting read
to make himself felt.
A matter of general comment here
. the list of dead and wounded Irish sol
diers-not only the Irish regiments, 70
the Irish names of fallen heroes appea
, in the lists of casualties in the Englis
) land Scotch regiments as Well.