Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-10-20
i / 4! inlasnee rslimlnaries fol
n First Big Battle.
n N Pr n GREss TODAY,
Nss H. \ - stats ana Tr.asvaal Bursh-
' ISL 10y for = Desperate struggle
I Isss rAsir n Ensniss aarrasoa a.
sssA skiAs still Holds out

~e-ssSseSssAA~SSo
11ntwa pass Tuesday night and began
oetilities by opening with their ar
lalery on small squads OF cavalry on
seho British outp0sts. The range was
oonsiderable. and the shooting Of the
loer artillery wild. The outposts were
snayOuacked at the time some ten miles
sgEAGt and eighteen east Of camp. The
IDy1dent object Of the Beers was to at
tack either, and by the feint to draw
me main body Of troops from Lady
smith or prelude their. concentration
against the town. At any rate the
S0ring lasted short time, after which
The Beers ceased. No casualties were
..ll8 .3$3..
Later the Beers made another sor-
ne, this time colliding with the cav
Salry. patrols at Acton Homes and Test
Sers Station, southwest OF Ladysmith.
The firing continued the greater part
spf the day, and there were several
british casualties. the exact number
- vet being unknown.
Sir George White is pushing up his
supports rapidly. and It is generally
believed that . big engagement is COM
ing today.
# #ts According to the latest and best in
formation. the Boer army in this vi
entity numbers about $4,000 men, OF
which 1000 are Grunge Free Staters.
Sir George s. Whites Immediately
available force IN the field is about
II, 900. Both the Beers and the Free
Staters are supplied with artillery, and
probably have total OF thirty guns,
against which White has forty-six.
j A good force OF volunteers has been
left to hold Ladysmith. The plan of
The Beers is believed to be to advance
On II ,adysmith and Glencoe simulta-
neously the former from Tintwa pass
md the latter from Dannhauser. Gen.
Ioubert arrived at Newcastle last night
preparatory. to leading his troops in
che contemplated attack on Glencoei
Rner scents have already been seen at
HattinEspruit, seven miles from Glen
eoe 81
me Daily Telegraph,s Ladysmith
eorrespondent last night cabled: "A
seorcA of 3 900 Beers Is engaged at Ac-
TIM homes The Beers, as usual, took
tsadvanfasa sof the hills. rocks and gull
t1ies Is hide themselves, but were UNI
.ahla "a advance. They used their can
,,nn arainst onr ridemen. who never
thaleas maintained ! stout resistance.
The Arine v VA heavy. It is anticipated
ttth.+ Z number ~ Beers were hit.
..,,,. 80 !. hopt Acton HON IS
,a. y - 800 ,,r.n 49, mounted volun-
.' 80 ..1i,,,. sack mon Dewets-
49,. = $500
- az !. ranor+ed that the enemy there
!. 80, r,ed q and suffering severely.
= g.. go e- =, Iadvamith by priyats
800 a., $50 =. chas here that the dis
.n.y. -. i =, sua ,iland 4 taking a form
soa..Ia - tha Rnars who Quilted
n p's..s.. ~ 49, nrec,nitatelv. The Beers
=. go. 0s o.ra : r,a,np Most Of the
49,. Sa .s.t,a-s n that country are pre-
Du.sn s 100 Thev have sent their
rivas ana families into the Transvaal.
- WYE. 49, enu ,a . saus a. hand shows,
-. :. s,,tns ,rts,d r,sinp against their.
.n 80 aramv the Orange Free
u. aN :. ~. poara holding the
go, .h,,rg raases have serious diff
..,,.tas - contend with apart from a!
e -.I, nS,t,.h .++ackn
po Tsa s,.natinn n kimberley is appar-
a.r+1v nniet though Taungs, q town;
10y 49, 49, ,,,,,s. north IL occupied byl
q. A 80 10. daatroved the railway
s ~ 80 th.ra and vrvburg. A skir-I
cs.~esa =. 49,. - San nlaca 81 Riyerton. where
1919 ~ 800 .r.,n from kimberley fred
g .lmo. e =, poars Who were re-
upo1 . Pc ~ "a -as struck INV a she'll.
I $50, 80 an. !, their gums.
g. TON =. one y 49, .,eo,,t advamith and;
ING co - .!,.,. onen sor northern;
S.a, <. :. 80 .hare NAV be a heavy
fNa..t: 'no ,as;ns the bie guns. which
/ 80 = 80. - AZ The hest mart of the
are e1pec.eu -. - 800 a. least :
1enun9. =, 80 ICONS IN both camps are
49, DIS. - :. = fna fettle and eager
Is. hstti.
1or oa.. ..,,, ,,++,a reliable news re.
NJ = - aa.,tion ~ Raden-Poweli.
eafo lnt.n -. Ranorts coming FROM
I s. .olrces at Pretoria admit that che
po.rs lost seventy in killed in Tues
Aav.s triple assault. ,
Commandans Cronje cut on the water
! as.unnplv Of the town and began a bonn
bardment. :;
a new and serious element IN tnel
military situation Is the r'slns VI .neI
varlike tribe OF basutos. unuei EnieI
foehuko, against tne olau ,, 80.
STATE. Should the Auius Iol'ow nv.