Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-10-31
THE FIGHT HAS BAJUN
Beers Are Making Assault on Brit
ish at I.adysmilh.
BOER'S FIRE CEASED.
British Guns Succeed In Silencing TlOs'
Of the Beers Beers Advancing
on the Ieft Flank Of The
British Army.

London. Oct 90 Firing commenced
at O'Clock this morning The
Beers are shelling Ladysmith with 90
FOUNDERS After several shots tbs Brit
ish guns succeeded in silsncing the Bosr
fire. A force Of Beers are now advanc'
ing on the British left flank
A dispatch 70 the Associated Press
from Ladysmith which was ssut AZ eH'
press rates came through IN the remark'
able time of two hours Il shows the
crisis which Is presented at this stage oi
the war aud that operations have
reached an unexpected attack on Lady
smith by joint Boer forces
A dispatch from Durham supplements
the Associated Pre- dispatch with the
information that tine Boer shells are
chiefly directed at the station aud that
no damage had been done up % the time
the message from Durham had been for.
warded. That the very guns % tho
B0ers from whom the Beers expect 10
much. will be sloncrd speedily b. indi.
Gated Ia the Associated Press dispatches
from I.adysmith. a matter Of great sur
prise. bat the subsequent advance of the
burgher- force on the British flank
shows that the attackers are in no way
dismayed add are stIll foil Of the seli
samo confidence aud daring they have
already exhibited ou several occasions.
Apparently the Beers are concentrat
ed for supreme effort az Ladysmlih
They have withdrawn their forces from
other points which they consider mo
mentally 10 be- Of lees importance Tbs
ease with which they reorganized th'
German corp- which was almost ami
hlatei at Elaud-laagie and Genera
Lucas Meyers column shattered AZ Ia
lana liill show how great their recuper
atiye powers and their fertility of re
source Tho perseverance of tho BOerI
IL shown by the transporting Of heayl
ordnance and posting II In commanding
positions. forood admiration even frou
their enemies
UnIess the present attack l. merely I
feint h occupy the British while the IN
vadsrs are cutting oil communicates
southwark the battle which opene,
early this morning may fully Dc
eide the issue Of the war 20 far az hght
ing in the open l. concerned. for unlssl
the n. 000 Or 0000 Boers about Lady
smith ate able 10 destroy 1900 British
there they can hardly hope 10 cops will
General Bu.lers army corps, 90 it may
b. erpected the Beers will return 10 ~
tack Ladysmlth after they are beatet
OF. ~ long NJ they have a gun In posi
ton and men willing toface the British
for they must a. fully oognizant thai
the news Of their success will bring
Thousands Of sympathiEsTs aud adyen
tufefs 20 their standard
Active operations the last few day
have shown the cavalry under modert
conditions aud armed with long rang,
weapons Nif lA M fuAIfAf ufN lltNl
proving them able 70 work ~ infantry
both alone and Ia conjunction with fool
soldiers These cayalrymeu have showr
themselves able 10 bold infantry posi-
tions against mounted positions which
under previous conditions they hav,
been forced 20 relinquish while th'
assault on ElsndslaAgie was led by dis
mounted cavalry.
The latest news from the western
border apparently reassured British au
thorities a. 20 their ability az Maiekinp
and Kimberley 30 Withstand assaults
A dispatch from Port Tulia forward
ed during the evening 81 Oct o. an
nouEoes that Blackburns force IN ,
Gkirmish AZ Rhodes drift killed ~ Beers
A KAfir spy reported many more Boer
lying in the drift dying Blackburn die,
of bis wounds on returning % For
Tuli
Reports say ths Beers are coucenira
ting on the Rhodesian border wii
Ma1ima
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