Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-10-30
F[[L EFFECTS Of WAR;
Large Percentage Of Fatalities in
South African Battles Causes
CONSERVATION in London.
Many Relatives Bssiege the British
War ONCE Seeking News Of
Relatives.
Large Number Of officers Killed
Owing to Refusal to Fight
Under Cover.

London, Oct. s0.--The excitement at
tendant upon the departure of the sol
diers for South Africa is almost over,
and the city is assuming its normal
shape again.
While last week all was hustle in So
ciety circles, cabs were to be seen run
ming all about the west end with richly
uniformed young officers hurrying on
their preparations and paying last Wis
it's to friends. Now these officers are
at sea. many OF them, no doubt. going
to their death, unless, of course, as
some think, war will be over before
many weeks have passed. But that,
according to the military authorities, is
very unlikely. They think the war is
not going to be such an easy walk-over
as was at first imagined, even after the
arrival of Sir Redvers Butler and his
big army.
Even in the houses of parliament all
/ is silent again. Members have been re-
ileased from their duties to depart
whittier they will. Parliament has had
a short but very stirring session. 1t is
probable that it has been the shortest
session of the British parliament fol
exactly five centuries. 1t was on Sep
TENDER 3d. 1899. that the shortest par
| lament and the shortest session were
! held. Parliament sat for only single
day, and when 1T deposed Richard II II
was necessarily dissolved. A new one
was called six days afterward, whef
Henry Nv mounted the throne.
A few days ago special cable
| told of the pathetic scenes out.
side the war Office among the crowds
awaiting the lists of casualties as they
were posted up. Every day it Is the
same. Pail Mall has, indeed, become {
street of mourning.
Every day are to be seen ladies driv'
| ing up in carriages and hansoms. viii
pale, anxious faces, showing the awfu
strain upon their nerves and terror
the thought that blow may be await
ling them. AS your cables have shown
1 1.-THE loss among the officers has beer
terrible, heavier in proportion than tn
loss among the rank and file.
Even more pitiable to be seen are tn
i grief men of all trades il
working garb spending their mea
lhours outside the war office, seeking TO
news of their gallant sons, while re-
legged women, with babes in their arms
lare inquiring about their husbands.
Severe as is the strain upon the wa
office attendants, to their credit be
) said nothing could be more gentle tina
; their treatment Of those anxious inauil
1 ers. To comfort the people is no cas-
n fr1
; reassure them in the cases of wounded
!, or where there may be some doubt as
the fate of their dear ones.
The Mansion House fund for the re
. lief of the bereaved is growing by leap
and bounds we'll into six figures. 1t
/ pleasing and heart-warming featur
3 that SO many American residents an
visitors in London are joining in 6
i splendidly adding their doles to tn
swelling of the fund.
Before the Scots Guards left Londo
E for the scenes of operations they wei
terribly impatient to get away. an
We're quite angry that so much fightin
was going on before they could get Oh
d to have their share. but since the
: scenes, weather and even their feelln,
: have undergone sudden change, +
q they are now in the transports. 1t
. said of one of the officers of the guar'
that he missed the train to Southaml
! ton, but with that resource for viii,
a the brigade is famous the delinque
No quite coolly ordered a special train al
"a lin the end arrived before the rest of h
!, regiment. In order to allow his speci
II to pass the train he missed had to
i delayed, so he not only caught the Q
, iginal train but passed it.
n The war, with all its horrors, has
!, humors, too. Much fun is being ma
!, out of the story that some of the En-
/, llish soldiers, in looting the enem.
: camp at Elandslaagte, robbed the Boo
of some of ther most priced possessio
in the shape of a large number of t
hats and frock coats. What could
l. Beers want with such apparel on I
field of battle. unless. as the Globe ST.
l. gests, the God-f fearing followers
ar Saint "Oom" Paul had been ordered
an wear them when they have to go IL
i'll action on Sundays?
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