The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-29
OF The END
Of the Beer War Is Again
Promised.
1T MAY BE THE BIG END
England Sends Reinforce
ments-- Successes Reported.

Loerenzo Marques, Aug. 2S-Heavy
fighting is reported to have occurred at
Machadodorp. The Beers are said to
have bee indicated with great loss, leav-
ing their guns and ammunition in the
hands of the British.
London, Aug. ga special dispatch
from Pretoria, dated August e. says:
'It is stated that fighting with Botha's
commanders was resumed this morning
The Boer lines were broken and the
enemy is falling back. The British casual
ties are reported to be considerable"
ROBERTS REPORTS SUCCESSES
London, Aug. 28.-Lord Roberts reports,
under date of Relfast August q, as fol-
lows: Our movements are slow on ac-
count of the extent and nature Of the
country. Today we made a satisfactory
advance and met with decided success.
The work fell entirely to Buffers troops
and resulted in the capture of Bergendal,
a very strong position two miles north
west Of Palmethal. I met Butler at Ber-
gendal shortly after it was reached by
our troops. I am glad to find the occu-
patton cost less than was feared on ac-
count Of approach being across an open
glacis for two or three thousand yards
and the determined stand of the enemy.
The Inniskillings and Second rife brigade
formed the attacking party. The latter
suffered most. I hope the casualties do
not exceed 50 or 60. One officer was killed
and two were wounded. A good many
It'll md
captured. Baden-PoweIl reports that he
occupied MUSHROOM without opposition.
AS the country where he and Paget are
operating is dense bush and veldt it is
not desirable at the present to proceed
further north, and their troops are re-
turning to Pretoria"
THE FINAL STAGE--PERHAPS
New York, Aug 28.-"Lord Roberts
dispatch announces what many people
here take to be the beginning Of the final
stage in the South African campaign"
says the London correspondent of the
Tribune" The Communicated held
council Of war with his lieutenants,
Butler, French and Pole-Carew, on Sat
urday, and on Sunday began a general
attack on General Botha's intrenched po-
sition, on which not much impression had
been made. In the preliminary operations
of the previous few days the Beers had
chosen a line of defense of great natural
stronger in fact than any they
have held since they fell back from the
Tugela. Their forces were disposed along
a formidable chain Of hill country, ex-
tending over a front nearly thirty miles,
their TANKS resting on spurs Of broken
ground protected by morasses. The Brit :
ish advance began on the west, to the
north of Belfast, from which place the
Beers fell back toward the Lyndenburg
road. Lord Roberts reports that the
Beers are making q most determined re-
sistance in a locality wen adapted for 4
their defensive tactics and badly suited
for cavalry movements. Some experts (
think that this is really General Botha's .
last stand, and that if defeated here he /
viii be completely crushed. Lord Rob |
erts' superiority in numbers is so great
that he may probably attempt to work
right around the Beers and drive them
from their position by menacing their
line OF retreat. To Judge from previous
experience, it is unlikely that the Beers .
would stay long enough to permit the
to be accomplished. Mean /
while, the Beers are themselves busy in
endeavoring to raid Lord Roberts lines
Of communication both in the Orange .
river colony and in Natal At Weinburg
a body of imperial yeomanry was in
difficulties under an attack of a consider F..
able force Of Beers on last Friday. They F,
were rescued by reinforcements hastily .
sent up from Kroonstad and Heilborn. On. I
Sunday the Beers again renewed their f.
attack on Weinburg'' but were beaten off.
having among the prisoners captured by /
the British Commandant Olivier. whose .
famous march from Cape Colony through
Lord Roberts lines to the northeast of /
Orange River Colony was one Of the no. I
ticeable episodes Of the spring To Judge
by the fact that heavy reinforcemeuts
have been ordered TO prepare to embark .
for South Africa in the next few DAYS.
the British war office does not yet believe .
that warlike operations are drawing to a .
close"
London, Aug 29.-The Daily Mail this .
morning claims to have the highest au- .
thority for the assertion that Lord Rob
erts has already succeeded Lord Woise- !
ley as commander in chief Of the Bit |