The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-03-14

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Nothing can be said of the advance On
BloemfonteIn beyond Lord Roberts
own dispatches. No,hing more has been
permitted to come through Doubtless
Lord Roberts himself IS fully occupied
with important military operations
The disp9tch from Cape Town saying
that General French has arrived al
Bloemfontein probably does not mean
that he has entered the city.
Lord Roberts messages may mean
either than the Beers nave cut ne raj
way 20 the north or shat the British
cavalry have done so. IL the former,
then 20 may be assumed hat no rolling
stock has been selzed. but by general
assumption the latter Interpretation is
cOrrectt
LONDON. MARCH winston
Churchin wires Co the Morning pust.
from Durham, protesting against tke
unceremonious treatment of Canerd
Cronie, lie adds;
The seUn decision not 60 exchange
prisoners VIII undoubtedly accelerate
the end OF the war; but t viii prove
very hard and perhaps dangerous FOR
The British prisoners Ia Pretoria.
There IS abundant evidence THAT ha
boers are becoming more cruel ana
tha, the war VIII enter q darker stage
lt IS very douptiul Of the Boer govern
ment VIII De able 90 control the wild-
passions 9f he Wild rgmians forming
the noisy part of the Boer forces In
the event OF q Siege OF Pretoria and Che
position of che British prisoners wound
tlen become precarious.
/ have visited lhe dam Uh ch Ole
Boers begun on kip river below Lazy
sml d, " IL had been compl .ci 50 would
have Submerged Iut3mhi camp where
,here uro 200o Sick
LONDON MARcH 3-Lady Sarah
Wilson wires 90 he Daily M1i fom
Mafesing under date of March 6 bv na-
tive runu.r to ro1asi March @. as
follows.
on Saturday March g. The Boer FUR
iosuiy homharded the brick fields an
trenches about mle from the town
for hrca hours, Killing one ana wound
ing two colonials
ON Mcnday aM.ch 3 they ma2a q de.
termiuel attack. owing to Is mlsunl7r-
STANDING the colonials evacuated the
FIRST trench. This the Beers occupied
but reserves were called up and ;he
1rench was rec8ptured with % rush.
We had no casualties.
The Beers are very active and % tax
+ es Colonel Baden-Powell and the gari-
son very heavily 10 prevent them en-
croaching ON our lines since command
/ ant snuman returned from the north
/ the siege has b-en prosecuted with re-
newtd viror Dynami a explosions were
heard during the last two days of 'cb-
2 Iary The Beers have been blowing
rp sections of the northern sailw0X.
showing HAT they fear tho approach 0f
Colonel Piumcr's column.
The new five inch gun made here has
proved very satisfactory and accurate.
Col Ea lcn-powcl warmed Command
ant snyman thai anless ne disband Il
and d'sarmed the native levces Il ling
the Boer forward trenches by March 3
ne. CB den- P0NelN would no longer %
responsible for restraining Chief Linoho
In the Equani district Commandau,
snyman declined 90 disband them
CAPE TOWN, MARCH 13-Address
ing a public meeting here t1day, Sir
Alfred Miner, after referring 90 the
dark days which we now hope are
drawing 90 "a close" euloRized the ''maI
veiOus cOuraSt. patience and confidence
shown in the Care loyallsis during a
season Of great trial" and their self.
eaoriace. generosity and co-operati3n
PRETORIA MARCH ie Gevero
Joubert has arrived here To e0nsull
wit hthe govei oment; rumors ~ peas,
overtires are ln the air. ~ attention
Is directed 20 the British advance on
Bloemfontein, but the federals ar,
stiI confident Of being able 10 hold a.
LONDON. MARCH Spencer vii.
kinson. in the Morning oPst. says:
Lord Roberts Is probably now wait.
lng I'm front Of Bloemfonteln for the in
fantry divisions. The three divirsw
would be probably be so directed iha
while the ladlng one would follow a.
cavalry and turn the Boer defens IS
the other two would come up In Eche'
lon on the original Roer front, so that
In case OF resistance the Beers could
be envel0ped and compelled 10 retreai
under difficulties and with heavy loss.