River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-04-26
MORE FIGHTING.
British Capture Lieuw Kop-Boer
Force al Wepener
J~oubert's Successor.

London, April 24.-The war Office
Monday evening issued The following
dispatch from Lord Roberts, dated
Bloemfontein, Monday, April %, $3.50
p. m:
Yesterday / dispatched the Eleventh di-
vision, under Gen. Pole-Carew. and two
brigades of cavalry, under Gen. French,
from this point to assist Gen. Rumble. The
force reached Karriefontein without much
opposition. Casualties reported: Welsh
regiment, private killed. Capt. Prothero
mortally wounded. and seven men; York
shires, eight wounded; Eighth hussars, one
killed. one wounded; Fourteenth hussars.
one wounded: Royal artillery, two wound
ed; Seventh Dragons, Lieut.. jenkins and
ten men missing Capt. Rotton. Royal ar
tillery, broke an arm by a fall. Gen. Poie-
Carew's mounted infantry seized Leeuw
kop, a high hill a few miles north of their
last nights position. The enemy evacuated
hurriedly. leaving some rifles and ammu-
milton. Gen. Rumble reports that 70 men OF
the First Worcesters are missing. f1tty-
three were sent with Wood to an outpost
after dark. and only is returned. Inelr
numbers and names Will be reported To-
day, as well as four wounded yesterday
London, April 24.-The Bloemfon-
TEN correspondent of the Standard, de-
scribing the operations at Leeuw kop,
says:
"At an early stage the cavalry came I'M
der a heavy fire from a pompom on d riuse
adjoining Leeuw kop. Unable to continue
its march to the southeast, Gen. Decisions
brigade fell back to the north TO await lhe
infantry attack. The thanking movement
having failed. Gen. Pole-Carew, with Ten
Stephenson's brigade, advanced in cres-
cent form from the south and west Win
the object of enveloping the kop1es. Tne
Welsh, Warwickshire, Essex ana YORK
shire regiments advanced in EXTENDED me-
covering the west, while the Guards prl-
gade took up a position to the south, with
two field batteries and naval guns. Shei-
tered by the rocks, the enemy opened a
heavy fire from rifles and a pompom. our
men advanced over the open GROUND III
splendid style by a succession OF sho.t
rushes, falling prone while pouring IN thelr
yolleys The approach of darkness threat
ened to leave the Beers in possession, pnt
lust before sunset the Essex regiment gal
lantly pressed forward and drove the last
man of the enemy from Paarde kraal' a
bold spur of Leeuw kop."
London, April 24.-The strong body
of reenforcements which Lord Roberts
sent to assist the relief of Wepener and
to endeavor to envelop and cut of the
Beers from a retreat northward fur
nishes further evidence hat the Beers
are assembled in much larger forces
around Wepener than had hitherto
been supposed.
Pretoria, April 81. Maj. Gen.
Schalkburger has been gazetted vice
president lin succession to the late
Gen. Joubert) and Gen. Louis Botha
has been gazetted acting commandant
general succeeding Gen. Joubert in
command of the Transvaal forces).
ST. Petersburg, April 24.-The papers
the departure for South At
RIGA of a body of aeronauts to organize
a military balloon service for the
Transvaal. They took the necessary
balloons and accessories with them.