The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-04-18
MOVEMENT TO PRETORIA.
Indications Are That Roberts Is Pre-.
pairing to start.

Indications Are That Roberts Is Pre-
pairing to start.
London, April IS, a. m.-Lord Roberts
long wait and the Boer activity have Sc
n rlously disturbed public equanimity. He
Is still 800 miles from Pretoria No one
N doubts the ultimate success of British
k arms, but behind the British army that
crushes the BOer armies, an army of oo-
cupation will have to be installed.
From various sources come hints that
X more men than are already provided will
have 10 be sent out.
n Lord Roberts indicates that at least TO-
a GOV men are advancing to cut off the Beers
N who are investing Wepener.
"A As there are reports from the Basuto
n border that firing has been heard in the
81 direction of the hills toward Dewetsdorp,
"A II Is possible Gen Chermside's advanced
a troops are already in contact with the
q Beers.
A Lord Roberts wires that he expected to
Il clear the southeastern section of the Free
n State east of the railway, and then to
81 swing round to the north and to turn one
NJ after another the positions held by the
N Beers north of Bloemfontein.
Il Gen. Buffers prohibition of all press
81 kilograms in Natal until further notice is
n taken to indicate that a movement is
81 about to be taken there.
Getting Ready to Advance.
London, April 17.-At last Lord Roberts
seems to be on the eve of making his main
#adyance toward Pretoria.
Nh Unless all the unusually reliable sources
Hpf information and all the indications
Fmugsled past the censor are at fault the
british army within a few days will be
#narching northward
M After many premature and unfounded
4eports which have purported to tell of
hls move there is naturally, even in the
pest informed quarters, considerable hest
"a ancy in definitely settling upon the day
ord Roberts is likely to leave Bloemfon-
eln' but there is a settled impression that
VIII occur either at the end of this week
fr at the beginning of next.
4he long, weary wait in the Free State
apiiaI has, apparently, effected much
Be- eeded rehabilitation, though it is proba-
Lord Roberts would have still further
ayed his advance had not the Boer ac-
3 witty forced him TO put his forces in such
osilons that to-day, unless they quickly
M oceed northward, the strategic advant-
r. viii be lost.
ne critics agree in the supposition that
e advance wiz be made in parallel col
M iif with broad front, west of the
l''.d' the Third and Eighth divisions
"a -sllns northward to the extreme north
sI tne entire force amounting to 75,-
men.
-Aacty what part Gen. Butler will take
/M S,h4 secret which no one is able to
rom the seat Of war there is significant
nce From The Hague comes the
ihat the Boer delegates refuse to
N7 public the object of their mission.
IA nope to be received by Queen Will
",lAa but nothing in this direction has
oeen decided upon.
That spiOn Hop Affair.
ne war office last night published in the
dispatch from Lord Roberts
" ieo. lS, submitting Gen. Buffers
.'oAes describing the Spion kop and
rpefatons from Jan. II to Jan. "a
Ho1erts deals severely with Gen.
'' and some others. Even Gen. Bull
No'5 not escape. Lord Roberts COM
.2 mat the plan of operations is not
described In the dispatches. After
A'Nt Gen. Buffers intentions, as
.-.1 .icaied 10 Sir Charles Warren, who
.''''ed The whole force, Lord Roberts
QUE that Gen. Warren seems to
Included after consultation with his
mat the flanking movement or
NY Gen. Butler was impractcable
N"eielqre, so changed the plan of ad-
'7 10 necessitate tn ecapture and
'i9n OF spion kop. Lord Roberts
arren considered It impossible to
''e vide thanking movement which
mmended. if not actually pre-
in the secret Instructions he
I'rthwith have acquainted Butler
course he proposed 10 adopt.
~ nothing TO show whether he did
N'L But 1t IS only fair to Warren
'' out that Butler appears through
nave been aware Of what was hap
ihT the withdrawal from spion
ienti cf which had become
10 the relief Of Ladysmith, Lord
'horneyeroft at Fault.
I'sfrt 70 he unable 10 concur with
.hlnking Thorneycroft exercised
ieue n Ia ord erng the troops 20
hih Of the opinion that Thorney-
lmptlon OF responsibility and
was wholly ine1cusable
me night the enemys FIRE
'l nave been formidable. and IL
"V' nave taken moro tban two or