Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-15
LONDON IS NOT
At ALL HAPPY.
Optimism Induced by Lord Roberts,
Dispatches is Artificial,
MUCH WORK VETO BE DONE
Roer Forces Lost No Guns aud Few
Wen klorksdorf Surrenders-
More Fighting Ahead.
LEarly pIspatchesl

lEarly Dispatched
New York, June ia dispatch TO the
Tribune from London says.
The optimism induced by Gen. Rob
erts dispatch is artificial. Cen Me
thuens success in restoring communi-
cation with Pretoria has not altered
the the fact that the Free State raid
ers have taken over a thousand pris-
oners at Lindley and Roodeval, and
retreated with them and their guns,
and that the raids may be repeated.
Dewets commandos have not been dis
persed and whatever precautions may
be taken there will be danger Of an
other raid, since the railway cannot be
absolutely protected by infantry bat.
talions nor by artillery trained all
along the line from Bloemfonten to
Pretoria.
The conquest Of the northeastern
section Of the Free State has not yet
been effected. and operations by the
columns from Hebron. Lindley Sene.
kal and Ficksburg are rendered diff
cult by the transport problem.
Gen. Butler has cleared Laings Mex
and Gen. LyttletOp has received the
submission Of the WakkerstrOem dis
trict, but the Boer army has not been
captured. IL has retired with all It's
guns and supplies. and Will fight again
In the mountainous district remote
from the railway.
BOER FORCES NOT DISPERSED.
Bothas army has also withdrawn
from the position which it held for two
days against Gen Roberts forces east
Of Pretoria. but Il has not been dis
persed. nor have the British taken
either guns or prisoners
Boer command0s al Ermelo and Mid
dleburg are mutually helpful and can
be concentrated IN the Lydenburg dis.
tricts, and Dewets commandos can
cooperate with them enectually In the
Free State.
The most encouraging feature Of
yesterdays news for the British was
the evidence that the damage done TO
Laings Mex tunnel and the section OF
railway north OF Kro0nstad was not
serious, and that both lines OF commu-
nication would be In working order In
few days With unlmpeded supplies
for two large armies operating In the
Gutenberg either from the west or from
the south, and the resistance Of Dewets
raiders ought 10 be speedily overcome
boy the British forces under Rumble,
with help from Butler
FREE STATE TO BE PACIFIED.
Military men state that Gen. Me.
thuen will be left in command OF the
forces along the railway from Kroon-
stad TO the Naal. and that Gen Hun
ter's division. after reaching Johannes
burg, will be sent to Heidelberg and
will open the railway 10 Standerton.
Eventually Dewets forces must be
dispersed before there can be any in
yason Of the Gutenberg district, and
Gen. Kitchener Is likely to remain at
Kroonstad until the campaign in the
Free state has been again set in or
der
There have been many stories about
bad feeling and lack Of cooperation
between Roberts and Kitchener. but
these are not well founded. Gen.
Kitchener. as chief Of stan works in
cessantly, and Is Roberts trusted lieu.
tenant, especially In managing the de-
tails OF the transport Kitchener is |
not liked in the army, on account Of |
his brusque manners, but Lord Roberts |
kOnws how to Get on with him as |
well as with everybody else.
KLoRKsDORF sURRENDERs.
London, June Is. llI5 a. m-The |
war office issues the following dispatch /
from Lord Roberts
Pretoria Residency June a. 1910 ..
m IL lRrlfeAnrf
TO an armed party sent on by Hunter
Kitchener reports that the Beers at
tackled a reconstruction train early |
this morning a few miles north Of
Rhenoster river. He sent out mounted
troops and drove of the enemy before
they could do damage one man was
killed and eleven wounded, including
two officers.
"A message from Klorksdorf reports
that Cronje, who commanded there
determined TO surrender as soon as he
knew for certain that Pretoria was In
our possession His example has ben
copied by many In the neighbor-
our possession. HIS example has been
hood The court house Is now said to
be full OF arms"
BOERS KEEP THEIR GUNS.
$3.50 a. m.-That Com, Gen. Luis
Botha should have been able 10 stand
FOR two days against Lord Roberts and
then to retreat without losing any guns
Dr. having any of his men captured, is
taken 20 mean that he has a force
which the British must still reckon as
when acting defensiyely.
Lord Roberts engagement with Gen. /
Botha terminated as expected by the
Boer cOmmander-in-Chief retiring from |
MS position Beyond driving Botha
'urther from the capital, little seems
10 have been accomplished. as Lord
Roberts does not mention the capture !
II prisoners or guns, or the inhiction OF
oss. A Boer bulletin issued June 18th
It MachadodorD. said:
Both wings OF the federal forces
ouched the advancing army al a.
n. yesterday east OF Pretoria. Fight.
ng continued until dark The enemy,
hough In overwhelming numbers. were
hecked along the line Of thirty-six
niles and the burgheTs succeeded In
Irving back their right wing five
niles Two burghers were killed and
en- wounded"
IL 81.