Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-30
..,,t that 1900 We're Killed and
''pc ma Wounded at SpiOn Kop'
Kan OFFICE HOLDS BAch'
.. No, Given out Losses VIM
'a' ',..s Reach o,5aa Total Force
." % south africa, ii4,iSs'

vork Jan. 3O.-AdVlces i''
New ,s5,cate that military assoel-
'aa's General White are Of the opin-
''' % ~ win make a desperate at
q 'a. :. hroak through the Boer lines
EfsaP " from Ladysmith; ihat
p -. ,', .ncb a movement would cost a
i''sI So. sacrifice Of life, II would
.s.,oble to surrender to the Beers
4 .,,,sment that Lord Roberts aa-
me abandonment Of Ladysmi'n
generally credited in London pu.
~ ~ the fact that the supply Oh
,4,lons will not hold out for more
f. week longer It is not probable oa
I, any aid can be rendered TO zen,
,pe inside Of that time, and he WIZ
Nm, two courses open--surrender
mi Ms way out Several military
..-,s IN london are Of the opinion
,be british in Kimberley at Mod
AVER ana on the Tugela VIII also
N 10 work out their own salVauoh'
= critic says ,.o,,h
,,toan advance northward through
Trss state. II as appears propanle
pG,lsb commander has TO Keep
~ All Of Buffers army on the line
NJ Tugela. new army VIII nave
ale the advance on Bloemfonteih
i no Disgusting the fact that
"a ,rnsrial forces In South Africa are
.,rone enough at present TO under
bs his advance with safety.
4 NJ Daily Telegraph says:
Ts a terrible alternative when we
,rs 10 balance against each other the
l,v AZ the brave men In the beleag-
4 ~ camp and the only rational policy
4 arriving on the war. II has 10 be
"A Without sentiment or unavaillng
rei."
he Daily Mail says:
,Sreb A move could not be made with
sssnt speed to save Ladysmith. IL
-B seem that the soundest military
trdples dictate the reinforcement OF
army In Natal and fresh advance,
( time In ample force.
There are two dangers TO be guard
agalnst-foreign Intervention and
rhsr military disaster in South Afri-
To prevent the first the whole navy
uld be mobilized and the naval re-
4 res called out. Our squadrons should
\ distributed In the proper position for
! r The volunteers should be put un-
arms and provided with transport
H. artillery The remnant Of militia
&kuli be embodied. A force Of at least
h. hundred thousand men over and
Move the volunteers and militia is re-
igIrei to supply our general needs In
! nth Africa II Il cannot be raised on
6sus Of voluntary service we must
3ays drafting as In the United States
tutng the civil war"
4 The London Post says;
There is a rumor that Gen. Kitchener
b Lord Roberts has left Capetown all
3siiy TO take command OF a movement
D. Gen. Gatacre's and Gen. French's
anblned forces, with heavy additions
fresh troops, against the Orange Free
. late.
The defeat is bitter, but Il is right
face II, while II Is wrong to keep
3 news from ourselves. The meeting
the defense committee on Saturday
4 probably causd by a knowledge Of
r. Buffers defeat though the fact
Pc Kept from the public until Sunday.
The measures now urgently needed
= development Of the military re-
sTtes Of the country. with 100000 men,
The field and 10000 to follow. The
'neni has come TO push on the train
4 Of all the troops left at home"
ne Leader says.
The enemy has beaten US at the
l2ing game; he has beaten US In
(la'sgy tactics, and he has induced
y give ~ the first plan, where he
wa have hardly had a show, and 70
norm 10 this plan, where naturally
fRNhlng ls against US. Is there a
iss soldier who can justify what we
" gone on other than political prln-
YES Not one We know from his
y pen that General White was in
f~l by one Of Mr.. Chamberlain
lslss TO dIsastrously change his
a. We know that General Butler
,f working up TO the original plan
marching on Bloemfonteln, was per-
-slsl by somebody TO give II up and
was persuaded within three days.
- pretty problem for Parliament
snsl Us wits and the opening day."
sls var office continues to hold back
l.'sy IN regard to the casualties at
". ~ MOP resulting from Wednesdays
wv, pu' reports from various sources
w uai me British losses were even
,ss' lhan indicated In the Boer dis
81 o. sunday. one report states
fS lne British casualties exceeded
/. asad and 1000 wounded. In view
"a lalge number Of officers reported
~. -'Nlce a. many as at Mayors
f''l ana Tour tlmt' as many as at
80 lhefe Is reason 10 fear that the
report Of the British losses will I
' :, nearly accurate.
80 80 special dispatches from Lon
ksass.' .s owing to some blunder, the /
\ 40 spiders we're short Of ammuni. |
H. - Melneslay's battle on Splon
4 ~ ~ may they We're forced 10 meet |
M ~ As % shot ard shell from the Beers /
u, =, ,ssyohels. The authorities al the
49, strongly deny these stories.
Is hat i bayonets were used II /
h, ~. use The commanders consld. |
,r, 20, weapon would, under the cir
ls.a,gfs' h1 more effective.
s.unls from Pretoria and from
ks,y ~ camp, while In conflict on
ls,,, Illhls, aRree In rendering A 4
|nNls,," outa 70 the gallantry and /
b. I. courage displayed on both
lsi ma. so.l M british and the Dutch 4
-" worthy q their steel
i,s,, .soh' Jan. 2s.-General BuIler.s
t,Bv ". mas cost slg men. 80 FAR ON.
',rss ',Ipt ,, within ten days. Ap.
'r,s,,ssI ~, She 700 SpIon Kop casualties
b. l,. s quay NE rule Of proportion
ltsyshi.1 ~ oiicers Indicated Is sod
n w YET 70 come.
IEH "a. casualties OF the war com.
is,,lv nom official REPORTS Are e5es
In,5 T., division. or these 2tss are
I.Sners ''H1ed and the rest are
Mica r moe British home troops in
~, apS co llsO0o. the Nataijau,
cape ColonIals. 1900.
Ina. -
BON F,s,,' ah, pa special dispatch
: i.l0 d \, camp Gated Friday, Jan.
here bsy y say,' Il have Just ridden
.icss N N, MI, ~. left General Rulers
asels. 10 vt INV positions south OF the
'.,tcs o, ~ ,'', .l, lnty retired In conse-
d, ~ ihghing, both beto sp'o ons N a,,
Z a As.r,ss.lon Of the mountain was
! p,ssl,li.ale character SIMON Kan
h MAJ sll.Dglous mountain overtonnSDr
q russla - o' kopjes along the Up
IA1niaf =. IN me eastern side the