The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-12
Beers Learning to Dodge British
Flanking Movements.
Excepting the Engagement which
Lasted All Day Saturday mt Drei-
fontein, Where keily-kenny's
Forces Were stubbornIy Opposed.
Addresses Note TO Kruger Pro-
testing Against Abuse of white
Fiag-kitehener Gone south to
Stop Trouble in Prieska District.

LONDON. March IL, 4:ao a. m.--The war
office maps show group Of kopJes and
large water pan at Dreifontein, a position
which has apparently considerable defen-
sive advantages. The Beers who retreat
ed to Abrahams kraal from Poplar grove
must have moved southwark or else fresh
force must have come from Bloemfontein
or the Orange river. The opposition met
at Dreifontein was somewhat unespect-
ed. the idea being that. If there were any
resistance, IL would be at Petrusherg
Fronting by their experience. the Beers
were prepared for British nanking move
ment, but in extending their position in
order to avoid being outfanked they prob
ably weakened their center. thus making Il
possible for the British infantry to carry
this with a bayonet charge
Abuse of White Flag.
Lord Roberts dignifled protest against
the abuse OF the white flag is regarded as
the most important factor Of the situa-
ton. According 10 the accounts supplied
by the correspondents. the instance ap-
pears TO have been most flasrant. and
there il no doubt that Lord Roberts will
caxsy his threat into execution. The dis
pasch from Durham as TO the engagement
near Pomeroy seems TO explain the Boer
accounts OF skirmishing in the Helpmaaker
district. and although Col Bofhune's force
numbered only a few hundred. the news
showY that the Boefs are In considerable
numbers on the Bigsarsherg
There IL no confirmation of the rurnors
OF the raising Of the siege OF Mafeking,
concerning which the gravest anxiety con-
tinues to be felt.
Casualties of British.
The British reported casualties up to
this date are as follows:
Killed. 2ns: wounded. s747; died Of dis
ease, i029. missing. s.4S3. Total. l5,s1I.
Boer Report of Mafeking Fall.
A correspondent of the Daily llail al
Lourenzo Marquee. teiegraphlng Saturday.
says
According to Toer reports the fall of Ma
feking is certain. There has been heavy
fghting this week. and the Beers have
been sheiling the town from all the cut
lying forts which they have captured, Col
Baden-Powell cleared all the natives out
Of the town. but the Beers drove them
back The Beers are preparing for final
assault with the idea that the capture
Of Mafeking viii raise the dropping spirits
Of the hurghers.
Kitchener Gone south.
Spencer wilkinson. in the Morning Post.
says:
with 100 dead at Dreifontein the Beers
must have mad 500 wounded, We may sx-
pect Lord Roberts 10 continue hts mavta
at the rate OF ten miles per day.
y THE news that Lord Kitchener has gone
south shows thai the rising in the Pricska
district Is troublesome. but IL viii be cf-
feciuaiy suppressed
we need not believe the Bosr report
that 1900 British are near Helpnaaker. II
ia quite unlikely that Gen. Butler Wsll mahe
any decisive movement unui his troops are
recupera;ed.'
Beer Prisoners TunneIinE.
The Cape Town correspondent Of the
Standard telegraphs;
1T ia reported that the Roer rri~cnzrs
at symonfoa were found boHnE a tunnel
under the lines q the camp. The wcgk
had made considerable progress before dis-
coVery"
Case of Baer Treachery.
A Dispatch 70 the Daily Mail from Av0-
esikop dated sunday. March a. says;
The white naE treaehegy Eas pers3nsily
witnessed at urslfontein by lsovd Roberts
who was iooklnK through a telegc pc Ns,m
the weisa wsre charging an9 saN ta@
KbWgTE hold Gp A}Nf AAH9Es "tl4W tfst N&N
ana arep their guns lie saw an English
onacer advance to receive their surrender
whereuPeu Boer vo.lcy waa fired haG
the of3ccr fell
British Near Bioemfontein.
The Dany News has tae following from
AvoEelAop dated MaTch ~
The march was continued today 90 this
polnt No Beers we're seeA en the way.
TIE Irisigh are now only twenty-five mlss
from Biosmfantein One q the B0er gris-
oucrs says ths &cEe q Mafek3ng has pten
raised
outtnnderx Leave Transvasi.
The correspondent af the Times az
I.ourcnza Marques says
British and German outlanders are
aocklng here from Tire Trsnsysal In coa-
sequence q the feeling OF lp8eClsity ar5ps-
Ell by recent events.
several inPort&n; JohannesbErg mines
have been Iooslea. the government having
forbidden pumping"
Beers subtie Tactics.
The Morning Post'a correspondent at
Dreifonte8n. telegraphing Sunday, says.
The aght ,hrougAout wss much lnvolv-
cd. The enemy evacuated and reocclpied
rosltions. subtly concealing their insen-
lions. ard only Withdrawing taeiT guns a
few minutes prior &C their impending esp
ture
Their guns ou,ranged ours. the naval
brigade not arriving in time
our cavalry horses were c2rn1ietcly tiTei
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