The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1900-02-10
REPORTED TO
Be FIGHTING AGAIN
War Office Doesn't Believe He Has
Recrossed Tugela
River,
BUT THE PUBLIC is SURE OF u
Beers Have Practically No More
Men for Use at the Front-..hc-
serves Needed to Defend
Free State.

London, Feb. THE war Offices
statement that it had received no con-
frmntion of the report that Butler had
r%ccrossed the Tugela river failed to
shake tie public belief that operations
Of tremendous Importance are pro-
ceeding at Tugela, and it is thought
either the denial was prompted by a"
desire to keep the military movements
as secret as possible until something
was accomplished, or that Butler is
keeping the home officials in the dark
pending the result. 1t is obviously ex-
tremely difficult to extract truth from
the conflicting statements shrouding
Buffers movements, but most of the
commentators agree the aggregate
of items tends to confirm the belief
that movements of importance are in
progress.
London, Feb. Ga Durham special
says:
No definite news has been received
from Butler, but it is reported there
was heavy fighting yesterday"
New York, Feb. 6.-London today
VI permitted to have a few words Of
news from South Africa. 1t is stated
that Butler is advancing TO the relic
of Labyrinth and that the garrison il.
the beleagnered town can hear his
guns. 1t is in good spirits and ready
to repel assault or corporate with the
~rescuing forces. While anxiety is
again becoming intense, the feeling is
now more hopeful thanEo on the eve of
Buffers previous engagements.
The British forces on the Tugela
river have been reinforced With men
and guns, but General Joubert and his
10000 men can call in no new regi-
ments for the Beers have need of all
their men to defend the borders OF the
Free State. 1t was just a week ago to-
day that Butler announced he would
be in Ladysmith in a week. He has
not kept his word.
No news at all has been received of
fresh operations in Cape Colony and
there is much speculation in London
as to the plans of Lord Roberts and
the mysterious movements of Lord
Kitchener. The general idea is that
they are preparing some Napoleonic
campign that will bring the war to a
speedy finish.
Dispatches from Spearman camp.
dated Friday, Saturday and Sunday,
are published in London this morning.
On Friday photographic communica-
ton with Ladysmith was resumed and
messages are passing freely. The
Beers are busy shelling the town and
several parties are burying their dead
at Spion kop, though nine days have
elapsed since the battle.
Cannonuding Lighter.
Saturdays bombnrlment Of Lady
smith was lighter. From Chieveley
General Barton cannonaded the Colcn-
SO lines, employing II naval gun. The
Beers, as usual. appeared at Colenso,
but retreatcd when the British artil-
lery opened. The day was quiet at
Potgieters. There was no cannonad-
ing by the British guns. The Beers
enjoyed this immunity from attack
and could be seen in large numbers
drying their blankets and working to
strengthen and add to their defensive
works.
The Beers around Potgietcrs seemed
intent on watching every movement OF
our troops. They could be seen riding
or walking along their works in care
less fashion. numbers of them spying
through their glasses.
The enemy have certainly made a
number of additional positions for
their cannon and for the defense of
the passage of the Tugela at Potgie-
ters drift.
Standing upon Mt. Alae or the lower
ridge of Rugged Swartz kop. over
1000 feet above Potgieters drift, one
obtains u magnificent prospect for Il
distance of twelve miles. To the north
putfs of cannon smoke disclose the pc.
sition of the Boer guns, bombarding
Ladysmith.
Sunday there was no cannonadins
at Spearman camp, aud the day was
quiet but for shipping by the Beers
The Smelling of Ladysmith was slight
Messages We're freely interchanged
between Buffers and Whites camps
by night with signal lamps and by
day with Photograph. The Beers, by
means of their acetinc search and sig.
nal lights, have tried Intellectually to
blur the transmission of our signals.
Report UDcontirncd.
London, Feb. 5.-1he Associated
Press learns from official sources thai
absolutely no confirmation has beer
received by the war Office of the rcpor,
that Butler has %recrossed the Tugeli
river and is marching OF l.adysmith
On the contrary, according TO informa,
ton at the war office at the present
moment, there is every indication thu
things are quiet at the front and III
immediate movement is anticipated.
Regarding the dispatches from
Ladysmith that Buffers guns hay,
been heard there, it is slrmised tina
some practice may have been going OF
with the new batteries which have JUS
reached the front.
'l.cft Hnndcd'' Parties in New Yorl