Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-04
,ScOVS OF FIGHTING.
Nave $4,000 Men, and Beers Never
More than $4,000.
|,,nrRES ON BOTH SIDES.
u,. ems Demoraiized Troops
turned ON Them Brit
ain uusi He-arn'

VI lime "A special 20 the
from washington says
,,,ortaut are the lessons taught
Rosr war; that Secretary Root
-,sp Instructions that the reports
s,my officers who have been
Il Il, watching the South African
~ operauons be published iu
IN, form for the benefit Of
vice. Tactical reports from oili-
mo participated in the campaign
santiago de cuba, and the oper-
n me Philippines, viii also be
4. me attention OF officers OIL
army s,.,,,,,
4 I'M cavalry. who is with the BRUSH
Ind captain Karl keichman,
= 7. n ,be Boer forces, do not hesitate W
eports TO criticise the colnii'a'llu-
,be opposing forces Cfltlcisiit.ss
4 IN Lord ROBERTS upon Generals
We.huen ana Gatacre are re-
"a IA by Captain SlOcum'
\ lam Relchman reports are gem
. highly catering TO the Beers,
.lng nd their splendid MOBILITY ana
,.SsIal OF their defensive tacucs'
Il citing that their failure TO taKe
& sfsnsiye has frequently lost theh
II uuab.e advantages
II Fesrs OF the army VINO nave peeh
IN following the war say that while
. lss,ons taught cannot be regarded
.saaeially new, the operations nave
4 fanuatad thcse important conclu-
81 n. avoidance Of frontal attacks upon
.nsmys position, especially In close
Ia formation.
. M necessity of having the latest
en- arms and artillery. ,
II ne undesirabinty OF risking artillery
General Butler did at Colenso'
E. ns value OF effective scouting
. nt presence Of ample cavalry ana ar
y -,.s
II radier General A. W. Greedy, chief
Il raj officer made this statement re-
& Ring conclusions he had drawn as a
s -, o. The war:
II ne South African war viii do more
q preserve peace during the next
f beatty years than The Hague confer
BE OF anything Of that character Ihe
Tremendous efficiency OF modern arms
4 precision. using smokeless powder. on
orolni specially suited for defense. has
en- made so apparent by this war that
ven military student has learned the
most .mpossibility Of capturing any
tcult position, especially by a irontal
lek.
Although the Individual Boer is
ban q great bravery, ,resourcefuiness
r. possessing soldierly qualities gem
4 ialy, yet q IS 70 be remarked that the
a allyial army has not captured sin
position during the entire war. on
other hand, the British army has
f-i q almOst impossible TO capture
by position but has won its way by
thanking the BQer positions and rem
ms retreat imperative"
zoe British empire now has 2j5.OOO
leIs IN South Africa, and according
captain Reichman the Transvaal
De has not al any time averaged
OF than 5000 men.
As showing the insignifcance I'm num-
m " ne Borr troops, and the failure
ue British TO properly scout Cap
AZ Beichmau in one OF his reports
-.el that he was with a mere handful
4 Ifansyaalers occupying a position
pa q strong detachment Of the BRIT
ADVANCED against II. The
20 opened IRE and the Brit
after weakly returning Il, awaited
.lher endorsements, evidently being
|itng
4 report received at the war depart
y dated IN April, shows that the
4.n lhen bad a total OF 55.046 horses
lA machine guns. and 455 guns OF
.Aloer When Buffers troops were
.'shcng 90 the rescue Of Ladysmith
hoefs supplied With FOUNDER
,Ans greatly demoralized the Brit
olen General Buffers force obtained
Gums and opened fire on the Beers,
III "hoIe hOer line. which had been
except tor few snlplng shots
.1l hfe showing, according 90 de-
..lshl officials. that, like the British,
were domwalized by the fire Of
IN. IN lIs'hafgIng several hundred pro-
lts Q minute.
as boerE iu anticipation OF the
M, We're supplied with the latest
k,-1N.Is Of German manufacture. and
h. l, ... hiuup and Creusot artillery.
H.. .,gI ls mostly made up OF Siege
e., "u'ch, however. are canahle of
y. promptly transported and placed
\ s..illon "a, points which II Is desired
II N Flu These guns have a range
h., thousand yards, while General
s,~,.s I'fce, had weapons. with the
u. ,.. 'i ihe guns ~ the naval brig
.l,s, 'N range OF only four thousand
h. ,aloN OF this additional range
30. o''la'Y demonstrated and one
nl results VI the war is the Dracti-
'sf,, ~ l,,n'ent o. the British bat.
frs,,.V ,lers have been placed with
'h,i- N, /. sons ana Maxim under which
Ia s'aN' WI. run for two years. night
nm Iha operations. according 10
'hrr ~ '''-is. Emphasized above every
'irr. ~. llrianoe OF rapid fire long
l.osn w. y. eI'ct Of lyddite has not been
ftfr 49,, lne reason that the fuses
Iul5,i,..e Tive The Beers had no high