Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-17
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..,.asl Friday, Feb. l6 via Modder
General Cronje with 10000 men
n' !, tui retreat towards Bloemfon' TEN.
- Kelly.Kenny is fighting a rear
g.ra action and harassins the retreat retreat
=. Boers are reported to be leaving
| ,,rtouisln. going in a nor'h"eS'er'y
trcd0n. ,,,pp, tre
~. Boers captured a large convoy as
r,ul, Of yesterdays CThursday) night
80, Rlet river The British casual
: were comparatively slight in view
-, tremendous bombardment, Less
,,,,,y men were wounded and but
y s.ss,sl Frenchs division was enthu-
.,ssilv welcomed at Kimberley. The
- Siped at the club last evening.
e. ~ news OF the entry into Kimberley
"a realty cheered the troops, VINO are
viking splendldly'
,.,sop Feb l7.-The Chronicles Sec
~ sipion this morning has the fol-
'.irg dispatch from Waterfall Dritt,
sr5 Friday. February Is, morning.
Ts,d Roberts with the sixth and
vs,slh divisions and the cavalry d.
s.sr marching 10 relieve Kimberley
.,i.,voused at Enslin and then
-.-.bai toward the Free State. tt
~ division crossed the Riet river az
y,,raal Drift and marched along the
IN hank The Beers showed fight and
Mad several casualties. The di-
,s,s then marched on TO Jacobsdal.
=, syalry captured Browns Drift on
!, hi fank Of the Beers main posi-
20
B,h columns are now marching
u-A parallel with each other
EElsH CAPTURE SUPPLIES AND
PRISONERS.
n British captured many prison.
sit their casualties We're slight"
n Chronlcle also has the following
zrh from Wegedles, undated, via
~ River, Feb. 49,
S1sTal Kely-Kenny with the sixth
san has entered Jacobsdal. The
N made a feeble attempt to hold
eastern ridges but were outflanked
* mounted infantry and retired.
iinvere few British casualties.
ne division then evacuated Jacobs
4 marching north In the track OF
lxsas cavalry, which crossed the
i..ir river and engaged the enemy,
" rtiied with heavy losses.
ne seventh dlNslos crossed the Riet
rIE sasi Of Koffyfontein and drove the
ss-y before them.
gsreral Tucker Is now on Col. Kelly
sstys right and probably will effect
leisllon with his force, The enemy IL
rafrg north.
fhs ninth division under General
aTi'le Is In the rear Of the sixth d.
'sln The enemy thus far has made
'sleruined stand.
rsk"
p, Morning Leader expert thinks
BoeS have entirely abandoned
& ads
Is scarcely likely that the Beers
y waste many men by further oppos-
ss'hsfals GltacIe and Clsmsnts. We
lG hink they win hold on long In
" paft Of Cape Colony.
sli what Will be the effect on Lady
n.n' VII the Free State men hang
nsfe While their own land and fam
nave fallen or are about TO fall
AZ AZ Inc care OF the advancing Brit
VEVNJE IN FULL RETREAT.
ga Cronje, with start Of a day or
= seemingly In full retreat from
~ Roberts, moving northward. Gen.
''.'h with the cavalry, simply stayed
- hgnl In Kimberley and then
1870 % 10 get IN touch with the re-
~ Enemy A long Boer wagon train
-'lhg toward Bloemfonteln. fol-
49, 49, presumably by a large force OF
80 lniantry In their hasty de-
p,.Tt. lhe Beers lost quantities Of
- v and ammunition.
10Y opinion here Is that Lord
s.s VIII not push far after the
~. ~ Immediately because OF TRANSPORT
lens and the need OF rest FOR the
ne has TO feed 10000 persons
1870, M siln'y' and the whole Kimberley
r ,- .. he must rebuild the rail-
=. .uh Modder river town 10 KIM
~ ana feylctual the latter.
~. Itneh lost few men only I'm
~ ost NE forced marches and heat
~ Probably made many I'M Nun.
la,i rrshholnls must be provided.
,s,.~,,, n9oer's has wrought a genuine
~, Ds,y success and the impression
r.,sr, We mas done enough for the
I,,, 49,, ana ara VIII need to prepare for
- Oser England tonight there has
es,,.,' . s.s q public Joy. In every
slIv,,v anu public meeting. around the
g., sNl.ohs and in the streets
~ ,ss oeen expressions OF glad
,svsp,s',e'. llpilation over the news, The
u'e edltorlally rejoicing.
a CAUSE OF UNEAsIYEss'
~ ~. s no read the news closely see
f,.,,l.ss disturbing factor in the cane
y R., ana that Is the pressure of
gEos,v toward Lord Roberts, line
l'F,s No.. through De Aar which was
ben my IMPORTANT than now. The
"a sller Comandants Delanev
tHi % ns ,'' az making persistent ef-
rhsy NJ .,euale e, the railway.
vi "a "saN push'1 Gen. ciema,,s
n An pDnlel and have outflanked
~ t,vs hri within sixty miles or
s'sst nafd march. Of The central
n t5rslsey,el,Utless Lord Roberts has
cior 49, s1 ,ule force along the line
4 ll.w ~, oaek more II necessary.
" eava NICK last night the war
~ LA ms snis additional messsas.
Pisa c MY ,, Fee 4, 7:ii p. m.-Mnch
sAspl,si arrival here to M admlra-
s,.'ris 49,. a.'i,Ilangemeuts made by he
a'iiaer 49, ',si corps under Drs
r. r,s snd Hiliebrand who VIII
t.i,sn nave shown tho er.a,as.
Y ~ Boz s ~, wounded, as they have
.o's.es hs,," wounded. Some OF our
- sons peen here since Decem.
ny were brought in yester-
n. s 1AIE OF THE BoERs.