Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-05-24
The Nom Irritating
Cathartic
Easy to take, easy to operate
Hoods Pills
NEARING VAAL RIVER
The British Advance In South Africa
Continues Steadily.
OCCUPATION OF Hebron.
General Baden-POwelI Talks of the
Defense of Mafcking and Says
Military Rule Was Accepted
Loyalty by CtviIinns.

London, May 24.-Once more Lord
Roberts is advancing in force. The wait
at Kroonstadt is over and already tn,
main British army is about 20 miles
north of its former resting place. Judg
ing from the dispatches Of Lord Roberts
at Honing Spruit Station, while tlankina
him on either side of the railroad, Gen
eral French's cavalry and General Ian
IIamilton's mounted infantry are both
slightly in advance of Lord Roberts and
threatening to envelop the Boer position
which extends for 20 miles due north
General French probably crossed the
Rhenostcr river near the junction with
lIorning spruit. which runs thence to
Horning Spruit Station.
The main British army will probably
advance along the railroad while General
French convergcs from the west and
General Hamilton from the east. Against
this overwhelming force the Beers will
probably follow their usual tactics of re-
firing to positions which doubtless have
been prepared in advance for their oc-
cnpation.
General French aud General Hamilton
are separated from each other by about
40 miles. while Lord Roberts is within /.
miles of General French and 30 miles of
General Hamilton.
Since the last dispatch left IIorning
Spruit, Lord Roberts has doubtless still
farther advanced and by now is either
engaging or following the retreating
Beers. Definite dispatches make it cleal
that the Naal river has not yet been
crossed. as nearly 40 miles intervene be-
tween it and LORD Roberts advance flank
ers
The small number of casualties sus-
tanned by General Hamilton in his occu'
patton of Hcilbron hears ont the theory
that the Beers will make no strenuous
resistance until the Naal is reached OF
until even later.
Dispatches from Hebron say that the
Bocr General De Wet had 1000 men
posted ON an adjacent hill, but that he
retired when General Hamilton APP
preached. President Stcyn fled from
Hebron May 20. and his destination
is not known.
Mnfel<ing's Bravery.
The first word received from Colone
Baden-Powcll at Mafeking heightcns
rather than djminishcs the reports here
toforc cablcd of the gallnntry exhibited
by the garrison during the closing days
of the siege. In an interview with the
correspondent of the Reuter- Telegram
company, May II, Colonel Bndcn-PowcI
said:
My great cndpavor is to prevent the
relief force from frying to rush into the
place before they are strong enough Il
do so. 1t would he better to make Ger,
tain of relief in two months than to he
beaten in an attempted relief in one
month. You remember it was said in the
old days in Zulularl that the natives
called me Umhula l'anzi C'tlc man who
doesn't rush things').
1.-The knowledge that the whole empire
was watching with appreciation the gooC
fight of the garrison has been worth III
extra pound of ration~ Il day to the garri
son. 1t was difficult to persuade the civil
ans of the necessity of submitting tC
martial law. We had our little Difficult
ties. but later there WAS IL loyal accept
ance of the military administration, anC
there was no trouble at all. The devotion
of the nurses and women generally was
most Marked
Referring to the requests of newspa
pers for messages. Baden-powell looked
embarrassed and said:
"Thcsc chaps have got an exaggerated
idea of the importance of my personality
look upon myself as the igurehead OF
the good ship Mafeking. 1t has been hen
stout canvas and shape and her brave
hull that really showed the ship alon. and
brought her safely through the stormy
cruise. So whenever | read nice things
people say of me take it that they are
said inasmuch as | am the head repre-
sentative of the gHirison.'