Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-16
BRITISH ARMY
Of 100000 MEN
with Which Lord Roberts
Will Enter the 7ran''aaI'
yvEyrs FAVOR ENGLAND
,,n,Ir. at BIoemfonte'n-
'', 10 n,.I.rnoe' ripe''ed ''"'"
Of the yasi river
rrarIy Dlspaiehss1

rarly Dlspa,ehes'l
,..,on. March II, ga. m'-by 'he
~. Lord Roberts reaches % , aoo
Ia' aver he viii command some $1,000
VA 'sns cen. Butler viii have 10000
S'a 1 me- military point Of view the
h'D nav think there is nothing to
.slr ,ho son,h ART
,.mpalgn in a speedy and sallsiae-
manner from both the military
w aollseal points Of view. II could
y. ny nave been expected by the most
-n,,e rngllshmen that they would
~ W." ,nrn SO favorable. The war Of
=" ,,., night received the following
rom Lord Roberts
ADVANCE FROM THE SOUTH
apoemionteln, Thursday, March 10Th,
~, m-Gen. Gatacre crossed the
rs river and occupied Bethulie this
W--1rg Gen. Pole-Carew, win 2'QVO
-" N the guards brigade, two guns
80 small body Of mounted infantry
1 -I- ssre hi three trains this morning
In hands with Gen. Gatacre and
". Clements. He had passed Beth
~bv4lO .. m, without meeting with
.,,si,lon. having been able 10 supply
s'~ Ne troops englne-drlvers, llremen,
s s, molders smiths and carpenters,
a alspatch from Bethulle bridge
"a, dated Wednesday, March 18th,
-g. Gen Clements brigade has
's..,sa A function with Gen. Gatacre's
ms Al Durghersdorp, A patrol left
wv Ion Allwal North to join hands
M Cen Brabent"
s5encer wilkinson, in the Morning
p'st commenting upon the very salts
aeorv nature Of the occupation Of
TS.nionteln. says. THE anticipation
~ the Boer resistance along the Or
,,ss river would collapse on the Brit
"A occupatlon OF the Free State capital
ems 10 have been realized. II viii be
Interesting TO await the meeting, and
vrssps the fight. between the British
mons moving southwark on the rail-
vlTsnd the retiring Beers.
siooklng 10 the strength OF Lord
rR,srts army by the time he reaches
val river. II Is not surprising that Sir
nrlss Warrens division is retained
Natal. An advance Of the two
,-niis on separate lines will be quite
4, best form OF operations to crush
" nemy's forces and TO bring about
Y absolute submission
he Beers cannot longer afford 10
lrii their forces. Serious resistance
Natal would enable Lord Roberts to
- the Vaal. and compromise the
~ force In Natal. Serious resistance
bradford or Ventersberg would en-
q Cen. Butler 10 pass the mountains
a threaten the Boer communica-
e,t"
JoUBERT INTERCEPTED.
4 appears that when Maj. Weston
ct he railway north OF Bloemfonteln
y thereby intercepted Gen. Joubert,
vh0 far from having retired from the
0npalgn, was then coming southwark
viii 1000 men, presumably to superin-
ted the defense. Elaborate defense
vHks three miles long had been pre-
ld'sd outside the town.
No Boer wounded were left In Bloem-
iohieln When asked the reason by
Ind Roberts, Mr.. Frazer replied. The
'srghers do not like fish, and would not
ofs to 70 TO Capetown."
ne evidence goes to show that so far
= The southern part ~ the Free State
2 concerned, there will be no further
lss'iance. Il Is understood that Mr..
ffaier, Mr. Vessels and other leaders
N quite prepared 10 accept the posi-
nll Or A self-goyernlng British colony.
me Times publishes the following
nom Bloemfontein, dated Tuesday:
contempt for the fight Of the Free
sa'eu Is universal. many people as
t'ing that President steyn. would have
zen shot n his intention to fee had
pen known More harm has been done
% ne Dutch cause by the surrender
lian is conceivable. and. despite the
sn'ements Of the brother OF Steyn. Il is
lovpiiul II there win be any more re-
h''ance south OF the vaal."
NETHUEN PRAISES CRoNJE.
Vapeiown, March l5.-Lord Methuen.
t,sakhg az the town hall, Kimberley,
way said: Although some OF the
sIglys men were guilty OF dastardly
ueN We must remember that their
Sny Is not organized with the same
esipllne as our own. ! never wish 10
NV PRAYER general than Cronje. and
ss'ei served In war where there was
~ Vlndietlve feeling between the two
'Hnles ihan In this one"
ACTIVITY OF ROBERTS.
d. New York, March IA dispatch to
w tribune from London says:
s. sueIal Roberts Is not allowing the
as Of the yeldt TO grow under his
w wv ne put three trains in motion,
ss.-Ipms them with engine drivers and
ncsnsh from his own troops and sent
Ssa Pole-Carew, with 1000 guardsmen
nv : small body OF mounted infantry
Inward He reported IN a midnight
ss..stn That Pole-Carew had reached
s c,suany during the afternoon without
, ,ss., and that the force was ex-
Gag cs 70 join Generals Gatacre and
onMsh's. Gatacre had crossed the
NJ, my IlYer In the morning and occu-
~, Delhulie General Clements ad-
, ,,.o mas probably taken place stimuli.
,a.Olsly II Is reported that the Dutch
:. guards are retreatlng from the
XXI WIN their guns from Noryals and
NJ, We ne and II is possible that they
~, e caught between the columns
90. are advasclng toward Spring
,i,l..s'a Roberts has allowed three d.
.s 20 halt az BlOemfontein. hut he
49, laie himself. He has created the
,, ~, that the Free state govern
M, mas surrendered It's capital and
sgS M, military government has been
r r,s,,,,uled tor II, He has kent various
tn, s and state officers In opera-
rn... NE general supery sion NJ the
,sn government. and by proclama-
nse,, anl practice Is encouraging The
eYsS. s OF the Free State to follow the
v,hapN O their own authorities and
can wsn rom a hopeless struggle. He
the c ~v,, sHord to halt a fortnigh, In
ram !, ',ai ana try his hand al the
eeas n ~ imperial polltlcs. n he can sue
sols,, hereby IN Inducing the Free state
return y 70 Desert their commandos and
sTEYN Is PoweRLEss.
rival l n ~ steyn himself since his ar
proclam.,A,lr oonsiadt, Is issuing counter
troops i, ~ Ss and striving to rally his
urlsss y. M defense Of the republic bnt