Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-24
Beers Capture Cattle, Horses and
Prisoners, and Defeat British
RUMBLE AWAITS SUPPORT.
Five British Generals After General
DeWet - Tactics that Hold Lord
Roberts Canadians Relieved

Pretoria, Monday. April 23.-An Off
cial bulletin issued here today says;
The feIeras continue their lighting
at Mepener and have captured a herd
Of Gen. Brabants cattle and horses
Gen Dewets losses at Dewetsdorp
were one man killed and six men
wounded Twenty British were cap
tured besides the killed and wounded.
The British appear to be retiring be-
yond Dewetsdorp.
CRONJE DROVE BRITISH BACK.
Cronje reports that. with a strong
commando, he attacked the British
northeast Of Boshof a heavy engage
ment followed and the British We're
driven from kopje TO kopje The fed
erals displayed great courage and resO-
luton and spiritedly chased the enemy
in the direction OF Boshol. Only two
burghers were wounded The British
lost rs men killed and left three wound
cd and eight prisoners from the hands
Of The burghers.'
The Cronje referred 10 is undoubtedly
Commandant Cronje. the second son Of
the famous Boer general now a prisoner
on the island Of ST. Helena.
RUMBLE FOUND BOERS TOO MANY
London, April eA-All interest Is CEN
tered IN the complicated situation IN
The southeastern portion Of the orange
Free State from which develop
ments of the most Importance must
cnsue in the near future
Gen, Rumble 10 would seem has found
the Beers confronting him at Dewets-
d0rp In stronger force than he cares 20
#.r.. d N. H.TaIHH q Inn.
pending The arrival OF supports.
While Gen Rumble Is preparing 10
strike DevetsdOrp. Gems Brabant and
Hart are pushing along the frontier OF
B8sut0and. where they viii be able %
Illustrate any attack on Gen. Rundle's
right, and Gems. French and Pole
Carew are Fastening from BloemfOn-
tein 90 bar the line Of retreat north
wards
FRENCH MUST BE CAREFUL.
IN the meanwhile the burgher forces
occupying Thaba N'Chu are IN posi-
ton 20 fight a delaying action. giving
the B0cr forces at Dewetsdorp and
Wepener time Co retire I'm case OF de-
feat. and 90 seems as though Gen.
French must dispose Of this ThahG
NChu force before be can reach he
N.AN 'A hIlN Af''.I A"N'.H NFNfNnAAAn NANAtt'H
Rumble and Brabant otherwise his
flank Wlll bee open TO assault.
The Beers driven out OF Lceuw Kop
win probably rally az Thaba NChu
where "a sim fight may be expected.
HOW ROBERTS Is PENNED UP.
Should the British fail in this attempt
90 bring about another Paardeburg. it
must Immensely affect the larger issues
OF the war. and IL WIN undoubtedly
lead to persistent repetition of the
guerilla tactics which have been large
IS responsible for the penniug up Of
Lord Roberts at Bloemf0nteln Tor SO
many weeks.
CANADIANS NEEDED HELP.
During Gen. Alders0ns advance on
Leeuw kop. the Canadians found them
selves ln "a tight corner Sunday, near
D0nkerp0ort The Canadian mounted
infantry sent 90 roconnoIter the B0er
position approached within 800 yards
OF a farm flying the hospital flag under
cover of which the Beers opened such
a hot fire on the Canadians that they
were unable 90 attempt 90 retire until
another force of Canadians covered
their retreat boy threatening the rear of
the BJer position