Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-14
NEW BoER TACTICS

NEW BOER TACTICS.
me B.oemf5nteln correspondent Of
h Morning Post telegraphing Thurs
ti6e enemy have evidently deter
mined 90 adopt entirely new tactics.
rV5 columns are known TO bee mov-
lnr 10 ths south of Bl0emf0ntein They
sre relying on Cape carts for trans
rorAulu and are carrying scarcely any
forage and only sufficient food 20 meet
ths Immediate requirements Of the con-
yUy VITA 0X transport following az a
secure distance Th Boer columns are
thus enabled 20 move almost as quickly
Gs CayaIry
% Is reported that there are 5000
B0sy TO the south Of Dewetsd0rp The
force extends from that point TO Oden-
dahl. The burghers who had returned
% their farms are undoubtedly re-
Joining the enemy
Lord Roberts has appointed the
duke OF Marlborough 10 be assistant
military secretary az headquarters
BRITISH ARE CONFIDENT.
me Bloemfonteln correspondent Of
he Daily Telegraph. in dispatch
dated Friday describing Lord Roberts
and the troops attending Good Friday
services says But the troops are
marching forward as wei as to SER
vices
The Biosml0nteln correspondent Of
de Daily Mail. telegraphing Thursday,
says There is nothing whatever to
cause unedsiness. IL viii presently be
seen that the Beers are just where we
went them. In word we are all
hight
TOTAL BOER LOSS 1900.
The Daily Mail publishes the follow
Ing Dispatch, dated Friday, April 18th,
iIom Lourenz0 Marques, "The Beers
afe manufacturing shells, especially
llcsers Maxim, In large quantities AT
The B1gbie foundry, johannesburg. The
ae.ia. boer losses TO the end Of March
including prisoners, are estimated at
I-N1 AZ present there are several
thousand Beers In Natal and IS 00O IN
The Free State"
Ihe Daily Telegraph has the follow
ing nom E.andslaagte, dated April
!''n. The Beers are changing their
lacucs and are moving from Glencoe
westward with a view OF threatening
ouI Ines Of communication 10 Lady
'Mllh ON Tuesday a corps OF carbln-
,eh and another of Thornycr0fts
loFe narrowly escaped being cut Off
Dgug 90 The Teachery Of a Kafilr and
native guide
DELAYING ROBERTS.
Lord Roberts Preparations for the
-4'alce are retarded bv the scarcity
= ioIling stock but the whole length
4 'ae railway Is strongly held and the
.,ls nave not yet made any attempts
." lAs British communication
N,l0lhls received at Bloemfontein
q tNr Hghung of the troops under Col.
,.lbe'y at Meuener show the Beers
. .',-.Sel lhem vigorously but We're re-
.-'sel HlIh great loss. The Beers sub
i'.nly Te.nquished the attack and !
aa'l lley are returning northward. |
~ ne" division consisting OF two
y ,sI t mas been formed under Gen.
FIGHTING AT wEPENER.
me Times has the following from |
-.'....l'''sisJerE dated April 18th. "Col. |
."se'l force has been surrounded |
syue thousands of Beers with eight |
r ,"o p1m-poms' and two Maxims, !
IN, 'i1Hlay morning They have |
..'3,F Nlihstood a heavy attack on |
, e-iay ana again a night attack on |
..-'li ana ON Thursday there was a |
'.-.1,' , shell and rife FIRE.
are confident OF being able 10 |
t-'s. amy attack. Food Is plentiful. |
~ Gus u4iucs IN the circumstances.
sI4aI The brunt Of the fighting. |
~ a.s' OF The loss has been borne by
aye mounted rihemen."
bOERs HALF FAILED.
i9 -.. h'oemfontein correspondent Of |
s,-- ....ts yc.egraphing Friday, says
i, 'NIns is going satisfactorily Ow-
~ ,"e enemy.s enterprise. a neces-
.-s arisen for a movement IN the
y ,''.-'sleiu division. and. for strate-
III t Troop trains have monopo-
~ ,"e railway for a short period but
i',st raids are only what was am
/ ' Y l.l. AS result Of the halt in our
H., 'ln hlosmfontein are full Of great
M, '.t 'uln of the calm front with
..5.- ,.',,a1Q1arters has received these
9 'lI" of The object Of the enemy has
b.. slADe Lord Roberts has refused
.tars5 .t H mo complications, but has
.r.. gl iAe euemy.s enterprise. making |
4 pi.'ln 20 checkmate, almost with.
/, i D.'.nfontein being aware that
r-s5 ''s''s ot the troops have oc-
HoBERTs CLAIMS A CHECK.
r '"e forward movement OF the Beers
tsl.a says Lord Roberts This
5isa..l,9. mean not by lighting but
n.y.. ..l..s,i lons 20 head on their adj
'nfs I il par their way 10 vulnerable
me-, ,4 lhe line of the British cont
-g.r. ions Relief Is on the way 10
5.,' 'i'-t. .H Natal appear incapable
F,.,.s,ping an aggressive movement
"iendslaaFte.
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