Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-26

base when It was stopped by an oppos-
ing force Of Beers, then allowed 10 90
on until, at Modder River. II lost more
than 900 men. and was obliged to stay
there at the Beers pleasure,
General Butler had intended TO assail
the Free State. but he was alarmed at
the reports from Ladysmith and gave
the command OF the army Of invasion
over TO Catacre, himself going TO the
relief OF General White. But General
Gatacre walked right into Boer trap
at Stormberg, and for a long time II
was feared that his whole force would
either be captured or destroyed As for
Butler. all the world knows what hap
pened 10 him. In brief, II was what
happened 10 an the others-he was out
generated. brought 10 a halt and only
allowed to fight whenever the Beers had
him at disadvantage and could
slaughter his men without oyerexpos-
Ing themselves.
During the first two months Of the
war the Beers had a round half dozen
OF the British generals bottled up,
and there they were kept until the ar
rival OF overwhelming re-enforcemens
under Lords Roberts and Kitchener
with the coming OF Little Bobs''
things took on a more roseate hue. BY
the skillful use Of the enormous forces
al his command he thanked that re-
douhtable old lion Cronje out OF his
lair and eventually caused his surren-
der, with several thousand Of his men,
Another great loss 10 the Beers about
this time was the death by disease OF
General Joubert and the capture OF sew
eral foreign auxillarles who were serv-
Ing In the federal army All the be-
leaguered points we're relieved but
Mafekng one after another, the Beers
sullenly reIeating toward their great
central base IN the direction Of Pretoria
This withdrawal, however. can hardly
be called a retreat, since II had been
ANTICIPATED IN the B0er scheme OF OPP
erations and was expected by them IN
case the British came upon them In
overwhelming numbers. But they con-
| tnued 10 harass the British lines OF
communication by sudden dashes at eN-
posed points and by gathering in smoll
! detached bodies OF infantry or cavalry
and whenever the van Of the English
columns came up with the rear guard
Of their enemies they discovered tha'
the snarlng boar had teeth, which II
used TO good advantage upon the Toe
sangune Zoe.
After the inevitable capture OF th'
Free state capital, Bloemfontein' ROD
erts halted awhile 20 rest and recuper'
ate-to perfect his line OF communlca'
tlon with the Cape, nearly 700 miles u
length: to replenish his exhausted
stores. and 70 fll the gaps In the eaVal
ny ranks.
Up 10 this point the respective losse'
were all OF two 70 one against the BrH
|isb. and the number Of prisoners az
eregating over 1000, have become a &c
we're tax upon the hospitality OF th
Beers. Notwithstanding the vas
amounts OF provisions OF all kinds the
have been accommodating Tor years.
Great Britain now has 200 900 men Il
the Geld. commanded by the creates
OF her generals and supported at an ex
pense which the British taxpayer ma
wen regard with dlsmay At last. bu
only after having Il hammered into he
10y repeated thrasnngs, she has take
THE real measure Of her antagonist an
. has come 90 the conclusion that he
"not go easy after ALL
J But the kernel Of the matter Is this