Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-05
SURE OF FINAL VICTORY
Only Foreign Intervention Can Pre-.
vent England's Final Triumph
in South Africa.
Spencer Williamson's Review Of the
Boer War Situation The Flu
ture Forecasted.
All Kinds Of Honor Awaiting Rob.
erts, Kitchener and Other
Noted Leaders.

Noted Leaders.
London, March 5-Spencer Wilkiiisoh'
Sfeviewing the situation in South Africa
~ rs Ass6cia,aa press saws.
~. $50. oap h.ra M,
llae campaign straight from the British
point of view. The important matters
a,sfr. t,,s. a.f,sat of a,ron;e and the de-
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s'9s''S'i'''' y 2 l'''' y =
defcat Of the Boei army IN Natai' DOM
81 which ware effected on Tuesday. The
a.sijet III ,j,,} besieee,i town followed as a
,,,.,,,a,. X, ,.o,,,sa ,,,,en ,be retreat of the
-, -, ..s,5.,,,e az
p''Ris'sii' io1ees' " NJ = ~
sltse OF l-aassihllh Was ~ COW 80 q
vitalanattei' for thessritlsh army. ~ i
the result of Gen. Hnler's continuous
tagnting. coupled With Lord Roberts in
vasion of the Free State.
Tbs questionnow S as TO the future
course Of events. There can not be
lmiieh doubt as 70 thu issue. provided no
foreign power or powers interfere.
Lord Roberts can either order Gen.
8uler. With the iooep of the nov unit
cd Natal army 70 advance on Pretoria,
while he himself moves on Bloemfontein
ard the Free Stats iailway, or he can
bring hound most of Euller's force to re
Etnforce his own a,tnly. In either case
Jhe Beers, stiategists viii have hare
f.,i.y,
s1hf best Boer plan. is perhaps to.
lloa,ss M. rs,. guard Y, cover the passes
from, Natal and to concentrate all the
rest al their forces is resist Lord Rob
Isrss IN this way they might in a week
from nov meet Roberts With perhaps
ao,,.,l numbers b,,, Roberts will be Pc
infa,ss.esl from week ID week, while the
toers e4n rot he fnr months.
..Th, position seems is be that there
arc 4. cfa or 600 Boers within striking
lsaistancs. OF Roberts al Osfontein. IF
tbat K The case rs win either dispersc
B, ca,,,3tt.e the small Boer5 force unless
+, rat'seg,ts randy antll reinforced.
aTha invasion of cape colony has
hral,an ,3own. and ,y.e,nsay shortly hear
! th., ths Rritish haya recovered the pas
s.pss ~ the Orange river. Mafeklng
M have for the nNy, two or three
va.s.,ss q hard time as n part of6Cronje (
/ paetea n, Z, ,laye rstr,.ateti ,aor,hward
ma some of them may sWeT the be-
| efertnr for,sa bllt Lord Roberts Wiil
n.s5i,s biz eanttiye 10 push forward a
/ ..n.,fr r,,,as ~ inc Nafel1ns line and
,s,isa inc siege While hs is drawing the
! ,,,i,7..ir,al army onto himself,
London War Gossip.
.lfCopyrisht, 1900 by Associated Press.l
4 London. March 5.A dukedom for
Lord Roberts, an sarldom for Lord
4 Kitchener and 4 peerase for Gen. Bul-
el thus Say tho prophets already busy
A AT this aeclipatiori. lfonly tie marvel
ous wave 81 anihnsiastis Rejoicing that
has swept oyer the country this week
could find iis prototype in material re-
wards. Lore Roberts and his fellew he-
A roes nf The -Four would all be made
dukes for,hwitil
The change }hat has come over the
spirit of Great tSiitains Mar dream can
Ionly be appreciated by those who went
81 thru those long four months II un-
Icqaialled sloonimess and depression. and
lwh4t are nov Freddy admitted TO be de-
sNfeats The seaiias accompanying this
tcilanse eaualiea The widest delight thai
has eter gush.d thru iupressionab lt
France 70 a certain extent, they We're
lauiie unefaraafarissic Of the British
ila6e and quits pat in the SHADE th'
ADMINISTRATIONS that occurred in th'
Fl nited States during The Spanish
81 american war Yet it must be borne il
lmind tliat Great Britain had been senti
mentally bottled up So long that Their
was bound 10 be an outlet. Kimberle.
Mas relieved and scarcely n stir MAS no
:. tieeable in this Geasey populated Unit
ga Kingdom l.ord Roberts. by excel
lent strategy caught Gen. cronje IN
vice and annihilated him and the na
:. tIon said ..Wel done" with several de
erees lees ferxei8 han it would hav
made the sain- remark had Fnglan
beaten Australia at cricket, The bar
riefs Of British self restraint and re
sefys We're not yst broken. tho hundred
q went about fhrii daily business appar
z Esenilv ceinplaesIit but in their heart
= y,re dying fDT a chance 10 cheer an
velI in sheer Delight II was still Ma
& ipoleofl's race ~ shopkespers, placid an
y leminently proper
q I.adysmith MAS relieved Then cam
k la deluge Of desire 10 publicly exhibit re
h ioicing which would no longer be de
: Med The mad forms IT took have al
roady beefdeselibed in these dispatche:
e The. long casualty lists we're passed 81
&, most un,ino,iced Who cared for tn
n dead except t. sing their praises? TIL