Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-19
cRoNJEs RETREAT.

consisting OF many hundred wagons
along & bank Of kopjes, north OF tn
Modder. toward Koffyfontein. II go
past our mounted infantry, but OWN
10 WEAKNESS had to stop. 1hereupo
our artillery opened upon II. The mai
body OF the Boer force kept up a run
ming fight the whole day vainly try
ing 10 escape,
Each time their advance guar
sought TO move OF, our mounted imam
try galloped around and checked them
We never attempted to stop their NAL
movement. cOntenting ourselves witt
trying 10 check them,
Their position ut Koffyfontein L
said TO be very strong. They entertaii
q wholesome dread Of 10000 cavalr
moving more quickly than they d
themselves. We hope TO be in Bloem
fontein shortly"
The Daily News has another dispatch
from the Modder river military camp
dated Sunday morning, which says
at dawn on Friday the Beers were Oh
served moving wagons along the
kopjes toward Konyfontein. GU
mounted infantry was sent out iron
Kip drift, but was driven back ant
the enemys wagons passed.
BoERs ESCAPE.
Gen. Knoxs twelfth brigade how
ever, quickly attacked the enemy
main body, and severe fighting wen
ON all day over line which was yer.
extended. The enemy, making a des
perate attempt, finally escaped, OWN
to the serpentlnc bend OF the river Ia
mounted infantry suffered from the try
ing thanking movement Our force ha
now been reinforced"
A message from Birds river, dated
Saturday, February IT, says The 20
sltiOn near DOrdreoht now Is that tho
Beers occupy a strong Hill north of
the town and that the British hold
commanding post 70 the south, Both
are maintaining brisk exchange Of
shells over Dordrocht.
Gen. Brabant's horse, 1000 strong
COMMENCED the march from PenhoOl
this morning over a trackless yeldt aut
through a mountainous and difficult
country Early Friday they were fred
upon, and the firing continued all day
and well into the night, the British
clearing the Beers out Of successive po-
stlons under terrific rifle fire lasting
eight hours.
Toward midnight the British forcel
the Beers at the point OF the bayouet
out OF their last position, an important
one overlooking Dordrecht The artll-
lery duel was continued today The
British casualties were eight killed. in
Guiding Capt Crallan and Lieut. Chan
der and eight wounded The British
captured some prisoners and guam
tity Of forage and provisions.
A dispatch TO the Times from Naauw-
poort. describing the retirement from
Arundel. draws attention TO the devo-
ton Of twenty men OF the Victoria
mounted rifles. who Were caught IN a
trap, and died TO man. fighting TO the
last.
WANT GERMAN PRoTECToRATE
New York, Feb. ia special TO the
Herald from Washington says "A re-
port Is current In Diplomatic circles in
this city that DR.. Leyds had for his sole
purpose in going to Germany the es-
Enlistment Of German protectorate
over the Boer republic. The German
emperor, II Is believed, has been ap-
preached and asked 70 take charge Of
the Boer republic. The Beers, 1t is said,
seem to realize that their defeat at the
hands OF England will be the ultimate
result Of the present war,
Rather than submit TO subsection 20
Great Britain they viii voluntarily
come under the sovereignty Of the Ger
man empire, under certain stlpulatlons,
which viii guarantee their local self
government.
1T Is stated here that President Kru-
ger, realizing that the liberties Of his
people are In danger, and that the con
tinuance OF the republic Is threatened,
prefers a German emperor rather than
an English ruler The overture 20 the
German emperor when made In the
first place, It is reported, came near to
creating a rupture between Great Brit
ain and Germany This, however. was
avoided, rs it Is understood that En-
peror William declined TO consider the
proposition at least for the present.
According to the report, Dr. Leyds,
before leaving Berlin, proposed a secret
treaty with Germany. In which that
country was guaranteed certain rights.
Although the text Of the treaty Is not
known, Il is said 10 give the German
empire the greatest possible privileges
amounting almost 10 ownership. in the
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