Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-19
THE FRENCH AID THE Beers
OFFICERS ENLIST WITH BoERs.
Are Tsainea MeA.Mtlitasy MeA In
Frsaee Favor the D0eFs-AIl Ex-
press Hatsed fSs EsSlaad-Strict
CeasOpshlD.

New York, Jan. l0-A Paris special
Aays:
Enthusiasm for the Beers Ii ASSUMING =
substantial shape among the French mil
itary men, According 10 an investigation
made by Henri Rochefort, 2ll French Of
!ieers have thrown up their commissions
and have already taken service in the
Transyaal army. Colonel de- Viiiebois Mar.
euil, chief Of staff TO General Joubert, is
acclaimed As hero vi Coienso and Ii de-
scribed in the Partisan press a. the COM
nsnder who has inflicted upon the English
their mos, dramatic defeat since the battle
Of Yorktown. Portraits Of de Villebois-
Mareuil appear in newspapers and in ssop
windows. He bids lair 10 replace Mar
chand as the popular favorite vi the mo
mrnt.
Popular enthusiasm becomes keener
with each week that the war lasts, but
those vino have had the most experience
in gauging true national sentiment in
France say that the present Outburst OF
feeling Is caused not by love for Beers,
but hatred toward England. Each British
check IL described by military organs like
the Echo de Paris IA Revenge for Fash
oda.'
II seems well established now that II
was the Belgian general Of engineers, Gen.
eIal De Brailmont, who, AS an engineer
officer enjoys the reputation in Europe
and America Of being at the head Of his
profession, who drew up the plan OF CAM
paign for Kruger, which Joubert and other
Transysal saders have ~ scrupulously
followed.
Roberts Guards the Wires.
London, Jan. l8.-The veil concealing
the theatre OF war from the anxious eyes
VI Great Britain and the rest Of the world
Is still! unified. II Is impossible 10 doubt
that this absolute closing vi all the chan
nels Of information Is due to the censor
ship, the stristness OF which has been re-
doubled since the landing Of Lord Rob
erts and Lord Kitchener, concerning whom
nothing has .rsn-pi,e-i since the announce
ment OF their arrival at Cape Town.
G~r",any Again Prot~st..
Berlin, Jan. l6.--The correspondent Of
~ A"'ct"'tu AbSpo AIOuh MI Va
fetal source that Germany has addressed
a second protest TO Great Britain, urgently
requesting the release OF the German
steamer Bundesrath and expressing aston
lshment at the undue delay. The protest
also demands guarantees from Great Brit
ain against recurrence vi such evident
wrongful and excessive application Of :.
rights against neutrals."
1t also requests Great Britain to define
the meaning VI eontraband In manner
acceptable to the nations not concerned
IA the war.
\ SktrMish Near COleshurw
Rensberg. Cape Colony, Jan. lG.--A
strong force Of British troops advanced
under cover Of brisk artillery fire and
at Stngerstontein, on the Beers
eastern flank. The Beers patrol retired,
but subsequently body OF l.ocr, attempt.
I'd to seize the pos,.,on, christening the
between the British en-
rampment and Rensberg. The New Tea
landers, with a brilliant dash. frustrated
the attempt. They raced and seized the
position first and fired volleys at the en-
emy. who retired In the direction OF Coles
burg.
NS"sor About Ladysmith.
Vienna. Jan. 1.-the Neue Freie Press
ha~ published dispatch from Brussels
saying that news had been received there
from Pretoria to the effect that the Beers
had stormed all the heights around Lady.
smith and the capi,nlation OF that place
i hourly expected. !, is possible the news
received in Vienna by way Of Brussels
nom Pretoria may refer to the recent
fighting,