Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-04-21
RNGLISH GENERALS BLANTI
THREE GENERALS UNDER RAW
Ihey Are All Roasted by Gene,.,
Acknowledgements Papers G.
BuIler-WilI He Resign.-A ~
Manifesto Sent Out by the Bo.u


London, April l9.-Lord Roberts a,s,
icism OF General Butler, General Warroa
and General Thornycroft continues IA l.
topic of interest. All of the affernoa.
papers comment at length on the stri.
lures OF the British commander in.cb;e.
Ill South Africa, taking the same limo.
as the morning papers and praising Lord
Roberts for his frankness, and speculat.
ing upon what the publication of the dis.
patches at the present moment portends
1t Is persistently stated in military or.
cles that Lieutenant General Charles Wa
rem, commander of the Fifth division a.
the South African field force, has been or.
dered to return home.
Some of them maintain that there a
nothing left for General Butler but 10 70
sign. The st. James Gazette is PARTON
larly scathing. Referring to General
Buffers report, it said:
Never in the history of armies did II
happen that generals scrubbed their con.
LESSONS OF fault and defect. of useless
deaths of men, and of discredit to the
flag in Il manner which suggests a care
full selection from the jocular manner.
the slangy language of the horseman.
and the gable Of the smoking room IN
the evening"
The Globe declares:
"A more pitiable record OF ndecision
in plan and confusion in execution We
have seldom read, and adds that what
little reputation, General Butler had leit
has been scattered to the winds.
From the Seat of War.
Practically no developments have been
reported so far in South African cables:
y dispatch from Warrenton, dated
April Il, says:
Finding that the Beers were busy
making new trenches we exploded lyddite
shells, following up these with the Max
inns. The enemy's ambulance was after
wards observed on the spot
From Wepener there is nothing later
than Lord Roberts message of yesterday,
and presumably neither side has gained
any particular advantage at any point IN
the theater of war since the last official
dispatches were received.
Colonel DaIgety's Losses.
Maseru, April l9-Colonel Dalgety's
casualties since he has been besieged at
Wepener have been 20 killed and 100
wounded. The Boer losses are reported to
have been considerably heavier
After the night attack on April II the
dead were left on the field, where they
still lie unburied.
There is a conflict of opinion among the
Boer leaders. Some want to attack again,
while others refuse to do 50. Desultory
cannon firing and "sniping" continues
The Calendon is rising, which alarms
the Beers, who are now on both sides OF
the river and might be cut off if the
stream Wao to become flooded.
Five Boer guns are believed to be dis
abled.
Appeal to the ColOnists.
Cape Town, April l9.-The Boer govern
ments are circulating the following mani
festo to Afrikanders throughout the Cape
Colony:
we feel that our fate and the fate OF
the whole of Afrikandom is at stake, and
we appeal to you to stand and fight shout
der to shoulder with US. You can not, you
must not allow the tyrant to eXtinguisn
forever your finest traits of character as a
M ton.
With you on our side the issue can not
be doubted. We must conquer, God grant
that love for your country and your lib
erty and the noble virtues of men truly
free may induce You to join US in the hour
OF our supreme struggle"