El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-01-22
The Struggle For the Relief
Of Ladysmitf Discourag
ing To Britons.
WARREN'S OPERATIONS
Yet Undecisive, And Butler
Relieving Him Instead Of
He Relieving Butler
As Planned.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-Crowds ofanxious
persons surround the war Office today
awaiting fresh advices from Butler re-
garding the advance on Ladysmith.
Up to noon nothing new had been re-
ceived. 1t is certain that fighting was
resumed today and dispatches'elling OF
the progress are expected hourly. The
struggle for the relief of Ladysmith
began two days ago with active opera
tions by General Warren onsthe Beers
right. Press dispatches, which have
been numerous, describe these opera
tions as successful, but 1t is not evident
that Warren has accomplished what
he set out to do, namely, get back OF
the Beers and draw off their central
strength so that Butler will have an
easier time in attacking them in front.
If any anything, Butler is relieving
Warren. In a dispatch sent yesterday
morning Butler reports:
SIN order to relieve the pressure on
Warren and to ascertain the strength
of the enemy in front, Gen. Lyttleton
made reconnaissance in force yester-
day."
Warren evidently finds much diff
Guilty in his fig hting ground. 1t is un-
even and full of rocky obstructions and
little hills which are most advantage
Gus to the Boers' style of warfare.
A dispatch from Spearman's Camp,
dated yesterday, 1920 p. m, says that
after ten hours of continuous fighting,
Hart aud Clery, of Wsrren's force, ad-
vanced only 1000 yards. Butler himself
confirms the opinion that Warren's
operations are yet undecisive.
THE BOERS' DOUBLE CIRCLE.
LONDON, jan. 22.-The Times in its
second edition prints a dispatch from
Spesrman's Camp, dated Jan. 2l, which
says: 1.-THE enemy is holding another
semi-circulsr position on the main
ridge behind the first one. Our object
ia to cut the enemy in half chiefly by
advancing Bildyard's right, we keep
ing cover within half mile of the en-
emy. Towards the end of the day the
Boer artillery fire slackens."
MARCHING TO DISASTER.
PARIS, Jan. 22.-Gamlois Gays that
General Butler is marching to disaster
and that bis defeat will definitely end
the campaign in Natal.
Some papers state that General
CroDje, who was last reported as op-
posspg Methuen, ia marching through
Drakensbures with reinforcements for
the Beers in Natal.
GALLANT DOM PAUL
PRETORIA, Jan. 10 (delayed).-Some
British officers who are held as pri- |
soners here, having complained that
they were not receiving marin malsde |
for breakfast, Kruger ordered it be |
furnished them remarkinR: "Who |
will say that we are not civilized.''
MORNING WITH CAUTION.
LONDON, Jan. 22.-The exchange |
telegraph says: Dundopald with his
mounted force holds the approach to
divers Hoek pass and Warren is pro-
ceeding with the utmost caution. !,
UNABLE TO DISLoDGE THE BoERS.
LONDON, Jan. PA dispatch from
Spearman's Camp under today's date
describes Warren's fighting yesterday.
The British accomplished little, only
advancing over a few ridges. The
Beers are concealed behind. great
bpulders strewn over the hill and the
British artillery fire is not able to dis
lodge them. The Beers have many
guns, but kept up q heavy musk etry
fire on the British infantry. Captain
Henley, of the Dublin fusileers, was
fatally wourd ded in the fighting.
A ieterusritzhurg dispatch says
that Warren had 295 men wounded in
yesterdays battle.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND BoERS.
PARIS, Jan. 22.-The Mstin publish
es a letter from an American named
James Dunn who is serving with the
Beers. Dunn says the Beers have
loo, 600 men and that they are constant