Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1900-06-16
ROBERTS AGAINST GEN.BOTHA
,orRs WERE NOT DEFEATED.
Of communication Have Been
observation-disclosures Camp Cap
RuIIer Sends Good News
.onstad Is Quiet.

KroOnstnd is
,on .June l4.-Lord Roberts line
,nnnication has been practically re-
- nv complete victory gained
s'O'' Generals Methuen and Kitchener
ps General Dewet. The Boer camp was
w, ..,rod and the burghers, it is added,
"ps scattered in all directions.
fe .rd Roberts has fought a battle with
- Botha at the end of which, though
~ british gained considerable ground,
W y, poors were not beaten. All is quiet
= pretoria and johannesburg.
rondon. June l4.-After a weeks silence
n Roberts has been heard from, his
r0e Of communication having been prac-
IN, restored by means of a complete
.iotorv gained by Generals Methuen and
r,,obsner over General Dewet at Rhenos-
Ter river yesterday
lord Roberts, on being notified of the
,nttipc of his line of communication, sent
moral Kitchener in all haste to join
General Methuen.
Iue II Roberts attacked General Botha,
,bo was in strong force Is miles south
Il s,st Of Pretoria. After strenuous opposi-
i .;on the Brush forces gained considerable
round but General Botha, when Roberts
IN fine field. was still undefeated.
Roberts Report.
dispatch forwarded to the war office
i nv Major General Knox from Kroonstad,
mesumaby sent there by messenger, reads
as follows:
pretoria, June l4.-Pretoria and Jo-
bannesburg are perfectly quiet. After
srrendering the city General Botha retired
TO place about Is miles east of the Mid
/ dleburg road. He had small force, but
! during the last few days his numbers have
I increased, and his being so near town has
/ kept up the excitement in the country,
/ preventing burghers from laying down
/ their arms and interfering with the collec-
/ ton Of supplies.
at therefore became necessary to at
tack him. This | did yesterday. He had
+ strong position, practically unassailabIe
in front, which enabled him to place the
main portion of his troops on his TANKS,
vhich he knew were his vulnerable parts.
"0n hearing that the Free Staters had
AIKEN advantage of our crossing the Vaal
tOinterrupt our lines of communication |
sent Kitchener with such troops as | could
I then spare, to Nredefort, with orders to
push south and communicate with Meth
uen in the vicinity of Hebron. | also
dispatched special messenger to Methuen
lnsructing him to push ON at all speed
TO the main line of the railway.
These two officers met at Vredefort
road station ON the evening of June 10.
lney marched yesterday to Rhenoster riy-
Fl, where Methuen gained a complete vie
tory over DeWet and took possession of
his camp and scattered his troops in all di-
Iectlons. He and Kitchener marched to-
Day toward Kroonstad.
Her majesty's government need have
10 apprehension as to the security of the
army IN South Africa. The enemy gained
slght success, which was unfortunate,
out which will be remedied very shortly,
ana 1t will not take long to repair the
damage done to the railway, as these diver
SONS are all in existence.
am now able to hold the line between
'als and Rhenoster in strength Methuen
VIII arrange to guard it onward as he ad-
'ahces. Hunter should be at Poatchef-
sdoom today. He will then move on to
johannesburg.
we have communicated with Butler,
VINO will, no doubt, soon make the pres
euee OF his force in the field felt.
Our losses yesterday were not, I trust,
IllOus, but | deplore the death of that
gallant soldier, the earl of Airlie. The 9TH
casualties reported as yet are:
seventeenth Lncers-Maior Hon. Lion
u forte, Esq, and Lieutenant Hon. c.
NaSendish, both killed"
GENERAL Knox adds that Kroonstad is
quiet and safe.
M, n1oerts dispatch is regarded as emf
''iy satisfactory. 1t ends the period of
d i'pelSe caused by the cutting of his line
communication and indicates what a
N1Ong grip ne has on the situation.