The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-05
Incessant Fighting
Around COleSherg.

Lohuoht Jan A-l mere l8 great SatiS-
faction here that Deear has been able TO
send General French reinforcements OF
guns and infantry Of which he appears
to be so much in need.
The lighting dn the hills Is lncessant
The latest kilograms say thaN General
French has almost surrounded Colesberg,
but tina. the Beers are sunly defending
all their positions close 30 the town. pre-
venting the British from capturing II.
A dispatch from Ronsberg this morning
says the heavy artillery duel reoommeno-
ed at daybreak.
Further details OF the fighting between
General Gatacre and the Beers az Cyp-
hergat today show that 5000 Beers. with
artillery attacked a British outpost De
tween Cyphergat and Moltno. General
Gatacre with mounted troops and field
artillery, moved out in front OF sterk-
stroom and found the Beers strongly
posted at coperberg, whence they were
quickly dislodged, the Beers fleeing In
the direction of Stormberg
The Beers used the British guns cap
tured December 10, and shot well but
the British kept under cover and there
were no casualties on their side
The war office has received a report
from Capetown, dated Wednesday, Jan
uary g. reporting the situation In Gener-
al Gatacre's district IL says: Dord-
raobt a. voxts a,,acua4s.3 h,y Aaorrsv,o.ropc,
who occupies Birds siding
Molteno is being attacked today by
the enemy, who more or less surround
the police station. but who according TO
reports are being forced PACK. Rein
forcements OF mounted infantry and field
artillery have been set by General CAT
acre. The result is not known.
BIG BATTLE IMMINENT.
London. Jan. 5-5 a. m.--This morning 3
news throws no more light upon the war
situation. The exact position at Molento
and cyphergat Is not yet clear, but in
any case these little engagements ale OF
small Importance beyond proving that
the British forces are beginning 10 attain
greater degree Of mobility
/ II is fully expected that the next week
win see a heavy battle on the Tugela riv.
er which is now the real pivot OF the
campaign. The Beers appear TO be work.
ing necessarily with shovel and pick
Lord Methuen's cavalry scouting has
developed the fact that The Beers en-
trenchments extend some forty miles.
far overlapping the British positions and
making flank attacks exceedingly air.
hcult Military analytlcs aflrm that the
Beers trenches confronting General But
Ter stretch away some seventeen miles.
and that work upo them is pushed un.
remittingiy.
While the advanc is delayed. flank
movements are renda ca most difficult.
because long marches are not done with
celebrity ana It is hard 10 time an attack
with certainty
The extent OF the Dutch rising may
now be measured by taking line from
Prieska, on the west 20 Herschel or
Barkly on the east. Along the whole, OF
this line, except at points actually occu-
pied by the British, the population seems
for the most part hostile.
New rcdoubts are being built at KIM
berley, ana seventeen miles OF works
now encompass the town.
The admiralty programs embraces the
stationing OF small squafrous az Durham,
Slmons Bay Port Elizabeth, Lourenzo
Marques. ST. Vincent ln ehe Cape Verde
Islands, and Capetown and sending an
additional ship OF two 70 Alden
1t is announced that Great Britain's
agents and detectives are secretly watch
ing all italian ports
"a now appears that II 10 John Church
ill, second son OF Lady Randolph
Churchill ana not Winston Spencer
churchiil who has been given command
o. asquadron OF the South African light
horse
Lord Rosslyn has thrown up his en-
gagoment Et the Court theatre IN order