Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-04
ALL ADVANCING.
Roberts Generals Moving All
Along the Line.
$4,000 Men Operating Clear Ct Rail-
roads, Along 40-MiIe Front.
Beers String Enough to ComTel Eritish 10
Advance with Caution.

London. May 4.-4.15 A. M.-Gen.
Brc adwood's cavalry brigade has
reached Isabelfontein, Is miles north Of
Thaba N'Chu. Gen. Ian Hamilton Is
Efvouaciing at Jacobs Rust, Is miles
north of Thaba N'Chu. Gen. fuckers
division is moving eastward from
Karee Siding. The divisions Of Cen
! French and Gen. Rumble are in and
near Thaba NChu. Thus Lord Rob-
crts has $4,000 men operating clear Of
the railway along a front of 40 miles
He has been advancing slow with some
success, but nothing decisive Yet at
all points of concentration the Beers
appear in force sufficient to compel the
British to proceed with caution.
Observers at headquarters in Bloem-
fontein seem to think that the oBers
are preparing to evacuate Brandfort
and Ladybrand. The Beers still hold
ing Thaba N'Chu district are estima-
ted at 1000. They have among their
guns 40-pounder. One correspondent.
wiring from Bloemfontein, Wednesday.
said the British hoped to cut off the
whole commando.
The correspondents at Kimberley
have been forbidden to communicate
for several days. the deduction being
that a forward movement is under way
there. The Beers in Natal are rest
less. Two hundred crossed Sundays
river. Wednesday. and tried to engage
the British outpOSts.
The Daily News has the following
from Thaba N'Chu. dated Wednesday:
I'm yesterdays thanking movement.
Capt. Towse and 80 Gordon Highland
ers We're surrounded by 80 Beers. who
demanded their surrender. Capt
Towse ordered his men to fix bayonets
and charge. With a wild cheer the
Gordons rushed at the enemy and
swept them away with great slaughter.
Can't. Towse was blinded in both eyes
by the enemy's fire and throughout be
haved most heroically."
The BlOemfOntein correspondent of
the Standard telegraphing May 2.
says: II have just ridden from Thaba
NChu along the line of our advance
| east Of Bloemfortein. The distance is
| fully 40 miles. and vet almost every
| point Of concentration is contested by
| the enemy.
Gen. Rumble. with the Sth Division
is posted on our right flank with or
ders to guard a strong and boldly out
lined frontal position in a country of
a decidedly difficult nature. There the
Beers have posted a number Of guns
of superior weight and range to our
own However. they show no DISPOSE
ton to do more than to harrass our adj
vance.
Further To the west, Gen. Ian Ham
ilton. with his division Of mounted in
fantry is pressing nOrthWard. encoun-
tering only a desultory fire. The High
land Brigade. from Val Krantz, has
been engaged. while Gen. Tucker, COM
handing the 18th Division. has moved
eastward from Karee Siding and has
returned south, followed by the Beers.
Nevertheless. the cavalry, owing to
the greater number of the enemy have
been prevented from completing the
movement that was intended to en-
circle the Beers on the march to
FRANKFORT. and the enemy are now
prepared to offer stubborn opposition
on an entrenched hill to the southeast
Of Kroonstad.
Gen. fuckers attempt to advance
on Brandfort showed the enemy to be
in considerable strength. The Colonial
Cavalry were engaged. and they lost 20
horses while under fire from Pom
poms. The Beers. however, We're driven
from their position"
1t is announced that the British
have captured Brandfort.