Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-03-12


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RIsS RATTLE FOUGHT.
ooers oppose NoneI.s Ausaneo
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fleid.
LONDON, March lz.--f ightlhR nefee
and long ara Wi GU TOOK pace N 'hs
Orange Free slate SATURDAY between
the boer ahd bIitish armies, ana lVV
dead Beers We're lei on the Nero Whils
the list of British killed and wounded
is considerable. The brent OF the seri-
Gus engagements fell on Gen. keiiy-
kenny's divisions. two battaslons OF
which-the Welsh and the Essen
drove the Beers out of two very strong
positions at the point of the bayonet.
The Beers fought dossediy ana gave
away only when the rush pf superior
numb bers forced retirnlent from their
strongholds 1t IS supposed the pur-
suit is still in progress and further
news Is momentarlly expected
Among the messages received from
Lord Roberts, the war office yesterday
gave out the following Drlefonteln,
March IL, f:15 a. m.--The enemy op-
posed US thruout Yesterdays marcn
and from their intimate knowledge OF
the country. gave US considerable
trouble. owing, however, 70 sthe aa-
mirable conouct OF the troops the enc
my were unable to prevent US reachlns
our destination. me prunt OF the
hghting tel on Cen helly-hshry ui-
VISIONS, Two pattaiiohs OF Whlch' 'he 'he
Welsh and Essex. turned the t5oefs OUT
OF two strong positions at the point Oh
the bayonet.
Later in the day the following dis-
patch from Lori fopefis was ll'aoe
public: Drtefontein, Mafch II, 700 a.
MI cannot get the precise number OF
casualties before march nut VIII
communicate as soon az possible. ne
Beers suffered heavily. lo2 OF their
dead being left on the ground. we cap
tured about twenty prisoners Among
the killed are capt. Eustace OF lne
Bluffs, Capt. Lomax of the Welsh regl-
ment and MI. Mchartle, retilea m
dian civilian attached to Kitchener s
horse Among the wounded are:
Buffs-Col. Hickson, leg. severe; Lieut..
Ronald. Welsh regiment - Lleuts.
Torkin gton. Pope, Wimberiy Essex
regiment-Capt. Broadwood Field ar
tillery-Lieut. Devenish. Medical corps
Maj. White Lieut.. Berne. Australian
artillery-Col. U1nphely, abdomen, dan
eero,ls .
The war office also received the fol-
lowing from Lord Roberts: Drleton-
tein. sunday, March l.-The following
telegram has been addressed By me to
their honors. the state presidents OF the
Orange Free State and the South Al
rican Repu bile: Another instance haN-
ing occurred of gross abuse or the
white flag and of the signal of holding
up hands In token of surrender, II Is
my duty to inform you that II such
abuse occurs again ] shall most reluct-
antly be compelled to order my troops
to disregard the white flag entirely
The instance occurred on kopje eas'
of Driefontein farm yesterday evening
and was witnessed Dy several OF my
staff officers, as we'll as myself, and re-
suited In the wounding OF several o
my orncers and men.
IA large quantity of explosive bull
lets Of three different kinds We're foun,
in Comma ndant Cronje's iaaser, ant
this has been the case after every en-
gagement with your honors troops
Such breaches of the recognized usage
of war and of the Geneva convention
are a disgrace to any civilized power
A copy of this telegram has been sen
to my government. with the reques
that il may be communicated TO a.
80 tar,. has T.ondon nrofonndl
.n..,aa Tha editorial strategists ar
snass;ne av.n more energetically an
,aar.. dverselv than usual. His dis
aatnhas a rs' dated Driefontein. but no
badv annears 10 know where Driefon