Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1900-01-31
PROGRESS Is SLOW.
March of Gen. Butler on Ladysraith--
Beers Contestin. Every Inch
..A- OF the Way.

London, Jan. 23.-The Daily Chron-
icle has received the following. dated
January %. 4:15 p. NJ, from Spear
mans Camp:
1.-THE Beers admit q casualties during
Gen. Lyttleton's skirmish ON Saturday.
Gen. Warren continues pushing, though
he is necessarily making very slow prog
ress, as the Beers are numerous and strong
ly entrenched. Our infantry are working
over parallel ridges. with Lord Dundonald's
cavalry lying we'll out on the left flank and
awaiting developments The Beers con-
test every inch of the ground This morn
ing Gen. Warren's artillery reopened fire
but the Beers did not reply, and our fire
became less hot. The naval guns in front
here have been quiet. A Boer prisoner
who was brought in boosted that it would
take us three months to reach Ladv-
smith"
Pretoria. Jan. % (via Lourenzo
Marques, Jan. 24.)-According to Off
cial dispatches received from the Boer
lager near Colenso 10000 British made
simultaneous attack Saturday on sew
eral positions of the Tugela river, with
the object of forcing the relief of Lady,
smith. A terrific battle ensued, and
fighting continued for GO hours. A
frightful bombardme by 40 British
cannon opened the engagement. Then
came grand infantry attacks by the
force under Gems. Butler and Warren.
who were three times repulsed, with
great losses.
London, Jan. 24.-The following &C
count of the fighting is from Boer
sources:
Boer Head Lager, Ladysmith, Monday,
Jan. PA battle has been raging along the
Oiviers Hook road since Saturday between
the Beers, under Pretorius, and 5000 Brit
ish. The fighting is in full swing at Spions
Kop. The Beers under Botha and Cronje
have been sent thither. The British else
where are only making reconnaissance of
the Boer positions. President Steyn was
under fire at the foremost position of the
Free Staters.
London. Jan. 25.-The Daily Tele-
graph publishes the following dispatch
from Spearman's Camp, dated Tues
day, January 23, $3.50 p. m:
ION Monday Sir Charles Warren's force
cannonaded and fusilladed the Boer posi-
lions west Of Spion Kop, near the Acton
Homes road. A lyddite battery cooperated
with the other batteries and maxims. Ger
tainly the fire was effective, causing the
enemy serious losses. The Beers, however,
chung desperately to their works, from
which they are only being very slowly
driven. To-day the enemy fired their guns
oftener, using also the captured 15-pound-
ers with shrapnel. Our casualties to-day
we're less than those Of yesterday. Fight
ing began about six in the morning and
continued until dark, but there has been
nothing like general engagement The
big naval guns assisted from Potgieters
drift in Smelling the Boer POSITIONS
London, Jan. 25.-A dispatch to the
Times from Spearman's Camp, dated
Tuesday, $3.50 p. m, says:
1.-THE Beers to-day had more guns and
are prepared to fight almost intermina bly,,
having entrenched their ridge, which
stretched in an almost unbroken line from
the Drakensburg many miles eastward.
Firing continued throughout the day. We
have not advanced any further, but we
threw up intrenchments during the night,
from behind which the musketry duel
continued from exactly the same position
as yesterday"
Berlin, Jan. Fisherman press tao
ticians are almost unanimously of
opinion that the situation of the Brit
ish forces around Ladysmith is des-
perate. The Berlincr Tageblatt prints
a Brussels special claiming that Sir
Charles Warren has been signally de-
feated. A military writer for the
Kreuz Zeitung says the movement to
relieve Ladysmith has failed, render
ing the British line of retreat endaa-
gered.