Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1900-04-20
FIGHTING AT WEPENER
DoERs DETERMINED TO CApTURErHE
GARRISON.
Fighting Mt Other Points---Both Armies
Show Removed Activity All Along the
Limo and Severe Fighting Now Appears
Imminent.

and Boer forces are in striking dis
tance of each other
Interest for the moment centres at
Dewetsdorp and Wepener, where fight
ing is evidently IN progress. A dis
patch received from Aliwainorth, dat
ed April 81, says there was heavy fir
Ing on the previous day between De-
wetsdorf AMI Wepener aud around
Wepener on Saturday. but no partic-
ulars have been received.
Special dispatches received from
Mazaru say the investment of Wepen-
or continues. The Beers seemed deter
mined to do their utmost to capture
the garrison before relief arrives. Se-
we're fighting appears imminent.
The activity OF the Beers at Glands
laagte apparently has failed to draw
Gen. Butler, if that was its object, in
to doing more than repel the attack
made on his advance positions.
A dispatch from Warrenton, lated
Saturday, says:
"There has been intermittent and
Ineffective sniping by the Beers, who
also fred few shells both during the
day and night at the station, the past
few days."
REPULSED THE BOERS.
London. n.--The war Office has receiv-
ed the following dispatch from Lord
Roberts
"Bloemfontein, April 81. --Ruudle's
force came In contact with the enemy
yesterday four miles southwest Of De-
wetsdorp. They occupied strong po-
sitions covering the town. The Yoe-
manry and mounted infantry seized
another position which enabled Run
die to drive the enemy off and occupy
the high ground the enemy had been
holding. Rumble advanced this morn
ing early and is now again engaged
with the enemy. Our casualties yes
terday were two men severely wounded
and Lieut. O'Connor and seven men
sliahtly."
LONG RANGE FIGHTIN.
Bloemfontein. - Continuing their
march on Friday Gems. Chermsside
and Rumble came into contact with
oeewetsdop at oon. ThnrDe
fighting continued until dark and
was principally carried on by the
artillery which temporarily silenced
two Of the Boer guns.
The British commanded the hills
for miles around the Beers, who were
eported to hold strong positions but
are probably retiring. The casualties
on the British side are slight and
most of them occurred among the
yeonanry and mounted infantry. The
British was at long range. None Of
the British troops were killed.
CONVOY ATTACKED.
Bishoff, Orange Free State. AT mid
day Friday, Gen, Methuen's field force
at Swartzskopjesf was ordered
to return to Boshof. The escort took
up position on hill commanding the
road just in the nick of time. as force
of two thousand Beers with two guns
and pomp on suddenly appeared in
the vicinity and suddenly opened
heavy FIRE. The British. however.
held them in check until the coIum
reached point of safety when they re-
tired. The Beers fought determinedly
and must have suffered considerably,
as they once advanced to within three
hundred yard, of the hill, whence
concealed detichment OF the British
opened heavy fus'lade on them.
WOMEN IN THE RANKS.
London.-A letter from nurse IN
the hospital at Caps Town corrobor-
ates an unpleasant feature of the war.
The writer says the medical officers,
for sanitary reasons, forced a number
of Boer prisoners to be bathed in the
river b.side the hospital ship. The
Beers themselves absolutely refused to
strip and when forcel t, d, SO. 1t
was fou1 that they we-e wohen in
mems cloth ~. Tho writer adds:
Qaite number Of the dead on the
bsttledelds hive been found to bs~wo
men similarly disguised ani worse
than all it h. often b'en tho wo onen