Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-09
LADYSM|TH MUST
Be RELIEVED.
s.,oic Defense Of the Garrison
Calls for Special Efforts
GEN. DuILER's SITUATION
p,ay tricks Britain send'"S
more Troops-JIow Butler WAS
pefeated at Colenso'

H pe(eaied at Colenso'
49,. work. Jan. IA dispatch to the
II ~" ~. from London says: The story
W. w. heroic defense of beleaguered
p" " toyor.strlcken Ladysmlth cannot
sII hove strong tonic effect upon
%" p,,,.b army and the English peo-
Wv Can Whites laundering tactics
v,.,olson's Mex have already been
a. -,,,,,sd BY the defeats sustained by
,Nsr generals and he is destined lot
V'"'' soraoe in consequence OF this
-" exploit. following as 1t does
'r ~ Gallant sortles and the prudent
u'as IN, of the defense Of Ladysmith'
~, ~ tonight the hero Of the nation and
~ white Is the happiest among Eng
Vs. g.. paayers Buffers explanation on
sunday that In response to the omInous
rsvs from Ladysmith he had sent al
Ne available troops for demonstra-
~, against Colenso on Saturday after
w. has directed attention to the de-
,.ns ~ the reconnaissance which had
4 ,.sn received. Nothing was accom-
s,.,ed sluce there was no reply from
4 ,bs enemy's guns to the shrapnel OF 'he
ssd artillery or the lyddite shells Oh
4 ~ naval brigade and the troops re-
( turned to camp after futile demon
s,ratlon which was Of no apparent SER
4 lice 10 the defenders Of Ladysmith;;
\ mr. lie, Of the brigade battalions ana
4 sattsrles mentioned tends, however to
4 ,s-nve that a large portion Of Gen. Bul-
- army was not available at the
.,,r, ard consequently was massed Tor
.narstions In some other quarter, either
w me enemy's right or left flank.
4 Military men were confident last night
,ha, Gen. Buffers advance would have
IN ordered In the course Of the day
4 Nm had not been previously in progress
4 /, direction toward Springfield or
Wesnen and the lower Tugela
The censorship until late hour pre-
voted the slightest glimpse behind the
. genes AT Frere camp, but General
& Whites gallant defense has rendered
Il No relief Of Ladysmith an imperative
\ day. which must be performed with
y ogt flnching. The nation did not for
4 five those responsible for the failure
10 rescue Gordon; IL will be equally
stern in resentment II Gen. Whites
garrison Is not relieved speedily.
The campaign is dragging in 9TH
or quarters Lord Methuen's force
Is holding guard on the Mod
der river until Lord Roberts
can arrive and decide what to do with
the sixth division,
French Is still maneuvering arou6d
Colesberg The details Of the SuftolSs
reverse furnished by correspondents do
not alter the essential character Of the
episode. The attack was planned by
Col. Watson AID Gen. French allowed
him 10 carry II out. The enemy opened
fire as Watson was ordering the final
advance at daybreak. The confusion
caused by his wounds and the mysteri-
Gus signal for retirement, mag account
for the reverse,
The Post prints a dispatch dated jan
uary 2, from its correspondent In Lady
smith, which says that the, Beers in
tend TO give one battle and then re-
treat TO Majuba Hill. This suggests
that Saturdays attack may have been
a desperate move.
London. Jan. Seen White still
holds out, or did so sixty hours ago
Shen the Beers, ousted from their foot
hold inside the works, suspended their
assault al nightfall. England has taken
heart. The situation, however, Is worse.
The beleaguered force must have eX-
pended large amounts Of ammunition,
which cannot be replenished and must
have lost a number OF officers and men,
which Is counter balanced, so far as
the garrison is concerned, by the great
er loss Of the Beers,
Gen. White still needs relief and the
difficulties confronting Gen. Butler are
as great as before The formers un-
adorned sentences, as read and re-
read, suggest eloquently the peril In
Which the town was for fourteen hours,
and how barely able his 5000 men
We're TO keep from being overcome.
The chief concern for Gen. White is
IN respect OF ammunition. Slxty-eight
days ago, at the beginning Of the siege,
MS small ammunition was vaguely de-
scribed as plenty" His artillery then
mad 300 rounds per gun. Some OF the
batteries have been In action frequent
" since then and all were probably en-
taged last Saturday. His stock OF
smells, consequently. must be low and
.nls VIII make II difficult for Gen.
Whlte to cooperate In movement by
Gen Butler.
The Entertainments at Ladysmith, as
described In message that left a day
VI TWO before the fight and has Just
come through are fortified hills well
SOyeIed with rifle pits and trenches,
uoNn which the infantry move In sin
sle NE TO the various posts in absolute
sIeV Full rations are still served,
out no whisky and tobacco.
Mr' Spencer Wilkinson, in the Post
points out that there is one division
gay al Cheyeley, another al Frere and
third al Estcourt As Chieveley is
even miles from Colenso. the second
aNsion would have had to march
, we've miles TO get into action and the
p p,i,u division twenty-five miles. Gen.
ouner 10000 men and seventy guns
were therefore almost inactive on Sat
uluay and when Gen. White hello
ss,aphed, Gen. Butler could really make
ton Wv 'e'''o"sPa-
thsland Is preparing ornaments and
mehly-two transports will be on the
way 70 South Africa during the pres
@ month According TO the pro-
s lam 5000 additional troops and
T'thty-two guns will soon be afloat.
ue government has ordered Vickerss
sOhs Maxim limited. to manufacture
a., many ~ inch and s-lnch quick. fir.
notified WV u"''' o'ne'"ise
o new York, Jan. 9.-The Herald. dis
san srs,hs General Buffers predlcament.
,.t me Iugela river, the two fords across
WI are under the guns Of the enemy.
ar ma earthworks fully command them
h.ss, winch are further defended by
'Irroed Wire entanglements
s,n'-n'tenchments extending from
I5ssiiasneld. almost due west 10 Mount
w JbuI,We about due east OF colerso
,, o,Vn nave been described as Offering
ss Vi sixteen miles nearly as strong
rrs.e works which defended pleyna
ave 80, european officers these defences
mere sS'iu 70 have been brought 10 i'm