Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-05-12
General Roberts Reports His Head
quarters Within Eight Miles.
BOERS EVACUAFE OUTER TRENCHES
Broadwoods Brigade Captures Part
Of the Beers Convoy
ANOTHER FLAG INCIDENT

LONDON. May 10. go pm.-The war Of
flee has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts:
"BOSCHRAND. May u. 9:05 ami am
eight miles south of kroonstad. The enemy
evacuated the first line of entertainments
during the night We are now reconnoiter-
ini, toward kroonstad.
Gen. Frenoh's cavalry seized the drift
over the Valsoh river at 4:;O last evening.
just in time to prevent passage being op-
posed by the enemy.
Lord Roberts telegraphs to the war office
under date of Geneva siding, May IL, even
ing. follows:
"My headquarters. with Pole-Carews di-
vision. Marched twenty miles today and
are no wat Geneva siding. fourteen miles
from Kroonstad ard about six miles from
Boschrand. where the Beers are holding
intrenched positions Gordon's brigade Is
in tour Il with them: fuckers division is a
short distance southeast, and Hamtt on s
force is still further.
Beers Lose Their Transports.
"Broadwood's brigade overlook part Of
the enemy's convoy Yesterday at Potgie-
ters laager. southeast of Ventersburg. and
captured several wagons and some pris-
oners.
French. with Porter's and Dickson's bri
gades and Hutton's mounted infantry. is
some distance due north of this place.
we have taken nearly 100 prisoners dur
ing the last two days. All the Free Staters
who could give a good account of them
selves have been disarmed and allowed to
return to their farms.
THE nights are getting much cooler"
Boers Abuse White Flag.
GENEVA SIDING. Friday, May IL
Mornng.-The British forces have arrived
hpr SpleO6id1y Erepch
in the advance. Firing was heard yester-
day IN the >--rection of his force Some of
the Inniskillings had approached a kraal,
where a force of Beers was concealed.
white flag was flying from the kraal.
While the troopers We're unsaddling their
horses a deadly fire poured in upon
them from the windows of the farm house
killing several of the Inniskillinss. A score
of them Were also captured, most of whom
had been wounded.
1t is expected that the railway to the
Zand river will be completed tonight. The
line almost entirely destroyed north
of the river, but beyond. where the British
are, the Beers retreated from their posi-
tions too hastily TO do much damage. The
Beers are reported to be entrenching them
selves around Kroonstad, twenty miles off.
Mobility of the Burgher.
EDEN. Friday, May 1.-THE Beers
turned somewhat today, but It is impossible
to say whore they may turn up next. owing
to their great mobility. Gen. Grenfell sue
ceeded in pushing them back near Rapui-
shop, while Gen. Brabant pushed forward
in the direction of Brands Drift along with
Gen. Campbell and the 10Th Brigade.
y body of Beers has appeared at Verona,
on the Ladybrand road.
Appeal for Mafekfng.
Lady Georgiana Curzon has issued an ur-
gent appeal for help for Mafeking She
says:
Nothing but absolute knowledge of the
gatherings of the people of Mafeking
prompts me to inauguratc another fund.- the
Eeartrending accounts received from my sis
ter. Lady Sarah Wilson. must be my ex-
cuse She writes with authority, having
shared equally with them the anxietes and
privations OF the long siege. She describes
the Ge5;itution of the inhabitants. and the
absolute ruin of all the small tradespeope
whose homes. in many cases. have been
demolished. The nuns convent has been
rendered roofiess by Boer guns. yet the
sisters are unremitiin2 in cheerful atten-
dance upon the wounded and sick. For
months the inhabitants have not slept in
their beds. They have given lives and
property and stood by the gallant Baden
Powell until their courage and endurance
have thrilled the whole world"
The appeal concludes with hoping the day
the relief OF Mafeking is announced the
writer will be able to wire congratulations
accompanied by a substantial sum Of
money.