The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1900-05-15
CAPTURED SOME PRISONERS.
Nearly One Hundred Free Staters Fall
Into the Hands Of the British.
THE NIGHTS GETTING COLDER.
Bo,rs Evacuate Their Entrenchments
South of Kroonstadt During the
Night-Latest New From
the Transvaal.

the Transvaal.
[News-Democrat Leased Wire Service.1
London, May 5.-General Roberts re-
ported from Geneva Siding, under date
of May II, evening, as follows:
MY headquarters are with Pole
Carew's division. We marched twenty
| miles today. Gordons brigade is in
touch with Boschrand. Tucker Is a
short distance southeast. Hamilton is
| further east. Broadwood's brigade
overlook part of the enemy's convoy.
yesterday afternoon, at Hotgeiter's
laager, southeast of Ventersburg, cap
turing several wagons and some prison.
ers. General French with Porter and
Dicksons brigade and Hutton's noun
ted infantry are some distance due
north of here. We have captured near
| ly 10 prisoners in the last two days, all
Free Staters. Those Of them who were
able to give a good account of them
selves were disarmed and allowed to
return to their farms. The nights are
getting much cooler" Signed: Roberts.
DECoYED BY WHITE FLAG.
Geneva Siding May 11.-Delayed-A
troop of Inniskilling while foraging to-
day were decoyed by white flag float
ing from a farm house. While the troo-
pers were off saddling they were fired
upon from the windows of the house
and several of them fell dead. The 9TH
ers, numbering sixteen, surrendered.
EVACUATED ENTRENCHMENTS
London, May 12.-General Roberts
wires from Boschrand under today's
date, 9:05 a. m, as follows:
about eight miles south Of Kroon-
stadt the enemy evacuated the first
line of their entrenchments during the
night. We are now accommodating to-
ward Kroonstadt. French's cavalry
seized q drift over the Valsche river.
yesterday afternoon, just in time to
prevent his passage being opposed by
the enemy" Signed: Roberts.
BIG FIGHT EXPECTED.
|. London, May 1.-THE fall Of Kroon-
, stad and the relief of Mafeking are two
things all Englishmen are anticipat-
ing 1t is believed news of both events
will be received in few days. Rob-
erts, last night, was fourteen miles
southeast of Kroonstad, having push
ed his army forward by forced marches.
Today the advance guard probably
came in touch with the Boer outposts
, at Kroonstad and tonight or tomorrow
morning it is expected that Roberts
, will attack the Boer position in force.
A few miles south of Kroonstad Is the
Valsche river where the Beers should
have taken strong defensive position.
The ease with which the British have
advanced so far through the northern
. Free State weakens the conviction
: which recently prevailed that the Beers
l would make a desperate stand at
, Kroonstad. Their strength is not known
ell 70 ut hn n a.
: ture of the engagement now imminent.
, The fact that the Free State capital has
been removed to Hebron, fifty miles
northeast and the news that General
: Hunters column is on the western bor-
der of the Transvaal would lead to the
. belief that the Beers are hurrying
, north to the Vaal river to assist in the
! great last stand" which will be there.
I At last the phantom column which
I for weeks has been reported to be ad-
: vancing on Mafeking has materialized.
Both from Boer and British sources
comes the news that British relief
column has reached Vryburg 100 miles
r south of Mafeking. The column is 5000
t strong and moving without transports.
4 It's advance is being opposed, but APP
4 parently not seriously. Hunter,it seems,
. is not far behind the flying column.
d He has seen some hard fighting but re-
liable details are not yet at hand.
Hunter is rapidly getting into position
to assist Roberts by a wide turning
movement in the Transvaal.
r GATACRE ARRIVES.
Southampton, May 12.-General Cata-
ere, who was recalled for lack of sue
cess in South Africa, arrived here to-
e day from Capetown. Gatacre was ex-
pected last Saturday, but it Is said he
T missed his boat.