Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-01-10
THE WAR SITUATION.
British Pubic Anxious to Hear More
From White.

London, Jan. 10.-Further news of
Gen. Whites victory Is anxiously await
ed, as 1t Is generally realized there was
little warrant for the exultation which
followed the announcement of his re-
pulse of the Beers. The remarkable rev
olution of Boer tactics has been another
complete surprise to the British, who
had not reckoned on the weakened gar
rison Of Ladysnith being subjected to
such courageous assault. and it is re-
allied Whites troops can not be expect
ed to greatly prolong such an arduous
defense.
In some quarters 1t is considered un-
accountable that Butler did not presshis
attempt to effect the passa ge of the Tu-
gela river while the Beers We're engaged
northwards, and comment on his appar-
ent supineness is not complimentary
There We're no fresh details of the
Ladysmith victory, and Buffers plan of
campaign remained an inscrutable
mystery. Veterans at the clubs and
the military writers in the morning
journals busted themselves with patch
ing UP their theories.
Changes We're rung upon the two
main themes--the necessity for the
clearance of the south bank before the
passage of the Tugela could be at
tempted and the probability that War
ren's division would make wide de-
tour and cross the river seventeen miles
below Colenso.
Gen. Buffers delay in operating in
front Of his force seemed an insupera
BILE objection TO the first theory. and
there were only two facts 10 be cited in
support of the latter conjecture. These
were the establishment of Warren S
Headquarters as Ear down as Estcourt,
and the apparent occupation of Weenen
by British troops, since ono press dis
patch which slipped through the cen-
sor's hands described an exchange of
flashing signals with those of the viii
lage.
Gen. Butler has succeeded in confin-
Ing and bewildering the English pubic,
II he has not dazed and confounded the
Boer generals.
Whatever may be the difficulty in
finding the concealed guns of the enc
my and in forcing the passage of the
river Gen. Whites splendid victory has
touched the Imagination of the English
people and warmed every heart.
Gen. Butler will never ne forgiven
nor the unionist government behind
him III Lady ySfllltfl, WItn ItiiiiS aHiiiiu-
milton, be allowed to fall after its hero
ism has been glorlousy displayed.
Gen. French has reported recon
noissance on the enemy's flank. in
which a considerable force was drawn
out and then allowed to retire. a
sauadron OF the Household Cavalry
had an airing in this movement
Frenchs objective point in these ma
neuyers has not yet been disclosed but
II ia probable that Gen. Cronje has sent
reinforcements to the Free Staters on
the southern frontier and that the oc-
cupation of the bridges on the Orange
river VIII be rendered difficult.
French's casualty list for the three
encagements of the last week is light
including eleven killed and forty-foul
wounded. This does not include the
misadventure of the Suffolk battalion
in which twenty-seven We're killed
twenty nine wounded and 1o7 were
missing.
Rumor From Capetown.
London, Jan. 10.-An incredible ru-
NOR from Cape Town says the Beers
have withdrawn from Magersfontein
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