Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-06
sHELLED THE BoERs.

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sHELLED THE BOERs.
Osfonteln. Saturday, March 3.--Gen-
eral French yesterday evening noticed
a body OF Beers trekklng northwest
and sent hquadron last night TO keep
I'm touch with them. This morning the
troopers were followed by about $50
Beers. who advanced around a high
hill. but who retired precipltately when
the British shelled them.
The Beers then opened q heavy fire
with Maxims and also began firing
from a kopja in the center Of the po-
sltlon with long-range fifteeen-
FOUNDER The Beer trekking In con'
sequence Of General French's move.
ment, was temporarily stopped.
EVENTS NEAR LADYsMITH.
Iadysmith, March s.saturday-Three
regiments Of cavalry reconnolteriEe
northward today saw body Of Beers
behind Pepworth Hill. Two long trains
which were ready 70 leave promptly
moved before the troops reached them,
and the Beers blew Up a culvert be-
hind them as they went. The British
pressed a large body OF Beers in the
vicinity Of pepworth. The Beers opened
heavy rifle fire and the British field
guns replied The British did not press
the attack, and the Boer fire ceased
on the British retiring
The Boer camps showed many evil
dences Of presence Of women,
Anauction was held Of things brought
from the Boer camps bunch Of grapes
sold for 25 shillings. 80 cigars brought
el0, and quarter Of q pound Of plug
tobacco ij shlllngs.
BRABANTs VICTORY.
Dordrecht, March 4, Evening Gen.
eral Brabant has scored a complete
victory. The Beers are IN full retreat
with their guns and wagons and are
being pursued
Dordrecht, March 5-Followlng yes.
terday's success, Gen. Brabant again
engaged the Beers today with adyant-
age. holding the position captured yes
terday. There was some smart fight
ing this morning, the British losing
five or six men and capturing the Boer
fort, thus vastly improving thelrtposi-
ton. The Beers fought tenaciously
oontestlng every inch Of the ground,
but ultimately they retreated suddenly
carrying or their guns and wagona.
A mounted force pursued them, but the
result IS not yet known. The British
casualties during the two days were
80 wounded and " or 10 killed The
Roer losses are unknown. Throughout
the arduous fighting and severe fatigue,
the coonials have behaved splendidly.
sToRMBERG EVACUATED.
sterkstrom, March 8, evening .--Gen.
Gatacre entered Stormberg unopposed
today. The Beers destroyed the rail-
way approach. but the station Is in
tact.
BoER POSITION LOCATED.
osfonteln, Saturday, March S-The
| Boer position has now been fairly To-
Gated as about four miles to the Brit
ish front and extending about eight
miles. The Boer right consists Of a
high, long mountain on the north of
the river which Gen. French shelled
! this morning Apparently the space
4 between the mountain and the river
nus bteH FuAituAhths ophAi VI tAAI Nv .
| err the BOer lines cover more ground.
| A few days ago their left rested on
the high kopies standing In the middle
Of the plain They have now been eX-
! tended two miles further south, while
six small kopjes stand In the plain be-
| tween the center and the left and be-
| tween the center and the river and
| form q ridge behind which the Beers
move unseen. The weakness Of the
whole position, however is that Il can
/ easily be turned In either direction.
| The country Is fiat and water ab0unds,
the recent rains having nearly filled all
| the dams.
LORD ROBERTS SILENCE.
Lodon. March 6,-Spencer Wilkinson,
in the Morning Post says.
From the silence OF Lord Roberts
we may infer that his army Is again
busily engaged in the continuance Of
his operations. IL Is hardly likely. with
previous experiences IN forcing rivers az
the wrong places, that the relief force
left at Kimberley for Mafeking VIII try
10 cross M Fourteen Streams. seeing
! that II can as easily cross II Barley
or some other point and Il Is impossible
that any Boer force in the nei.hbor-
/ hood Is large enough 90 guard the whole
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