Iron County register., 1900-05-10
THE Capture OF W|NBURC.
The Main Advance of Gen. Roberts
Army Towards Pretoria Con-
tinues with Rapidity.
MovIHs WITH MAcHlNE-LIKE PRECISION.
The ORIy Feature of the "eheF~i
Plan that Is Not Disclosed IA thS
Part to be Played by GEN. buAier'
and that is Expected to Untold
in n Few Days.

London, May s.-The capture OF
Wir.burg by the British is confirmed,
and the main advance to Pretoria con-
tinues with the machine-like decision
and rapidity which has characterized
all Lord Roberts forward movements
| By the occupation of Winburg, Gen.
Ian Hamilton puts 20 miles eastward.
while he has the additional advantage
| of being connected with his chief by
means of the railroad that runs fron
| Smaldeel or Winburg station, as II IS
sometimes called, to Winburg.
Buffers Port Not Disclosed
The only feature of the carefully
devised plan of general advance that
is not disclosed by the swift develop
| nents, is the operations. At present
there are no indications OF any move
| mcnt- on the part of the Natal army
Doubtless a few days, or less, VIII
| bring out the British line of action be-
fore Bigearsherg.
Nine Miles North of the Vet
Lord Roberts is now nine miles
north of the Vet and 63 miles north OF
Bloemfontein. Evidently he is not
letting grass grow under his feet,
though the Beers seem equally anN-
ious to retreat towards kroonstad.
aud are so doing.
Nothing New From Hunter.
AT the time this dispatch is sent
there is nothing new from Gen. Hun
ter. but it is presumed he is pushing
steadily forward in the direction OF
Mafeking, aided by the aggressiveness
= 1,,.i.r. .,fl.
Viewed With Satisfaction.
The critics of the afternoon news
papers view the situation with the
greatest satisfaction.
A special dispatch from Smaldeel
CNinburg Road Station) dated 9:45 p
N. Sunday, May 6, gives details of the
occupation of Winburg by the British.
1t says:
Giving the Beers No Rest.
News has just come here that Cen
Hamilton is giving the Beers no rest,
and that they are falling back hurried
ly. lie entered Winburg to-day after
Il brisk fight, in which the Beers fell
back so quickly that one of their guns,
in addition to a Maxim, was aban-
doned''
The Crossing of the Vet.
The same dispatch, describing the
crossing of the Vet river by the Brit
ish. says:
''The Roer forces, intrenched on the
opposite bank, prepared to contest
the crossing. Our guns were brought
into play. and Il terrific shell fire was
directed on the Boer lines. At the same
time, the Queenslanders, under heavy
fire. dashed across the river. and, adj
vancing in the open, completely
TUNED the Boer right.
Nothing Could Stop the Australians.
1t was dusk, but nothing could stop
the gallant Australians. They pushed
on again, seized a commanding kopje
and bv brilliant movements and con-
tinuo-ls rifle fire, drove off the enemy
in the darkness. The first gleam of
dawn this morning found the enemy
i'll full fight and our men after them,
and by nine o'clock this morning we
entered this important strategic
point
Reconnaissance From BoShOf.
A dispatch from Boshof, dated Fri
day, May 4, says Gen. Methuen made
n reconnaissance from there the day
previously to the neighborhood of
Siartlioppies Fontein, locating the
Boer laager. After an unimportant
exchange of fire the Beers removed
their laager.