Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-05-14


treated hastily Four thousand of the
enemy moved there Wednesday even
ing in order to oppose the British ad-
vance. fuckers artillery had a sharp
duel with the enemy's guns before put
ting them out of action.
Roberts Going SLOW
London, May 4.-Gen. BroadwoOd's
cavalry brigade has reached Isabel
fontein, % miles north of Thaba
N'Chu. Gen. Ian Hamilton is bivou-
acking at Jacobsruhl, Is miles north
of Thaba N'Chu, and Gen. fuckers di-
vision is moving eastward from Karee
Siding. The divisions of Gen. French
and Gen. Rumble are in and near
Thaba N'Chu. Thus Roberts has So,
900 men operating clear of the railroad
along a front of 40 miles. He is adj
vancing slowly and with some success,
but nothing decisive. Yet, at all
points the concentration of the beers
appears in force sufficient to compel
the British to proceed with caution.
Their wide front in a rugged country
makes turning movements off hand
very difficult. The beers. Winston
Churchill says, have enormous herds
of cattle and focks of sheep gathered
in the southeast. These they are
driving northward. Observers at
headquarters in Bloemfontein seem to
think the beers are preparing
to evacuate at once Ladybrand.
The beers are still holding the Thaba
N'Chu district. and have among their
guns one 40-pounder. One CORES
pendent, wiring from Bloemfontein
Wednesday, said the British hoped to
pondents at Kimberley have been for
hidden to communicate for several
days, the deduction being that a for
ward movement is under way there.
The beers in Natal are restless. Two
hundred crossed the Sunday river
Wednesday, and tried to engage the
British outposts. The Standard says
Thos. Richards, an American, has been
arrested, suspected of being connected
with the Begbie explosion at johann
nesburg.
Beers Sail For New York
Rotterdam, May 4.-The boer dele
gates were warmly greeted yesterday
as they drove to the quay and boarded
the steamer Maasdam. bound for New
York, DR.. Leyds, diplomatic agent of
the Transvaal, will accompany the
party to Boulogne-Sur-Mer Vessels
in the river displayed the Transvaal.
Orange Free State and Dutch flags,
while numerous societies, with bands
playing national airs, assembled or
the quay.
London, May 5.-The mounted in
f,S.try with Roberts among which
are the Canadians, have picketed their
horses on the south bank of the Vet
river, eighteen miles north of Brand
fort. The head of Roberts columns
has thus advanced 80 miles from Ka-
rec siding in two days. or So miles
north OF Bloemfontein. AS the Brit
ish advanced the beers retired out OF
reach Of their shells. Correspondents
supplement Roberts plain statements
with few details. AS General Hutton,
with the first mounted infantry brig
ade drew near Brandfort. he sew a
khaki clad body Of troops a.l.d of
him. He was surprised, but thought
they must be British. Soon, however,
they opened fire upon the Brit
ish, who replied heavily They
We're the Irish-American brigade
from Lourenzo Marques and it is re-
ported the Irish lost severely The
boer flag was flying over Brandfort as
the British entered the town. The
postmaster gave up the keys of the
public buildings. Gen. Kitchener ar
rived at Brandfort at noon and Rob
erts at dusk. French's cavalry is
sweeping the country northWard. The
expectation is that the infantry adj
vance will be continued towards |
hroonstad Immediately. Although no
prisoners were taken, the enws greatly |
cheers London. Nevertheless it has |
not been received with the fine rapture |
hat attended the first successes of |
Roberts. Hunters GRO sings of the |
Vaal at Windsorton brings the relief |
)f Mafeking, 1875 miles be-
yond, almost in a calculable Interval
t now regarded as quite possible
hat Mafeking may be succored be-
ore the queens birthday. The debate
n parliament on the Spion Kop dis
catches proved a disappointment to
he supporters of the government.
Wepener is to be garrisoned with a
trong force from Gen. Chermside S
Livision, commanded by Lord Castle
own. Henry F. Lucy, writing in the
Daily News, says he has ascertained
hat Sir Alfred Miners letter against
aides visiting south Africa was writ
en- as the result of an intimation from