Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-21
,...,I Butler Reports What he
Think, Beers About to Do
,,o,Jgs CLEVER RETREAT
pod ' WORN Of Mounted Infantry
S'' u,,u.b Losses i'ioa'
,r.rlr plspatehss.l

~ mitch territory ana are W"
% . % Df for the defense of their own,
s'I n.,ysr, Butler thinks they are
s. Bow ..,.s the Siege Of Ladysmilh
'Sa wy y 4. me large news Of the day.
q 5. y, : f has been heard from .. the
"'n :, c,onje for two days Althoush
- a.t words Of the war once ,n','. 20.
~ ~. that there was no news LOT
'' Sa.' Wv. ,,.,. there is a strong dispose
S.llsye that favorable informa-
y y y, hsen received, but Is being
d, ~ "a y v, the operations culminate
ush'.s as In' more conclusive, There Is
spnsIils strong disposition to thlnk
sas cronje has got away a..
y S.s W. 10 the lack OF transport ene
Vslss .,s not likely to invade Boer
Ei l,i.,' ~, syeept where Lord Roberts Is
EA%, Cen. Butler will have 10
Fa''.' ne Drakensberg mountains;
s,sy a part Of his 10000 men WIN
,tnsisly join the les'ohs "a -
q esn Butler AYERS. the Beers are
i,S from him, then the news on
s5s 4 favorable TO the British
w ss.,,s,tseless. troops continue TO go
M ~, war Office thinks that the cal
,.sr.ns TO rejoin the colors, To-
, 500, .',,S the bounty. will bring 49,
IA The home defense. The
',,.,y with which home defense Is
- sxcIies some wonder.
M me casualties just reported the
,' ~, losses IN wounded, killed and
srurd are now ll,lOz.
s..,rsr Wilkinson, reviewing the
.ssy situation in the Morning Post
~ avs. "The meaning Of the
~. ~. N Natal is that the Beers have
Z, M bulk Of their forces TO resist
- Roberts. Gen Buffers aim is TO
Z, a. George White and then either
,s,h on to Laings Mex, or TO send
" tvo divisions to reinforce Lord
-, retaining two In Natal TO
D-,Iste the recovery OF the northern
rEsf. NJ,
9ls to be hoped that Lord Roberts
M overcome Gen. Cronje before the
M, i reinforced. Otherwise the Brit
4 snmsnder may find himself facing
~ army equal in strength TO his
n a. all the Beers appear TO be
rrirg toward Cronje, The British
,ssniers ought soon to be able TO
!, both Natal and Cape Colony from
eesmy. The actions now In progress
~ decisive battles Of the war and
Id Effort must be made TO reinforce
Ans'
aspatch 10 the Daily Mail from
asng, dated Friday, February 9th,
"All business here Is being con-
IA underground. The resident
rlSloner has sumptuous apart
rs IN q subterranean 'bomb-proof.
) aps police have a large hall, with
l,n0 The Mafeklng hotel dining
y kats forty. All these have been
20, and are imperyious to shells"
! .spatch 10 the Standard from
k..a river. dated Monday, Febru-
d lah. and describing the relief Of
kNsy says that the maker OF the
? Ihnslened Long Cecil" at the
assn workshops, was an American
Ess George Labram. He was after
W Killed by B0er shell. which fell
'li room at the Grand hotel.
dispatch from Craddock, Cape Col
= nys. "Details have arrived here
Y respect 10 the capture Of the Brit
7 onyoy at Riet river. II appears
Z De wagons were laagered near the
and that the convoy was attacked
w BoeN with four guns. The shell.
4ahllnued all day one hundred and
w wagons were captured contain
foylslons and forage Half the
iArg'
correspondent OF the Daily Chronl-
sigraphlng Sunday. thus des-
"a Gen. Cronie's retreat with the
~ a Aagerstonteln, on learning OF
= hehch's success: ION Thursday,
s-.hght headed by Gen. Crcnje,
Y S's with their heavy guns and
'ssons' evacuated the Magersfon-
lits Al dawn on Friday the re-
80 boer army was seen from the
80 naval gun station on Kip Drift
~ uesklng eastward across the
- llont al distance OF 5000
- Var guns opened upon them,
!. le'ce Of mounted infantry, cross.
: " hVef, made a dashing charge
suempt to cut on the head OF the
99lumn. But IN half an hour
woe force had gained shelter
~ Inc 0, kopjes.
'.-ANhile Two OF our batteries had
N :. and the Oxfords Buns. West
- alo Gloucesters. Our infantry
\. ~ he drift, aud for three hours
: @!ased with the enemy, while
Luz, ..snes shelled his position. The
' ~, infantry kept hard at work.
a ~ 70 Withstand our CALLING fire.
~. .l retired. disputing every inch
- and took up a second posi-
\, Y 'ls koples TO the eastward. IL
i -ash.hoent spectacle to see the
~ s y. mus az bay. Their rear
d, ~, ~ suong, fought US, while the
y 49, 49, uekked further east and
\. Sso1snt thelr guns into action.
ue rear guard retired
-, Suon lasted throughout the
a, infantry fought splendldly.
,o,,,. sneiny held his ground under
A.. oombariment. Later on
4 ;,,,s. "mmander yentured on a
y, sor.. Leaving 1000 OF his men
NJ y, ne withdrew the rest from
las M. siton and headed for Kip
NJ IN .u. SIX miles to the east
/ rogn, t'sI l was soon discovered,
IA w. infantry came back across
III "a srs ~ marched along the south
'tnlb.,v' sVo.r 10 head of the enemy.
r., ',rached the neIghborhood OF
II d. p prltt night had fallen and
sv,b ~ We're already across 10
&skJ ~. 49, our mounted Infantry
~. Weir movements
! oys,sa,' Az !. the Boer rear guard hay.
49, Tie crossing OF the main
~ M a., slowly and successfully
.ss.I,' i ~, The rear guard tough,
rks,. ana as i FELL back to the
10 ~ a. nara saIassed on the flans and
M, uu, based the Modder nm.
Nj ls,. q darkness. The po sr
Z IEs9uss the night In the dI ps
~ s p,sten1fonteln. Gen Kelly.
sN.'' !, the sixth division puy.
~, H y DAYLIGHT, Cen. Mscdon pIs'
! sas5ssaIssn following him,
g,S s,sd marthcs sunday mlip n ran
W y, moving from Kin Kin K Te,i
ID ,,ssa.s,'a,yoring to outfsnH ' the
1910 drive them Oi bsc poem EN-
sT, Tcs 81. hands When cs,1 ' ,a,'
Nor, he enemy" "A' h0'
n e,hs Leader savs.