The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-11
Horrible Deed.
Roberts and Kiichener Ar

tivity and official secrecy Lord Rob-
erts and Lord Kitchener have arrived
az the seat Of war. Gt IS assumed that
teh'r clear vision, supported by 10000
fresh men who are to arrive in c,uth
Africa within hlrty days. win alter
the situation and that the fourth
month Of the campaign viii witness
the beginning Of victories for the Brit
ish arms.
They are not however. expected 10
produce definite results for some days
but their mere presence will restore
the shaken confidence Of the men az the
front IN their generals. Lord Roberts
finds 800 O00 men on the defensive. or
watching for an opening Lord Meth
uen's health. according TO the Daily
Mail has broken down" and the field
marshal may relieve him Possibly
some others viii be- relieved OF im-
portant commands. There Is certainly
plenty Of rank in evidence In South
Africa. I'm addition 10 the fold mar
shall there are two ful lgenera's. four
lieutenant generals AMI twelve or
fourteen major generals
There is an uneasy susuic on that
when Ladysmith's supltes are an
nounced they viii be disheartenlng and
win partly destroy the patriotic glow
produced hv General Whites victory
London Jan 1f.-The war office am
nounces that the list Of British casuai-
ties al Ladysmith last Saturday has
not yet been received.
The following dspatch. dated at
Frere Camp, Jan TO- noon. has been re-
ceived from General Buller;
"a Transvaal telegram gives the on
emy's loss at Ladysmith on Saturday
as four killed and ff'ean wounded and
this after, as IS admitted they had en-
dured a withering FIRE from six masked
batteries and been defeated az all
points
Natives here assert that the Boer
loss in one command alone was $50
killed and wagon loads Of wounded.
The heaviest loss is said TO have been
among the Free staters. who were
forced by the Transvaalers into the
most dangerous places"
This curious dispatch is all the war
office has issued today II makes not
the slightest mention OF the position or
doing sof the British forces. II may be
interpreted to mean that Ladysmith is
safe, but II Is more likely intended 10
prepare the British for a terrible list
OF casualties.
LADYSMITH SAFE.
London. Jan. 1.-THE Daily Mail has
the following dispatch dated January
s, from Frere Camp:
with the exception OF the usual
shellng OF the Boer positions by the
naval guns the British force was in
active.
Eight Boer camps were seen today
by patrol along the TuFela In
westerly direction All were quiet.
Natives say that when the British
reconnoitered near supports on satur-
day the Beers hurried from SPRING
field. This supports the belief that
Colenso was weakened to attack Lady
smith"
STILL SHOOTING.
London. Jan. IA dispatch TO the
Daily Telegraph dated January s al
noon, from Frere Camp says:
Firing from the Boer positions near
Ladysmith begun early today. II
still continues. but the cannonading IL
light and irregular.
TO KILL OFF FREE SKATERS.
London, Jan. 1.-THE Standard has
received the following, dated January
g. from It's special correspondent at
Frere Camp:
hear on good authority that Pres
idert Kruger sent word TO the Boer
headquarters asking why Ladysmith
had not been attacked and the reply
was we should lose too many men 4"
His answer TO this excuse was that the
Free staters might be put I'm the fore
front. This hint was aiken and the at
tack delivered
President KruEor's advice was so far
good that the Free Staters behaved
better than the Transvaalers have done
AT an events they managed 70 seize
a hin Later I'm the day the Transvaal-
crs retired before General whites coun-
ter attack amid the ieers ~ the Free
Staters. who actually stuck 10 their
position until they were bayoneted I'm
the ditch After this affair II is almost
certain that the allies viii quarrel.
a heavy gun. mounted on Umbaloma
hin has been firing since daybreak Ev-
Identity the siege OF Ladysmith s mnl
maintained.
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