Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1900-01-17
ADVANCE OF TROOPS.
Part of the British Forces Cross the
Border Into the Free State.
Great Activity at Ladysmith, and
Another Battle Is Likely to Soon
Take Plncc-Lntest News
From South Africa.

! The besiegers have been quiet for
two days, but can be seen in active
movement on the distant hills.
! We have perceived two small bodies
galloping with two machine guns.
The Boer heavy piece on Bulwana
hill has not been fired for two DAYS.
More Boer dead have been found
at the base of Caesars Camp.
Boer headquarters at Colenso,
| Thursday, Jan. IL Via Pretoria. via
Lourenzo Marques, Friday, Jan. 12l.-
Everything points TO a great battle
within the next few days. LadysInith
for the last two nights has been fir
ing rockets. The object is not known
here.
Durham, Jan. 12.-The entire absence
of news from Chievely or Frere Camp
continues, but there is a persistent
rumor that Ladysmith has been re-
lieved.
London, Jan. ia special dispatch
from Cape Town, dated Friday even
ing, January -, announces that Gen.
Warren has crossed the Tugela river.
London, Jan. 1.-THE war office is
sued at midnight a dispatch from
Field Marshal Roberts, dated Cape
Town, Sunday, January IA, $3.50 p. m,
saying: There is no change in the
situation to-day"
The war Office simultaneously issued
the following from Lord Roberts, dat
ed Cape Town, January 10, $3.50 D. M:
"Methuen's cavalry reconnaissance re-
turned on January IL. Went % miles
into Free State. Country clear of en-
envy, except patrols.
"All quiet at Modder river.
French reconnoitered around the
enemy's left flank on January 10.
Advanced from Sliumger's farm, on
January IL, with cavalry and horse
artillery to bernhard Boer lager east
of Colesberg Junction, but was unable
to outfiank the enemy.
Reconnaissance of cavalry and
mounted infantry pushed north of
Bastard's Mex and examined country
north of Ridge.
"Gatacre reports no change
All well on December IS at MAIZE
king
If the announcement of Gen. War
ren's movement 0e correct, il is evil
dent that Gen. Buffers forces are
spread over a very wide front-per-
haps IS miles-and in the event of a
sudden fall of the river, his opera
| tlonS might be full of danger II is
believed that Gen. Butler has no good
survey maps of the district. This will
add to his difficulties.
Sir Charles Warren's advance prob
ably means an attempt to seize
! lllangwane Hill, the main post of the
Beers south of the Tugela. Upon he
success or failure of these operations
depends the whole future of the cam
! paign. Until the result is known
Lord Roberts viii be unable to decide
how to dispose the two divisions and
! the re-enforcements now arriving.
a dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Modder river, dated January 10, gives
rumor that Kimberley was being
| bonn barded.
Bastard's Mex, mentioned in Lord
Roberts dispatch as the locality of
reconnaissance, is northwest of Coles
burg.
Doubts are beginning 10 be raised
whether it will be possible to get to-
! gether anything like 10000 yeomanry.
! Only very small percentage of the
| applicants satisfy the standard of rid
ing and shooting.
A large number of officers from the
Egyptian army have just left Cairo
for South Africa, to replace those
killed and wounded.
! Modder River, Jan 11.-Gen. Bah
ington, with two regiments of Ian
GERS, the Victoria Mounted Rifles and
battery of horse artillery. left here
on the evening of January Sunday
| and crossed the Free State border on
| Tuesday. Simultaneous other move
ments were made. 4 column under
| Col. Pitcher went from Belmont TO
| the south Of Gen. Babington's route,
/ while a portion of the garrisons of
/ Klokfontein and Honey Nest Kloof,
| under Maj Berne, advanced toward
| Jacobsdal.
| Gen. Darlington penetrated 10 miles
/ and his scouts 20. They saw no signs
/ Of armed Beers The farm houses
were found empty. the occupants hav-
. ing had news Of the advance and gone
/ further into the interior. The British
/ bivouacked at random. They burned
\ three farm houses, the property OF
/ Lubbe, one of the Boer leaders They
then swept around southwark, return
/ ing here. Nothing was accomplished
except a reconnaissance.
Col Pitcher came into touch with
/ Gen. Darlington and then returned to
/ Belmont
Mai. Byrnc reconnoitered the hills
about four miles from Jacobsdal and
saw zoo Beers.
wife Murderer Hanged.