Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-05-03
BOER ARMY ACTIVE.
KRuGER's MEN ARE KEEPING BRITISH
FORCES BUSY.

kROGERS MEN AXE keEPING 6Rl 1911
FORCES BUSY.
Force Opposing the British-Reinforce-
ments Hurried to Hamilton-Helieved
Heavy Battle Must Shortly Be Fought.
LONDON, May 2.-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
General Roberts:
"BLoEMFoNTEIN, May Ian Hamil-
ton marched yesterday in northerly
direction from Thaba N'Chu with a
body Of mounted infantry and Smith
Dorrien' s brigade of Clements division.
At Hautney he found himself opposed
by strong force commanded by Cen
eral Botha in person. Reinforcements
reached this force during the day and
directed French to strengthen him
during the night from Thaba N'Chu.
"BLoEMFoNTE1N, May 1.-The Beers
Thaba N'Chu Saturday and Sunday.
But the position which the Eighth
| (Rundle's) division holds is strong and
he had the assistance of Gordon's and
Dickson's brigades, the cavalry under
French and Smith -Dorrien's infantry
brigade, and body of mounted infan-
try under Ian Hamilton. Pole Carew's
division returned from Dewetsdorp
yesterday"
LONDON, May. 2.-Fighting heavier
than since Ladysmith seems to be i'm
minent near Thaba N'Chu. The dis
patches of Lord Roberts dated Monday
and Tuesday show that the Boer rear
guard, stubbornly resisting his advance,
forced the British on Saturday and
Sunday to act chiefly on the defensive.
General French, who is directing the
Some estimates give him 10000. The
Beers are estimated to be at least 5000
strong and possibly 10000. According
to a dispatch from Pretoria dated April
% they We're expecting to give battle
and have numerous artillery. AS long
as the Beers engage the attention of
half of Lord Roberts force at Thaba
N'Chu his advance toward Pretoria will
be delayed. No one here, however,
considers that General Botha will be
able to stand longer than few days.
The feeling is that he must be beaten
off by the masses of Lord Roberts.
1 The Beers attacked the British out
posts at Boshof, the headquarters of
Lord Methuen, on April %, but without
result. The British guns at Warrenton
shelled the Beers out of their half con-
ctr,,ota6 fray,obac Sunday
A native runner got through from
Mafeking to Cotsi, 81 miles north, on
April 90, with dispatches for nearly all
the London dailies. That to the Morn
ing Post says: "We can stick it out
for two months or more. Nobody
minds"
Colonel Plumer, who appears to have
been reinforced lately by more Rhodes
ians, seems to be advancing again.
il A British accommodating party fell
into the hands of the Beers near Winds
orton.
The German steamer Keonig on April
% landed a quantity of war material
for the Beers at Beira and embarked a
quantity of Transvaal wool.
Lord Lansdowne, replying in the
house of lords yesterday to question
regarding warm clothing for the troops,
read this dispatch from Lord Roberts,
'"rhere is no necessity to appeal for
warm clothing. Some corps have re.
ceived more than they require and all
will be amply provided for as soon as
the numerous cases of clothing and
comforts of various descriptions can be
brought here from the base
According to dispatch from Lour.
EMO Marquee, there are 1000 British
residents yet remaining in the Trans
vaal, but they are to be expelled imlne-
. diately.