The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1900-01-27

following, dated Sunday evening,
from Spearman's Camp:
"-AL Saturday and Sunday Gen.
Warren has been attacking the Beers.
Their position is on a long ridge, -four
miles northwest of Trirnarl's drift,
ascending from the river. At dawn
Saturday our guns occupied a kopje
on the east Of the range. The enemy's
defenses were chiefly stone sangars
extending forward and right along the
spur. making the position semi-circu-
lar. At IL o'clock Gen. Harris brigade
advanced on the left along a rocky,
uneven spur into the scmi-circle. I'M
der heavy fire from three directions.
Taking advantage Of all possible
the troops advanced to a point within
500 yards of the enemy's right wing,
but they did not advance beyond the
edge of the. cover. There they re-
manned until dark and bivouacked.
At night the enemy's right wing evac-
uatcd it's position"
Beers Reiterated.
Spearman's Camp, Jan. %. After
ten hours of continuous and terrific
fire Generals Hart and Clery adj
vanced 1000 yards. The Beers main
| tanned an irregular fire during the
! night, but the British outposts did not
reply.
At daybreak the Beers opened Il stiff
| fire. The British stood at the guns
where they had slept and the engage
| ment was renewed vigorously. The
| field artillery poured shrapnel into the
enemy's trenches. \ III that
Lady smith had been relieved en-
livened the British. who sent up n
ringing cheer. This was taken for an
| advance. The first kopie was carried
at the point of the bayonct and the
Beers retreated to the next kop1e.
which. like most others. was strcwn
with immense bouldcrs surmounted
by mounds on the summit. The
| British advanced steadily and the
| Beers relaxed slightly. The latter did
not show such tenacity as previously.
! Their N%ordenfeldts fired at long inter-
walls and their cannon fired but sell
dom. Apparently the Beers We're
short of ammunition. All day the
roar of musketry fire continued. The
British took three Boer positions on
the mountain and found shelter be-
hind the boulders.
Substantial PrOEress.
Iondon. Jan. 23.-Gen. Butler cables
as follows to the wal office from
%Spearman's Camp at 8 p. m. last
night:
"Gen. Warren has been engaged all
day. chiefly on his left. which he has
swung forward about two miles. The
ground is very difficult. and as the
fighting is all the time uphill, it is
difficult to say exactly how much we
have gained. bur I think we are max
ing substantial progress"
Wnrrcn'x Successful Battle.
London. Jan. %. - The Daily Tele-
{ grapll has the following. dated Satur-
! day. FROM Sucarman's Camp:
Gen. Warren's force have fought a
deliberately planned and success1ul
battle. This engagement occurred TO
the west of Spuyn kop. and pract1cai-
ly resulted in Il securing the SCUM
tableland. which constituted the Key
of the Rocr position. After Il 1lefce
! c%annonadc hal been directed against
the enemy's lines for some time the
British troops assembled near an
| eminence known rs Three Tree Hill
which forms the center OF a SEMI
| circle of crestS. crowned With the enc
my's works and ON six mllas lolS'
| Steadily and With great dash the BTU
| ish infantry went forward i'll the lace
of a heavy fusilade from Mause
rifles. Soon after midday the bat'le
on the hill became furious. ana from
3 in the afternoon until q i'll the even,
! ing the fire from both cannon anu
rifles was extremely heavy. Polnt ar
ter point Of the enemys position were
seized by the British troops. ana
eventually the Boer right roke ana
was forced back toward Spuyh Nop.
In Yesterdays fighting cur Losses were
trifling. but the Beers suffered heaV-
lily.
Secrec! Is Essential.
London. Jan. 23.-The iust;fiable Sc
verify of the censorship at the present
moment prevents the special cQrrcs-
| pondents from giving additional III
| formation 10 supplement Gen. Buffers
latest dispatch. The success or inc
| movement depends almost entirely
unon how far he proves to out
| maneuver the Beers. whose available
| forces are doubtless larger than HIS
own. The chief difficulty lies In the
! ability of the Beers to transport men,
| stores and ammunition quickly II to
intrench new positions. Secrecy re-
garding Gen. Buffers progress, there
fore, is essential. and the public press
is quite content to wait patlently.
Boers Are Disheartened.
London, Jan. 23-The correspondent
of the Times at Lourenzo Marquee,
telegraphing Saturday. says:
II learn from IN absolutely unbiased
and trustworthy informant that the
Beers are ~disheartened. l also learn
that the British residents in the two
republics would suffer severely ut the
hands of the burghers did not the lat
ter fear the result to the Beers in the
hands Of the British"
Champion EgE-Eater.
LAWYER, Iowa. Jan. 23.-Hugh Yes
peris of this place, on a wager, was
to eat forty raw eggs in twelve MINI