Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1900-01-29
BRITISH MAY CHANGE OPERATIONS TO FREE STATE.

4, the Boer positions. UP these auVance
was made. The horses were left un-
der the first terrace of rocks. Scaling
the steep hill the Beers found the En-
glish had improved the opportunity
and entrenched heavily. Between the
1 lines of trenches was an open veldt,
which had to be rushed under heavy
fire, not only from the rifles but of
Lyddite and shrapnel from the field
guns. Three forces ascended the
three spurs, co-ordinately under cover
of fire from Free State Krupps, Creu-
sot and big Maxim. The English tried
to rush the Beers with bayonet but
their infantry went down before the
Boer rifle fire as before scythe. The
Boer investing party advanced step
by step until in the afternoon, when
the white flag went up and $50 men
in the front trenches surrendered
being sent as prisoners to the head
laager. The Boer advance continued
on two kopjes east of Spion Kop. Many
Beers were shot but SO numerous we're
the Burghers that the gaps we're filled
automatically Toward twilight they
reached the summit of the second
kopje but did not get farther. British
Maxfms belched flame but the wall
Of 6co e,o,,, tbo Morcaro h old 4ho Tn
glish back Their center, under this
pressure. gradually gave way and they
broke, abandoning the position. The
prisoners speak highly of the bravery
of the Burghers. who, despising cover
stood against the sky line edges of the
summit to shoot at the Dublin Fusi-
leers sheltered in the trenches. The
firing continued some time, then the
Fusileers and Light horse, serving as
infantry, threw up their arms and
rushed out of the trenches. The eff
feet of the abandonment of Spion KoI
by the English can hardly be gauged
as yet, but is must prove to be i'm
mense. An unusually high proportion
of Lyddite shells did not explode. II
is reported here that as result ol
Long Toms" practice, Monday, DR.
Jameson was wounded in the leg.
DUNDONALD SAFE.
London, Jan. 29, 1926 p. m.-Great
anxiety has been removed by the an
nouncement that Lord Dundonald's
cavalry forces, which it was feared
were isolated among the hills in the
neighborhood of Acton Homes, are
safe on the south bank Of the Tugels
river.
BRITISH HAVE SIGNALLY FAILED
London, Jan. 20, 2:17 p. m.-Th'
usual airy attempts to minimize the
seriousness of the situation in Soutl
Africa are entirely lacking this after
noon. 1t is frankly acknowledged tha
the mast serious effort Of the presen
war has dismally failed. All hopes
of the speedy relief of Ladysmith hav,
been abandoned and the concensus o
expert opinion urges the immediate
shifting of the theatre of war from thu
rocky kopjes of the Natal to the opel
veldt of the Free State. Anothe
long pause is inevitable unless TIL,
Beers assume the offensive
Berlin, Jan. ga semi-oficial dis
patch from Lisbon says that the re
port that the Beers have crossed tn,
Mozambique frontier is unfounded.
BULLER'S LANGUAGE SCORED.
London, Jan. 29-The st. Jane
Gazette" this afternoon publishes I
scathing criticism of the language o
Buffers reports. It says: Butler
reflection on the terror he put into tn
foe reminds us of the things we hav'
heard about Chinese mandarins."
Pretoria, Jan 29-President Steyl
of the Orange Free State and A. Fisch
er, of the executive council of that re
public, arrived here this morning
They were met by President Kruger
and other officials and were cheere,
while driving to the residence of tn,
President of the Transvaal. svolk
Stem" the official organ of the Trans
vaal, In welcoming the guests Of tn,
state, says: but for the courage o
our attitude, Free State conditions Il
the present struggle would be changed
1t would have been impossible for th
TransvaaI to have taken the cours
followed with such success
London. Jan. 29-General Bulle
wires from Spearmans Camp casua
ties among officers Of the fifth divisio
and mounted brigade at spion KoI
January oath, we're killed twenty-five
wounded twenty; missing six.
Officers Killed But Robbers Thwartss
} Holden. Mo-, Jan. 29-John Jackson
detective Of the Missouri Kansas