Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-19
An. CRONJt IS
RETIRING FAST.
...,,., to Escape from Lord Rob-
'' ~ Surrounding Movement
.r,rrR PRESSING FORWARD

.,.a in cape colony Brit
'''I' WIN ry,r,wncre- Beers want
% ' !. German PrO'ee'Or''e'
Feb l9.-lt IS now amply
lo'a'I nat Gen. cronje escaped.
s'aTi's- III, received, however proves
f''' I a.',,' Lord Roberts plans
~ '', ...i,ed and were succeeding
's' ''l me unexpected delay at De-
Ni ~ az which is almost impassa'
y, '' .,cons the whole Bosr force
n@ n have been surrounded. The ,s ae,
s''l ', r ~. day there gave them their
Y ~. /" for a hpsty retreat. =, rora
az. ~. other movements OF Loru
Az :" ,..rs executed exactly in time
''' Gen Cronje is retreauns
y. main army. and even II ne
'a Wv oaogether. he win probably
y al bis baggage - s,,,,,tul
in", capture Of the British con-
~ according to the Daily Mail CORE
w tho British convoy. when
as,ai Of g09 wagons each loaue1
S1 Edo mounds OF rations ana Oh
rih ~. .,s each drawn ny sixteen oxen,
Ssss % Unexpectedly attacked py
va VA, IA supposed TO come IRON
Qlli'.r -" The escort. consisting OF
l9 ,.. N the Gordon highlanders, forty
ss.9 Inc army service corps ana a
~ ~ ritchenefs horse, maintained
, y untl the arrival Of reinforce
y. sustaining Insignificant casual
Ia
apruRED BRITISH WAGONS
p. Standards correspondent at ia
vi tsleeraphlng Thursday FEB
IN l;,h says: AN attack was maze
4s,isy upon the rear guard OF
rsln body by force Of liO0 Beers,
We, we're hurried up from Colesberg.
~ succeeded In capturing some OF
=. -v,sons There were few casualties
ew slde. The last OF our supply
isrn arrived from Honey Nest
M today having met with no oppo-
ca On the way,
ss,ials from Laiysmith report an
,.,tsst movement on the part OF the
" toward the Free State, presuma-
4 Nm the object Of assisting Gen
10 The news that Gen. Butler is
.-rptIng another crossing of the
~ EAST Of C0lensO after the cap
r. N HandWane hill therefore gives
=, utsaction. Buffers losses so
NV teen about twenty in wounded.
rtre army wlth the exception Of
! Hsns brigade Is engaged In the
Kii0n.
BUNTING on THE FUTURE.
s,sr wilkinson. reviewing the
IN situation IN the Morning Post
4 ays: Lord Metheun's army
rrV be used TO assist the opera
Nh Lord Roberts Probably the
N nom Jacobsdal 10 Blocmfonteln
Z 0cupy six days, The British
u wing is acting on the defensive,
SIS now holding It's own, which Is
~ desired to do for the moment
u army OF Lord Roberts. in push
94oagh the Free State, will proba-
\ hYe the effect Of disturbing the
81 nny In Natal because II the
ssig remains there, he viii run the
a Il being caught between the
-a Of Lord Roberts and Gen. Bull
Vile the two British armies are
k'Eal days marching apart. II Is pos
x for the Beers to throw the bulk OF
ny forces aginst one. while acting
sns defensive with the smaller body
arg the other.
las Beer COMMANDMENTS ohief must
ss'ore now desire to strengthen Gen.
NE 70 the point where he might
y y cheek or 10 delay Lord Roberts.
" Tar he can detach troops for this
lap9ss depends largely on Gen Bull
q action.
lspalehes from Ladysmith indir lite
4'eneni among the beslegers, this
mean that they are sending re-
1fsmsnts 70 Cronie, or that they are
'gsilng a new assault upon Lady
SVLLER MAKING HEADWAY.
as9atch from chieyeley, dated
Say February 18th, says: Gen.
~ mas established his headquarters
Hl'sar hill Heavy artillery firing
nAlhtalned az intervals by both
: , non Wednesday until Friday.
Y ohlish slowly pushed the advance,
WsiI infantry occupied new posi-
I mont OF Hussar bill, with slight
y Is believed the lyddite worked
~ u the Boer trenches.
ne Beers are supposed IN have
~ ,hrir big guns back oyer the
~ friday afternoon. The rifle
uAA oeen heavy az times. The whole
IVY s thlckly wooded.
- ~ brush operations are directed
= s-g'ufe Of Hlangwane hill. where
~ are strongly fortified ana
wiz, .n'ch they are Smelling the Brit
YIN great accuracy
!. " british infantry are now de-
aoag line extended for several
nm, ~ ' ne small kopies at the base
~. .,s4 o'clock Friday morning the
WI, ''..,,ssanty shelled Monte Chris
,.an the mex separating fl from
hr,b ,nsianll hlll on the right. The
y M ,n'."Alry Is making slow prog
.,s,y W., we mex IN the endeayor to
y fs.n r'nle Clristo, which win en-
|;,rsTssa. 70 ehf'lade the Beers on
s,,5 iI W dispatch from Chieveley
|ssyed" te 10 February iith. but
M eehsor says. 1.-THE move
gtinesssr,'n, westward began this
IA Mn morning Lord Dundon-
d. Ivy, o"tn. cavalry Infantry ana artiI-
Arh % y e, Hussar hlli. five miles
Man, Vhieyeley The infantry in
srsss ,,1 hs hill Gen. Lyttleton
Asas.. 1 whd 10 the right and Sir
n N. "Slien In front and 10 the
N,shea hosrs We're heavily in
Ad.s bIS n Hlangwane ana Monte
ss1si sg independent fire with 90.
" s1osso. lleys was main,aine s' for FOR
v s sson. and the enemys st trencb ,o
n. 'Sp9folsly shelled. "e"''s'
va IN, R.eTs had one gun in action
~ ~ .'s s entire part Of the day bui
is,,l =. rvsr The @s p ,nsy 6 moved ed Il
Sa,i,,.' y !, he afternoon Our y" sas mail
az '"s FROM LADYsMIrH. !
= ~ r.5 lro@ .Lloaysmlth. dated Sat.
Y sesssn' Eth by helIogranb |
- ,sr 'a a., saws The Beers bays
" AZ. netfe here during ~ -.