Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-12-31
BRITISH LOSE HEAvILY.


Machadodorp, but owing to bad roads
failed to arrive in time
BRITISH LOSE HEAVILY.
Gen. Kitchener Reports Another Re.
verse to English Arms.
London, Dee. 31-The war Office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener:
Pretoria, Dec. 80. Cen Lyttleton
reports that our post at Helvetia was
captured yesterday morning by the
Beers. About fifty We're Killed and
wounded and 200 taken prisoners,
Col. Kitchener reports that he is
following with a small force in the
track Of the enemy, Hselvetia being re-
occupied by Reeves, who has been re-
inforced from Belfast
aelvetia was a Very strong position
on the Machadodorp-Ly -Lydenburg rail-
3 way, and was held by detachment OF
the Liverpool regiment. Am seeking
) for further information. .
Lord Kitchener, wiring from Pretoria
Saturday says:
There is not much change in the sit
uation in Cape Colony. The eastern
force Of the enemy appears TO have
broken up in small parties AT Ttrecht
+ and to be moving about rapidly In the
came district, evidently waiting for
support from tha north
The last report states that the west
+ ern force is moving to carnarvon De
Isisle and Thorneycroft are in close
pursuit.
french has occupied ventorslorp.
Ses3cnssrt reports that he .ssopposefl IN
the road to Rustenburg. The Eastern
cine was blown up near Pan and train
y wasshel sa!' up this morning on the Stan
derton line near Vaal station.
Whitess column has arrived at Sane-
aa kai. KNOX column and Boys's, brig
an siue are noldlns Dewet from breaking
soulh.
Situation is Grave.
London. Dec 31-1yhi,s r;a,d r;;t,,,
ener sends bad news, fo,. rsps,.,,,,, ~ ~
closing day Of tha yea, ~. ,,,.s., NJ.
tinues 10 take "a s,,rnris,I5,s,,,. ,,,ss,,,i
view of a grave situation AZ, of 80.
latione Of an enormously vide tis.ld AZ
Roer activity. Gen. I,g,Yats i All, D :
large. Kimberley 4, is,,i,. "a ~
Beers are in force enough a. ba,.s
captured a strong posItien 4. H..r,...,,.,
In the Ledenburg district wniI. i,,d.,
ing from Lord Kitchenel.,s very ,1sx.,,t
advices no progres. is being nad.s
against the Boer Invaders II, Cane C,s.l-
ony.
According 10 further teleerans re-
ceive9 yesterday. zeerust Is psact.ealiy
besteged, but has provisions suIficisnt
for Ave months. The garrison ~ or
toshoop has been withdrawn 10 I.ich
tenburg.
dispatch from Carnaryon. dated
Yesterday. reports that the Boers who
have been threatenincs fi,at noi,- u.a,a
3 driven off and are being pursued.
1t is eyiaent." SAYS a baiated mos
sage from Krugers,iorp. datzf. Dece,n-
Der %. that the Boe. commissa,,iat In
the direction of the Magaiiesburp ;s
well supplied. and that untll thA conn
try between here and the Maraliesb,,rp
is properly cleared of Beers they win
continue to concentrate there the.
ground being particularly adaptaa -
their methods of warfare.
The Beers admit that in their fight
with Gen Clements Z; Nooit....,,., y,
they lost 40 men
1t is understood that Lord Kitsnena,.
cannot ask the colonies offi,.iaI:v 4,
send troops" says a Durham disoatch
dated December %. but he desires Il
TO be known in Australasia ana can
ada that Australians ana Canadians
arriving in Natal VIII b. eligible fo,
corns u,.e s,ss S, enlistment IN an iiregtllar
burg for five months service.
To emphasize Lord Kitchener,s co.
vert admission thai no progress is be-
ing made against the invasion of Cape
Colony, correspondent al Burghers-
dorp, wiring Saturday, reports as fol-
lows: