The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-01-17
THE, ENEMY RETIRED.
New ZeaIanders Erustrate Attempt
to Seize British Position.

to Seize British Position.
Rensburg, Cape Colony, Jan. 13.-A
strong force of British troops advanced
this morning under cover of brisk ar
tillcry fire, and encamped at Slingersfon-
tein, on the Beers eastern flank. The
Beers patrols retired, but subsequently
a body Of Beers attempted to seize the
position, threatening communication be-
tween the British encampment and Rens-
burg. The New Zealanders with a brill
liant dash frustrated the attempt. They
raced and seized the position first and
fired volleys at the enemy, who retired
in the direction OF Colesburg.
Refers to Fighting of Jan. 6.
Vienna, Jan. 13.-The Neue Freie
Pressc today publishes Il dispatch from
Brussels saying news has been received
there from Pretoria to tire effect that
the Beers have stormed all the heights
around Ladysmith and that the capitula-
ton of that place is hourly expected.
1t is possible that the news received in
Vienna by way of Brussels from Pre-
toria may refer to the fighting of Satur-
day last, January &, when the Beers cap
tured the British trenches three times
and were thrice driven out at the point
of the -bayonet, and the fact that the
Beers occupied one British position all
day Ions, only being driven out of it at
night.
Great Demon stration in London.
London. Jan 13-Though many stir
ring scenes have marked the departure Of
the troops for the front during recent
months, today's outburStS of patriotism,
Gu the occasion of the starting Of the
London volunteers, were quite unprece-
denied since the jubilee. 1t is the first
time III the history of the movement
that British volunteers have been per-
%CE -, h,, ii
lars i'll real warfare and the people
turned cut in hundreds of thousands to
tittingly celebrate it. The crowds be-
gan to throng the route before dawn and
increased III sucn proportions that a de-
tachment OF the lord-mayor's own were
engulfed at various stages of the march
The ranks were broken and the troops
at times were almost lost sight of in the
cheering, shouting, singing mob Every
now and then a halt had TO be made in
order to reform the ranks, but only to be
again broken, as the police were utterly
unable to stem the excited cheering.
living mass of people which again and
again broke through all distractions
The handshakings and embracings were
so eXuberant that the original smartness
of the volunteers was impaired, many
uniforms being torn.
AT the Mansion House.
The troops finally managed to strug-
gle through to the Mansion house. On the
balcony of that building the lord mayor,
the mayoress. the councillors and 9TH
ers awaited the arrival of the volun-
teers and witnessed them actually fight
ing their way through the dense crowds.
assisted by male friends and impeded by
clinging women. When the body was
finally reformed. Lord Mayor Newton at
tempted to make Il speech but found it
INN Nhn lin Gin nlf FOR
ing and the chief magistrate had to be
content to Indicate his good wishes by
smiles and gestures. while the volunteers
greeted him with cheers and waving
their hats on their raised rifles. There
was another herculean effort on the part
of the police and the detachment re-
sumed its march, to the accompaniment
of pushing, screaming. cheering and sing
ing The column had hardly covered a
hundred yards wnen II again inter
mingled with the suDging crowds who
had undisputed sway along the. route.
Many of the volunteers escaped through
side streets and other struggled along
in single file, twOS or threes.
Becomessa Conclomeratior.
By the time they reached the Thames
embankment the detachment had become
q conglOmeration, women's hats being as
numerous in the ranks as the volunteers
headgear. SO slow was the progress that
over an hour was consumed in traversing
the mile to Westminster. There the pc
lice arrangements improved and the null
titudes were marshaled into some kind CT
order.
The windows, roofs and every other
vantage point were crowded with singing
and cheering humanity, waving banners,
hats and handkerchiefs. -
Finally the column reached Nine Films
station, bearing numberless traces of the
difficulties of the march. The public was
excluded, the final leavetakings being
held outside and the volunteers entrained
and departed amidst commingling of
band music and cheering and the singing
of Aud Lang Syne,'' Rule, Britannia"
and God Save the Queen"
The lord mayor, sheriffs and councillors,
in their state robes, accompanied by many
ladies. took another special train for
Southampton to bid farewell to the vol
unteers on board the transport Briton.
The latter arrived soon after the lord
mayors party and were saluted with
ringing cheers from a huge assemblage
on the quays as they boarded the lines.