Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-05-24
FEAT OF THE WAR.
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as soon as our guns were turned upon
them. The fight ragged most fiercely on
| the left but our guns soon silenced the
enemy, who We're seen flying in all di-
rections.
| Those on the left flank, finding that
| their compradcs in front had abandon
| ed their positions, ran heller SHELTER.
| Then ensued the finest Boer hunting
witnessed during the war. The dis
| mounted British piled the enemy with
| rifle fire while the pompoms hustled
| them until not single Boer was left
| in front of us. The Canadians kept
| busy on the right replying with their
| 7-poundcr to the enemy's biggest gun.
until darkness fell upon the scene"
| The cnsnaring of the squadron OF
| Bethune's Horse appears To have been
quite as bad as was at first reported.
| Gen. Bethune. thinking there We're no
| Beers at Nryheid, determined to go
| that way toward Newcastle, as a short
| cut. The advance squadron was hur-
rying to make Vryhcid before dark.
| 1t left the main body behind ana
| trottcd into the ambush. The Beers
| had Maxims. and the British. ing
| they had no chance u retire. dashed
| forward t. point within 20 yards Of
| the Boer rifles Five officers ana G3
men were killed or wounded. Bethune
ordered his four other squadrons TO
retire.
| The damage to Lang's Mex tunnel IS
capable of prompt repair. The strength
of the Beers at that point is not known.
| Tbrobn bIy tba,- bav. from 1000 fD 5000
men.
Ut. LeSdS' according l" inc i''uSS''9
! correspondent "l t4t bhh! ENp''SN'
| mas qudTic'lcu Win the Fdl'S' d"I NY
| efninrht. y representative n i'Sl-
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| Boer cause in Washington ana IN oil
ferent parts Of the country.
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| Will eventually reach san FRANCISCO
| stopping enroutc at Chicago and Gin
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| CONNECTED their tour of the country
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| 'Wlthlh Two months anu pe ieduS -
leave for Europe, where they have
| nlonppd "a do important work Mr.
ri,nI,or .aid tbo. tbey aid NOT CON
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template making any set addresses IN
| the cities to be visited. but would give
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thles WIN one poltlcal parry III III
thlted states was stronger wa" WIN
another-