The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-01-26
IS GAlNIN GfaG GRO UND.
Gen. ,Warren's Command Slowly
Nearing Ladysmith.

Nearing Ladysmith.
kI!r
Beers Stubbornly CONTEXT Every step,
and the Fighting IL Continuous
-Latest Reports from the
Seat of War. =.
London, Jan. :.:.-The Daily Tele-
graph has the following dispatch,
dated Saturday, from Spearman'a
Camp:
"Gen. Warren's forces have fought de.
liberately planned and successful battle,
| the west of Spion Kop. and practically re,
suited In our securing the rough table land
which constituted the key of the Boer po-
sition. After fierce cannonade had been
directed against the enemy's lines for some
| time, the British troops assembled near
an eminence known as Three Tree hill,
which forms the center of a semicircle
| OF crests. crowned with the enemy's works
and some six miles long. Steadily and
| with great dash the British infantry went
forward In the face of heavy fusillade
from mauser rifles Our troops were dis
posed as follows: Maj. Gen. Woodgate's
brigade on the right, Maj. Gen. Harris
UIl6dOe Ill the center, ana MAI. zen. k1llQ-
yards brigade on the left. I
'soon after midday the battle on the
hill became furious and from three in the
afternoon until six the fire from both can
| non and rifles was extremely heavy. Point
after point of the enemy's positions were
! seized by the British troops. and eventual.
| ly the Boer right broke and was forced
back toward Spion Kop.
"Our force is bivouacking upon the
ground 1t captured so CALAMITY. During
the action Saturday the enemy brought
into play new guns, one of which was q
quick-firer. Tomorrow ought to settle
the matter. In to-day's fighting our losses
were trifing, but the Beers suffered
| heavily.
while Gen. Warren was fighting his
| engagements an effectual demonstration was
proceeding at Potgieter's drift, the en-.
emy's positions near there being vigorously
shelled by the British batteries"
Fire Very Severe.
Spearman's Ca4ap, Jan. 22.-Gen
Warren's engagement continues. He
has forced the enemy from three po'
sitions. The Lancashire and Irish
brigades are advancing steadily. The
fire is very severe occasionally.
! Making Progress.
London, Jan. 22.-Gen. Butler cables
to the war office:
"Spearman's Camp, Jan. 22.-Gen. Warner
has been engaged all day, chiefly on his
| left, which he has swung forward about q
| couple of miles. The ground is very diff
ficult, and as the fighting is all the time
uphill it is difficult to say exactly how
much we have gained, but think we are
making substantial progress"
Secrecy Necessary.
London, Jan. 22.-The justifable Sc.
verify of the censorship at the pres.
ent moment prevents the special cor.
respondents from giving additional in.
formation to supplement Gen. Buffers
latest dispatch. The success of the
movement depends almost entirely up
on how far he proves able to out.
maneuver the Beers, whose available
forces are doubtless larger than his
own. The chief difficulty lies in the
ability of the Beers to transport men,
stores and ammunition quickly and to
entrench new positions. Secrecy re.
garding Gen. Buffers progress, there
fore, is essential, and the public here
is quite content to wait patiently.
| Small Gain Made.
! Spearman's Camp, Jan. 22.-After ten
hours of continuous and terrible fire
Saturday, Gems. Hart and Clery adj
vanced 1000 yards. The Beers main.
tanned an irregular fire during the
night, but the British outposts did not
reply.
Sunday morning at daybreak the
Beers opened a stiff fire. The British
stood 10 the guns where they had slept
and the engagement was renewed Wig.
orously. The field artillery poured
shrapnel into the enemy's trenches.
A rumor that Ladysmith had been re-
iieved enlivened the British, who Sent
up ringing cheer. This was taker
for an advance. The first kopje was
carried at the point of the bayonet
| and the Beers retreated to the next
l<opje, which, like most others, was
| strewn with immense powders, sur
mounted by mounds on the summit
The British advanced steadily and the
Beers relaxed slightly. The latter did
not show such tenacity as previously
| Apparently the Beers were short oil
big ammunition. All day the roar Of
musketry fire continued. The British
took three Boer positions on the noun
tain and found shelter behind the bowl
ders.
From MafekinH.
Mafeking, Jan. 6, by Runner to Mo-
clendi, Jan. IA, via Lourenzo Marques
Jan. 22,-We concentrated our arti1
lery, consisting of seven-pounder, {
nordenfeldt and one little old ships
gun, or January 3, emplacing during
| the darkness, so as to bear on the en-