Omaha daily bee., 1900-01-23
GOOD BRITISH RUMOR
Statement that DundOnald's Flying Column
Has Entered Ladysmitb.
REPORT Inn, -O0M PlETtRMARl1 z8URG
Excellent Source, ut rmed from
Any Other Quart
LITTLE NEWS OF OPERATIONS AT FRONT
1t is Impossible to Determine Real Value Of
Advance Made
MAY BE The OLD RUSE OF THE BoERS
Have Retired from First Dcfcnscs
and british Mny re Com
frontcd by ImpnssabIc
Obstacles.
-1TLE NEWS OF OPERATIONS AT FRONT
MAY Be The OLD RUSE OF THE BoERS

DURHAM, Natal Jan. 22.--The statement
comes from an excellent source in Pieter-
Inaritzburg that Lord Dundonald has en-
tered Ladysmith with 800 men. This is
not confirmed from any other quarter, but II
is known that Lord Dundonald's flying col
umn has been acting we'll to the left of the
line OF advance
LONDON, Jan. 23.-Just before midnight
the War office issued the following dispatch
from General Butler:
"SPEARMAN'S CAMP, Jan. 22-6 p. M
The following casualties are reported in
General Hart's brigade as the result of yes
terday's fighting:
KILLED Captain Ryall, Yorkshire regi-
ment, and five men, Wounded Second
Lieutenant Andrews, Border regiment; Cap
tain mclaughlin, Inniskillins; Lieutenant
Barlow, Yorkshire regiment, and seventy
five men Missing: Eight men. other cas-
ualties will be forwarded when received"
The foregoing was all the War Office had
issued up to midnight. Nothing, therefore,
is known here as yet regarding Monday S
operations.
Roers Admit Casualties.
LONDON, Jan. 23.-The Daily Chronicle
has received the following, dated January
%, p. m, from Spearmans Camp:
THE Beers admit twenty one casualties
during General Lytleton's skirmish on Sat
urday.
General Warren continues pushing,
though he is necessarily making very slow
progress, az the Beers are numerous and
strongly entrenched.
"Our infantry are working over parallel
ridges, with Lord Dundonald's cavalry lying
well out on the left flank and awaiting de-
velOpments. The Beers contest every foot of
the ground
This morning General Warrcns artillery
reopened fire.. but the Beers did not reply,
and our fire became lees hot
The naval guns in front of here have
been quiet. a Boer who was brought in
boasted that it would take us three months
to reach Ladysmith."
Hot Fiwhting All Day.
The Daily Mail has the following, dated
Sunday night, from Spearmans Camp:
There has been hot fighting all day. At
dawn our attack was resumed along the en-
tire line, all the brigadiers taking part We
soon discovered that the Beers still occupied
the range of hills in force, their position
being very strong. The range is inter
sected by steep ravnes and many approaches
very difficult of access.
To-day the Beers who were driven from
their trenches yesterday took cover in DON
gas. and behind the rocks with which the
hills are strewn. The forces therefore com
menced the task of driving them out and
set to work with good heart in the early
morning. Much firing took place and our
progress was slow, but gradually British
pluck told it's tale, and the enemy fell back
to another kopje. We swarmed on and oc-
cupied 1t and then the attack recommended
with the utmost gallantry
THE country simply abounds in hills IA
vorable to guerrilla warfare and our task is
an arduous one. Nevertheless il is being
gradually accomplished Whenever any Of
the enemy were observed taking up fresh
position our field batteries poured in showers
Of shrapnel and the rapid movement of the
guns, followed by accurate shooting must
have greatly distressed them.
Rely Almost Entirely on Rifles.
THE enemy was on the defensive almost
the entire day, save once, when it at
tempted to outnank our left and was signally
checkmated They relied almost entirely on
r'le fire. few shells We're fired from a
heavy piece of ordnance, but these fell
harmless.
I'VE now occupy the lower crest on the
left and are Converging slowly, but surely, to
the Boer center, The Boer loss is un-
known, but must have been heavy. The
killed and wounded are carried away to
the rear rapidly. Strong rumOrs are
in circulation that the Beers are retiring,
The battle will be resumed tomorrow"
The Daily Telegraph publishes the fol-
lowing dispatch, delayed by the censor from
Rensburg, dated Sunday afternoon;
Last evening at o'clock the Beers be-
gan firing furiously all along their main
positions Three tiers of rifle fire were
visible, The firing lasted three-quarters
Of an hour The reason for the alarm is
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