Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-31
bOERS WERE DRIVEN AWAY
ACTION TO THE WAR
OFFICE.
Four BriEades Sent to Dislodge h
Enemy from Some Kopjes They
Had Occupied Near Karee Siding
Station, q Few Miles South of
Brandfort-Brftish Loss, One Man
Killed and About One Hundred
Wounded.

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LONDON, March 30.-9:20 p. m
The war Office has issued the follow
ing:
From Lord Roberts to the Secretary
Of War:
"BLOEMFONTEIN, March 30.-2:25
D. m.-Owing to the activity of the en-
envy on our immediate front and their
hostile action towards the Burghers
who surrendered under the terms OF
my proclamation, l find 1t necessary to
drive them from some kopjes they had
occupied near the Karee siding sta
ton, a few miles south of Brandfort.
The operation was successfully carried
out by the Seventh (Tucker's) division,
assisted by the First and Third cav
airy brigades under French and LIE
Calais regiment of mounted infantry.
The enemy retreated to Brandfort and
our troops now hold the kopjes. Our
casualties were: Killed-Capt. Going,
Scottish Borderers. Wounded@Cap-
tains Seller, Lizard, PEBBLES and Ed
wards; L~ieutenants Coulson and
French, and about 100 rank and flle."
LONDON, March 31.-5:15 a. m.-The
head of the army of Lord Roberts is
now about twenty-one miles north OF
Bloemfontein. 1t occupies a cluster of
hills won from the Beers after a stiff
fight, in which the British lost seven
officers and 100 men.
The Beers had been using these
kopjes as a basis for marauding bands
that have been beating up the country
adjacent to Bloemfontein for supplies,
driving off cattle and forcing non-resi-
dent Free Staters into their ranks
again. The enemy must have been in
considerable force, as Lord Roberts
sent eight thousand infantry and 1900
cavalry against them.
Lord Roberts's progress to Pretoria
will probably consist of a series Of
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Boer positions will be attacked by a
portion of the army advancing rapidly
with wheel transport, the main body
coming up the railway is repaired.
Lord Roberts is stripping the forces
in the minor spheres of operation of
their wagon and transport animals in
prdor IN hnctao fhn oduonan TVhic &c
understood to be the reason why he
recalled Lord Methuen from Barkly
West to Kimberley. Lord Roberts
had to have Methuen's transport.
The reason why a hot chase was not
made after Comandant Oliver is tina;
Lord Roberts did not wish to wear out
the cavalry transport.
Gen. French lost 5000 horses in the
relief of Kimberley and the pursuit OF
transport cattle at Waterfall Drift,
and 1t is estimated hat he has lost
1000 other animals since the forward
movement began on February 18th.
The advance beyond Bloemfontein is
through a bare country and the supply
officers foresee an increasing difficulty
In providing for a great army moving
along a single line of railway, even
when the latter is working smoothly
and with ample rolling stock.
The Canadian mounted rifles were
part of the force that occupied Ken
hardt yesterday.
The rebellion throughout the north
west districts of Cape Colony is almost
suppressed.
The Goth will sail to-day (Satur-
day. with six hundred men for st.
Helena to guard Gen. Cronje and 1000
prisoners.