The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-02-01
ATROCITIES BY B||ERS
As Alleged by British Soldiers
at the Front.
WOUNDED BURIED ALIVE
British Troops Thirsting for
the Day of Vengeance.

London, jan SO.-"God help the Beers
Wnen our fellows get chance at them. -
says Sergeant T. Jewiss, in a letter pub
nshed in the Morning Leader. They are
the most cruel men that you would dream
OF. Ihey buried some of the Dublin Fus-
ihers alive. Door devilsI because they
We're wounded, and the Dublins. since
ehey have been reinforced, are like a 10,
OF mad men, thirsting to get at the Beers.
The other day a troop of cavalry went
out reconnoitring and saw three of our
troops tied up TO three distinct trees, and
each OF them had about 20 shots in them,
which the Beers had made.
And to see some of the houses that the
devils have looted is shocking Doors
smashed in furniture and goods that they
could not carry away they smashed TO
Atoms
Private Stephens, of the First Glouces-
tiers, writes the following from General
Buffers cama:
You can judge what 1t is like-the
worst war the world has ever witnessed.
1t is not only the Beers, but a great many
,
of our own army, German gunners, Ger
man, French and Russian officers, we are
fighting. We are fighting the whole
world
The place General Butler had to at
tack was a second Gibraltar, and he
wasn't as strong as the enemy. 1 hope
you won't upset and worry yourself about
me. Remember, it is for our Queen and
country
Private Sampford, of the Royal Engi-
neers, with General Butler. writes to the
Morning Leader:
IF the General lets the artillery fire
those lyddite shells again 1t will be over
in no time. Lyddite's the stuff the Beers
can't stick; it kills hundreds every time,
and when it explodes makes a hole large
enough to drive wagon and team into.
The other night we made an attack,
and as we were marching the Beers had
laid a wire along the ground, so that
when our troops put their feet upon it, it
lit up like a lot of lamps, so that the
Beers should know at what distance to
fire. Then the lights went out and they
into our troops"
writes from Modern River: at is an
awful thing to see your poor fellows SHOT
down and moaning on the ground, some
with arms off. some with legs off, and
bullets through the head and body We
have fought four battles now, and it has |
been my luck to get through so far They |
are very good shots, the Beers. and you
nave to keep your eyes open, for if one |
gets his rifles aim upon yon death is |
sure to be your doom. The first chance |
you have you must take and down him.
Ny life has been saved scores of times
~ inches only
Gunner Hughes of Pontypridd, writes
o his father describing the Modder River
,attle: I'VE started fighting at o'clock
n the morning, and never stopped until
at night. Our guns were red hot. We
ired 1853 shells. I could hear the bullets
lying about my head, and 1 expected one |
o hit me every minute. We shall have
very hard time of it before IT IS over
Is we were coming back to camp shell
,urst over US and badly wounded one OF
ur officers in the chest, and a piece of
he shell struck me on my chest, but did
ne no harm. There were hundreds of our
men killed and wounded. 1t was some
hing awful. We got very great praise
or the way we behaved. I hope I shall
ONE out of every engagement as safely.
t is very hot here, and we could not get
drop Of water to drink. Some Of our
Ulcers paid SIPS for a drink of water"
The Morning Leader prints the follow
ng notes taken by an officer during the
attic of Magersfontein:
Il a. invent to the front to support
Wilkinson, of the Coldstream Guards.
We got properly peppered at. and shot
lg was too close TO be pleasant.
/ D. m.-Re-enforced Wilkinson, who
Tas out of ammunition and could not keep
he enemy's fire down. Ny men gave
i'm some packets. Fired steady volleys,