The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-24

The hankiug movement having failed,
Gen. Pole-Carew. with Gen Stephensons
brigade, advanced In crescent form from
the south and west with the effect OF en-
veloping the kopies The Welsh War
wicNshire Essex and Yorkshire regi-
ments advanced In extended line, cover
ing the west, while the guards brigade
took up a position 20 the south with two
field batteries and naval guns Sheltereo
by the rocks, the enemy openeH peavy
fire from rides and a pompom
Our men advances over the open
ground IN splendid style by a succession
OF short rushes falling prone while pour
ing IN their volleys The approach OF
darkness threatened to leave the Beers
In possession but, just before sunset, the
Essex regiment galantly pressed for
ward and drove the last man OF the ene-
\ my from Paardo Kraal a bold spur or
I,eeuw Kop.
] MAZURA. April 2S-Gcn Brabant's
force outnauked the Boor position at
Bushmans Kop yesterday. but the move
iment had not reen completed when dark
ness ten
At dusk British forces, apparently IN
i(antry were seen approaching from two
directions with a view Of surrounding the
Nop.
I COL Dalgetys ga1rison at wopener
was not molested today
BLoEAlFcNpErN, APRIL 2-col Az
ld.rsou's corps OF mounted infantry, cor
sisting OF the FIRST battalons OF the nrsr
and second Canadian regiments, ana
strathcona horse, was engaged IN the op-
eratious OF Gen. Pole Carew and Cen.
rrench Col Anderson had updertaken 70
drive the BoeS, from their line OF defense
south Of the waterworks
/ The Canadians sustained heavy IRE.
This Beers shelled Anderson, who made a
marching movement around Leeuw Kop.
ON the extreme left OF the Boer position.
When the British battery opened fire the
Beers removed the gun. Leuw KOp was
found evacuated this morning.
Gen. DielSsone cavalry brigade, which
made wide dstour TO the left, fossi It's
further progress barred BY a strong Boer
position
LONDON, APRIL N-JThe Bloemfon--
tein Correspondent Of the Times says
'"rhe British cavalry were checked col
Anderson worked partially rountfthe 1ank
OF Leeuw Kop. but he was not supporter
THE move checked the enemy but fear or
nightfalI precluded the possibihly OF a.
mate
LONDON. APRIL 2-rhe Daily Tele-
graph has the following from Boshof.
dated Aprl 2
''rhe Beers are closing lu on Boshof.
Their nearest laager is nye miles dis
tant commanica 4 n with EimoerIey %
LONDON. APRIL A.-rhe I0uren 10
Marques correspondent of tho Times
says
THE foreign ordnance experts have
suoceeded ln eqnipping q big gum
foundry at Pretoria The FIRST glIH
has been sent 10 tine Free State.
Nothing is known here regarding its cal
ibre.
LONDON ~ The war office late TINS
afternoon isued the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts, dated Bloemfonfein,
Monday Aprn 49, 200 3. M:
"Yesterday j dispatched the eleventh
diylsion rnder General Pole-(nrew ana
the bhgades or cavalry under General
French from this point 70 assist General
Rumble. The force reached Kalriefoltsin
without much opposition.
Casualties reported.
Welsh regiment, Private kil "a. Cap
tain Protehero Motley mortalIy wounded
and seven men.
Yorkehlres: Hght woun0ed
Eighth Hussars: One killed, one wound
%.
Fourteenth Hussarg One wounded
Esoyal Artillery Two wouDded
Seventh Dragons. Lieut. Jenkins ana
ten men misBiuE.