Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-01-26
british AID bOLR BATTLE
THEY FOUGHT FOR HOURS.
General. warre" and cieary Make
nir Advances-Artiiie Did Good
work-The Enemy Is united-The
| Latest Military Move.


(hree horses
A correspondent was in position where
10 could watch General Warren advanc-
no from Mount Alice. AT the same time
bur front vas advancing, using balloon
IA locate the Beers and with sklrmlsners
front. The naval guns and ho"itzers
Il General White kept shel!lng the boer
positions.
AT p. IN. General Warren was still
helllng the nigh ridge running at right
nples Denlnu SpeerAop mlth shrapnel,
Inch was bursting rlynt above the Boef
reuches. A grass lire vas burning be-
seen The Drl.isn and Doer POSITIONS.
During Lord Dundonaiu engagement
Acton hones II is reported tnat tile
boels raised "hite nag. Mayor Edison
tood up and WAS immediately hied on.
heleupon lie sent Doei PASSOVER ~ the
buIgneis to say that un.ess tnelr arms
ere lalQ dow II ana their nanus thiown up
notice would be taken Of White Iiags.
he bcels 1ireu on the prisoner Mnne Ie-
burning.
boer prisoners declare the Orange Free
tate and lransvadi burgAcrs are Yood
lenus ana have no luea VI giving up the
gnl. even Mnen defeated. lac Doels
,sd Mauscr yoi.eys ana used Noruen-
eidt gun this evening.
General Warren fought for IL hours.
ie gained two positions. Ihe British loss
DeAsved 10 nave been small. Artillery
as used tor the protection ot N
bntry and the genelais had not been
haste but mad led their men
Autously. Clery, by judicious use OF
cid guns, had fought his way hom
lge TO rluge tor uist"nce VI three mics
he nam posltlon wac sull in uont OF
hem, but they had made good begin
ung and had not suffered heavily.
Lord Dundonalds cavany advance
uard is now in position to try to ad.
ance by the DE" drop road through
pmparauvely open country direct to La
ysnnth, OF may try to cut oil the boef
etleat through Van keenan pass by
ushlng on to Ladysmith along the Har-
smlth railway. Lord Dunaonald must
e governed by what Is possible ior war
En-. The former has been able to get
orthN est OF the Beers entlenched posi-
ion, " hicn must be thrust back or uined
n the troops now across the IuSela.
Mintary opinion is divided between an
ttempt at penetrating the long boer llhe,
b, while Ciery division ho!us them III
ont, for Warren to turn their right. 1t
generally assumed that II BuAer hnds
oer positions too strong tor hum he wiH
ght on as tar as possible, While White
Ill cut his way through from Ladysnnth,
ringing, at Whatever sacnhee, the REM
amt OF his force TO Buffers camp.
Later.
London, Jan. 23-General Butler cables
the war otllce:
"spearman's Camp, Jan. 23.-Genersl
anen has been engaged chiefly on MS
III, hich he has swung forward about a
puple of miles. The ground Is very dh'
euit and as the lighting Is all the time
hill, it is difficult to say exactly now
lueh We have gained, but 4 think we are
baking substantial progress
He has forced the enemy from their po-
ton. The Lancashire and Irish bilgades
re advancing steadily. The hre Is very
Fvere occasionally.
Main Army IL Fighting.
London, Jan. 23.-Ihe war oihce mas
eeelsed the following from General bui'
kr.
In order TO relieve the pressure on
General Warren and to ascertain the
Piength of the enemy IN the p"siAon III
font OF Potgieters ontt, GeneiAi L!ttIe-
pn made a reconnaissance IN force yester'
bay. Tnis kept the enemy In theii
benches in full strength all day Our Cas-.
Hiles: Third battalion, King ho!ai
plies, two Killed, IL wounded, two miss
bgs
Beers Fight stubborniy.
London, Jan. 24-Nothing has been ie-
fised thus far to indicate that any con
lusiye result has been reached by tae
|ntish forces in the region OF the upper
ngela, and the Lack oi information Ie'
afding " hat men and munitions the
Poers have in reserve prevents an aeeui
Re determination of the measure OF reai
peeess attending the two days hard hght-
z. All that can be said is that the BIZ
seem to be doggedly advancing IN the
Zee OF an equally stubborn resistance.
At the close OF Sundays fighting the re-
ibiieans nad merely evacuated their ufs'
De OF defense to take up another semi
|Eeular position a short distance IN .he
bar, recalling the old burgher ruse' oy
|Aieh the Beers have previously manager
en;ice the British into fatal traps.
The Beers stuck to their rock fastncss-
With great tenacity and at the conii'
on of the day the British had on.y ad-
anced across few ridges. The boefs
Pparently have but few guns ana thes
u little damage.
Captain Hanley Of the Dublin Fus'isers