The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1900-01-22
GREAT BATTLE FOUGHT.
British Have Taken Three
BOGr Positions.
MOVING ON TO LADYSMITH.
Substantial Progress Being Made
Says Butler.
BATTLE RACED FURIOUSLY.
BATTLE RACED FURIOUSLY.
Wafen'S Forces BiyOuaced on
Captured Ground.

Fighting Continued All Day Sunday.
RumOr That Ladysmith Had Been
Relieved Caused Shout That Was
Taken as u Signal for an Advance
spirits of Troops Are High-Re-
ported That Butler Has the situa-
ton He Wants It.
Spearman's Camp, Jan. q, 1920 p. M
After ten hours of continuous and terrible
fire yesterday, Gems. Hart and Clery ad-
vanced LOCO yards.
The Beers maintained an irregular fire
during the night but the British outposts
did not reply.
This morning at daybreak the Beers
opened stiff fire The British stood to
the guns, where they had slept, and an
engagement was renewed vigorously. The
field artillery poured shrapnel into the en-
omy's trenches.
rummor that Ladysmith had been re-
lieved enlivened the British, who sent up
ringing cheer. This was taken as a sig
nal for an advance. The first kopje was
carried at the point of the bayonet, and
The Beers retreated to the next kopje,
which, like most others, was strewn with
immense boulders, surmounted by mounds
on the summit.
The British advanced steadily and the
Beers relaxed slightly. The latter did
not show such tenacity as previously
Their Nordenfeldts fired at long intervals,
and their cannon fired but seldom APP
parently the Beers were short of big am
munition
All day the roar of musketry fire con-
unued. The British took three Boer po-
sitions on the mountain and found shell
ter behind the bolders
BHIIer's Report of 1t.
London, Jan. 21.-Gen. Butler cables to
the war office:
spearmans Camp, Jan. 81, p. M
zen Warren has been engaged all day
enIefy on his left, which ne has swung
forward about a couple of miles.
lne lighting is all the time up hill, it Is
difficult to say exactly how much we have
gained, but | think we are making sub
sJanual progress"
The war office has also received the fol-
lowing from Gen. Butler dated Spear
man Camp, jan q, 6:55 a. M:
In order to relieve the pressure on Cen
warren and to ascertain the strength of
''e enemy in the position in front of Pot
7'e'ef Drift, Gen. Lyttleton made a
le'onnaissance in force yesterday. This
Ae" the enemy in their trenches in full
strength all day.
our casualties, Third Battalion, Kings
royal Rifles. two killed, twelve wounded,
TWO missing"
Inc war office has posted a dis
Pa'eh from Gen. Ruletr, dated to-
Gay 10 a. m, announcing an action near
'e'loros Spruit yesterday, and tnat 29O
men were wounded, one since dying.
lHe list includes Staff Colonel b. Hamil-
'ON and Maj. c. McGregor and other Off
OF the Lancashire Fusneers, Border
'""gs Gordons and Dublin Fusilleers.
Warren's Fight Successful.
'N''Hf Jan. Z2AIne Ddiy Telegraph
,'9 he following, dated Saturday, from
'N"'man's Camp:
'eh' Warren's forces have fought a
'' fatoly planned and successful battle.
ans important engagement occurred at
''' 9pion Kop, and practically resulted in
securing the rough table land which
','SltuIed the key of the Boer position
After fierce cannonade had been di-
''.'ed against the enemy's lines for some
''''' the British troops assembled near
1'' enlnonce known as Three Tree Hin
"''en forms the center of a semi-circle
etests, crowned with the enemy's works
some six miles long. Steadily and
''" sfeat dash the British infantry went
Inward in the face of a heavy fuslade
nom Mauser rifles. Our troops were dis
posed as follows:
Nal' Gen. Woodgate's division on the
'-nli Maj Gen. Harts brigade in the
ey"'er and Maj. Gen. Hndyard's brigade
on the left.
BATTLE Became Furious.
bri oooh after midday the battle on the
necame furious. and from three in the
neon until six the fire from both