The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-02

Beers from Colesberg has sho, q well
come ray Of light through the gloom
OF the campaign in South Africa Ev-
erywhere il is commented upon as an
example OF sound tactics and as an IL
lustration Of what may be done when
the right methods are used, with the
Beers. The government is urged TO
take the lesson 90 heart and 20 see that
no stone is left unturned in the endeav-
NOr TO get the largest possible forces OK
cavalry and mounted infantry to the
front
Now that General French has the
Beers on the run the hope is EXPRESSED
that he will give them no rest bat will
haTass them until they have found their
way across the Orange RIVER which Is
is twelve miles distant. The old wa
gon route to the Free state traverses
Colesberg and crosses the river by a
fine bridge 1870 feet ,ong. It Is BELIEF
ed that the Beers retreated toward Nor
vaTs Point, further east and the ques-
tion Is whether General French will be
able to secure these two bridges before
the Beers destroy them.
One important effect Of the success OF
General Frenchis that It will probably
have n deterrent influence upon Dutch
Pdsaffection. There is some demonstra-
ton here 20 exaggerate the Importance
Of small skirmishes and engagcments.
Il should be borne in mind that General
/ French has only 1000 men ana So far
az the important points Of campaign
are concerned, the situation is virtual.
~ unchanged.
A. Modder river the Beers seem 20 be
modifying their line OF defense. Gener-
al Buffers scouts have discovered
Roer camp established in the vicinity
OF Springfield. southwest OF Colenso, by
free state commsndo. A similar
movement has been made at Modder
river A large force Of Beers Il is re-
ported. has formed a new laager about
fifteen miles down the stream at Kam-
eelhoek
Heliogfaph reports from Ladysmi.h
show that all was well on December
81 The bombardment was being con-
tnued. but it's intensity had relaxed.
An official dispatch rom Ladysmith
confirms the report. cabled yesterday,
that several officers Of the Devonshire
regiment were severely woundei by the
explosion Of Boer shell in the mess
tent.
A new armored train has reached
General Butler from Durham
A Capetown dispatch rays that an ex-
change Of prisoners Is under consider
Atson.
Nhe entire seventh division will have
sailed from England by January II.
Lord Woseley, replying to a cores
1ondent who had asked for information
-ege- ding the British artillery wrote i.
Our field artillery is a. least as goo
as any field artillery in Europe"
cOI1ESBERG BATTLE.
london, Jan, 2--The Daily Mail has
tne following dispatch dated January /,
from Rensburg;
yesterday afternoon, a big force 81
cavalry and infantry with ten guLs,
under the personal command of General
French, moving by detour. occupied
some hills three miles from Colesberg
where the Beers We're in strength con
ident in The natural AID afforded them
by the hills around.
The enemy's position extended six
miles around the entire village At
Cay break our artillery opened tac bat
JG. The Beers we're taken by surprise
out replied vigorously. An artillery
duel was maintained for two hours
Then a Boer Hotchkiss collapsed and
was abandoned. We captured II. A
Roer big gun was silenced, but this and
lthe other Boer guns were Withdrawn to
,he northwarG whittier we are harra7s-
ing the Boer retreat by a damaging
shell ire
Colesberg is in OUT hands and the few
remaining 'oyalists are jubilant, We
lave captureo many wagons and a con-
siderable quantity OF horses and stores.
Our losses were quite slight, hut the
Beers must have suffered heavily They
nnsy stop al Achtertang or cross the
river altogether at Norvars Point,
where the bridge is still intact.
GBaMAN STEAMER GUARDED.
Durham Jan 1.-THE imperial mail
steamer Bundesrath, OF the German
East African line which was seized by
the British cruiser. Magiclene on the
ground that she was carrying contra
4 bend OF war I'm Delagoa Bay, has been
/ orought 20 wharf here and is now
guarded by marines and blue jackets.
The United States, German, Russian
and Austrian military attaches who
spen1 the holidays IN Durham. returned
% the front this evening.
The White star Sine steamship Ma
esue which isft Liverpool December
1S with 1000 troops, arrived here to-
day
DUTCH AT cAPETOWN.