The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-23
BOBR
Tactics st Wepener are BEING
Suct essfglly Used in
Other Places

LONDON. APRm. 2-Spcus,r Wilktn-
son, reviewing the situations in South
Africa for the Associated Press says at
midnight
''rho Boer army probably understanH
how 20 send their tactics and strategy
60 the country Thus their hrst step ~
to surround IN superior force any ia0 att
ed party Of English. This compcls tho
British, N they try 20 escape, 90 attack
under conditions which gave nii the adj
vantages Of cover ana Offensive use or
rifle Gre TO the Bosr forces. THE British
COMMANDER ina chief is then forced 20
send a relief expedition from q distances
The Boor force interpuses and the Bril-
ish, I'm order get forward, are again
compelled TO attack
"'rhis is the history OF Wcpener. whero
Col Dalgety has 1850 mon surround 4 BY
Beers General Branbandt from tho
South and Generarl Rudlo from the west
have to fight their way To tho relssf OF
Dalgety. General Rndle has part OF his
own and General Chermaides divisions.
which n fully present would make $1,000
men His plans are to surround
the Beers IN front OF him. but as they
ride and his men walk he may find this
impracticable and have 60 push them
back SLOWLY by common flank with a
frontal attack
"The Beers are using their small forces
with great energy A day or two ago
they were recounoitering General Rob
erts position North OF Bloemfonfein.
Next trey attacked Lord Methuen, who
was retiring toward KoshOf
Lord Iansdownes action in ppublish-
Ing the Spoinkop dispatch IS exp icable
with our present knowledge. only on the
theory that he wants to he assured OF
the support Of public opinion In shortly
recalling General Butler
Ministries OF iatc years never nd act
until they first felt the tingo OF pubic
opinion.
General Butler has many powofuF
friends He was selected by Sir gImry
/ CampbelllBannernan late Secretary Of
/ State Tor War To be Commander IN Chief
/ on the resignation OF the Duke OF CAM
/ bridge Lord Landsdowne IS officially re-
sponsible for General Buffers selections
/ for the South African command and he
/ may hesitate to order him home The
/ press publication OF the Dispatch Is an
( invitation TO te pUllllc to produce their
/ verlct. II IS remarkable that Lord
( Wolseey should lend himself 10 80
strange course as the delayed puhlca-
tion OF venture uNaccompanied by recall.
The nation is gradually growing angry
with the head management Of tho war
offices and IL IS about time"
LONDON, APRIL D. Dispatches arr
rivlug from the sent OF war, though uiea-
ser and unsatisfactory. cleary Indicate
renewed activity az an points whore the
British and Boer forces are in striking
distance 0f each other. Interest for the
moment centcrs az Dcwols Dorm aud
WepenCr whore lighting IS in progress
A dispatch received from AHA, North.
datci April q says that there was heavy
firing on the previous day bctweeu Det-
wesorp and Wepener and around wcp-
ener but particulars nave not been re-
ceived.
A special .spatch from Mazeur, dated
Saturday says:
"Ihe Investment OF Wepener continues.
The Beers seem determined 10 do their
utmost 20 capture the garrison before
relief arrives Sever hghting appears TN
mir mt"
The activity Of the Boers at Glands
lagate APPARENTLY has failed to draw G@f-
erai Butler II that was its object, into
doing more than repel tho attack made
on his advance posts
A dispatch from warrenton, dated SAT-
urday, says:
There has been intermittent and nef-
fective shipping by tho Beers who also
gred a few shells. both during the day
and the night at the stations, the past
two days"