Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-12-17

December 10th lost 100 killed and
wounded before they retired. The
lighting lasted all day the enemy
drawing OF at 1880 ,. m. The British
loss was six killed and nineteen
wounded and thirty missing. our cas-
ualties include two officers, who died
Of their wounds"
Wiring from Pretoria yesterday
Sunday, Lord Kitchener. after an
nounclng that the released Magales-
berg prisoners had arrived at Rusten-
burg, says that the Boer force divided
into two portions, one moving south
and the other west
A grim irony attaches TO Lord Rob.
erts' description OF the war as over"
Yesterday the war office for the first
time In many months, remained open
throughout the Sunday, In respons. to
the demand Of public anxiety to learn
the latest news.
KITCHENER CALLS FOR MEN.
Lord Kitchener Is reported to have
sent a fresh and urgent request 10 the
government TO send out every available
mounted man. With Gen Dewet again
escaped through the British Gordon in
the neighborhood OF Thaba NChu the
serious affairs AT Nryheid and Zastron
and the Magallesburg disaster con-
fronting the British people they will
begin to ask as they do, why Lord
Roberts IS allowed 10 come home.
The colonial Office announces It's de-
cision to enlist 5000 men. instead of the
1000 previously asked 10 be recruited I'm
Great Britain for Gen Baden Powell's
constabulary, which shows that re-
cruiting in South Africa Is less active
than has been anticipated
Dispatches from Lourenco Marques
assert that all the Boer forces are plen.
tifully supplied with ammunition but
terribly in want of food and clothing
MAGALIEsBURG BATTLE.
The Magallesburg affair is described
as follows IN a dispatch TO the Stand
ard from Bloemfontein: "The scene Of
the g engagement was as hlrs shoe
shaped depression. The Northumber-
lands occupied the center Gen Glenn
ents camp was pitched T. 900 yards low
er down al THE eastern point Of the
horseshoe, and Col Leggis camp was
about 300 yards distant.
Gen. Delarey's 1000 men against
whom Gen Clement had fought r.
peated actions, were suddenly, un-
known 20 Gen. Clements. reinforced by
3, 900 men from Warm Baths. under
Commandant Hoyers At daybreak
Col Leggis picket discerned what
seemed to be n fresh force Of British
troops. thirty yards distant.
1.-THE strangers were challenged. They
replied with a volley revealing 400
Beers in Khaki. Thee firing became
heavy, and the noise aroused Col Leg
gis troops who arrived just In time 10
save the outposts from capture. a
furious engagement ensued Artillery
was brought up and It compelled the
Beers TO retire.
"Col. Leggs followed up the with
drawal, but was shot dead by bullet
through his head Gen Clements and
his stan soon arrived. The staff suf-
fered severely, but Gen Clements APP
peared "a have a charmed life.
while mounted men were driving
the enemy back along a slope covered !
thickly with dead Beers, a deafening !
rifle fire suddenly broke out on the !
plateau above. The signalers hello |
graphed that the Northumberland !
were being attacked Gen. Clements, |
convinced that they would easily hold !
their own, dispatched the remainder OF |
his forces on the TANKS and rear Of his |
two camps.
BRITISH OVERWHELMED.
AT $3.50 o'clock a. m. a heliograph |
rom the western peak announced that |
he Boers We're about 70 oyerwhelm the |
'usiloers Gen. Clements was unable /
10 send adequate help, but dispatched |
ieomanry TO climb the hillside and cree
ite a diversion Before the yeomanry |
'ould come into action the Beers had
lverapped the Northumberland and
we're I'm possession Of the entire horse
shoe fire down on the yeomanry en-
aneIed In the bushels and boulders
"The Northumberland made a mag
lihcent defense as long as their ann
lasted. According to Boer
accounts many, even when resistance
vas hopeless, died fighting
Gen. Clements. now left with ZOO
men, made superhuman efforts against
he bullets from the Beers pouring over
he peaks, and managed 10 save his
runs and camp equipment, lie retired
n splendid order and at p m. started
O march 20 Reitfontein fighting
action al the way and ar
living the next day az a. m"
Lord Methuen according 10 another
lsratch from Lord Kitchener. dated
yesterday. attacked and captured a
ioer laaeer near LchtenberF Deem
er lith securing large supplies of
atua and sheep and considerable
Of ammunition
A further dispatch from Lord Kiich-
ner dated Pretoria December 10Th !
avs that Lord Methuen has officially
the report OF the death Of
len. Lemmer, the Bocr commander ]