The Bemidji pioneer., 1900-07-19

4 With Lord Kitchner ms Chief-of-
STAFF Butler viii BE Kept Busy
I In NataI--AII the Remaining Por-
7 tions of the Army Reserve Called
Ont Militia BattalIons viii BE
/ Allowed to Volunteer. for Service
Grtside of the Kingdom strong
Force OF Volunteers VIII be Emf
ployed.
London. Dec. TO- Shortly. before
midnight the following notice was
posted ut the war office:
s'As the campaign in Natal in the
opinion of her majesty's government,
is likely to require the presence and
undivided attention of Gen. Sir Red
vers Buller, it has been decided to-
send Baron Roberts of Kandahar and
Waterford as commander-in-t,iie lief In
South Africa. with Lord *. cnef as
chief of staff"
The war Office has also issued the
following announcement:
acting upon the advice of the mill
tary authorities her Inajesty's govern,
ment has approved the following
measures All the remaining portions
of the army reserve, including Section
10, are called out. The Seventh di-
vision. which is being modified. will
proceed to South Africa without delay.
The commander-in-chief in South AT
RIGA has been authorized to continue
to raise, at his discretion, local troops,
mounted Nine battalions of militia III
addition to two battalions which have
already volunteered for service at,
Z Malta and one for service in the Chan
mel islands, will be allowed to yolun-
( teer for service outside the United
Kingdom; and an equivalent number
Of militia battalions will be embodied
for service at home. A strong force Of
& volunteers, selected from the Yeoman-
ry regiments, will be formed for SER
vice in South Africa. Arrangements
are being made and will shortly be an,
nouEced for the employment in South
j Africa of q strong contingent of care
fully selected volunteers The patri-
otto offers which are being received
from the colonies will. so far. as pos
sible, be accepted. preference being
given TO offers of mounted contin-
gents 81 s5S
"BInck Week, Wakes Them Up.
London, Dec. 1S.-Not for years be-
fore has the queen decided to spend
Christmas away from Osborne. Her
decision to remain at Windsor in
, +o,,,L Will, fbo 20 b;nnt is :, n, 90 c,,ra of
the gravity of the crisis and of the
anxiety her majesty feels for the well
fare Of the country. She is neverthe-
less in fair health.
The queens graceful act in present.
ing a flag to the American hospital
ship Maine is highly appreciated by
her own people as well as by the Amer
leans in London, and the morning pa
pers express the hope that the incident
means something more than a pretty
ceremony.
'Biack week." as last week is now
universally called, has evidently
aroused the government and the war
office to a full sense of their RESPONSE
bility and of the magnitude Of the
task before them. The papers unani-
mously applaud this awakening,
despite the fact that they recognize
that the heroic measures now decided
upon SAVIOR rather of weakness than of
strength Rumor has 1t that the ques-
tion Of expense has really been at the
bottom of the hlif-hearted measures
hitherto adopted, and it is not unlike
ly that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, chan
cellei Of the eXclleqner, and other
lncnibeIs Of the cabinet will resign.
1t was high time that something very
energetic was DONE The British losses
in killed, wounded. prisoners and
missing throughout the campaign now
reach the enormous total of 1880.
The tragic circumstances of the ap-
pointment Of Lord Roberts almost 81
simultaneously with the announcement
Of the death of his promising son ex-
cites deepest public sympathy
Gen. Warren Arrives mt Cape Town.
London, Dec. 10. Lieut.. Gen. Sir
Charles Warren, commanding the
Fifth division CT the First army corps,
has arrived at Cape Town. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will proceed to Port
Elizabeth No further news has been
received regarding the battle at the
Tugeia river. The latest accounts re-
gardinS the battle at Magersfontein
show that the retirement of the Brit
ish troops was executed with the
greatest GOODNESS and order under
heavy Boer artillery fire on Tuesday.
Mafeking was safe on Dec. 16 and Col.
Baden-Powell, the British commander
there, is still actively pushing out his
tdefenses. The other beleaguered gar
risons and positions are still holding
out.
Result of British Reverses.
St0rIzstrom, Dec. 19.-As result of
the British reyerses the whole country
northward is in rebellion The natives
there, as well as those in Basutoland.
are said to be much disturbed and
losing heart respecting the strength OF
the British.
Buffers Losses.
London, Dec. 19-Gen. Butler reports
to the war office that his losses in the
recent engagement were: Killed 80;
yynIprnfad f6T.. MISSING 24S. total