The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1900-03-31
FORCED TO RETREAT.
Lieut.. Col. Bodies Advanced Post
Compelled to Retire-Roberts
Army StiII waiting.

London, March 24.-The war Office
has issued the following from the gem
eral ut Cape Town to the secretary of
wnr:
Cape Town. March %. - The following
telegram has arrived from Nicholson,
Buluwayo. March 16: 1.-THE following is
from ,Plumer, Lobats March IA The
Beers advanced from the south In consid-
cradle force this morning They nrst adj
vanced from Goodies Siding. After a sharp
little engagement Lieut.. Col. Bodies adj
vanced post was compelled to retreat The
retirement was excellently carried out to
our main position The casualties In eluded
Lieut.. Chapman and a corporal. prisoners,
and two missing, probably prisoners. Five
troopers were wounded. Chapman's horse
fell with him close TO the enemy, who i'm
mediately surrounded him. The exact
lSoer casualties are unknown, but several
We're shot at short range. In the afternoon
the Beers advanced further north and
shelled our position from ridge on our
left. Our 121a FOUNDER replied, the artillery
duel continuing until sunset. Lieut.. a. j.
Tyler has Since died of wounds. One ma
tive was killed"
London, March 24.--Lord Robepts'
main army continues waiting at
Bloemfontein. The sentimental in
terest in the fate of Mafeking has in
tensified with Col. Plumer's0f forced
retirement to Crocodile Pools. where
he was two months ago. Relief from
the north now dwindles TO improbable
ity. Lord Methuen is diminishing
with the Beers at Warrenton. 167 miles
away. Although seemingly in force
sufficient to do pretty much as he
likes, he has not advanced these five
days.
London, March 23s--A special CORE
spondent of the Times at Bloemfon-
tein. telegraphing Thursday says:
Yesterday Mr.. Kruger issued a procla-
nation anneNing the Free State o the
Transvsal. Mr.. Steyn Immediately is
sued a counter proclamation. declar-
ing the Free State intact.
Berlin, March 23.-ln German CO
lonial circles il is feared that after
Great Britain auneNcs the Transvaal
the Beers will treck into German
Southwes, Africa. Several newspapers
have referred TO this possibility during
the last few days, plainly intimating
that the Beers are not wanted. mas
much as undesirable conditions would
arise in time through the inability of
Germany to grant them the degree of
f-goyernment which they desire.
London. March 21.--The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Roberts dated Bloemfon-
tein. Tuesday. March 90:
Kitchener occupied Preska yesterday
unopposed. The rebels surrendered their
arms. The Transvaalers escaped across
the river Mr.. Steyn Is circulating 4 no.
tice, by means of dispatch riders. in reply
TO my proclamation, to the effect that any
burSher who signs declaration thar he
Will not fight against us again wifi be
treated as a traitor and shot. The Bloem-
fontcin people are affording US every as
sistance In the matter OF hospital accom-
modations. We have consequently beer
able to arrange for 500 beds. Thirtythrce
prisoners were taken at Priesfa. 200 stands
Of arms and some supplies and explosives.
The Beers have begun to surrender on the
BaSutoland frontier. -