The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-12

ritish magazines aud according TO
semi-offciai report, the war office pro-
poses 20 fall back temporarily upon 1OO-
900 900 Mark "" expanding bullets,
most OF which are already in storo in
South Africa.
The war office. however, has issued a
strict order 10 the yol-6BA ers that the
Atty rounds OF Mark w. given them
must be used in practice at home, none
being given 10 them TO be taken TO
south africa.
After the public announcement that
no such bullet would be used in this
war. IT'S employment the Daily Chron-
icle thinks. would be a serious breach
offaith. especially as the British COM
nanders nave complained a9hat the
Boers occasionally use such projectlles.
The newspapers were Areconciled dur
ing the early days OF the war TO cable
censorship, taking Il for granted that
full narratives sent by mail would sup
ply an deficiencies. For some weeks.
however, even the mail correspondence
that has arrivel in London has shown
signs OF habituai sclssoring by the CEN
sor. Pages are remembered without log
ical connection, leaving the happenings
described quite uninte .lgible In many
cases The editors acting possibly In
concert are laying these facts before
the public and insisting that they be
permitted TO know and 10 print The rea
facts.
The Daily NAL formally accuses the
war office OF "doctorlng" IN editing r.
fetal dispatches before their Issuance,
and cites particulars The Daily Chron-
icie AYERS bhat there seems to be an
official conspiracy against letting the
truth be known.
Although the number of deaths from
dysentery and enteric fever at Lady
smith has been published by the war
office since Saturdays fight nothing
has been given out regarding the losses
in the engagement. The war office as
serts that II has nothing TO give out
Arm chair critics, who in the absence
of reporseriai or official descriptions
from the seat Of war. pour forth pages
OF conjecture and opinion conclude that
mt much is Co be expected OF the Brit
ish hosts in South Africa until Lord
Roberts shall have had plenty OF time
10 khinlS and fresh troops shall have ar
rived Each day makes more difficult
the three beleaguered positions.
Although the war office declines to
confirm the report that Lord Methuen
has been recalled. inquiries made by
correspondent at Methuens home have
lelicited the informal ion that when he
received his wound his horse threw hln
heavily and spinal and other Injuries
supervened.
The theory Is now advanced that the
seizures of the German mail steamers
Herzog and General, since released was
made on purposely misleading informa-
tion supplied 20 British agents, the
design being Co embroil Great Britain
and Germany In a quarrel
LADYSMITH LOSSES.
London. Jan 12-The Daily Mail
says
We learn that in the attack on Lady
smith last Saturday January 6. the
British losses were fourteen officers,
thirty-four wounded %eHd over 800 nom
commissioned officers and men killed
and wounded.
The Boer losses, we hear, are eatl-
mated az between 200 Oaud 5000.
PLENTY or RATIONs.
l4nn0on, Jan Ia uhhpANNh ~ u
Daily Mail from Pietermaritzburg, dat
ed January 3, says:
Private advlces from Ladysmrh, dat
ed January 2 says that rations Of bread
land meat are plentiful and the garri-
son had not touched the BULLY" meat
,and biscuit supplies. Luxuries are now
cscarce in Ladysmith, but the hospitals
are well supplied with milk and the
horses are In good condition
MAY NOT Bic RATIFIED.
London, Jan i2.-The standard, IN
an editorial upon che governments re-
ply q Mr. Choate ana Count Won Bua-
low, says:
We SHALL be much surprised II the
British governments definition OF III
,ternationai law as applied TO the car
r'iage of food atuffs fails TO find accept
ance al Washington and raJlin.
BoTRs IN PLENTY,
london. Jan 10 THE standard hof
the following dispatch, datel Monday,
from Frere Camp.
our patrols have searched both AanR
OF the Boer position. They found q
large camp Ave miles east OF Colenso
evidently IN anticipation OF the British