Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-02-16
B0ERS ARR TURNED.
British under Roberts Score the
First Success
NO REAL BATTLE YET
British Troops Turn the Eoer Lines ai
Magersfontein, Making an Easier
Road 10 Kimberley Kitchener
l. In the Command

London. Feb. 10 The British army.
for the first time since the war began
is inside the Boer frontier. Lord Roberts
with at least 40. 900 infantry 1000 cav
airy and $50 guns has turned tina Mayors
fontcin lines, before which the British
forces have been eucamped for 10 weeks
and with half OF hls corps he is already
operating on Free State territory.
A battle has not yet been fought but
large tactical advantages have been
gained. The relief OF Kimberley is
within measurable reach and the way
TO Bloomtoniein Is appreciably easier
The di.pa,che, of Lord Roberts sketch
three days work The forward move
meut began on Sunday when Colonel
Mannay set ont with brigade Of mount.
ed infantry for Ramah. on the Riet,
eight miles from Jacobadal. one Of the
Boer supply bases
On Monday General French, with the
cavalry division. seized the crossing OF
OF Riet river at Dekiels drift, south Of
Jacobsdal and lS miles east Of Honey
Nest kloof lie skirmished with the
Beers and cleared the way for 20, 900 in.
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On Tuesday with his three cavalry
brigade and the horse artillery General
French rode to Modder river. a distance
OF % miles. aud took three fords. with
high ground beyond the river, aud five
Boer camps lie had few casualtie.
IN brushes with the Beers. Genera
French has now fixed himself on Con
Crouies main limo Of communication,
with Bloemlon,cin. and 30 900 infantry
with ~ guns are being pushed 10 sup
port him there
Lord Roberts dispatches. wired from
inside the Free State and on the Ric
river lett him Wednesday morning
Ills advance had not been opposed hy
the Beers IN force Their patrols melt
ed away ~ the British moved forward
Tho Boer army Is likely 10 be felt in
day or two aad blt.ls Is consequently
imminent
A. TO what forces General Croni, has
now at his disposal and as 90 where hl
purposes making a stand against the in
vaders no one here connected with th
war office knows anything Data fol
conceptions are wholly wanting.
The forces Immediately at the di.pos
al Of Lord Roberts are placed at 81. 90
in general way These figures arc re-
vealcd 10y the commands mentioned II
the dispatches az having been added {,
the divisions known 10 boz with LoT,
Methuen Quite possibly Lord Robert
has 10000 or 20 OJo more.
II is now realized that the incident
/ st lIousbsrg have been seen ont OF all
proportion Merely skeleton lines wer,
maintained there, while troops wor,
being secretly and rapidly concen
trated a, Moddcr river
The facility with which $4,000 mel
have already been sent beyond tho raj
terminus shows that Lord Kitchene
has bsen successful in organizing tran.
port lie Is now supposed to be dow
the line. sending forward more troop
aud getting together more transport,
About five miles Of wagon trains ar
estimated for each division. so tina
Lord Lord Kitchener. who is reputed {
have more skill than circus manage
IN handling field transports has i'm
mense labors in hand.
The morning papers take rather sobe
views Of the situation but are great
pleased and hopeful Of wat Ia TO come
They have been fed, however on sue
q low diet Of British successes that the
are disposed 10 caution and given O.
messing development with considerable
reserve, They fully realize that seriou
fighting Ia yet 10 come
Lord Roberts announcements max
the minor operations In other parts q
the field shrink