The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-01-26
England has Confidence
in BuIler

thrills England with pride and confidence /
His taking and holding srionkop were /
considered permanent advantages.
Sir Charles Warrens opinion that miles
OF adjacent Boer entertainments are un- /
tenable TO aocep. oy most expert obser- |
ers as obviously true. because Of the /
height OF the position, although some
point out that it may lack adequate gun
platform TO resist artillery fire from the
two extended sides.
u is not likely that General Warren
will let go anything ne holds. and news
OF further success is calmly awaited.
The military authorfues recognize OF
course that In the twelve or nrteen
miles between spionllop and Ladvsmith
6 here are continuous defensive positions
ard rugged hills and revines which far
out rage spionkop. but they are sure that
the troops who have turned the Beers
out of difficult places can do it again
The military expert M the Times says:
"ft IS exceedingly difficult to arrive at
any exact estimate Of the advantage galn-
ed. A definite tactical object has been att
tanned and definite steps have been taken
I'm the fulfllment Of the stragetlc plan.
II is necessary to await fuller Information
before attaching due weight 20 the sue
ccsses thus attained. At least there has
been steady progress"
The kndonan Castle reached Durham
yesterday Thursday wNh 2oO additional
troops for General Butler and three troop
ships have arrived from linda bringing
among others. a regiment of 1ancers Be
yond this 80 is not publicly known here
how heavily General Butler has been rein
forced bu, those having certain connec-
tious with the war office are confident
that General Butler will have as many
more as he may need to make his worn
safer
The situation I'm the me- ghborhood Of
the other armies Is unchanged buat a
forward movement by General French is
daily expected A dispatch to the Stand
ard from Rensburg describes General
Frenchs positions as now forming great
| semI-circle around the Boer positions The
correspondent says he could take Coles
burg. two miles away at any time.
A letter from Pretoria gives the text
OF a complaint which President Kruger
made TO President stein regarding the
] want Oh ib-NIFI dilUll Nll lAlt part VI flft
! Staters at Modder river and also Pres
| ident STEMS address TO the Free staters
/ Mr Kruger said he had learned with re-
/ gret that "only about 1000 men OF the
/ Free STAGE fought in the last battle and
that many others remained IN their camps
while their brothers resisted and even
defeated the enemy"
These statements appear to give conhr-
| nation TO the representatives Of d s.
| agreements between the allies,
| Correspondence OF the Associated Press
LONDON, JAN. 1.-THE 70 flowing ac-
count Of the battle Of Colenso, written by
an infantry officer present was received
by todays mail:
After that most terrible onc-sided bat
tie OF Colenso last Friday ] feinted when
got TO camp, from sunstroke. and on
Saturday morning ! fourd ! had dysen-
terry. Had anyone escaped on Friday
is marvel 10 me We were nine and a
half hours under FIRE, and It was Ike a
severe hail storm on a tin roof 7 could
not pu, my glasses up without hearing
'phf. phit. ph.t' from the very first /
saw It would be no go. Directly we go,
under fire 70 corporal said to me:
"I wonder how many Beers there are
hidden in that wood opposite along the
Tugela?'
! said
81 expect it is fun Of them as Butler
has never shelled It at all"
'T was right two companies Of the
Twenty-third went I'm and soon came out
through us and exposed our four com
panies 20 a double fire, and don't see
how we escaped al all
Then ! saw about three companies OF
he Seventh fussiles go In on the left OF
the taken guns and they soon come out OF
II. Afterwards we were told 20 advance
bit and eventually we were told OF an
escort taken with the lost guns with th'
result that We retired (when ordered and
Tommy did not ike that word at an
and had six officers taken and over 10,
men killed, wounded, missing or prison.
ers. out OF "a total of ~ officers and g7.
men with which we started an p. m.
'1 never was On such a veritalle Ax ana
hope ] never shall Doe again: and then O.
ada 20 q am they peppered us with shot
shell and those beastly one-pound maxim.
nordenft shells and mausers, until ~,
had retired well out OF range
"But poor Tommy was simply grand
And the troops went through II all They
never hosiutcl one moment never
hincmne ON they went NTH desctrucuor
and death and agony an around them.
81 SHAH never forget the sight A mar
was hit on the line went, by a shell whict
hit between two men not six PAGES apart