Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-08
ben. WHITE IS
HARD PRESSED.
Best OFthe Beers in the Morning,
/ but They Came Back Stronger
RULER MOVES TO ATTACK.
pud.b Facing a Possibility OF the
Fall OF Ladysrnith = C"petown
Guards Against Uprising

1onaon. Jan. S.--A special dispatch
.ro,r Frere camp, dated Saturday,
H1o,uary 9Th. p. m, says; AT o'clock
Me afternoon the whole Of Gen. Clerys
a,yision marched out Of camp to at
ock Colenso. Gen. Hildyards brigade
& ,,.as on the left and Gen. Barton's on
NO right. with cavalry on the extreme
hight,
n 'srhe attack was slowly developed and
b. 49O the British field guns advanced
M the ce..ter and commenced Smelling
ha Roer position on the fiat land be-
,ween nwane hill and Fort WyLe
hout this time heavy thunder storm
GOA over the enemy's positions.
SAt $3.50 our troops were still adj
,onclnp and had reached point very
ooor Colenso The naval Az and field
opns were busy dropping shells into the
eremv's trenches along the river, and
,ho forts Of the enemy had made no
REPLY" ,,..., from, rrera Damn
dotsd January 9Th. 1870 p. m, says:
4.Sen white photographs that he de-
,eoted the Beers this morning. They
"a ,rart I'm so close TO the defending
sorcss that the Gordon Highlanders and
IS he Nanchesters actually repulsed them
M the point Of the bayonet
"A Cen Butler has wired the war Of
'* Ace the following, dated January 9Th,
s9fron, Frere camp: THE following
#,pessage received from Gen. White at
IN. m. today:
~ "'January 9Th, II q. m.--Attack con-
q tnues and enemy has been reinforced
ID from the south
N 1.-THE following was received this
& forenoon from Gen. White: January
81 9Th. l2.45 D. m.--Have beaten enemy off
Il at present. but they are still around
b me In great numbers, especially TO the
4 south, and think renewed attack very
probable
"The sun has failed and cannot get
further information from Ladysmith
until tomorrow"
Gen. Butler sends the following from
i Frere camp, dated today: This from
White dated Saturday, S:l5 p. m:
Attack renewed, Very hard pressed.
Il have absolutely no more news,
and there Is no sun. There Is camp
rumor that White defeated the enemy
at this afternoon and took 400 pris-
oners. sent all available troops yes
terday to make demonstration at Co
lenso. The trenches there were all oc-
cupsd by the enemy"
The British public is at last face 10
sace with a critical moment in the
campaign. II may safely be said that
at no previous time have there been
such anxious hours OF suspense as viii
be passed through until the arrival Of
further news regarding the fate of
Ladysmith.
The week opens with only fresh ad-
ditlons 70 the disasters that have be-
fallen British arms, and there Is no
longer any sustaining confidence to
buoy NJ public opinion.
The editorials this morning fully re-
feet the extreme gravity OF the stu
alton, with a painful undercurrent Of
ominous foreboding, mainly caused by
the fact that, while the Beers have
now changed their tactics and assumed
the offensive, Gen. Butler Is apparently
unable to do more TO assist Gen. White
than In making a demonstration.
The Morning Post says He might
as well have ordered display Of fire.
works"
As the heliograph ceased working
yesterday Sunday, II is presumed that
Gen. Whites last message was sent
by a pigeon or runner Its purport is
serious enough
The Times publishes q dispatch from
Ladysmith, dated January LIST, record
ing two night movements on the part
Of the Beers TO assault the town. These
had TO be abandoned when the British
defenses were reached, but the corre-
spondent says II was apparent that the
great attack would not be long de-
layed He adds: Loyalty supported
by the civilians. the garrison can hold
out for a considerable period We are
not reduced TO half rations. The great
est difficulty is hospital accommodation
Tor the wounded and sick"
Little doubt remains as TO the mean
Ing OF the Boer attack. A dispatch from
the Boer camp at Colenso dated Thurs
day last. and sent by way Of Lourenzo
Marques, mentions that a thunder
storm had turned the dry ravines into
torrents and flooded the Tugela. Doubt
less Gen. Joubert felt sure he had Sc
cured a couple or days in which he
could attack Ladysmith without fear
or interference from Gen. Butler who,
even II he decided 10 attempt 10 relieve
the town, would probably occupy three
days In reaching II by even a victorious
advance.
Apparently, on Sunday, Gen. Butler
was not ready TO attack. Possibly Gen.
Joubert anticipated that Gen. Butler
would shortly deliver an attack. and
IN that case, Gen, Butler may have as
tually opened battle yesterday
Great Britain has TO face the terri
Die possibility that the next news will
be the fall Of Ladysmith. The disquiet-
Inc feature Is that the Beers seem TO
nave sufficient forces TO deter Gen.
Butler from attacking while themselves
making strenuous efforts TO reduce the
town. In the presence OF this ominous
situation, even Gen. French's disaster
or which apparently the worst has not
yet been heard, assumes quite minor
Importance in the eyes Of the public.
The Daily Mail has the following,
uated January 9Th, at noon. from Frere
camp AT O'clock this morning very
heavy firing began at Ladysmth. II
lasted fully four hours and must have
meant either a sortie by the British or
q determined attack on the garrison by
the Beers. Our shells could be seen
railing on Umbulwhana hill, and the
Enemy were replying.
Besides the cannon reports, there
were sounds indicating smaller pieces
VI artillery In action. The fighting
must have been az closer range than
mas been the case up 10 now.
our naval guns at Chleveley sent
their usual fire into the Boer trenches,
put there has been no further move
nent here"
a dispatch TO the Daily Chronicle
ron frere camp says: Saturdays
Commandment Of Ladysmith was the
leaViest yet recorded. All the heavy
runs were working and the Beers
'eemed to be pouring IN shells from
very available light gun"
The Daily Telegraph has the follow
,ng IRON Frere camp. dated Saturday.
January 9Th, 1925 a M: "A very heavy
.onlDardment went on at Ladysmith
ION daybreak until O'Clock this
morning. II Is believed that an engage
neht was In progress, for musketry FIRE
ses also heard. II Is possible the gar
,soh was making a sortie, for the
ooers ut Colenso hurrledly left their
4.lcneS and rode toward Ladysmith