Hutchinson gazette., 1900-04-26
THE WAR In AFRICA
Tho British are Having Trouble In
Relieving Dalgety.
LORD ROBERTS CENSURES GENERALS
WhaI VIII no Done with Butler aud
WarTeni-Tho HoerS are In Force
aud Give Battle Rt Lecuw Kop,
but Retire Later.


OF reinforcement with Lord Roberts
sent TO assist the relief OF WepeneI
and 70 endeayor TO envelop and cut
of the Beers from u retreat north
ward furnishes further evidence that
the Beers nre assembled in much lar
ger forces around Wepener than had
hitherto been supposed, and, ns the
Times remarks, whatever may be the
difficulties OF roads and rains, the
Beers always appear TO have guns
and sometimes big ones, where they
want them.
A Eoer dispatch dNted Thaba NChu
April 20, says that u fresh supply OF
cannon and ammunition has reached
General DeWet ot Jnmmorshurg drlfe
n also asserts that one Of Colonel
Dolccty's guns had been smashed,
KerrieTontcln, mentioned In Lord
Roberts message TO the war office, Ia
fifteen miles southeast OF Blocmfon'
teln, Leeuw kop Is two miles further
south.
Apparently the British captuyed
Pnnrdcllraal Sunday night, The Beers
evacuated Lccuw kop during the
night, removing the gun, and the
British occupied the kop the next
morning,
Although the Beers appear to be Of
fcrinr stout resistance TO the British
advance, their noston Is dangerous
They can scNrcelv delay further their
retreat northword without incurrinP
the risk Of being cut Oft. Usually
they have been well informed regard
ing the British plnns, but they are
not likely TO run such risk, especial
~ as they have partially accomplished
their object In drawing large forces
from Dlocmrontc'r on long marches
and have thereby delayed the advance
on Pretoria.
The Morning Post. commenting up
on the difficulty lord Roberts Is eS
periencine asserts the wisdom OF ar
ranging for n steady flow Of reinforce
ments.
Tho report that Bo'r commando
was nt Fran'yrort proved to be with
out foundation, hut evidently there Is
lnrge force opnociug Lord Methuen
The Dlocmfortein correspondent oi
the Standard describing the opera
tions at Lecuw kop, snvs:
AT mn early stnge the cavalry came
under n hoavv Gre r"om n pomrom on
a ridge adjoining Toeuw kop. Unable
TO coniiruc It's march 10 the southeast
General Dirl;sons hriradc fell hOck to
tie north 70 await the infantry lat'
tack.
"Thn H1nEinr movement having
failed General polc-Cnrow, with Cen
ernl pnhcngon'H brimnde. advanced
IN crcsccnt FORM from the south and
west with the object Of enveloping the
kopics.
"Tro Welsh. Wl.rwiclshirr, Essex
md Yorkshire regiments advanced In
extended line. covering the west, while
the guards brigade took up . position
10 the south, with two field batteries
and naval guns. Sheltered by the
rocks, the enemy opened feaVy hre
from rifles and n pompom'
Our men advanced over the open
ground in splendid style by success
ion of short rushes, falling prone
while pouring in their volleys.
"Thc approach Of darkness threat-
ened TO leave the Beers in pos ession,
but Just before sunset, the Essex reg
iment CALAMITY pressed forward and
drove the last man Of the enemy from
Paarde kraal, bold spur of Lccuw
lop."
The Bloemfontein corrcsnondcnt OF
the Times saws: "Thc british cavalry
were checked. Colcncl Anderson work
ed partially round the nanli of Leeuw
kop. but he was not supported The
move checked the enemy, but fear OF
nightrall precludcd the possibility OF
o matte"
I3loemfontein. Monday April 23.--
Colonel Aldcrson's corps of mounted
infantry, consisting of the First bat
tnIions of the First and Second Cana
dian regiments, and Strathcona Horse
was engaged in the operations OF Cen
eral Pole-Carew and General french.
Anderson had undertaken to drive the
Beers from their line Of defense south
OF the water works
The Canadians sustained heavy
Are. The Beers shelled Anderson, who
made n, marching movement around
Lpeuw kop, on the extreme left OF the
Beer position.
When the British battery opened
fire the Beers removed the gun. Leeuw
kop was found evacuated this morn
inS
General Dickson's brigade, which
made n wide detour to the left, found
It's further progress barred by q
strong Boer position.
The editors Of the daily papers OF
Kansas held a meeting at Topeka
Ag,nlo,, o,l nrna ni1nJ an ncgnaia fiOn