Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1900-12-18
BRITISH DOWNCAST.
IL
Can Accept No Excuse for the DE-.
feat by the BOens
PUBLIC WORKED UP.
Clements ExplanAtloa That the Troops
We're short Of Ammunition
Makes Britons Grit Their
Teeth-DeNet Escapes.

Lonuon, dec. lf.-Ihe rolehso OF
prisoners and other incidents reported /
by Kitchener fail 70 reassure the pub
lie. The last phase Of the campaign u
remarkable for miscalculations ON the
British side and excites many outbursti
Of oandor. The staying power Of the
Beers have been underestimAted and
their preparations for continuing hostile
operations In the extremity Of their for.
tunes by means Of buried stores Of anu.
milton have not been taken into account.
There has been futile discussion
for months ON the requirements OF
the police work and suddenly Nicholson
Mex has been reproduced within ~
miles Of Pretoria, with an isolated com.
mand surrounded and forced 10 surren.
der after It's ammunition had been ex.
hausted and with the main body retir-
ing without making any effort 10 re.
trieye the disaster.
Clements explanation that the North.
cumberland fusileers were short ON am.
munition makes every EnglishmAn grit
his teeth. The collapse Of the Boei
cause has been assumed Rs inevitable In
J consequence of the exhaustion o. the
J B1er war material. aud here Is the
} "hghting Fifth" without powder and
/ shot, compelled % surrender.
Generals who nre now receiving the
congratulations Of their friends upon
their return frankly confess they have
> an uucomfortab!o feeling In being toast.
\ ell and Toasted Lord Dundonnld said
before the public banquet az Hotol Cecil
4 that he could n0t help rcgrctting ms
= premature return, since the war evideat'
! ly was not ended
I General Methuon's friends are ompha
4 sizing the fact while be- has been NOR.
( sharply criticised than any other gen
Z eral except Gatacre. he has at least re-
manned on the lighting line, bent on 500
} ing the job through,
1 DeWet and Delarey are spelling II
, advance Of the stately thanksgiving
service In honor Of General Roberts r.
J turn. Book writers also have beoi
! taken aback by the rccrudescence %
( hosti,itie-, which cannot b. minimize'
Z ~ guerrilla warfare. The latest edition
y o. B wsrapers all comment upon th
- seriousness 81 tho defeat which bofel
the British force under Clements las
y. Thursday
boo The Telegraph considers that the r.
verse wns only rendered possible b.
carclessdes- Of those In command an
ip that heavy responsibility rests upo
%, some one Tor uoglocting 20 see that IN
.N troops were in position % hold the hi
against all corners
ly Broadwood's conduct seems inexpl
.ts cable and people are asking why thei
ui was no cooperation between him an
nD Clements
The authorities are quito alive as
~ the ugiinoss u the present situation
W South Africa and an additional col
.n tingeut Of 500 mounted infantry wi
~ shortly be sent out. Kitchener. Il
nr stated. will be allowed an absolute
u.s. free hand
.at Il appears that DeWc,'s force WI
.hl twice rcpulsed before It broke throuT
w the British lines In the neighborhood
NV Thabanchu In the third attack ID
Wet led In person. With few deto
IRE mined men be charged and broke q
.th British lines, the rest Of the commAn,
ay following lie was forced, however,
leave in the hands Of the British n !
ION FOUNDER aud 10 wagons with Ammun
zee tion aud stores. Commandnnt Has
az. az broock with a commando aud two gul
i'm tried 10 get through Springkants Ne
mi but was driven back, losing 90 men.