Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1900-04-20
BoERS IN FLIGHT.
From All Reports South Africans
Abandon Siege of wepener
and Retreat.

London, April 17.-Lord Roberts has
spread his net far and wide to catch
the adventurous commandos that have
been making mischief i'll Ghe south
eastern part of the Free State. The
net has not yet been drawn in, but at
the headquarters of Lord Roberts the
impression exists that the power of
the Beers is decreasing. A Daily News
correspondent has them fleeing to the
southeast; Standard correspondent
reports them fleeing northward;
Daily Telegraph correspondent says
that some are going north and others
south while Morning Post repre-
sentative says it is not known what
the Beers are doing.
Evidently the feeling at Bloemfon-
tein is that the dispositions of Lord
Roberts are such as to enable him to
concentrate a large force rapidly at
any point. The Beers, being aware
of this are presumed to be thinking
now chiefly of retreat. The investment
| of Wepener, according to a special dis
| patch from Bloemfontein, has abso-
| lutely been abandoned. According to
a Bethany dispatch the Beers are un-
able to retreat northward, because the
British strongly hold all roads. Di-
verse reports come from Natal, one
asserting that the Beers have retired
beyond the Biggarsburg range, and
another saying that some of them are
close to Ladysmith. London waits
confidently for almost immediate an
nouncement of news favorable to the
British
Distrust exists, however, as to any
rapid, continuous advance toward Pre-
toria, chiefly on account of the lack
of horses, many of which die in the
case of long voyages. Letters from the
Cape say that the three days jour
ney by rail is made in open trucks
that the. arrangements for feeding ant
watering are inadequate and that tn,
unfortunate animals break down rap
idly in consequence of these hard
ships.
Despite the energy of it's buyers
abroad, the war Office foresees mucl
difficulty in supplying the enormous
number of horses required.
London, April 17.-The Bloemfonteil
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
in dispatch dated Monday, says
The Beers have raised the siege o
Wepener and have left Rouxville. /
majority of them has undoubtedly re
turned north, with the exception of
body of about 6,O0o, now reported t
be going toward Bethulie.
: London, April 1.-THE Daily New
has the following from Reddersbure
dated Friday: Gen. Chermside saw tn
rear guard of the Beers disappea
southeast in full resreat. The enem
appear to be in strong force II mile
east of Reddersburg. They are fallin
back before our advance guard.
y The Bloemfoptein correspondent {
the Standard, telegraphing Monda.
says: The Beers are in full retrea
from Wepener, hugging the Basut,
C land border. The Basutos are marcl
S ing parallel with them along the frol
= tier, watching eagerly for the sligh
: est encroachment.
: London, April 1.-THE Lourens
/. Marques correspondent of the Dai
e Mail, telegraphing Sunday, April
o says: The tone of the Standard al
( Diggers News shows that the Tran
J. vaal government is relying strong
: upon American intervention. Great r
e suits are expected from the campail
e of Webster Davis and from the pres
d Dental contest.