The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-24
ROBERTS
Dispatches No e Troops to
Relieve Brab,nt.

LONDON .-.RiL .4-5 a. m.-rhe
strong toiy OF reinforccments which Lord
Roberts sent to assist tho relief on Nvep-
ener and 20 endcayor to envolep and cut
on the Beers from retreat northward
tul nishes further cviuence that The Beers
are assembled I'm much larger forces
around Wepener that hitherto had been
supposed and, al the Times. In an edi-
torial this morning remar. s.. whatever
may be the difficulties OF the roads and
rains, the Beers aiways appear to have
guns, and some, me, Dag ones, where they
them.
Boer dispatch dated Thaba N'Chu,
April %; says that fresh supply Of
cannon and ammumtion has reached Gem
eral Dewet, at JammersburE drift II
also asserts that one OF Colonel Dalgct
tvs guns has been smashed
Karriefontein. mentioned IN Lord Rot-
erts message 90 the war office. IS fifteen
miles southeast Of Bloomfunteln Leew
Kop IS two miles fur,her south
Apparently the British captured Paarlo
Kraal Sunday night lhe Beers evacu-
atcd Leew Kop during the night. remov-
kop the next morning
Although the Beers appear to be Of.
fering stout resistance TO the British ad.
vance, their position is dangerous They
can scarcely delay further their retreat
northward without mourning the risk OF
being cut on Usuany they have been
well informed regarding the British plans
and they are not likely to run such q
risk especially as they have partially ac-
complishel their object In drawing large
forces from Bloemfontein on Ions
marches and have thereby delayed the
advance on Pretoria.
The Morning Pos, commenting upon tn,
difficulty Lord Roberts IS experiencing
asserts the wisdom Of arranging for
steady flow OF reinforcements.
The report that a Boer commando wa,
at Frankfort proved to be without foun
dation, but evidently there IS iarg'
force opposing Lord Methuen.
SMELLING OPENED
WAKERSTROOM, Sunuay April % -
evening After yesterdays shelling /
was expected that the Beers would opol
again, but Colonel Brabason, with tn
yeomanry, made thorough scout 20 IN,
left. The Beers endeavored to turn tn
British right wing but the movement wa
detected by the yeomanry and mountc,
sition. None OF the Boer guns We're in ac
ton. There were no British casualties
drove them off. greatly extending the po
infantry, and the guns opened 1re am
Many OF the Beers are moving south
ward
LoNDO-, APRIL 23.-General Rundl
IS apparently advancing slowly towor
! Wepener every step being closely con
tested by the Beers From the republlca
side there IS a good deal Of interesting
news today. a Thaba N'Chu dispatch
dated Friday, April 20, reports the arrlv
! al there OF Commandants Dewet ans
| NlIiers and an attack upon 5000 ~ isl
| under General Gatacre. The latter O
| course. is a mistatemeut az % g. probabl
/ General Rumble IS meant The British
Il Is added, occupy some kopjes but thei
left wing was driven back The Boer los
was one killed ard nve wounded.
! LONDON, APRIL a. -1i.9 Cape Tow7
correspondent Of the Daily Mail say
that Gen Carrlngton's force Is the onl
one going to the relief OF Mafeking an,
that no force of any kind is operating
| from the south.
| LONDON. APgIL "a The Bloc mfon
tein correspondent ot tho Standard, De
scribing the operations az Leeuw Kop
says: At an early stage tho cavalry cam
under a heavy fire from a pompom on
ridge adjoining Leeuw Kop. Unable u
continue it's march to the southeast Ger
DiclSsons brigade fell back 10 the nora
70 await the infantry attack