Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-08
VICTORY FOR
BRITISH ARMS.
..n., Take, Two Kopies from the
Beers Near LadysmIth'
loss WAS ABOUT s5O MEN,
checked for the Present
via,h worry Beers NJ
R,,er-Robert' Advancing

h fr9rly Dispatched
n ,.s,r Feb. s.-The British columns
1'u- MIN themselves in motion In all
~ n the South African war HELD
W .,hl,ed attack upon the Beers APP
\ 70 be In progress, Cen Butler
e. .,,rsa a footing on the plateau
9TH Of the Tugela, after two Gays
Il ma nghuhg horder Lord
4 , v1 has begun turning move
49, sgatnst tie Boer right While
- NsrDonald threatens the boer
/ In thus relieving the pressure 0'
4 io,d Methugus Huh1'
A i1rd Roberts, who according 10 al
II IN In close toucn with the war
ts In the middle OF the theater OF
", has begun 70 march on Bloemtoh-
/ ten 49,, ,ba Initiative
20, con Gatacre, attacking Two Oh
4 y. sositions al sterkstroem.
n n pally looks as though the general
1 hrrard movement, 50 long talked Oh
4 ysre 10 progress -
Ken B1lers third attempt at re-
a Eng Iadyymlth absorbs attention.
! -.l,STams OF from 100 10 200 words
4 am a dozen correspondents have been
.s,,s5 by the censor who mas appar-
4 ',,l, related messages written Monday
tuesday TO Wednesday at D. m.
\ Fron these Il Is clear that Gen; Butler,
m 10 Tuesday evening, mad taken one
4 sll and repused Boer counter al
ncs and was holding the position
Inst an enhladlng fire from spion
M and Doorm Kloof His losses, as
~sptloned By one correspondent are
dispatch from Spearman camp
a,,ss wednesday February tn, says
cen Butler commenced the advance
IN the relief Of Ladysmith Monday
M naval guns opened at Z In me
roning aud felnt attack was made
/, front OF our position, Three bat
sians advanced toward the Brakfon-
Nm with six batteries. At II o'clock
is Boers opened with artillery IRE,
| r8 sent several shells among the
| Rtlsh infantry, who retired one hour
Atsf
Meanwhile vigorous attack was
made on the extreme right, where the
ngreeH expeditlously constructed a
,islon Several pieces Of cannon, hid
~ among the trees on Zwarts kop,
knbarded heavily. The British lnfan-
M aiyarced, and the Beers were en-
ury surprised.
Al o'clock high hill, continue
Ma Of the Brakfontein, had been TAX
a The operations were excellent"
FAMED. The name Of the hill taken Is
Euhu Kloof.
ne bombardment Of the Boer posi-
Al vas resumed this (yesterdayD
p,-lDr. The Beers worked disap-
rsfng cannon from the high Dorm
/ Koof range. on the right OF the hill
/ arufed, but the British shells eX-
4 tolsi It's magazine, and the gun was
! u, out Of action until late In the day.
Nusketry fire was intermittent until
/ he afternoon, when the Beers made a
/ determined effort 10 retake the hill
1 Inducements rushed up cheering
| he Beers were repulsed and the Brit
| III advanced along the ridge.
The war balloon has proved a most
/ uViu advantage, making ascents daily
| sd getting Information as 10 the Boer
positions, The Beers directed a heavy
shuprel fire IN the endeavor to destroy
DE balloon apparatus.
The artillery behaved splendidly
throughout, ably covering the infantry
ril'tmelt from the front, attacking In
~ face Of q heavy Boer she'll fire.
Il Is said that the Beers suffered
ytry heavily. as their ambulances were
hard at work.
The Boer position consisted OF a line
y hpies strongly lntrenched, extend
's three miles from Spion Kop and
tlving sharply al the eastern end TO
DE south, about opposite Zwarts Kop.
sa!ch Is a steep hin south OF the Tu-
ga That the British occupied before
hi seizure Of Potgleters' drift. After
h' capture Of Krantz Kloof the heavy
bo.I fre prevented a further advance
n Monday.
The next morning the Beers INDUCED
I iong'range shell fire. but in the ar
fihoon they made a vigorous attempt
teeaplure the position. Their as
hl.l was made upon the northern end
y NE kopie and at first II was success
,A kent0rcements were, however,
hurled W, and the British recRrried
us position az the point Of the bayonet
sla advanced along the ridge. As the
S'luih have n larger force Of troops,
ns outlook Is hopeful"
special dispatch from Spearman's
- dated Wednesday, February 7th.
AlE Our further advance IL at the
.snsn' prevented as the Beers emf
E Us RON their positions on Spion
H.P ana Dorm klOof. Our casualties,
enough estimated al $50 are trlfllng
sus0erng The great importance OF
W movement just concluded"
nr Standard has the following from
sE,ail@ns camp, dated February Eth.
Tug force under Gen. Butler Is again
s,snshg 20 The relief OF Ladysmith,
~ ltlef two days OF severe fighting
- Wy ialrly De said to have made a
~, Nv, iiisI step on the road TO the be-
,,. az movement was begun pt an
y BS hour on Monday morning by way
IA. ssters DRIFT The eleventh bri-
y lSs Forming a part OF the fifth d.
~. under Gen. Warren, made
49,. attack upon the kopjes on our
a, Inc assaEl. was delivered AT
"a yyuNe' under cover OF naval guns
n. avuhl Alice and subsequently, under
|s az Of field batteries.
y,.s infantry advanced steadily 10.
p..ss me Boer lntrenched posItion AZ
80 s-,..s,l1nten and kept the enemy bpsilv
hr 49, while his diversion was be-
ts I as yhe remainder Of the infantry
~ aot NE attack, who had bivou-
~ Sunday night under Mount
49,. moved along al the foot OF
Sr ,@ hop In the direction OF our
Il, rgynloon bridge was thrown across
~ issseh by the engineers under the
~ lhe enemy. The first battalion
Durb,,, S NOS, In the forenoon was the
Ton, ~, nght Infantry OF Gen. Lyttje-
Wal pantry. They advanced against
ilrAe, n'u,z which lies on the most
Asgr,s, 'o o % Ladysmith. and after two
,Aarrl,,.t s mud work they got within
M l.siance o. the Beers
By as,.ni si N the kopjes was carried
by 49, ~ az the point OF the havone,
uh,,es utmosl gallantry Alr,os, S .,,,
cleared ~ ,ne battalion rife brigade
novirr s so. second kopje. and after
6orvsc.aoyar oss the long ridge, thew
irgsry,ss5i,, \. attack at Potgieter's hay.
o'tcsa,rs,ioss purpose IN preventing the
ca polr s", y, o. the enemy at Inc c,-,.
o-.,.,p, NE river In 80 oishue leH