Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-01-16
THE ENEMY RETIRED.

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| THE ENEMY RETIRED
New Zealanders Illustrate Attempt
TO Seize British Position.
| Rensburg, Cape Colony, Jan. 13.-A
strong force of British troops advanced
this morning under cover of brisk ar
tilery fire, and encamped at Slingersfon-
tein, on the Beers eastern flank. The
| Beers patrols retired, but subsequently
q body Of Beers attempted to seize the
position. threatening communication be-
| tween the British encampment and Rens-
! burg. The New IealanderS with q brill
iant dash frustrated the attempt. They
| raced and seized the position first and
fired volleys at the enemy, who retired
| in the direction Of C0leSburg.
Refers to Fighting of Jan, 6.
Vienna, Jan 13-The Neue Freie
| Presse today publishes Il dispatch from
Brussels saving news has been received
there from Pretoria to the effect that
the Beers have stOrmed all the heights
around Ladysmith and that the capitula-
ton Of that place is hourly expected.
1t is possible that the news received in
Vienna by way Of Brussels from Pre-
toria may refer to the fighting Of Satur-
day last, January 6, when the Beers cap
tured the British trenches three times
and were thrice driven out at the point
of the bayonet. and the fact that the
Beers occupied one British position all
day Ions, only being driven out of ii at
night.
Great Demonstrat ton in London.
London. Jan 13.-Though many stir
ring scenes have marked the departure of
the troops for the front during recent
months, today'S outbursts of patriotism,
On the occasion Of the starting Of the
London volunteers We're quite unprece-
denied since the jubilee. 1t is the first
time in the history Of the movement
that British volunteers have been per-
mittCd to serve side by side with regu-
lars III real warfare and the people
turned cut in hundreds Of thousands to
tittingly celebrate it. The crowds be
gan to throng the route before dawn and
increased iii sucn proportions that de-
tachment of the lord-mayOrs own were
engulfed at various stages of the march.
The ranks were broken and the troops
at times were almost lost sight of III the
cheering. shouting, singing mob. Every
now and then halt had 10 be made in
order TO reform the ranks. but only to be
again broken. rs the police were utterly
unable to stem the excited. cheering
living mass Of people which again and
again broke through all Instructions
The handshakngs and embracings were
so eXuberant that the original smartness
of the volunteers was impaired, many
uniforms being torn.
At the Mansion House.
The troops finally managed to strug-
Gle through TO the Mansion house. On the
balcony of that building the lord mayor,
the mayoress, the councillors and 9TH
ers awaited the arrival of the volun-
teers and witnessed them actually fight
ing their way through the dense crowds,
assisted by male friends and impeded by
clinging women. When the body was
finally reformed Lord Mayor Newton at
tempted to make speech but found it
impossible. The din was simply deafen-
ing and the chief magistrate had to be
content to Indicate his good wishes by
smiles and gestures, while the volunteers
greeted him with cheers and waving
their hats Oh their raised rifles. There
was another herculean effort on the part
OF the police and the detachment re-
sumed its march, to the accompaniment
Of pushing, screaming. cheering and sing
ing. The column had hardly covered
hundred yards wnen II again inter
had undisputed sway along the route.
Many of the volunteers escaped through
side streets and other struggled along
in single file, twos or threes.
Becomes Conslomeration.
BY the time they reached the Thames
embankment the detachment had become
a conglomeratiOn, wOmens hats being as
numerous in the ranks as the volunteers
heaGgear. SO slow was the progress that
over an hour was consumed i'll traverslng
the mile to Westminster. There the po
lice arrangements improved and the null
titudes were marshaled into some kind CT
order.
The windows, roofs and every other
vantage point We're crowded with singing
and cheering humanity, waving banners,
hats and handkerchiefS.
Finally the column reached Nine Films
station, hearing numberless traces Of the
difficulties of the march. The public was
excluded, the final leave-takings being
held outside and the volunteers entrained
and departed amidst a commingling of
band music and cheering and the singing
of Aud Lang Syne,' Rule, Britannia,
and God Save the Queen"
The lord mayor, sheriffs and councillors,
in their state robes, accompanied by many
ladies, took another special train for
Southampton to bid farewell to the vol
unteers on board the transport Briton.
The latter arrived soon after the lord
mayors party and were saluted with
ringing cheers from huge assemblage
on the OuayS as they boarded the lines