Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-02-01

nghtlng have left the main boer DO
Sltlons intact and Gen. Buffers army
I06 weaker according to the official
casualty lists, which seemingly do not
include the Spion kop losses, as those
last forwarded do not mention Gen.
Woodgate's wounding. England is
possessed by a depressing sense of
failure although not a word in criti-
clsm OF her generals or soldiers is
uttered. Not much effort was made
last night to place happy construc-
ton upon Buffers bare eighteen words
telling of the retirement from Spion
kop, and there is an uneasy impression
abroad that worse news is yet to come.
AT one of the military clubs the state
ment passed from one member to an
other that the war office had received
an unpleasant supplementary dispatch
from Butler which was being held up
twelve hours Spencer Wilkinson in
the Morning Post writes as follows of
the Spion kop loss: This is a serious
matter and an attempt will not here
be made to minimize it, for no
greater wrong can be done to
our people at home than to mislead
them about the significance of events
of the war. The right way is to tell
the truth as far as we know it," But
the facts from the neighborhood of
Tugela are scantier than ever. The
censorship is now simply prohibitive
or something is wrong with the cables.
The break on the east coast lines has
been repaired but the cable between
San Thome and Loanda on the west
coast are now interrupted. More
troops" is the only suggestion here as
to the way to break the boer resist
2 ance. Wilkinson regrets that Gen.
Butler has not 10000 more men, de-
claring that if they would not make
victory certain his enterprise without
them is hopeless. The Spectator, deal
ing with the necessity of large addi-
tional military preparations, says:
1T may be we have yet another cycle
of disasters in front of u.s. The
transport Assaye arrived at Capetown
last Friday with 2,127 officers and men.
The first portion of the seventh divi-
sion is afloat. Hence, with 10000 men
of this division and about 5000 others
at sea, it lies in the power of Lord
Roberts to reinforce Butler heavily.
This course is advised by several mill
tary writers.
Although England's nerves are Sc
verely tried, her nerve is absolutely
mistaken. Probably nothing that car
happen in south Africa will change
in the slightest degree her intuitions
She will continue to receive bad news
if it comes, with dignity, and viii
maintain the determination to win a.
last Morning papers editorially ad
wise GOODNESS and judgment and care
full avoidance of over-estimating the
Importance of the lost position. The
Times says: THE natural disquietudt
of the public is increased by the sin
gular vagueness and inconsistency o.
Buffers dispatches, for instance his
comment as to action at Zoutpan'
drift" The Gazette says: His re
mark concerning the probability tina
British officers would in time learr
have come from foreign military at
taches. but it is rather more thar
surprising that it should be thrown out
in this casual, irresponsible fashion by
the head of the forces concerning his
subordinates a week or two, moreover
after the loss of the guns on the Tuge'
la. The consequences of this --latest
check will be very serious to the gal
liant Ladysmith garrison. 1t is impos'
sible to estimate the next movement
It may be Butler will be compelled tc
retire from the ground he lately won
but in any event we may be sure the
British people will not show them
selves wanting in fortitude and steadl'
ness The government would be wei
advised to call out Immediately al
militia and expedite the dispatch o.
the eighth division and fourth cavalry
brigade. No doubt Lord Roberts VIII
strain every nerve to enable Gen. Bull
Ter to renew the attempt to relieve
I,adysmith." The military critic o.
the Times. discussing the various pos
sible explanations dwells strongly up
ON the terrible drawback to the Brit
ish generals involved in the absence o
maps of this tangled hill country,
The Standard, which thinks still more
troops will be required and which
comments upon the astonishing man
ner in which south Africa swallow
up troops wholesale without any ap
precfabIe result" goes on to refer II
the continental jubilation and pre-
dictions regarding Buffers check. |
says: cit is humiliating to find tina
the Natal territory has been more &C
curately studied in Berlin than at gu
own headquarters on the Tugeia'
The editorial then alludes to the sig
nifcance of Dr. Leyds doings in Paris
remarking: "Leyds was a guest a
President Loubet's banquet on tues
day. where, in consequence, the Brit
ish ambassador did not appear. MI
Delacasse conversed some time VIII
rim, it is believed, and has since re
ceived him at Quai D'Orsay. Ou
Paris correspondent, however, assure
US the French government is deter
mined to preserve neutrality.