Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-06
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FORCE OF NUMBERS
British Expect that, if Not by ST.
periOr Fighting Capacity,
KEEP MOVEMENTS SECRET.
More Troops Going Out chamberlain
Talks OF the situation In
South Africa.

More Troops Going Out chamberlain
Talks OF the situation In
South Africa.
New York, Feb 6.--While London has
received not one word OF news from
Natal and no direct war news from
Cape Colony, the feeling Of confidence
continues and grows stronger No one
seems to doubt that General Butler Is
making third attempt TO relieve Lady
smith. So sure does the public seem
TO be that British arms win IN the end
triumph, that even If Gen. Butler were
again unsuccessful there would be no
such cutlery as followed his previous
failures, for any heavy loss inflicted on
the Beers Is a decided British gain. The
tide OF British opinion turned with the
report from Spearman's camp that Gen.
Joubert had only 1900 men between
Buffers army and Ladysmith, and the
! statement by Mr.. Wyndham that the
| British would soon have $4,000 troops
In South Africa.
Gen. Butler has been heavily rein
! Forced with men and guns; additional
| regiments have been sent TO the forces
/ operating In Cape Colony. and 1900
/ men are about 10 sail from England for
the Cape. 1t is realized that the Eng
| lish must win by sheer force Of over
whelming numbers. II not by superior
lighting capacity.
Lately the German military critics
have not had so much TO say about
the peril Of the British army. DR.. Leyds
Is stlll being feted In Berlin but the
center Of anti-BrItish feeling seems to
have moved TO Paris the British am
bassador having left the city owing TO
the hostility Of the French press and
people.
The London morning papers devote
much more space to speculation on the
| impending campaign In Cape Colony
than 70 Gen. Buffers operations The
military expert of the Morning Leader
says:
There is no news TO show that Gen.
Buller has not carried out the inten-
lions which We know he entertained on
Friday morning The orders issued then
contemplated the possibility Of delay
Nothing is known In Aldershot or Lon
don OF any change In the plans. Ii IL
certain now that the Beers al Colesberg
nave been so masked that they cannot
well take part in any general opera
TONS but must fight or surrender"
London, Feb. 6.-Mlitary opinion I'm
London continues to assume, from very
slender materials. that Gen. Butler is
again throwing his army against the
Boer forces. A retired general. Sir VIII
liam Henry Green. whose distinguished
career gives weight TO this opinion,
thinks that Gen. Butler with IS 600 men,
Is making a wide detour to the west
and north, In order to avoid the rough.
est parts Of the country. As Gen. Bull
Ter must have thousands Of wagons. Sir
William Green points out that his adj
vance would necessarily be slow.
No authentic word Is at hand save
that the war office reafirmed orally TO
newspaper inquiries at late hour that
II could not confirm the reported ad-
vance. There the Natal situation rests.
IL Is from the western field that more
definite statements come. Large opera
lions are apparently about to begin.
Gen. French. who has now returned TO
Rensberg from the conference with
Lord Roberts, has sent what is de-
scribed as an overwhelming force OF in
fantry TO seize Norvalspont That
is where the railway, before Il was de-
stroyed. crossed the orange river and
connected with the Free State trunk
line TO Bloemfonten.
Norvalspont Is nineteen miles north
Of Coesberg and twenty-five miles
from Gen. French's headquarters at
Rensberg. The Beers at Colesberg have
been In danger OF being surrounded by
the largely reinforced and extending
lines of the British. An occupation Of
Noryalspont in force would presuma-
bly, render Colesberg untenable.
The Beers are showing great activity
In the NauwpoOrt and Colesberg dis
tricts. Many OF the guns hitherto facing
Lord Methucn are believed to have gone
10 Norvalspont The British. there
fore, may find formidable bodies OF
Beers there.
Spencer Wilkinson. In the Morning
Post says. "The tide Is beginning to
turn. In the western theater of war 1t
looks as though Gen. French had been
reinforced perhaps by Gen Chermside's
brigade. This would be the beginning
Of a systematic direction OF the cam
paign When Gen. French has disposed
OF the enemy forming his present OBJ
jective, his force will be available for
other operations"
Detailing possible operations Of Gems.
French Kelly-Kenuy and Gatacre, Mr.,
Wilkinson SAYS. There Is now a pros
pect that In two or three weeks the
British forces will be holding the passes
Of the Orange river. repairing the
bridges and collecting all the requisites
for the advance norlhward, 10 begin as
soon as Lord Roberts sees his way 10
order the movement.
There are now more than enough
troops between the coast and Orange
river to form three infantry divisions
and a cavalry division, without count
ing either the colonial mounted troops
or FIVE militia battalions which can be
used 10 relieve regular battallons on the
lines OF communication. Lord Methu-
ems three hrlgades make a further ad-
dillon that might ultimately be util-
lied"
MIR. Wilkinson then proceeds 10 urge
the government TO make every prep
aration against emergencies at home,
ana particularly TO put the volunteers
and al available forces ir the most
complete condition for service III need
ed. He recommends rearming volun-
teer batteries Of position with the best
modern guns, and. in short the organ
ization and equipment OF the availble
forces. rather than hasty endeavors to
recruit unframed men.
The war Office announces that fifteen
transports win be disnatched between
today and Monday with 1900 troops.
Sir Alfred Miner, In a letter written
three weeks ago TO the former lord
mayor OF Belfast, said the war would
last three or four months longer.
The censorship seems TO have COM
pletely shutdown the CORRESPONDENTS
al spearman's Camp. No dispatch from
that point appears in this mornings
papers, and nothing has been allowed
10 issue since SUNDAY evening,
A dispatch 10 the Times from Queens
town Cape Colony. dated Monday,
saws: Gen, Brabant. while addressing
one Of the regiments OF the colonial
division on parade yesterday said they
were leaving the next morning for the
front. rot TO return. he hoped. until the