Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-01-05
demands Full ReparatiOn for the
Outrage to the German Flag
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uoer. Have Planted Entertainments
10 Avoid a Flank Movement
Recruits from Butte.

Indignation against England Is inten-
sized. The government Is still earnestly
andeayoring to preserve correct official
relations. but England will do well to
hasten TO make amends honorable TO
Germany.
ON absolutely reliable authority the
correspondent of the Associated Press
learns that Emperor William Is now
thoroughly aroused by the repeated
seizures OF vessels, not one of which
he has been assured, Is guilty Of carry
ing contraband. lie regards the seizure
as high-handed proceedings which Eng
land would not have dared to undertake
II The German navy were more power
full than 1t Is.
His majesty Is said to be particularly
,ncensed because information has
reached him showing that the seizures
were not due to the laundering Of Brit
ish naval officers, but to strict orders
from headquarters, which the officers
are merely carrying out, He has there
fore instructed Count Won Buelow. the
foreign secretary, to demand exact and
full reparation for the outrage done TO
the German nag
No answer that is considered salts
factory has yet been received from Lon
don and according TO adyices here none
Is to be expected for several days
longer
Today's news, however, induced the
German government TO send another
and more strongly worded protest to
London. Significant Of the intensity Of
Germany's indignation against Eng
land in this matter is a declaration
published today by the German colonial
society, among whose $4,000 members
are a number Of relgning German
princes, which says "England's recent
proceedings against German vessels are
an outrage. The fact remains that the
small respect which the English people
feel for Germany because Of her def
cheney In naval power has taken such
deep root that the commanders Of Eng
list warships hasten to commit
breaches Of international rights so long
as only Germany Is thereby touched.
This lack OF fear TO touch the German
flag must be thoroughly and speedily
cured"
Indignation meetings have been called
by branches OF the colonial society.
The German press, with hardly an ex-
ception, thunders against England,
Even the semi-ofllcial Berliner Post
says:
1T cannot be denied that the indig-
nation aroused by the wilfulness OF the
seizures by British commanders is
spreading In wider and wider circles"
Vienna, Jan. 4.-Diplomatists here
seem to consider that Great Britain
ought not TO have searched a German
steamer In the Suez canal The Weiner
Algemene Zeitung says: 1T looks as
II Great Britain cared less for the
cargo In question than for demonstrate
ing before the world that, although
most unlucky on the land, she is the
unchallenged mistress OF the sea,
demonstration which will do more for
the German navy than all the speeches
OF Emperor William"
Hamburg, Jan. 4.-The German East
African company publishes statement
IN the Hamburger Nachrlchten saying
that Immediately upon the declaration
Of war, the company voluntarily re-
fused to forward to South Africa two
consignments of arms already on board
their vessels, simply to avoid trouble
and delay In connection with the other
portions of the cargoes.
A copy of the manifest Of the Bun
desrath has been published, showing
that her cargo did not contain contra
band The owners declare that there il
absolutely no foundation for the state
ment that saddles and other war mate
rails have been found amid the cargo
of the Bundesrath.
London, Jan 5.-This mornings news
throws no further light upon the war
situation. The exact position at Mol
teho and Cyphergat Is not yet clear. but
IN any case these little engagements are
OF small Importance, beyond proving
that the British forces are beginning 10
attain greater degree OF mobility.
II Is fly expected that next week
VIII see heavy battle on the Tugela
river, which is now the real pivot of
the campaign. The Beers appear to be
pick.
Lord Methuen's cavalry scouting has
developed the fact that the Beers en-
trenchments extend some forty miles,
Tar overlapping the British positions,
una making flank attacks exceedingly
dlnncult Military analytics affirm that
the Boer trenches confronting General
Buller stretch away some seventeen
miles, and that work upon them is
pushed unremittingly. While the ad-
vance is delayed. flank movements are
rendered most difficult, because long
marches are not done with celebrity, and
II is hard to time an attack with GER
tainty
The extent Of the Dutch rising may
now be measured by taking a line from
Preska on the west. to Herschel or
Barkly on the east. Along the whole
OF this line, except at points actually
occupied by the British, the population
seems, for the most part hostile.
New redoubts are being built at KIM
berley, and seventeen miles of works
now encompass the town. The admir-
atty program embraces the stationing
or small squadrons at Durham, Slmons
Day, Port Elizabeth, Lourenzo Mar
quez, ST. Vincent, in the Cape Verde
Islands, and Capetown, and sending an
additional ship or two 10 Alden.
II Is announced that Great Britains
agents and detectives are secretly
watching all Italian ports.
II now appears that Il Is John
Churchill, second son OF Lady Randolph
churchill. and not Winston Spencer
Churchill. who has been given COM
mand OF a squadron Of the South
African light horse.
Lord Rosslyn has thrown up his en-
gagements at the Court theatre In order
TO join the yeomanry. The offer Of
Lord Iyeagh to provide at his own ex-
pense a completely equipped hospital
Tor use In South Africa has been ac-
cepted.
The war Office has invited Sir William
Thompson to accept the post OF chief
surgeon to the forces In South Africa,
instead OF consulting surgeon.
Butte. Mont. Jan. 1.-TWO hundred
and sixty men have signed an agree.
ment here 10 go TO South Africa and
serve In the Boer army. They are Irish
Americans. German Americans and
French Americans. Only men between
" ard 40 and without an one depend