The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-04-07
BRITISH
Realizs That the War Has Not
Eadeds

LONDON, APRIL 7.-4.sO a. m.-4Not a
word rgarding the disaster al Reiders.
burg has been allowed to come through
except the dispatch OF Lord Roberts N
is therefore impossible to form any no.
ton as 20 what has happened Mean
while the British public Z, beeir1irr to
realize the immediate, dl0g gulties To be
overcome even Defore + tt.r is r ached
and IL is rev.ving prem .lr4 IDEAS with
respect to the time wht ne war wi l
be over. No one believes nc y that IL will
have ended by the beginning OF Jtrnt.
The latest disaster more part Gu ar.y H.
lustratcs the heavy task involved In ho.d-
ing the railway. This body OF some 500
Brius htroops without guns. which dis
appeared so completely within thir y-fve
miles Of the great army. had for It's bus
mess TO guard sect on OF nearly nine v
miles Of railway between Bioemfontein
and Springfontein. if It could thus be
spirited away, how is Lord Roberts to en-
sure his continually extending communl-
cations?
Other pertinent questions are being ask
ed as result Of these sUccessie unfor-
| tunate occurrences. The foremost is
why do OF the British troops entrench {?
1t is argued that II this had been done
even 500 men might nave held out untll
reinforcements arrived. 1t cannot bs c n
cealed that the utmost alarm is begin lin
to be felt.
II is said that the Beers who captur-
cd the British at Reddersburg belonged
TO Olivier's cammando. II so he has not
retired north; and hopes are expressed
that he may still be cut of.
1t Is asserted that 1900 rebels suri.en-
| dered during General Clements north
ward march. The Beers viii do their u :
most 10 hold Iadybrand and Thaba
N'Chu both being rich grain producing
districts.
A correspondent OF the Morning Post
at springfontein. telegraphing Thursday.
says he Is glad to be able to report that
increased precautions are beng taken IN
patrolling the railway.
1t is said that most OF the prisoners
captured at Bosof are foreigners
The report hat air. steyn has been ap-
pointed 20 the command OF the Free
staters and the further report that the
Free Staters has arranged loan from
the Transvaal for war purposes, are both
! confirmed.
| Ten thousand remounts from Blt th Am
merica are due to arrive during the conn
ing week at ports OF Natal and Cape
! Colony
Ano. her Boer version OF the fighting
with Colonel Plumer's forces says that
four officers and thirty men were taken
! prisoners at RamathlabaHna. 1t appears
| that the names OF Cecil and Granville.
which wepe originally supposed TO indi-
| cate two OF the officers captured at the
AS numerous pr soners are now held on
both sides and the nuolSers are ABOUT
equal the question Of exchange was
mooted in the house OF commons last ev-
ening This elected a reply that the gov
ernment had no intention OF proposing
an exchange.
LONDON, APRIL 6.--4:09 D. m.-rhe
following is the text OF Lord Roberts dis
/ patch 20 the war office announcing the
/ capture OF five companies OF his troops
! "Bloemfonteia, Thursday, April 5.--An-
ether unfortunate occurrence has result
| ed, fear, in the capture Of party OF
infantry consisting OF three companies
Of the Ninth regiment OF mounted in
fantry, near Reddersburg. a little east
ward Of Bethany railway station. withir
few miles OF this place They wer,
surrounded by a stronger force OF the en-
emy with four or five guns.
"The detachment held out from moor
April Sd to April 4th, 3 a. m, ami then
apparent'y SURRENDERED, for It IS repo. te'
that the firing ceased at that time. I'm
mediaely after / heard the news, durinl
the afternoon or April 3, I ordered Cat
acre to proceed from Springfontein hi
present headquarters TO Recdersburg
with all possible speed. ana / dispatched
the Cameron Highlanders hence 10 Bst
hany. He arrived at Redderslurg q
lO.30 yesterday morning without opposl