Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1900-01-24
BRITISH AND BOER BATTLE
THEY FOUGHT FOR HOURS
Generals Warren and CIcary Make
BiI Advances-ArtilIer Did Good
Work-The Enemy Is United-The
LATEST Military Move.


oeio'e ua"h anu wneh II became iigne
nioi oh 'he poeis' hi'i"s o'e anu h''''"s
'"iee "o'ses'
| A'',iesPohueht was 1t. position "here
ne eouiu w".eh eeherai warren ao'ahc'
i"S nun ''o"'i' Niiee' ~ Tue Si'ie ,i'''e
o"' i'on' was au'a"eins' using u oaiiooi
~ ,oe".e 'ne @ Duets anu win shifmi7he'
Vi neheia' "hi'e AeP' Aheiiins 'he Doei
p's'.'on'' 80,
| ~ p IT. pe"t'ai warren was SUI,
S'ei''ns 'he n'sn r'use running u. i'sn'
'hs%s o''',nu oPeeihop win sn'"Pne''
M"ien was o"'s'"S ,is". "oo,e tae nUe'
.'ei'c"es' - grass IRE was burning oe-
'"reh 'ne pi,''n , anu DOS, Pos'.'ons,
p.',hs LOU Du"ao"'iu engagement i
A'''i i,o"es rs ''po,,eu ''',,' ''e
poe's i'i'cu "h''e nag, M"Jor hTii'ol'
s,"'d up anu was '',,n'eu'"'e's h'eu on
,ne's"P'n nv se". q Do.' p''.ne; Inc; ~ a"e
ouis"e,s " "a! ,"a. un'es, .nen "' ms ~"
were i''iu uo"n II anu 'ne,i l'has tn,o"n ul'
u" "o''ee "ou,u =" ,"Nen oi M"n.e ""sN
ne poeis "'eo u" '"e p'''o''e' ""''' ''
turning
| poer PRISONERS ueei'ie 'he oi"iiSe fiee
eiate ana trahs'a'i puigne.s are eoo'
iliehus anu nave ho iuea vi giving up '"e
nsh.' even "h.,' ue'eA'eu. me .'
| nfeu Mausel 'oAeys anu "seu ->"'u'i
ieia' gun TINS evening ,
"ehe'ai warren ious"t 'o' n'"''' ,
lie gained TWO PoS',iohs' Inc n'i.'sn 'os'
is Dei'e'eu 10 nave o'F" s'""''' 'i.'''eiy
was used ior the P,o,e't'oh IN
iah'fy ana 'he seheiais i"u "o' pee"
III has'e ou' "'' ea '"'" :.
cautiously Sieiy, ny luu'e''us use VI
iieio guns, haa ioush' ms way ION ,".
them, but they had made good begin
| ning ana hao not suffered hea'iy'
Lord Dundonalds cavalry advance
guard is now in position to Try 10 ad'
vance by the De"drop road through
comparatively open country direct 10 La
dysmith, or may try to cut OIL the Boer
retreat through Van keenans pass oy
pushing on to Ladysmith along the har'
rismith railway. LORD Duhuohaid must
be governed by what Is possible ior war
ren. The former mas beeh ao'e 10 ee'
northwest OF the Beers entfenchea posi-
ton, which must De thrust oach U, '"'"e'
" ,'., 49,. 'opD -, = I,,,;Iol ha,,.oo, nj,
o,t.mnt AZ nenetratinc the long Boer line,
or while Clery's division holds them in
front for Warren TO turn their right. IL
ia generally assumed that If Butler finds
a. nosi,;ons too strong for him he will
d.bi on as far as possible. while White
viii cut his wov through from Ladysmith,
bringing at whatever sacrifice, the rem
mani of his force to Buffers camp.
Later.
London, Jan. 23.-General Butler cables
to the war office:
| "Spearman's Camp, Jan. 23.-Genersl
Warren has been engaged chiehy on ms
lett, which ne mas swung ioi "a'u "Do". ~.
couple oil miles, Inc gfouhu ~ very ui
ficuit ana as the heh."e IL u" INC ,'ne
up NIL, u Is diiieuit 10 say eAae"! nv"
much we nave gained' pu' .h'hA We a'e
making substantial progress
lie has forced the enemy iron, thc.i ~.
sition. Inc Lancashire anu '''sn o''sus
are advancing steau'y' Ahe "'e ~ 'e''
severe oceasiohahy'
Main Army Is Fighting.
London. Jan. 23.-1he war Office has
received the following from General Bull
Ter,
"In order to relieve the pressure on
General Warren and to ascertain the
strength of the enemy in the position in
front Of potoieter's drift. General Lyttle-
Ton made a reconnaissance in force yester.
dav This kent the enemy in their
trenches in full strength ali day. Our cas-
ual,ies. Third battalion. Kings ROYAL
Ri0es two killed. l2 wounded, two miss.
;ngp
r,.h, s,ubbornIy.
n, x...,. h.. ,oo, -
Londoh' Jan o'a"e , ".'
elusive result hdS peeh ie"eheu u! VIC
Dii''," 'o a. ~. @ ;.,oat;o, ra
tuSeh, anu e"S 's" VI ''""' -