Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-05-04
- OF WAR.

.-r when was ...t.,t,. Al
5, -' retired in a nof'ne's''''S III
WEARY OF WAR.
va YORK. May "A dispatch TO the
n from London says 80 ,,o
-.ress public which, weary Oh tne ~.
4 l'. ,.,', rssoycl 90 see II through 10
li .- y Snds II difficult TO follow the
p y. ~. ''I nam In progress in the Free
Tbe military writer's are bllnI
b.ropse their eyes are bandaged
~ .sr.or and Gen. Roberts reports
ss convincing as Cesar's COM
800 The advance northWard
I ZEE beuln on Monday from
~ and Thaba NChu does not ape
y. Nave been suspended, although
y. mol been pushed with much
ny (. .Hsal report from Gen Roberts
81 Wednesday shows that Gen.
.r6r has driven the Beers out OF
-.-og p5sIti0n occupied by them az
Nat about ten miles north OF
. u
Ia NChu "a, s-,,,
=, British line now extends from
mn me- railway through Nlakfon-
$500 sebarkraal 70 Hout Mex ana
~galry Is massed at the eastern
II vbers the Beers have been driven
Thera ls slow wheeling move
+. r5rhvari with Karee as It's pivot
4. gnt Mex as los outer rim. Max
4, BRIGADE midway at ScharkraaL
nm balts until Ian Hamilton
Z toward az the end Of the turn
n. and bis progress depends upon
snoushment by the Beers OF po-
~ east of Thaba NChu, where
Bundle sim remains. Some mili-
N writer's contend that the advance
nlraksn AS a detail In the oper-
Z. against Thaba NChu, and deny
II asp has been q general move
rrrthward of Roberts army The
reasonable theory Is that the line
Earee 20 Scharkraal and Hout
4 as been taken up this week at
tnnIng of q turning movement
4 -rl the Vet river and Winburg and
r.ally for the purpose of clearing
4 Fsr out OF their positions beyond
4 sh NChu one point remains a
\ wy. This is the destination Of the
force which left Wcpener u
si ego. apparently either to cooper
u rh French or move toward Lady
D.
Hank MOVEMENT FAILS.
s1 York May A dispatch to the
ll nom Brandf0rt, dated Wednes-
~ gys
las was full Of fighting with an oc-
is1ll lively skrmish. The BOer de-
su line remains intact and the
fsa attempt TO cut of Dewet and
rG DE B0er force which is threat
@-rg Roberts flank and rear has been
1peie failure so far
Mere Was heavy fighting yesterday
g DE Thaha NChu-Sannas Post
q lhe British being slowly beaten
PIX Dewet coming from the south,
lr0bler and Lemmer. from the
iA 90 Monday caught British REIN
uns1ts Dor Thaba N'Chu, In the
i1d angle, forcing their withdrawal
D YHerlays lighting the Beers had
better positions. but the British
q superior in numbers.
lli b0en attack was begun on Sun
Under DeWot. Grobler. Lemmer
bl.Al they attacked 81 large Brit
4 Column near Thaba NChu which
plly 90 intercept DeWets retire
7 nom Wep,ner The battle ragged
4 ey sunday Tor several miles along
D.emiouteIu road The general re-
vas ndec.s.ye but the British We're
Arl,y retiring boz the direction OF
Aionliln The Beers captured a
.laei o. prisoners.
s1.iHl'hlng along the Modder river
a'a ihat Lord Roberts main army
a"anc.ng northWard.
700 BRITISH ADVANCING.
lataa Nay ith. ans a. nit is
-,..l that the British have cap
a AIaNNIOFf
,-AyIl was captured by a COM
l0Fsment Of Col fuckers and
rge-Oarews divisions on the Gust
,.-lef' and Gen. Huttons mounted
wy on the west The British SUR
y Ae Beers Who retreated hasti-
~. housand 0t the enemy moved
s-.'eIeay evening IN order 10 op-
w allance C0l fuckers artil-
~ d sharp duel with the enemy's
ntlo9dwood's cavalry brigade
.l.nel lsabelfonteln twenty
a'', north ~ Thaba N'Chu.
n ' - hamilton D. bivouacking at
~ Wy hi,ean miles north OF
~. 'nu' Gen. fuckers division
y, r eastward from Raree Sid
81. DIVISIONS Of Gen. French and
- ~ ala In and near Thaba
., ,nes Lord Roberts has $4,000
u l4.lAg clear OF the railway
~. He,nl of forty miles He is al.
-, ,sllNiy with some successes.
alns decisive.
- FLAN is TO RETIRE SLOW
LY.
eu points OF concentration the
h. 6-.a.t DO force sufficient 10 COM
'ltr M. w IN To proceed with caution.
lti fs--, ..oni 10 a rugged country
D. D''B movements ofhand aim
! d. i hoers mr. Winston cburobm
b fV5ss enormous herds of cattle
ltns, o. sheep gathered In the
Hfr,,i These they are diving n
se s s,s sun holding Thaba Ncbu
ir, lps, ~. estimated al 1000. They
on ", Their guns "a fortv.nonnd,
rf,,.e orlespoadent. wiring O sror,
~ t 5.7 Wednesday az ii. s p l'0 M
s5,, o5.a1h hoped TO cut % M X nm, M,
3, By, aoulonts al Kimher,ov
y, s,srn days. t5 K 70 5,s Communicate
~ e3ri movement Is ' up5er oe s,ns
Aur 1, Beers IN Natal aS V"p res,, way
s,ss5 laiel crossed su65ov 'ss, r,,,s-
If.t f ana trt.s AHaN river