Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-02-20
:, Kitchener Started ID to Out
w. march and Outaank Beers
rrlIEvE He SUCCEEDED
c,n,urs British oon'0y' and
B0''' ''r miller wins on ru'
ss,.-Figbung Goes On
rrsrly plspatchesl

~ oalce al midnight ahi'yu
JOE w. va no,hlng further FOR pubhca-
'h'' = south Africa, but in the lob
usl ~. ~. ,opse Of commons last even
bs Of lns - n was umored that Cen
ms heNe', ,,v was surrounded, that
Cfepyr. mad got between the boel
y.@ and Bloemfonielh, anu en ~
wy only awaiting reiniorceiaen's ,,o ~,
In on the enemy. NO conn, ,, n,a,'gb
e, q. y rgmor Is obtainable' allhousn
q 'n .s.rsl idea IS that the government
g sssssiyed important news. -
l.s ,19',,nSham was beset by anxious
Ni N me house. but would only
nsil'. .tat me governments news was
ri9 III, satisfactory. The sole ex-
sa. ..s,o1 Of the governments WIN
s-ijIng good news Is thai comm ''i" Wv"
"a more details are awaited
rAyrALlzINd SITUATION.
-. ,,,uaton as disclosed by cor
guy ,SSrts over the Free State border
te.'a,sizing 10 the public expectation.
= aisn,eniary facts are that the
~ sa arc uekkng eastward toward
80, Rloenfontein with slow-moVing
s.grage trains, and that they are put-
~'iby Lord Kitchener, with Cen hei-
S.Rsnnys division.
esr Macdonald. with the Highland
r,ss a forced march TO Koodo0s-
~ fori and on Sunday pushed TWEEN
- raes eastward. Gen. French left
.'1s-isv saturday. going east along
NJ Noider river.
rsrl Kitchener is trying TO outmarch
- "a outaank the Beers, thus check
rr heir retreat, II possible, and driN-
III hem back into the hands OF Mac
5nad and French,
M war Office message communicated
M Lacy seems TO indicate that Lord
va,hsnef has either got ahead OF the
y-,,s or Is about to realize his plan,
,,j me war Office waits to announce a
.sisre result,
Meanwhile Commandant Delarey,
IN me Beers from Colesberk, Is hang
hsm to the right flank Of the British
,gruing columns, seeking TO delay
An movement and SO TO assist the
Bei gagon trains to escape. Students
biography think the Beers viii
A.sy risk a fight until they get into a
wss country.
Cultured BRITISH CONVOY.
7, Daily Mail correspondent. who
With the British convoy attacked
fgi Beers at Riet river ford. writes:
E.naiely the British abandoned the
envy, In order not to check the adj
IN Thus 200 wagons and 600 tons
I stores fan into the hands OF the
Ban. though Il Is doubtful II they viii
ksse to carry them away"
Gen Butler has achieved a real sue
es seemingly, In capturing the range
dhls south Of the Tugela. 1T makes
..s feasible another attempt to relieve
hismith.
Dispatch from Chieyeley. dated
l.aaay morning February 10Th. says:
las Boer line OF fortresses Is broken.
~ British have achieved a decided
isrsss In capturing the enemy's posi-
"a On Monte Crlsto. The Beers,
eEtT, effectively executed retreat,
'aaglng their guns and convoy wag-
s' The British had comparatively
ss casualties
Spencer Wilkinson, reviewing the
tlAfy situation In the Morning Post.
..sis upon the Importance OF the
gasuons Of Sir Redyers Butler, and
NJ Now Is Gen. Buffers great
..,@e Now Is the time TO throw him
"a VIII all his might into the task
kdie him and TO hit hard without
a-uuhE losses too closely. He Will
'sn Probably defeat the Beers and re-
sAe Labyrinth this week. Failing
~ ne Will al any rate prevent them
IN Sndlng achievements TO the
Ilyh me comparative ease OF the
aiauols 50 far however, Il looks as
l2gn me Natal Beers had sent REIN
iyeheh's 10 Gen. Cronje. who may be
-,.i'ns light by retreatlng until re-
bach him." ""N ''''e "
y conclusion Mr., Wilkinson re-
80 - Ils statement that victories are
~ ~ important than positions, adding:
~ gplDl Lord Roberts has done the
N. llet vas possible but the essentla!
's sun IS TO destroy the Boer army"
CAPTURE BRITISH PRISONERS.
\, "a correspondent who was with the
- s sSlves lh TIE attack upon Rens-
h, as 'es further particulars regard
M, s capture u the Wiltshlres. He
NJ .ommandant Peller. who ar
n, rnst found two companies OF
a. ' "..snues and began attacking I'm
h., ~ soon after he was Joined
a. Soly OF Free Staters. and together
,.s.tH I've me British back from the
a. '''ns kopies, capturing all but
a.. : impossible 20 say exactly hon.
~. p The British were killed ana
va 49, s,s,, uut OF he 200 Wiltshires l42
~. v Sap'u,ed and Of those forty.four
,D' suffering Of the wounded from
sreh,.1 hlfst was intense. The
,,5 ruil their best 10 alleviate his
n N.Y. ol me wounded were carried
Al ~, 70 Rensberg Siding
n,,s n'euonle,n the British rear
hi svsssh sh ling, thus conpelilng
s,j., ' y 70 leave the wounded in
lrr y iepulse the attack Krunn
sara,sS,1 sneeuyely 10 the British
les fsrr me Beers lost two killed
Ilil M N9uhded. They now occnnv
Il.gples Nsufrg positions formerly 40.
|lrsrs ~, lne British. whose rear
Fis al ~ Heidontein, with the fed
lhr vSspeiown correspoaaen, ~ ,ha
| ilet ps.h 1,.l..sraphing Sunday. saws:
IsssA a, 'pi.il u,n 5 FORCE, learn, mas AZ.
tln N,s.''le9rrley, having got through
h sn,.s.s lenttin without flrhtlne1
<sfss,e ~ nom adyices received AZ
bra bv a. ia,gues that the loot can
Fory,o., It hurghers YESTERDAY near
lsril'vlssin Including over ooo = l nsar
In a. AZ, u number Of wagons eleh.
rao,s l, ~1,on We're loaeed with pro.
'srsy .le1 Tor the relief of Kim.
iso uks- number o. prisoners were
.sy srar. heaYy fighting Is repor,ed
'u,L .suna Kimberley WHORE 60
A 5,..,s..l1 10 he holding hls ON"
I1s,,,,s.' 10 the Daily Mali 60,
Aerrilns .iques dated Monday saws;
n Boe,s 20 adyices from Pre,oyls
- Tr,a, =, expected a bic battle on
r. Wh,sa,. hty claim that seventy ~
ih,, ~, were killed al colesbere
y rrossd,.v wagons with forage
nnurl,lo.''s were captured m,t no
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