Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1900-02-22
CRoNJE ON THE RUN
SEEMINGLY IN FULL RETREAT
- FROM ROBERTS.
Kimberley Is Relieved by Gen.
French, Who Immediately Pushes
ON to Get in Touch With the Re
firing Enemy-Boers Completely
Dispersed From Southern Side of
Kimberley Gen. French Lost n
Few Men in Action-Evidence of
Great Public JOY In England.

Great Public JOY In England.
London. Feb. 1S.-The war office All
nounces that Gen. French reached
Kimberley Thursday evening. Follow
ing is Lord Roberts message to the
war office:
"Jacobsdal, Feb. 16, 2 a. m.-French,
with a force of artillery, cavalry and
mounted infantry, leached Kimberley
last evening, Thursday"
The war Office makes public another
dispatch from Field Marshal Lord Rob.
erts, saying:
"The following from Gen. French
was received this morning. 10Th:
81 have completely dispersed the
enemy from the southern side of KIM
berrley, from Alexandersfontein to
Oliphantsfontein and am now going to
occupy their ground. Have captured
the enemy's lager and store depot
supplies and supplies of ammunition
Casualties about twenty of all ranks
wounded. Kimberley cheerful ana
WE'LL"
Gen. Roberts also sent the fOiloW.nS
dispatch, same place and date:
Il have good reason to believe the
Magersfontein trenches have been
abandoned and that the Beers are en-.
deavoring to escape. Gen. French is
securing the country north of kim
berley. One of Gen. Ke.ly-Kenny's
brigades Of infantry is in pursuit Of 81
large Boer convoy moving toward
BlOemfOntain
The Standard publishes the follow
ing dispatch from Wedraai, dated
Thursday, at midnight: "Official news
has been received here that Gen.
French arrived at Kimberley to-day
and dined at the club
A dispatch to the Daily Mail from
Lourenzo Marques. dated Feb. 10.
says: Heavy fighting has occurred at
Ramah, in the Free State not far from
Hopetown, Cape Colony The Beers
say they hold all the positions. the
British finally retiring
CroDje In Full Retreat
London, Feb. 1S-Gen. Cronje. with
q start OF a day OF two, is, seemingly
In full retreat from Lord Roberts. NOV
Ing northward. Gen. French. with the.
cavalry, simply stayed over night in
Kimberley and then pushed on to get
In touch with the retiring enemy. A
long Boer wagon train is moving to-
ward Bloemfontein followed, DreSum-
ably, by a large force of British infan-
try. In their hasty departure the
Beers lost quantities of supplies ana
ammunition. Military opinion here is
that Lord Roberts will not push far
after the Beers Immediately because of
transport problems and the need of
rest for the troops. He has 10000
persons i'll his army and the whole
Kimberley population. He must re-
build the railway from Modder river
toward Kimberley and revictual the
latter. Gen. French lost a few men
only in action, but the forced marches
and heat have probably made many
Ill. Numbers Of remounts must be
provided. Lord Roberts has wrought
genuine preliminary success, and the
Impression is that he has done enough
for the present. He will need to pre-
pare for another strike. All over
England there is evidences of public
Joy. In every theater and public meet
Ing, around the railway stations and
The streets there have been
Expressions of Gladncss
and jubilation over the news. The
newspapers are editorially rejoicing.
Those who read the news closely see
only one disturbing factor in the Cape
situation, and that is the pressure of
the Beers towards Lord Roberts line
Of supply through De Aar, which was
never more important than now. The
Beers under Commandments De Lacey
and COOLER are making persistent eff
fort to penetrate to the railway They
have pushed Gen. Clements back to
Arundel and have outfanked him. All
are within sixty miles, CT two days
hard march Of the Central railway.
Doubtless Lord Roberts has left con-
siderable forces along the line and car
send back more if necessary.
In the Hobbies of the house last night
1t was rumored that Gen. Butler had
again crossed the Tugela. A special
dispatch dated two days back and lust
transmitted from ChieveIey says that
an important move was then pentlinc
there, although contrary indications
are found in the fact that seventy-fve
ambulance bearers have been TEN.
porarily disbanded and the further fact
that traction engines are arriving at
Durham from the front to be sent to
Lord Roberts. More artillery is being
sent to Lord Rcberts from Cape Town.
Something ON Mt Colenso.
London, Feb. 18.-The Pieterrmaritz-
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail.
under date of Friday, says: There
are indications of decisive movement
at Colenso. have information that
the Beers rely on their intrenchments
and wire entanglements along the
principal roads to check Lord Roberts,
progress in the Free State. The roads
to Ladyslnith are studded with these
barriers. A British scout
ing column blew up the contents of the
magazine at Nkandhla, Zululand, to |
prevent it falling into the hands of the
Beers. The magazine contained n
large supply of dynamite and ammu-
lition."
REWARD FOR ARREST.
acknowledgements General White Of