The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-25
FyIEV OF SITUATION
!. ii. Relief Of wspener Has
~ csptibusd Steadily
~, ( READY TO MAKE A MOVE
,.,,eved VIII Force the
|1ks y retire and They
'' Mas BE caught.

.oril PA dispatch to the
|S~ ~, VI, r.ondon says: The news from
|af. s's' ''s state presents clear view Of
\ ~ ~, on Monday night and a par
!, ' ,Iugss j yesterdays operations ii 4
p ~ 4 General fuckers division re-
ra@ :, gree siding with the Beers en-
IA Al fpandfOrt with their reserves
w one brigade has moved east
VIZ. NJ sixth division is eneamped al
..,.telu. General Pole-carew oi-
u ,.s ,vo brlgades Of cavalry has
[' II leeuwkop, after ar'S lns,,,o .as
''r' ,.om series of strong positions
|' Y, 'r meeting with serious resistance
~supted infantry under General nam
- ,n,sd the water works and the
pa oWap's no inc OF hills farther east.
NJ; as, r.onch sent out cavalry toward
1.,s.orp yesterday and infantry lol
" Communication being openeu WIN
,,mndle during the afternoon. HeH
'l'l a.rd,o was still marking time IN
n y nswetsdorp with the Beers well
Brabant's colonials, with
y. s,,s,de supporting them. had Hand
Z. ' posr posltion at Bushman 6op
800 the enemy 10 retire. Tney
M continued the advance towarc
.sTT haysng mad u running fight WITH
,rsmv throughout Monday They
!, xitbin eight miles of Wepener at
s,stertay ana were In a fair way to
~ Colonel Dalgetty's plucky Austral-
4, The eneuy around Wepener was
.s,,,otly preparing to retreat without
[.-rr 10 meet the relieving forces.
ma various operations are illustrated
~ diagonal lines on chess board,
4 armies being echeloned at four sta
I'd General Braoant in the southeast
r,ay to make a move which VIII Sc
!, Wepener and force the forces to re-
y award Dewetsdorp or Ladybrand
k,vrss Rumble and French, in the Two
als squares, are preparing to drive
.uemy from Dewetsdorp and the
tn works toward Thabanchu and Gen
N Ticker, in the north, is threatening
s,siort The result OF these operations
i,,urable to the British, but there Is
,sdsiye success apart from the relief
Tepener which has virtually been ef-
it'd. The military experts have been
plng that the Beers would be caught III
nlhE Paardeberg, but there is no proof
.it ie lines Of their retreat are cut off
zafirom Wepener, Dewetsdorp. or Korn
siui, although one road has been blocked
General Tucker.
ne effect Of the British operation, If
srs be setback, will be the clearance OF
h district east of Bloemfontein. Con
fib Bundle and French will be free 10
sa On Thabanchu after General Brabaut
Ehys Wepener, and unless transports
y them TO take IN the northern move
tat toward Winberg, cooperating with
',snl fuckers division.
he success OF the operations by which
I eastern flank will he cleared depends
N TIE Boer strength and their power
mnsrstroke.
ln'd Roberts tactics are ingeniously
Vsd and offer fine study of adapta-
iy. He meets the Beers in their own
Y, but in superior strength Their plan
hFays to have series Of commandos
lasa With enc ahother, He adopts tho
a' syslen. placing his division is eche-
va oulnumbering them at every point.
y dispatches contain some interesting
.eA, although the fighting has been
su'ery and intecislve. Thousands OF Ba-
y ae following the forces toward
sxaef looking from the edge of the
0lea IKE the spectators at the palins
buy ring and admiring the good
~ 81 me game, The white races are
VIZ . the blacks entertaining sport,
hem. r'Ne ~ ',ui 20 'i''''
~ sooerts report at midnight con-
~ : iueld summary of the situation
asne Or two rev features. The Ninth
~ naa neel sent from Bloemfontein
.ppolt General Hamilton's mounted
81 I, Toe water works, as the Beers
I, Sssuig the outlying hills in some
1ra Roberts superiority in
~. enables him TO match command
Nv sn entire division, wherever one
,,s4,,eh General Maxwell's brigade
~, y seventh division had also moved
a ana seized the hills covering
.sson bridge over the Modder river
~, li hraal thereby closing an i'm
M Ane Of the Boer retreat north
ION various positions in tine south.
~ s.lli, however, another road opeu
A. s.I,.urther east. The missing patrcl
ulssoOn guards had reioined Gene
.,s.s. Lord Roberts was evidently
r,rs ssnea with the situation and the
4, y a. u the entire army disclose
Z 4'sc'ion and clearness of pur-
go, soers are apparently attempting =
4aan N the direction Of Ne thuen nav.
nv. ,ai'fesd their commandos in that
IA ~ hunter's brlgsdes have been re-
xosn ''e way 10 Kimberley from