Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-12-18
noted BO[R CAPTURED
Gen. Kritzinger Is Made Pris.
oner by the British I'm.
der French.
Was Severely Wounded While
Making an Attrck on the
British Gordon.
Kritzineer Was Regarded as One
Of the Beers Best
Leaders.

London, Dec. 1S.-A message from
Lord Kitchener, dated from Belfast,
about halfway between Pretoria and
the frontier of Portuguese East Africa,
received here last night, says that Krit-
Finger, the famous Boer commander,
who has figured so prominently in con-
nection with the invasion of Cape Colo
ny, has been captured, badly wounded,
by General French. kritzinger was try
ing to break the blockhouse line near
Hanover road.
General Kitchener's weekly report
shows thirty-one Beers killed. seven
wounded, 372 prisoners and forty-eight
surrenders. He details the positions of
the British columns, adding that the
weeks progress has been very satisfac-
tory.
Commandment Kritzinger has been de-
scribed as a leader of exceptional abiii-
ity, not second even to Christian Dewet.
He has been repeatedly referred to IN
dispa tches from South Africa as being
holly pursued, cornered, or crushed up
against the Orange river in flood. But
he always succeeded in escaping thru
some gap in the uncertain British line.
At one moment he has been reported
as having 1000 men with him, and a day
or two later, when the British had con-
centrated, his force had been broken up
into small bands and had disappeared
among the mountains. where pursuit
was useless. Once no fewer than seven
British columns were in hot pursuit of
him toward the Orange river. which was
then unfordable. But when the British
thought they had him caught they dis
covered that he was fifty miles in their
rear, threatening the railroad, after
having divided his command into two
sections.
An officer of the British intelligence
department who fell into Kritzinger's
hands described the Boer leader as a
fne-lokoing man. about five feet ten
inches in height, broadly built, and
speaking English perfectly. AT that
period. the officer said. Kritzinger was
attired in lavender colored trousers.
with yellow tanned CATERS well-cut
coat, starched white linen shirt, and
a brand new tally-ilo hat with pug
garee. Kritzinger wore gloves and car
ried hunting-cro His men were well
dressed, and all their horses were in
splendid condition.
Several Beers Captured.
Pretoria, Dec 1S.-The pursuit Of
Beers in the eastern Transvaal is being
vigorously continued. A small party of
burghers with rifles and stock have been.
captured northwest of the Ermelo-
tn Or.
ange River colony Damant has made an
important haul at the Rhenoster river.
He pursued $50 Beers and captured
eighteen of them after long chase. He
also captured most of a large heavily
laden convoy.
Campbell Bannerman Dead.
Cape Town. Dec 1S.-The vigilance
committee passed a resolution condemn
ing the attitude of Sir Henry Compbell-
Zimmerman, and affirming that the tone
OF his Plymouth speech was pernicious
and prejudicial to imperial interests In
this country, and showed that he was
entirely out of sympathy with the loyal
lists opinion regarding South Africa.
The committee hold that the retention
of Lord Miner and Chamberlain in their
position aHOTuS the pest security III q
settlement of the South African ques-
ton that will be permanent. just and
consistent with the honor Of the empire.
The prime minister presided at the
meeting. He took a highly hopeful view
of the position of affairs. He said that
things never looked brighter In South
Africa for the triumph OF the imperial
cause than now.
KAISER To USE FORCE.