The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1901-10-10
BRlTISHERS WORRIED
Brave Burghers are Holding Their
Own Right Along.
TNTERESTIN CONFLICT REVIYING
DeLary and Kemp Make Bold Attack
on Camp Of Redcoats, Slaugh-
tering Right and Left, But
Are RePulsed.

Lord Kitchener reported to the war
office in London Wednesday that two
officers and tnirty-one men had been
killed in an attack made on Colonel
Kekcwich's camp at Moedwill. The
Beers, who were under Commandants
De Larey and Kemp, had fourteen Off
GERS and ia men wounded after two
1.ours' fighting, when the Beers were
driven off.
The Boer attack at Moedwill occur
red September 29. The Boers are re-
ported to have been 1000 strong. Lord
Kitchener, in his dispatch, says the
British repelled the attack with great
vIsor. Colonel Kekewich was slightly
wounded in two places. He says that
all ranks behaved we'll. The wound
ed we're taken to Rustenburg, half way
between Pretoria and Mafeking.
Lord Kitchener confirms the heavy
losses of the Beers, about ESQ killed
and 800 wounded, during their attack
on Fort italia and Fort Prospect. He
SAYS the guns recently captured at
Viakfontein have been recovered from
the Beers.
A telegram from Bloemfonteln indi-
Gates that the guns Lord Kitchener re-
ports having recovered were dug up
the Beers having buried them.
A mixed column under General
Kitchener, Lord Kitchener's brother,
has been sent to relieve, presumably
Natal from Commandant General 3D.
tha's 1orces. 1t has reached Cryheid.
The casualty list shows that in the
fighting at Caledon river last FRIDAY,
Colonel Plumbzr lost two officers kill
ed and ten men killed anu wounded.
For months past we have been
told," says The Daily Graphic of Wed
nesday morning, that if the Beers
would only abandon their elusive tac-
tics and come to close quarters we
should see what we should see. The
Boers have taken us at our word, ana
the results are certainly not encourag
ing"
The chorus of dissatisfaction with
the inertia Of the government Is daily
gathering force. Winston Churchill
member of parliament, speaking at Old
Ham. described the situation in South
Africa as SERIOUS and disquieting.'
He said the war could not be ended by
proclamations or threats, but only by
vigorous military operations.
The Daily Mail and the Daily Chron-
icle comment upon the fact that the
huge British army is seemingly only
able to remain on the defensive.
It is believed that the government
at last recognizes the necessity OF
| meeting the renewed Boer activity. Pre-
parations are being made to replace
| Lord Kitchener's exhausted men by
fresh drafts. An order has been is
sued rendering it impossible to obtain
| discharge by purchase from any OF tho
| army reserves, sections OF which are
being prepared for mobilization.
Lord Kitchener las sent home a
fresh batch of imperial yeomanry suf-
1ering from organic diseases. uniting
them for life on thv veldt, together
with a strong protest against the waste
Of public time ana money in enlistins
such men.
There IS further evidence Of the Sc
riousness of the situation in Cape COL
ony The cape premier, Sir John Cor
don Sprigg, has gone to johannesburg
to meet Lord Kitchener and Lord Mil
ner in conference, probably on the sub
ject of declaring martial law in cape
ports.
Moedwill the scene Of the bold at
tack by Commandant DeLarey on Col
crel Kekcwich's company, is Is miles
west of Pretoria, and Is west of Rus
tcnburg. AS the wounded were being
brought back to Rustcnburg, it looks
as though Moedwill, which IS close to
the Masatos Pass in the NagallesSere
range, has teen abandoned.