The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1901-01-05
Beers AGAIN MAKE
GOOD THEIR ESCAPE
They Succeed in Getting Away With
the British Prisoners Cap
tnred at HeIvetia.
The BRITISH CASUALTIES HEAVY
Attempt to Rescue Men Taken on satuE'
day Proves Dlsastrous-,Searly $50
Men Loaf In the Two Late
Encounters.

London, Jan. 2.-Kitchener, telegraph
Ing from Pretoria, says: The post u
Helvetia was surprised at 1880 d. m. AT
dawn the officer commanding the post
at swartzkop sent out a patrol ano1
shelled the enemy out OF Helvetia, max
ing them abandon q gun temporarily.
The Beers. however, formed our prls-
oners around the gun and got away
eventually. The casualties were four
officers wounded, eleven men killed ana
twenty-five wounded. A column was
sent from Machadodorpe. bit, owing to
bad roads. failed to arrive in time"
London, Jan. 2.-Lord Kitchener, IN q
dispatch to the war office, dated Ere
toria, Dec. 81. 9:35 a. M, says:
"A small portionof the enemy's force,
which entered the colony to the east,
broke away in q southwesterly direc-
ton and crossed the railway at q point
between Bangor and Sherborne. They
did some damage to the railway. The
column under Williams will be in touch
with his body today.
The force which entered the colony
to the west passed the o from Car
narvon to Victoria West at Z o'clock
yesterday morning. They were going
south and We're closely followed bS
Thornycroft and De Lisle.
Very few recruits from the colony
Joined the enemy. Hertzog's men are,
already dropping their worn horses"
Cape Government's Call.
Cape Town. Jan. 2.-The Cape gov
eminent has called upon the %colonistsi
in twenty-five districts, including Cape.
Town, to assist the military tc repel.
invasion by the formation of a home
defense force.
In a preamble to the call the gov
ernmen the situation as fol-
lows:
Owing to the fact that the armed
forces Of the enemy have penetrated
south OF Carnavaron in the west n
south of Middleburg east, it Is neces-
sary to repel the invasion promptly:
and the government called upon loyal
inhabitants to aid the military in this
duty by the formation OF a colonia
force for the sole and exclusive purpose
OF repelling invasion, guarding ines of
communication and maintaining order
in the disturbed districts.
Volunteers should enroll with the
civil commissioners in their respective
districts. They will be paid 5sshiilings
per day with r%attons, forage. arms and
horses. The term Of service is not ex-
pected to exceed three months
This notice specially applies to the
districts named in 1t, but other districts
may assist. Enlisting will begin Thurs
day."
1t is estimated that no fewer than
1,5GO Cape Dutch have joined the In
vaders, who have penetrated further
south than ever.
Prince Edward Guards Taken.
Port Isabelle. Jan. 2.-Feports are in
circulation here hat the train which
was held up near Rosemead was not
empty, but had over sixty of the Prince
Edward guards on board, who were re-
turning from the front, and about forty
passengers, women and children. The
Beers numbered 200, with supports that
could be seen In the distance. The SOL
diers defended themselves until their
small quantity of ammunition was ex-
hauSted. when all were captured,
though subsequently released.
The passengers a narrow escapes.
as the bullets of the Beers perforated
their carriages.
An officer and three soldiers were Sc
cerely wounded.
The railway traffic has been stopped,
but the Beers do not ppear to have in
jnred the permanent way,
London, Jan. 2.-1t is ascertained that
the Beers who We're treking westward
from Vryburg, and who were supposed
to be going to Demaraland, are max
ing for the Prieska district of Cape Col
ony.
A dispatch from Craddock says:
THE Beers burned an empty goods
train near Rosemead Junction. The au-
thoriues at Rosenead have sent the
women and children to Craddock. 1t is
reported that a commando has crossed
the line and is making toward Middle.
burg"