The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1901-01-02
HELVETlA CAPTURED.
Fifty British Were Killed ant
Wounded by Beers.

Two Hundred wero TAKEN Prisoners
Post Was Considered . Remarkably
Strong One.-Later IL Was Reoccupiet
by tho British--ColoneI Kitchener L
Following Burghers.
LONDON, Dec. 31.-The war oiIlc,
has received the following dispatch from
lord Kitchener:
Pretoria, Dee. 80.
General Lyttleton reports that GU
post at Helyetia was captured yesterda!
morning by the Beers. About 80 wer,
killed and wounded and 200 taken pris
oners.
Colonel Kitchener reports that he Il
following with small force in the tract
of the enemy, Helyetia being reoccu
pied by Reeves, who has been reinforcet
from Belfast.
Helyetia was very strong position
ON the Machadodorp-Lyde railway
and was held by a detachment of tn,
Liverpool regiment. Am asking 70
further information"
While Lord Kitchener sends bad new,
for England ON the closing day Of tn,
year, the press continues to take a sur
prisingly hopeful view Of grave stu
alton and OF revelations of an enormous
" wide field of Boer activity. Genera
Dewet is still at large. Kimberley is is
olated. The Beers are in force enough
TO have captured Il strong position a
Helvctia, in the Lydenburg district, Will,
judging from Lord Kitcheners very re
cent advices no progress is being mad,
against the Boer invaders in Cape Col
ony.
According to further kilograms re
eeiyed yesterday Zeerust is practically
besieged. but has provisions sufficient FOL
five months, The garrison at OttoshooI
has been withdrawn to Lichtenburg
Beers who have been threatening that
point We're driven off aud are being pur
sued.
1T is evident" says belated message
from krugersdogp, dated Dec. %, that
the Boer eommissarist in the direction Of
the Magaliesberg is well supplied and
that, until the country between here anC
the Magaliesberg is properly cleared OF
Beers. they will continue to concentrate
there the ground being particularly
adapted to their methods Of warfare"
The Beers admit that in their fight
with General Clements at Nooitgedacht
they lost 1870 men.
1T is understood that Lord Kitchener
cannot ask the colonies officially to send
troops" says Durham dispatch, dae6
Dec. 20, but he desires il to be known In
Australia and Canada that Austral'
ians aud Canadians arriving in Natal
will be eligible for immediate enlistment
in an irregular corps, which is proceed.
ing TO Johannesburg for five months ser
vice"
TO emphasize Lord Kitchener's covert
admission that no progress is being made
against the invasion Of Cape Colony,
correspondent at Burghersdorp, wiring
Saturday. reports as follows:
Two fresh commanders are entering
the colony. One has already crossed neaI
Knaapdaar and the arrival Of another is
momentarily expected in the Steynsbure
district. The Beers are said to hare two
or three horses each, though in bad con.
dition. They have no guns or transports,
but are well supplied with Lee Metford
rides and ammunition. Captured Beers
say that the intention of these comman-
does is to roam about and wait until
General Dewct appears upon the scene"
All dispatches arriving in London
agree that the Cape Dutch show no incli.
nation to rise, but on the contrary ap.
pear to be tired of the war and desirous
Of peace. Many refuse to supply the
Beers with food and are willing TO give
Information to the British regarding
Boer movements.
Details of the Greylingstad affair show
that, while Colvile's column was pursu.
ing the Beers, a second force of 400 Of
the enemy was seen moving toward the
camp where the British transport was
inspanned. The small British force
made a plucky stand until reinforcements
arrived with artillery, and after severe
fighting the Beers were defeated. The
British losses altogether were 8 killed
and 63 wounded and missing
Tho Roars nrp said 10 have RI killad