Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-01-16
Beers UTILIZE A FOG.
Under Its Friendly Cover They
Make Simultaneous Attacks
Upon the British.
LOSS ON BOTH SIDES IS HEAVY
After Hard Fighting the Beers Are
Driven oT-Unsuccessful Attack
Upon Convoy.

London, Jan. 11.-General Kitchen
er sends news OF serious simultane-
Gus attack on the night of Jan. Z by
the republicans on the British posi-
tons between points sixty miles apart,
along the line of the Pretoria and
Lorenzo Marques railway. The losses
on both sides were heavy. According
to reports the Beers were beaten off
after prolonged fighting.
Kitchener's Dispatch.
Following is the text of the dis
patch from General Kitchener:
Pretoria, Jan. Con the night of
Jan. the Beers made simultaneous
ana determined attacks upon all of
our posts at Belfast, Wonderfontein.
Nooitgedacht and Wildfontein. In
tense fog prevailed, and taking advan-
tage of the cover it afforded, the Beers
We're able to creep up close to our po-
sitions. A heavy fire continued until
$40 a. NJ, when the Beers were driv-
en- off. One officer was killed and
three wounded, while twenty men
were killed and fifty-nine wounded.
The loss of the Beers was heavy,
twenty-four dead being counted.
Beers Attack a Convoy.
"A convoy taking supplies to Cor
don's brigade, north of Krugersdorp,
was attacked by Byer's commando
Tuesday. The Beers were driven off.
leaving eleven dead on the field. Our
casualties, four slightly wounded"
Beers ONLY TWENTY MILES AWAY
From. Pretorin-Cnt tho Railway and
Fight for Six Hours.
Pretoria, Jan. 14.-Friday might the
Beers cut the wires between Irene
and OlifantsfonteiE stations. Early
Saturday morning 500 Beers under
Commandant Boyer invested Kaalfon.
teln station. A hot rifle and shell!
fire with two field pieces and a Maxim
was maintained for six hours. An ar
mored train and reinforcements were
sent fran Pretoria but before they
had arrived upon the scene the gar
rson had driven off the Beers, who
retired unmolested with a transport
train half mile long. The Beers
blew up the line beyond Kaalfontein.
compelling the mail train to. return
here. 1t is supposed that their OBJ
Ject was to obtain supplies, great
quantity of which is stored at Kaal.
fontein. The. British had no casual.
ties. :
London. Jan. 14.-The war office
has received the following dispatch
from Lord Kitchener, dated Pre-
torfa, Jan. Is: "About 1,4OO Beers
crossed the line, attacking both
Nuurfontein and Kaalfontein sta
lions, but were driven off. They are
being pursued by a cavalry brigade"
LORD Kitchener reports also several
skirmishes at different points, with
tnhtngc British losses, and adds:
Three. agents Of the peace commits
sloners We're taken as prisoners to De
Vets lager near Lindley, Jan. 10.
One, who was British subject, was
logged and then shot. The other
two, burghers, were fiogged by De
Vets orders.''
The Daily Telegraph publishes j
ithree-column dispatch from Its ooIya.
spondent at Brussels, giving a, non.
versation with DR.. Leyds ana, Al,ram
Fischer. The general pupRort Of the
sta tenent of the Boer Representa- tiives
Is that Great Britain, is still unde1
false Impressions concerning the war,
as she always has BEEN" and that
the Beers are, fully resolved to con-
tnue the struggle and are as hopeful
now as they We're year ago. Of pre-
serving their Independence"