The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-10-27
CALLS BoFR REVOLT
ID IN \ Tf-At1 4.



New York Times.
Leopold former editor -
The Johannesburg Times and ~ other
South African newspapers. sad Nc~-
iercay AZ the situation n South ~
RIGA
a reliable IS; innate Cf the strength
Of the military forces IF German
~Soutawt Africa places them ~ ie-
tween 5000 and 1o.oeo regular troops.
with an equal number ~ mixed re-
servIsts and volunteers Some months
ago at tkamaS. near <akoh where
lighting recently took place the Ger
mans established a 81 uri- military pAt
anu remount camp. with about 800 -
ooo reEutar cavalry under the Gem
mand Of an imperial officer. while The
headquarters Of their ARTILLERY were
IT Nlndhoek, which j. connected ay
railway with the chief centers ~ The
colony although / Is believed that
the troops formerly stationed at THAT
point. together with all their runs and
an immense stock of provisions. were
recently removed to S-wakoprnun and
other places in the interior in anilcl-
patton of the invasion OF which they
were doubtless informed by Col THAR
ity-
These and three military aifshIps.
one of which Is out Of commission.
constitutes the forces # German
Southwest Africa. while in regard 10
the OlneT herman African colonies.
they need not be considered al the
moment. inasmuch as the operations
against them will be shared by the
allied colonial troops of France. Bel
GUM and Portugal.
The British African forces already
organized not to speak Of numer-
Gus corps and regiments in course Of
formation, reach a numerical strengt
of over 20. 600 men, the greater part
of whom have seen considerable war
service and include in their ranks the
flower of the British and Boer armies
engaged in the East South African
war. When the South African Union
Defence Force Act of 1912 was passed.
some 60, 0 persons voluntarily reg
iStered themselves for service. but
this number representing more than
} double the then requirements OF the
government. which had been fixed
at 25,090 men, the most eligible citi-
zens were selected. with about 5000
5 members of volunteer forces existing
5 at the time. Training has since been
: carried on and the results have been
highly satisfactory.
The Defence Force now comprises:
% The permanent force. 12b the
coast Garrison force, CD the citizen
force, recently commanded by Cen.
Beyers, who has been replaced by
=, Brighten. Sir Duncan Ilackenzie. "A
1 seasoned Nathalian officer; 90 royal
naHa volunteer reserve. and So any
l special reserve to be established I'M
u der the act. The existing force in
; cludes five regiments of South African
mounted rifles (each with an artillery
( battery, famous for their previous ex-
PLOTS; two regiments of the imperial
{ light horse, which saw more service
n in the South African war than any
other body of troops and secured for
two the Victoria Cross. be-
/, Ci6nc ny-nr Entnra N rnrr,S 70. - "a
:. in different provinces of the Union
these, of course, not including the
= British East Africa forces. which are
independent of those of the Common
4 wealth.
This. as will be seen. the promul-
cation of martial law throughout the
South African union is aimed entirely
at the German efforts to propagate
sedition and not because Of any feal
. or likelihood of a serious invasion ol
British territory.
1T is possible that the t~reasonabl.
example set by Col. MaritZ Will y,
\ followed by a few more backward
Beers, who may be seduced by prom
Uses of prodigal rewards: but the cyl
dences already to hand of the indig
nation aroused by the Maritz revol
l among all the influential sections .
/ the Dutch community set at rest an
l. doubts that the movement is NOR
4 - Nilol d 5ko RI II a x 1dp olid II II
IN way calculated to affect the GeDuin'
,e and enthusiastic loyalty TO Grea
es Britain of a preponderating maJorit,
r of the Dutch subjects of king George
l. When Gen. BeyerS recently r.
signed the position of commander gen
in eral OF the union of South Africa
es citizen force, he alleged as one Of hi
IL reasons that he thought ii was an
wise and unnecessary for the British
al forces to invade German Senthwes
r Africa, as. in the event OF Germany
of success In the war IN Europe. s1
might then retaliate upon South Al
RIGA Gen. Beyerx knew. When n
in made that statement. that GermAi
ed Colonial troops had already mad
I'd three or four armed incurSions int
British territory, that they had dyHa
al mited a railway station on the Dor
der. and had killed some Births
a troopers and civilians. although the
:eS lost mauX more IN the ACT. Col. NJ