Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1922-03-22
SAY REDS BACK
REVOLT IN AFRICA
British Take 2,200 Prisoners;
Rebels Losses Heavy.
zoo KILLED IN ONE BATTLE
Cannon and Airpiane Bombs Drive
Back the InsUreents-Miiitary Po-
sition Well In Hand. Premier
SHUTS Announces.

London. March l4.-An agency dis
patch from johannesburg says:
Through the capture 81 spies and
documents Il was learned that the
money for the Rec revolution came
from abroad.
1T Is expected that peace win soon
be restored"
Il i believed In official circles. the
message states. that there viii con-
tlnue 10 be small setbacks, such as
the loss % Isolated posts. but as re
cards the general result little doubt
Is felt.
Heavy casualties have been inflicted
upon the reyolutionRries. In addition TO
the capture Of more than 200 OF
them.
SHUTS Sees syndieslist Plot
Premier SHUTS issued q statement.
Reuters johannesburg correspondent
GAYS. declaring that the present rev.
olutionnry movement Is the work OF
extremists. who are using the strike az
the mines as n cloak for the dissent
nation ~ syndlcalist views
The premier states that the military
position Is well In hand. and that with
the cooperation 81 the loyal citizens
who are actively supporting the gov
eminent Il should not take long 10 re-
establish peaceful conditions.
General SHUTS adds that. while q
general strike In South Africa has
been declared. the mass OF workers
aud trade unionists outside OF the
Rand have refused 10 be stampeded
into H.
The outstanding feature Of the situa-
tion. he says has been the exemplary
behavior ~ the natives.
zoo Killed. 1000 Hurt
johannesburg. March l4.-GOvern-
ment troops are advancing against
the rebels IN the mine fields under
cover ~ heavy cnnnonading on all
fronts. but tie rebels are putting up
stubborn resistance.
Tie revolutlonaries are continuing
their Efforts 20 cut the PretOria-Ger-
mission railway.
Government troops have occupied
KruegersdUrp and BlerfOntein. The
rebels defended both places sternly.
losing heavily.
Government leaders SAY the whole
military situation now favOrs the gov
eminent. Nearly 30 have been killed
and more than 1000 wounded In the
battle.
All the western and northern side
~ the Reef are now held by govern
meut troops under General Brit Heavy
fighting Is anticipated In the Benoni
and Bnkpan regions.
Continuous attacks with airplanes
are being carried out against the revo-
lutiunaries. The rebels are being
bombed and fired upon with machine
guns.
The total rebel prisoners captured
By the government forces is Zoo. says
an official communique issued by Gen
eral SHUTS. the South African premier,
who Is directing In person the military
operations against the revolutionaries.
RsvoIutionaries Forced Back.
Pretoria. Union o. South Africa,
March I4.-GOvernment forces are pro-
ceeding with great success against the
revolutlOnlsts. according 20 an official
cOmmunique. The statement says:
The total number of prisoners
taken in the operations In the central
area Is 900. our forces occupied
with hut slight casualties the nigh
ground around westcllfle. In the east
ern area Mai Gen. Van Deventer's
troops forced the revOlutiOnaries 70 re-
tire into BenonL
in the western area our forces
reached KruEersdorp 60 miles north
west ~ johannesburg and are now
pushlng eastward We have occupied
Reltfonteln. I'm British Bechuanaland."