Show IN TER DATU TU BOER LEADER HEMMED IN INON INON ON All LL SIDES BY BRITISH Refused An Ar Armistice to BU Bury Y His Dead and Will l J Fight to the tie Bitter End EndMost EndMost r rf f f Most Terrific Battle of the War Now In Progress With Ad Advantage vantage e on Lord Roberts Side p l rg Drift Orange Ora Free State q Ti i Fth 36 28 Modder Wed Wedel ri r el Fb 21 General Cronje ii I 4 in nt night march from Magers lagen Mace Macei i i n ii row w appears likely to end e d In InThe It r The Tbt main body b dy of the Boers Boera J i t n iSid d 1 in a terrible death trap i uy are art hiding bidIng in the bed of the ther r accompanied a by the British p II y nd md enclosed on the east and aDd andT aDdI T iv I the British infantry ty witnessed Aed a gallant stand on ont onU U th t Mil u Il t f the retreating fa foe at Paar Pear Paard Peart d t r v Drift Tired harassed they g il i a bold hold front But Bat to tot toti t ti it was one of the costliest E s I ions ll of I the war ar General C Kelly Is J I ii n I v m to his pursuit of General Cronje I i t h his hil rear guard at Klip KUp Drift a 1 t i f wed the burghers to the Boers Id b I It CU r at al The drift ac acI I 11 I T t 1 an n at daybreak the mounted driving the Boers Boere n rear guard ti t ih II the river It f r towards the main body viii anther another body hody of mounted Infant fv t y i d on the right and andi i the Boera Boer The British main maln body bod advanced to It Link the Hen Boers laager larger on the bank bankd d f 1 the t h river mer General hay bavin ire in jr seized seised two drifts drift found the tb Boers Boera sl wrongly r J ugly enclosed and ordered an am at attai 1 tat tai tak k with the Highland brigade on 08 the It left t and General Knox brigade Ml fill the renter center r and right while white General Smith brigade crossed the river and aad advanced along alon the north bank baak The Advance AI Was W X Deadly eMlIn i m In n buth the north nor b and south banks t th h ground is II level and the t advance a rosi this was wu deadly and the British r losses L iSIS were wt rt heavy heay The battle hattle was wan w an am exact replica of the bladder Modder River The were under fire all day and all allt t the 11 fighting t had no definite result as the Rows Boers R WIS laager was r ag well barricaded lIl a td thy y remained r therein The Tho British guns cans shelled the laager rig vigorously r and the Boers confessed to toa toa toa a i of f over SW SIB m men menThe n The terrific l shelling l was resumed on OIl ont t Zi l when General asked i T r n The s w S 1 ii Itt ed l Tut day tJ lift I i I into ill In the B ti o er tr camp campi campIs i is i somewhat tI difficult to explain the i i lay action ft in which all the Ule British f wore recce 11 engaged en and in which bleh Gen under difficult conditions COnditio d 1 to hold his own On Saturday i r ii u true t ne British h mounted infantry i r 1 t much with Cronje rear guard p g them hark hack upon apon the main body i morning the action was wu re reI rebut I hut but the Boers who bo had bad en ent t 1 the th river bei bel during the night i l t I a further furth r advance of the eel infantry in this direction Tried to Envelop Boers 1 y In hile the Highland brigade con ron consi ronI I si I f the the Black Bisek t v u h 1 md nd I the AmIl advanced from fromi t i nth uth hank and an i the Essex E ex Welsh WelsbY V Y 1 K J hires formed a long pine liRe on ont t which rested on the tM river th the right richt betas being the Welsh The Thet t n was ordered to envelop the lined both banks of the thea i a IK soon Roon oon became heavy The v h heIng ning a splendid position n cov coy i ift ft of the Highland brigade 1 Il v need eed partly up the river I l partly in the open while the thet i t h brigade with the other rega reg res a ung round the front of the tb i i Brigade on the level leel cover coveri i ini to a terrible fire I 1 b hied ilP the men to lie upon the tile theu ther u r 1 s they did for the remainder a y 1 LIY ay this being at in the 1 i e Through the dreadful heat t tI 1 I v r Il hit thunder storm our ou men ht position OB answering the fir tir Ii 1 shooting hooting steadily h II while the Ue rest of the in iny y Y ted d the enveloping move GlOve tl th I I Welsh h regiment having baying Sue c t I Ii drift Ii kg e t I s who had fought thrOUgh Aith ith COt coi rage rase General I jeV k auger per gt r full tull of carts mt n t rte could be plainly seen I It th t h i J rh t h bank I Boer Form Force Cut Cot in n Two t 1 tra I a ab ab itra ra collected b ly 1 f men mea including th Ca Cans Can ns n md crossed the riv river fiver r by b advancing a toward the ther r win whit h IM being L I Thit This force made a gallant atto at atto atto I to harg into the laager but l f e seizing the western the th Ier loers a kopje on OD onith ODah nth ith bank i t down the river i re rt their ir i t rte irce r e is fa cut in two to i tet e ho hoi l i the t le kopje and ltd have ha ba k kt sM Masan II m and probably one oneth oneth th r gum mI Toward eveni te tem v c on m the th uth side ide de opened co eo corg I Ilg rg lg with tic tut hattery on the north nofU D 1 n td ht bt followed TIle The I II 1 with ant 11 precision along a ar T r b bd d p ile th the b larger laager w led I d thoroughly n galling every t contain d One shell set t ell e mall ammunition wagon which nearly ell all day other Ither wagons were set Rt on Oft tee die Aare Iare was visible at a coa tance far into the night y also alfO maintained a terrible t fie it to s answered vigorously n ne toward nightfall was waa ter tr with the c the tip roaring artillery and the tile rifle ride fire ore Collect C l feet Dead and Wounded H u fell after the terrific fight h n lasted all day Sunday there 1 i Men Jien cessation l of fire ft ae at boat re r thoroughly tired and glad The work of or collecting colt q the t e eI I wounded proceeded and the where they tbt had bad fought the theion ion tion 1 10 was one ODe of or the most fear fearM M tested sted in the history of the the I ht Boer Boera were gr fights fighting la ries ives ves while the British deter de sr harassed them The mounted aid iid id good work and the Mig B High t side fought steadily and stern Tr ft whole 1 hole hale force f behaved well evening HenI the tile cordon the thea a completely closed on every R n perfect v t few fe fein Been Beres C V in n amp during durin the night sad add addI l I l they were ere sick alck of fighting 1 and aad that putt General Cronje was WM being ed to surrender All the animals animal and lid the cast meM suffered terribly from thirst w as it was Impo impossible si sible lie Ie to transport water A heavy henvy thunder in ift te ue afternoon consid considerably considerably relieved their sufferings Lord Kitchener was wag wa present with the force foree General McDonald was wounded In the foot but not severely General force forte the river bed Our men marched splendidly to overtake th Ute the re retreat treat enemy Deserters say y that a great reat number of the Boers Boera lose lest 1 their horses hones Trek T k oxen meeD c n nare are day daly seen ee wandering over the Plain and many come tome into our lines line KITCHENER REFUSED 4 CRONJE ARMISTICE AR London Peb Feb 23 3 4 a L m Cronje to is seemingly aty making his last stand gland and He Re to is dying hard hanI hemmed hi Ii hiby by British infantry and anel with shells from sixty guns gum KU falling into his camp On the third day day 7 of the fight ht the Boer chief asked f for r an It armistice to bury his hUt dead Fight to a finish flaiM or surrender un unconditionally conditionally was Lord I reply General Cronje immediately I 1 bent sent back word that his request for a at t truce had been misunderstood and aad that I his hta determination then as before was to 00 fight to the death i The TIlt battle went lit on This was waa the Ute situation of General Cronje Tuesday I evening as stretched sketched l in the scanty anty I telegrams ram that have bave emerged from the of South Africa I Officially Lord Roberts wires that he be bei j i has scattered the advance commandoes I of the reinforcements that were striving II ing iN to do 0 reach rech re b General Cronje C It 10 is 1 re regarded gabled as singular that Lord Roberta I wiring Wednesday W should Mould not mt liea 1 e air s arAn Ire oil the nay fillY and also IO that the wares aro ee I should withhold good news ne if iC it has hasi I II i any I Without t trying to t reconcile even eyen the materials at hand it seems I plain pain that General Cronje Crone Is In a bad badI j I ant and even a desperate situation and andi i that the British are pressing Jl their art ail I vintage Race Bace for Concentration I While the attack on General Cronje Crone I proceeds there t Is la a race for Um between the Boers and ltd the Brit I irh t i The engagement with General Cron CronI I ijes jes Je 5 to 8 entrenched men is isi i likely to become an incident In a battie bat battle battle I tle tie between the masses The separ separate separate 1 ate fractions of the Boer power are rapidly drawing aing c together to attack Lord Roberts Roberta I Will General Cronje be able to hold holdi holdout i out ut until the Boer masses appear or ort ori orif i t if he does will they then be able ahle to toi i him bim The British are facing I U tie e Boers Boer on ground where the arms j I tactics and ud training of the British are I expected to give theA th the advantage 1 General Buller according a ing to a dis disI I pitch from Chieveley dated Wednes Wednesday Wednesday ednes day dy finds the Boers in position north i v of the Tugela largely reinforced This seems atoms strange The war office for the first time has j lave given out an official compilation of the British h tosses losses The total is I to toJi F Ji Feb b 17 IT 1 This does not include there therefore therefore fore Lord Roberts recent losses nor northe northe northe the Wiltshire prisoners The prees as lUl asi lUlI i learns that the British Brith losses I at a t Rand RaDd were 00 I Three thousand fresh troops will em era emI embark I bark for South Africa A frka today The rela relative tive position of the combatants is I likened to chew ette players play one of whom from time to time adds pieces s to the hoard board while any loss lose to he the t adversary is Irreplaceable The Times has the following from dated Feb 21 l We have expelled bO Boers from an isolated I kopje about a mile southeast t of Gen Gea General eral era laager larger Was a Mere Dodge The Cape Town correspondent of oC the tM Dally Telegraph says General request reque t for Cor an armistice r was a amere amere mere dodge to gain time to make ke trenches Lord Kitchener refused refu but bat gave him half an hour to consider whether whet bel he would surrender tt dI or fight to a finish dI The Boers Boen ha hawing ng said IA d that their tot g tt had jul 0 ahoy ney s lp tattle borate wa toss remind resumed ntH o oThe the tM 1 The Cape Town correspondent of Daily Chronicle says It H is i reported that the Ute bund congress will not be held h ld unless the military itea It eg guarantee the safety of the dele date sates gates The DAily Dally News has the following dispatch from Modder river dated Wednesday W afternoon Feb 21 l The Boer forces under und General Cronje are e estimated at men At 12 he asked an armistice of hours hour which was waa refused Later he 1 sent a messenger to say that he would surrender The British general sent a reply telling tell ten telling ing him to come into camp Cronje re refused refused fused saying Raying there had been a misun misunderstanding misunderstanding and that he would tight fight I to the death I IThe i Life Great Waste of j i I The was then re reopened reI reopened opened and ad our shells set let seta lire ire I to tie he Boer Beer wagons We continued the larger laager 1 through the tle tight lit litand and In the morning we rl h Maxima and rifles rl es principally front from the tM north side On Sunday Sunda there was much waste vate of life in attacking and the same result will be achieved without it IL During Monday night seven Boers made an at attempt attempt attempt tempt to break through our lines but they the were captured and their leader wee was killed Four were carrying letters It is believed that there was one other who got t through Other prisoners say that General Cronje Cronie marched from Yager folit ln here without a distance of miles Had he succeeded sue eded in escaping tit would have been one of I the finest performances in inu annals of war The Canadians made a gal I pant tant charge at t er but t were were driven back with wit i o General M 11 e donald and Gene t ex are slightly wounded w I BRITISH PU G ON TOWARD ARD o I Chieveley Camp C mp Feb 21 The steady pr of the relief mile column is The Boers Boats Tuesday were forg for their theft lest last position south of or tn the in in the evacuation w r nh Horse r j Transvaal Transvaal flag Bag was capture as ws was a Continued on Page Pase 2 Z CRONJE CHI It IN IN TEHRIE lE TRAp TARP Continued from tl Page P i 1 L handkerchief Inscribed with wt General Bs name n This Th ia Is I treasured tr as a agrant great grant gt trophy The b Boors Boers B heavily he shelled hill hi and a Colenso Cu Wednesday Feb Fe 21 1 and an the th British Brt advanced avac infantry was subjected to a severe musketry mu e tire fire but Ot they ther thy had h excellent rover cover Ve and ad the a were Wt few fe feTh The Th had land the t railroad running from fro Colenso to Bulwan Bulwan The Te British continue to discover large Jar quantities qUte ot of t ammunition The Te Boors Boers Br axe are al well wel sup supplied supplied up plied pIe with food fo and a a quantity of o pro provisions p provisions visions was a left eft behind It I is I expected ex t further resistance wilt will wi willbe be b halfhearted and a that th Ladysmith will wn be b reached rhe in a fese t days ay TIGHTENING GUI GRIP ON ONGEN ONGEN ONGEN GEN FORG I London Feb Fe 22 Great relief has bas been ba caused c here hare h by the U receipt of o news from showing that Ut Lord Lr Roberts is i personally superintending the operations and an though It is hi difficult to grasp gp the th real rl situation staton it I is 18 thought Lord Roberts is gradually tightening his grip on no General Generl Crones forces forc In spite of or the apparent failure of Sun Sundays Sundays Sundays days attempt to storm tr the Bust Boat Dt poet tion tin it is evident ident that that General Cronje te ig in the te ordinary oin acceptation of the term te but occupies Orup a carefully prepared and ad strongly en entrenched entrenched trenched position previously made ma e erdy ready with wih the object of stemming the te prospective British Invasion of the te Free Fre State After falling to dislodge General Cronje and In spite of great geat bloodshed bh sh on oil o both sides side Lord L Roberts Roberta or seems ses to t have contented himself with contente shelling the th Boers Doets Boe Monday and ad Tuesday Ha He H apparently contemplated a renewal of the tb assault Tuesday Tuel afternoon but buta after a he decided to content himself with shelling the Boors Boers Br which he was still doing when P berg brg advices sent set at 6 yes yesterday ye yesterday tray evening The fact that the te Boers Beers from fr Lady Ladysmith Ladysmith smith have already arrived arve in the neighborhood of caused caU some apprehension but reinforcements of o guns gns ad and mon en are ae also al coming to Lord Roberts Robert and it is not thought that the th Transvaal and Free Fre State railroads will wi be able to transport hurriedly the great grant get number nuber of ot men me and horses hor From the available information re received r received here it appears apper that Lord Lor Rob Roberts Roberts Robarts erts arts completely surrounds General Genrl Cronje with wih artillery thus 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