Show I I I CONQUEST OF OP FREE STATE Pacification f the Country Now How En Engaging Engaging Engaging I Lord ord Roberts Attention London March 17 The peaceful con conquest conquest n quest of the Orange Free State Stati pro progresses progresses greases so evenly evely that it is now n believed that there will be little Or r no fighting until Lord Roberts Rob reaches the Vastl Vaal river How soon he intends iDt to start out with this objective is not yet hinted at but the th pacification of or the Free seems now engaging all aU his at attention attention a When the move comes it will doubtless be accomplished bed with the secrecy and swiftness which have bave char characterized notarized all the British advances since Lord Roberts assumed ci command The revolt of the Cape Dutch m lit the northeast seems to have its back broken and it is likely General Kitchener will y soon resume his place beside his thief chief The lull that lets the British troops in Natal and the Free State Stute recuperate brings no rest to m thi engineers engi and ani transport service GIrourd the tha young Canadian Officer who rules supreme over the railroads is now sow Dutting putting his Ma system to t the most severe test In itt an am endeavor to peer pur supplies Cape Capel f Olivier J after er l vt to he is now reported Ported r to be with only buly l y a small force Dr Leyds the diplomatic agent nt of the Transvaal has disappeared from Brus Bras Brussels Brussels sels rein According to a Globe special he heis heis heis is believed to have come eon to London but nothing is known here about his arrival It tt seems scarcely likely that he would jump into the lions mOuth and the energetic Boer Boar representative is more likely to be soon heard beard of ot at one of the theother theother theother other European capitals The departure of Lady Roberts from London for South Africa today was made the occasion n for a popular demon demo demonstration demonstration strati on Among her fellow travelers were e the Duchess of Teck who has bas gone to join her husband hu and General Sir SirI Frederick Carrington and Staff L dy Chesham and Miss Rhodes es the latter Cecil Rhodes sister A large gathering of friends bade b de Lady Roberts farewell including Mr Broderick the parliamentary secretary I of the foreign office Mr Ir Wyndham the too parliamentary secretary of or the war WaI office Mr Newton the lord mayor mayur of or I London and the Duke of Abercorn Lady Roberts was accompanied by her two daughters all in hi the deepest t mourning Shortly after they catered their salon carriage the lord i presented the three ladies with bunches of shamrock The departure dep of or o the train was the signal for far a 3 great oat out burst of enthusiastic and the tile waving wa ng of flags fl and handkerchiefs ehl |