Salt Lake Tribune | 1896-08-02 | Page 13 | Capture of a Slave Caravan

CAPTURE OF A SLAVE CARAVAN baron von iltz UK the german commissioner made mada a plucky attack on a A slave lave caraven on en november for several days he hi had bad heard of A a biff caravan on its way try tile the coast from silo 1110 als stronghold lie ile had native allies as aples all ajl over the country bringing him in news or of tho the mome movements ments of the ear caravan ba at last they wt re camp campain cIn between twi en two large native villages allies 0 of the germans von eltz eltse immediately I 1 abely dl patched messengers messen gera to the chiefs 0 of the two villages them to stay the caravan from through their either to advance 01 or retreat the caravan was wa over seven hundred strong strone there were seven owners ot of ivory and fifty three owners ot of slaves and a host of an and I 1 some me ollow follow ers cra when von litz had the caravan blocked he embarked in ili his boat proceeded posthaste post haste baste to the spots at al once surrounded tho the whole caravan with N ith native allies and compelled compell Pd all to march don to loi his station fit at Param bira lie ile had only live barl soldiers a noncommissioned commiss luned officer 86 a few ew native recruits cruias rules rifles and a host of 0 native aos alfs but without firing a shot he captured the caravan from the diary ot of the lato into 13 J clave clare in the august century