Show BETHLEHEM FALLS CLEMENT AND PAGETS FORCES CAPTURE THE TOWN British Loss was Two Killed and Fortynine WoundedGun Lost at Stormberg is Captured London July 10Lord Roberts has sent the following dispatch to the War officePretoria Pretoria July 10 Clement and Pagots forces reached Bethlehem July 1th ilhe former on nearing the town sent in a flag of truce demanding its surrender which wab refused by Dowel Do-wel when Pagct making a wide turning turn-ing movement succeeded in getting hold of the unemys most important I position commanding the town This was carried by the Ulsters and Yorkshire I York-shire Light infantry This morning the attack was continued con-tinued and by noon the town was In our hands and the onomy in full retreat re-treat Our casualties Were four officers and thirtytwo men of thu Ministers 1 wounded one missing Capls MoPher son and Weaken and Lieut Conway severely and Lieut BoydRochefort Scottish Rifles slightly wounded seven men of the Yorkshires wounded one killed 1 two wounded of the Imperial I Ycomamy Paget reports that t but for the ac J I curate practice of thp Thirtyeighth i Royal artillery dud the Fourth City Imperial batteries the casualties would have been many more BadenPowell reached Rusten berg during the evening of July Sth without opposition lie found all quiet there and public confidence satisfactory The district west of this Is some whit unset tied owing to the mal force which attacked Rust nbelg being be-ing still In that neighborhood Pleasures I Pleas-ures arc beIng taken to meet this Further information regarding the capture of Bethlehem has now been received I ceived from Clements He slates that the country there Is broken and dUI cult Consequently his and Pagets cavalry ware unable to make any wide turning movement Clement attacked one position while Paget attacked another an-other The position assaulted by Clement Clem-ent was gallantly captured by the Royal Irish who captured a gun of the Seventyseventh battery lost at Storm burg The list of casualties has not yet been reported but Clement slates that they are few considering the strength of the positions assaulted Hunters cavalry under Broadwood reached Bethlehem July Sth Hunter with his main force was within nine miles of the town when Clement dispatched dis-patched his report I |