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Show STORIES OF BATTLES IN FAR AFRICA Correspondent Tolls How Herreros Attacked German Forces on Tholr March. BERLIN, April 9. The Southwest Africa correspondent of the Cologne Gazette. Dr. Moellenhof, has sent his paper a letter describing the relief of Omarura, February -1th, from which It appears that both sides fought with desperate courage. When thc garrison of Omarura heard thc firing of the artillery ar-tillery of the relief corps twenty-five of the beleaguered force made a sortlo against the enemy, who held a natural fortification consisting of a line of cllff-like cllff-like projecting rocks. "Tho Hereros attacked in front and rear," says Dr. Hocllenhof, "held their ground with marvelous tenacity. When the German rushed them many of tho Hereros crpt into thc crovlcos of the rocks, where they were bayo-nettcd. bayo-nettcd. LleuL Von Koellewarth received re-ceived a mortal wound from a Hercro twenty paces distant, and a German cavalryman searching the rocks for wounded was killed at a range of a few paces. "After being driven from this position posi-tion thc Hereros took up a new one, contesting the ground Inch by inch, and leaving a number of dead ut every rallying ral-lying point. After the hottest firing was over the enemy flred at tho Germans Ger-mans wounded from neighboring bushes, and the surceons dressed thc wounds while bullets were whizzing in the air. "The Hereros lost about 100 killed or wounded, of their approximate total of COO men. Tho German loss waa eight men killed and ten wounded." |