| Show GERMAN LOSSES IN 11 AFRICA They Have lIeen Severe hallo Berlin April 27 Capt the special corre curre with Maj von column In southwest Africa hu hUll hits sent ent u n 1 dispatch by heliograph slit la In lint that the losses los of the column I through deaths wounds and sickness s since Immediately pre previous Iou to tift battle of oC on March 13 were 3 per pcr cent 15 lr 1 per Ier cent Cour men mien are now mow sick with typhoid besides those thouc sent to tf The Iho column was not molested by b the enemy enem but hill apparently Is unable to undertake any 1111 military operations The troops are tiro suffering from CraIn from night trusts frosts and hen heat heavy rains mina and aro uro awaiting reinforcements to make muke good their losses 10 A report of oC a n 1 positive character wits was circulated In the tho today Olin that thal Col Cal Leutwin the governor of oC Ocr Ger German man mun Southwest Africa had bad resigned resl Ills his military functions mind and wished to Conflate confine himself to the tile administration of oC the colony It had hud been known In Her ter hill 1111 fur tor over Ocr n a week that Col Gol ol Leut Leutwin I ut win was III In bait bad health and a 1111 that ho be wanted n II long Ions before the tho re t rev began but he hp remained at nt his hili post from Crom mom n a sense of oC duty Another repast In Ira thin tho etc cir circles dell cles Is III that fill ther large are nto about t to go to South Africa under nailer von Troths Ho IiO was In n Berlin last week when the into fito of or von rail l column gave concern and the war 1111 ministry rOil eon fen in with him In III spite of the tho state statement meat ment given out nut yesterday that Col 01 oh Doerr Is III returning rOm Ion lennan Southwest Africa rila to 10 the I he Cologne Fays sils that the tho belief Mill math till prevails In north Ill Ill 11 circles Unit lint hla Is III due Jill to a I of author authority authority ity II with Col Coi Lent win Will |
