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Show BOKRS KETKEAt! OBNBRAL CHONJE P'onCED OUT OF NATAL UV HOUEHTO Attempt to anrrouit I anil Csptsra the Ilo.r. rllril-llrlll-li lltrrsit ne- Vtat aad Csplnre Hnipllts Changes In Ihe South African war situation have lwcn rapid during the past few daya, Klmbtrley has been relieved, ami (leneral Cronje Is In full retreat toward llloemfoutcln with the llrltlth In pursuit I ord Roberts began hlseanipalgn by striking nt Commandant Ironje tov-crlng tov-crlng tho siege of Klmbtrley In n little over thrre weeks he quietly instsed MTOW men four Infantry dtvlt Ions and a cavalry division at a point on Ihe M odder river where he cout t Interrupt In-terrupt communication between the llocr forces operating around Klnibcr ley and I adytmllh and at the same time getting in the rear of Cronjt making It necessary to either accept battle on conditions I vo-able to the llrltlth, or retreat. On Thursday (leneral Ircncha cavalry cav-alry trlred tho passagca of the Itlet river southrstt of lacobsdal and wero at once followed up by two Infantry I divisions The cavalry moved north, and selred the crossings of the M odder! river and the Infantry followed at ttielr heels When one division of In I fsntry was on the Moddcr and the other I close behind It between the two rivers, the cavalry inured forward toward I hlmberliy dispersed the besiegers from the southeastern front and opened connection with tho town The same, iWy the troops from the old camp at Moddcr river station opeue 1 communication with Jacobs) Jtl which has already hrcn taken I Thus 1 ord l'oberta haa a aemt circle trouud the lloer position of tlieMagers-fontcln tlieMagers-fontcln from Klmbcrlry on the nortli to Moddcr river station on the south It was hoped to surround CronJIe and caj ture hla command but he succeeded in eluding the blow Considerable miaulltlrs of supplies and atores were ttpturedly the llrltlth Ueocral Kelly-Kenney waa last reported re-ported as pursuing and engaging tho I llocr rear guard (leneral Kitchener It supporting til pursuit |