Show KITCHENER IN THE SADDLE he directs the campaign for the capture of dewet london feb 18 A dispatch to tho dally telegraph from de aar dated feb 16 confirms the report ot the arrival there ot lord kitchener and bl staff to superintend tho chase of gen dewet the correspondent says cowets Do Wets force Is now denuded of almost all transport vehicles and his horses are exhausted other south dispatches report that several columns are pursuing gen dewet whose exact whereabouts however 18 not indicated the times correspondent at de aar confirms the report that davets commando la extremely exhausted and harassed on all sides he adds unfortunately the heavy rains have handicapped the movement of british troops from the north the country Is reduced to a swamp the rise of the orange river behind the boers which ought to have been an advantage has only prevented the operation cooperation co of gen brace hamiltons column on the rear the invaders get sympathy but few recruits except mere youths they are mainly armed with lee dispatches from Per torla announce that the carolina commando has broken through general franchs frenchs Frenc hs cordon westward |