Show RUMORS ABOUT THE WAR IN SOUTH AFRICA talk of the recall of kitchener and the pro H motion of french cronje may be f released by the british M t new york march 14 rumor mon gers are profiting by the lack of detailed information respecting the military situation in the transvaal says the yew york tribunes london correspondent they aro repeating silly inventions about the recall of kitchener tho return of lord roberts to south africa and the promotion of french as commander in south africa these reports are dismissed with contempt hy officials and military men as even more preposterous than assumption that do la rey will establish reestablish re the siege of or make a dash for johannesburg lord salisbury has decisive in cuenco in mining the selection of the commander of the forces in south africa and lord kitchener has been his favorite general from tho outset it was lord salisbury who suggested the appointment of gen kitchener as lord S roberts chief of staff when gen bul jars campaign went wrong colen aso and there is no evidence that alio prime minister is dissatisfied with tho results of recent operations is required column which lord expected to join when he set but from fryburg Vry burg but otherwise there has been no apprehension on the part of the military authorities of serious results from the recent defeat which was mainly due to a panic among the unseasoned yeomanry it seems probable however that the num tier of boers under de wet alio succeeded in breaking through the british blockhouse linci was considerably larger than reports indicated and that a junction may have been effected do la aley the newspapers are puzzled to account for the release of general methuen but they generally give credit to do la key for acting with great moderation courtesy and tact the daily abail expects to sea eitnier gen cronje or gen returned to the boers in exchange for the british general i |