The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 14, 1900, Page 20

20 BRITISH PRESS CENSORS SUPPRESS ALIL. WAR While Buller Prepares for the Supreme Struggle to Relieve Ladysmith a Rumor Circulates That He Has Again Met Defeat. i i d the , Jan. 14, 5 a. m.—The veil concealing the theater of war from the anxious eyes of Great Britain anc g . It is impossible to doubt that this absolute closing of all the channels of infor- mation is due to the censorship, the strictness of which has been redoubled since the landing of Lord Roberts and Lord Kitchener, concerning whom nothing has transpired since the announcement of their arrival at Cape Town rest of the world is still uplifted. four days ago. The War Office stated at midnight that no further news from the front had been received, and none from any other source has come to hand during the night. @As usual, when news is scarce, the rumor-mongers have been busy. The latest story floated was that intelligence had reached headquarters of the Scots Guards that General Bul- Inquiry at Wellington barracks showed that, while such a rumor had ler had again sustained a serious defeat | reached there, it was neither official nor in any form deserving of cred ONDON, Jan. 14—The ‘0‘*""'*"'“""""***:’ viding his forces more than is L ent here has again z ' < . | absolutely necessary. \Vben t'l??} the boiling pomnt. ; N VV\‘»:- .fi,%news comes, therefore, it wil e . 8 ioh-1| 1 L ~~ W+~ t |surely be of an attack either at g o i ELC mx-g. : /‘{ N s f | the Drift or Colenso.” t e Tugela? Howis |7 % q X ¢ | From Cape Coldhy comes an B Hhs muDteE b.mA f \v\\ ; | interesting little bit of news re- t Fadadnct et b g S 4 | cording another success for Gen-| questions that 1 fi eral French. On the gth inst. he 4 4 | was successful, under cover of hing more than : ; heavy aniller_vl fire, in occupying reported in the official dis- ‘ + |a strong position on th.e eastern that the pont | 11 flank of the Boers. It is also re- Drift had been|* Qoo ioieioioieioied r's men. Whilelq : news has had a : heering effect here, every- t if a big fight | anxious. 1e combatants ve of what *will nore stubborn last 3ut the s keeping every-| , whatever that om may J ot ‘e ) any source and and examining ¢ discussing Buller may be do- he military expert of t \ Gazette, who ———————— /Anv:n;xs&in%. o FRIED ONIONS irectly Caused the Death of the World’s Greatest General. |is considered among mi]itarylg readers as one of the shrewdest | ¢ | now writing for the press, reflf marks: “The distance from Co-|#¢ that Napoleon - ate lover of 5 pitrs D¢ t le, and history | lenso to Potgieters Drift is about | 3 favorite dish 4 m cancer of | PWENtY probably ulgence of miles. The country is| ¢ | rough and intricate, and conse-| ¢ quently the Boers, with all their | & fact has many | MObility, will fin_d dit’fic_nlty in;:) e but it would | rapidly transferring their forces + to meet the British attack, as not| ¢ , | till the last minute will they be| § ¢ g |able to know whether Buller is e of disease and | 2 % . be fried onions or | counting on crossing at Potgiet | ers Drift or at Colenso itself. wholesome food is . is because the « . v G e o It will be remembered how, | s lack peptone, | at the battle of Colenso, after|+ astric juice, still 6 o acid. ry to do in any is to supply those |Hart was repulsed, Boers were| | seen galloping to westward to which the stomach v ing | s this so thorough- ! malfe uP a. par:t" ?or figr}tlng\ uart’s Dyspepsia Tab- [ against Hilyard’s brigade. Noth-| Richardson In writing a thests on | INg Of the sort can happen here. 1 of dyspeps! s ipigestion, | Should the British attack at ng: 01 hose | . . | pepsia, ehown by | either Potgieters Drift or Colen-| g%, or for flatulent dys- | o ; . it #as on stomach, causing | 5O fail those who have resisted it and dificult breathing, as | i B ; N BB i e o ‘mll_ha\e lmlhe chance of mter-} drive French’s men off, but were the safest treatment is to take |vening on their fla two of Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets g n}(, as surely beaten off. meal. 1 advise them because | Buller is connected with General | n no harmful Arugs, but ke omposed of valuable digestives, whicn | Clery at Chieveley by means of &ct promptly upon the food eaten. I nev: knew a case of indigestion or even chronic fieA]d tcleprap}'.n, and both attacks @rspepsia which Stuart’s Tablets would | Will synchronize. “It is remarked in some quar- ters that Buller can be only mak- ing a feint of Potgieters Drift and that the real attack may be to the eastward. But this is most unlikely. "'li Gra | ported that the Boers tried to day was the departure of Lon- don’s first contingent of volun- teers for the war. London went mad over her citizen soldiers on Friday night, but yesterday | morning the excitement reached |a tremendous pitch. Compara- tively early as was the hour It would mean subdi-|of march of the gallant cathartic medicines claiming to pepsia and indigestion can have no | hatever in actively digesting the food and to call & hartic medicine a cure for indiges misnomer. the Unted States and Canada sells Btuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, &n are not only the safest and most it the most scientific of any T indigestion and stomach Just a Sample We quote below a few prices on fashionable, seasonable SHOES, broken lots and odd sizes | These are but a few of many good things in store for you at our SEMI-ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE. Men. imparting nature's force 2pd doing the required work surely and ermanent manner. 1f *run down” in and strength you had better try Eleo. Use an Electric Belt, for that is the of applying it: but be sure you get you are about it: in short, try There 18 n: othing d vigor " free &t office or sent by No. 2 Ladies’ Low Front, High Back ONLY A SMALL LOT OF me r a 2c stamp, tells all about it. Address Square Toe Rubbers, sizes 5 Ladies’ I:Iova Scotia Seal PIERCE ELECTRIC CO., fo B il 25c| Button, pointed tocs, sizes 3 €20 Market street, BAN FRANCISCO. Misses’ Storm Rub to 5, medium wide .......... $1.00 5 Tribune Bullding, NEW YORK. Toe, sizes 11 to 1%.. #5¢| Child's Kid Button, Double Ex- tension Sole, sizes 7 to 7%5.. 9Be sizes 8 to 10%..$1.10 Ladies’ Red Felt Romeos, NEW WESTERN HOTEL, 80c¢ Tnodeied and renovated. . KING, WARD & sives 330 8. SO T 75c| Ladies’ Fine Box Calf, Lace r Rooms, e o §160 day; | _C'3 0 8.. preesseaseens ' . i 3 w8 1o 63 month. Fres vetha: ooi || ‘Ladies' Red Satin Romeos, and Button, wide coin toe...$1.90 wné cold water every room; fire grates in every uilted, sizes 3 to 7, C, D and Little Gents’ Box Calf Lace, Toom; elevator rune all oight. % wide .0 000 psdenabrnbs ol 5i2€S 9 10 1314 tuivieesnes...$1.20 Ka St’s 788-740 Market St. , 2 Ambulance Corps Under Fire at the Battle of Willow O+ 04 0404040004040 0060600 The great event here yester-! ence, five hundred to Nine Elms, the streets were thronged with people. All windows were filled. Flags, in most cases the Union Jack and Stars and Stripes to- gether, waved over the heads of the soldiers. After the final ceremony of farewell in Guildhall the crowd completely lost their heads. So insistent were the well meant at- tentions of the multitude that the formation of the volunteers' IJ;J‘A'M\(H. nge. B S S I e S G e S e S S e o f was destroyed and ranks were broken up. Comrades lost each other in the bustle. Belts broke adrift and khaki coats were torn. Men had to make the best of their way individually or suffer themselves to be carried on the shoulders of their admirers right to the station, where in the course of time—one, two and nearly three hours late—they ar- rived in detachments. It was only the band of the Queen’s Westminsters which contrived to keep together, and when they got to the station, playing selections from “The Belle of New York,” they found they had played to a contingent of one man only. The rest were in the hands of the crowd or coming to the station inside or on top of hansoms. London has never known such a morning. NEW ZEALANDERS FIGHT IN MOST DASHING STYLE RENSBERG, Cape Colony, Jan.s9.—A strong force of British troops advanced this morning under cover of a brisk ar- tillery fire and encamped at Slingers Fon- tein, on the Boers' eastern flank. The Boer patrols retired, but subsequently a body of Boers attempted to seize a posi- tlon threatening communication between the Britlsh encampment and Rensberg. The New Zealanders, with a brilliant dash, frustrated the attempt. They raced for and seized the position first and fired volleys at the enemy, who re- tired In the direction of Colesberg. | stand in point of knowledge in the high- | street, Palace Hotel block. LONDON, Jan. 13.—The movement of General French's troops in the vicinity of Colesberg this morning is taken to in- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 14, 1900. NEWS dicate that General Lord Roberts has rec- ognized the importance of General French’s objective, namely, toobtain com- mand of both bridges across the Orange River, and has hastened to send him re- inforcements. It is also thought, to par- tially confirm the suggestion, that Gen- eral Buller's plans include synchronous moves in all the spheres of operation. By GENERAL JOUBERT A SKILLED TACTICIAN Special Cable to The Call and New York Her- ald. Copyrighted, 1900, by James Gordon Bennett. LONDON, Jan. 13.—A German officer, talking to me to-day on Boer tactics especially those conducted by General Joubert, sald: *“Joubert is a skilled mod- ern tacticlan, deriving the best of his schemes from Von Moltke, of whom he is an ardent admirer and with all of whose writings he is thoroughly conver- sant. “The attacking forces,” he said, “around Ladysmith, Mafeking and Kimberley are | placed according to Von Moltke's most ap- proved ideas, on three sides, which is to- day reckoned the best method and surest means of investing with the smallest num- ber of troops. Those were the means adopted both at Koniggrapz and Sedan. As to German officers they have done nothing in a technical way, their efforts being entirely confined to the artillery, Which has practically taken no hand in tactics. t “Joubert could give points almost to any member of the Krieg Academie. Were he in the German army to-day he would est position.' “There Are Two Briggs.” You have read of Dr. Briggs, the noted divine, the controversy respecting whom roused the interest of the entire conti- nent. But have you heard of “Herman Briggs the Great,” the most celebrated Jewelry auctioneer in America? His prac- tical training as a jeweler, combined with his deep knowledge, rare eloquence and | abllity as an orator, make him reliable as a gulde in the purchase of high-class jewelry, as well as a past master in lend- Ing charm and entertainment to an auc- tion room. You can hear him twice .aily, at 10:30 a. m, and 2:3) p. m., at King, Moss & Co.’s’ dlamond sales, 639 Market Come and be entertained if you do not wish to buy. Seating accommodations for ladies. + ————— Killed by Her Brother. LOS ANGELES, Jan. 13.—Maggie Lar- sen, the 6-year-old girl who was acciden- tally shot in the face by her 15-year-old | brother at College Grove yesterday, died | this morning at the Good Samaritan Hos- ital. The brother who did the shooting Is “trantic’ with grict. _ He was playing | with a loaded pistol and it was discharged full in the face of the child. The bullet lodged in the brain. —_————— Bafe letter delivery for Nome, via St. Michael, starting Jan. 25, via Kodlak; limit % oz.; $5 per letter. Mohns & Kaltenbach, 29 Market st. * —_—— Bank Safe Robbed. BUFFALO, N. Y., Jan. 13.—A special to the News from Nunda says: Five men | broke into the bank at Rushford early this morning. The safe was blown open | with dynamite. The amount obtained is | not yet known. | price. Don’t neglect this opport ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL VALUES TOWELS and NAPKINS. NAPKINS. TOWELS. 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