THE CAPTURE OF THE REBEL DE WET

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2325, 5 December 1914, Page 7

THE CAPTURE OF THE REBEL DE WET

STORY OF THE CHASE WHOLE FORCE TAKEN WITHOUT A SHOT ■ , Officials-After de Wet crossed the Raal on November' Dutoit continued the ohase in motor-cars. Dβ Wet eluded aim and joined ins commando, in the Schneizerienske district, and moved westwards Heavy rams blocked tie pursuing motors. De Wet crossed the railway near Devondale, north of Vryburg, where Brits took up the chase, with' the assistance or a motor-car contingent. Brite captured a portion of de Wet's tie" west CS > November 27, De Wet M lef * the da y Le * ore < e™ leading for After a relentless pursuit, Brits overtook de Wet on a farm at Waterburg on Tuesday. He surrounded the form, and captured the whole of de Wet's force of fifty-two without a shot. Brits also captued sixty other rebels, including Commandant Cost, editor of the "Het Volk."REBEL' COMMANDO WAS WELL HORSED* '. (Reo. December 4, 8.50 p.m.) ■ • ' 'After crossing the railway with a hundred of his and with an abundance of spare horses, do,. Wet divided hie wmmando £h™ One half was captured without resistance by the inotor continent w,« latter continued the chase of deWet. contingent. The i. -n?l e V igljt mie ! Colonel Jordan, followed a ziE-zaa trail to Waterburg, and captured most of de, Wet'e hoW De Wet was smtaoned to surrender. He tried to escape, but was encircled, and surrendered when Colonel Jordan threatened to fire. ounouuerea wneu To pick up the trail it is necessary to refer to a Pretoria c November 23 last, which stated: De Wet, with" c"osseft e Vaa Bitot on Sunday mght, after the remnants of the commando had been beaten' hack. Commandant Dufoit and Field-Cornet Hoffman, in n motorcar oTtook the fugitives near Leeuwdoorn. One named Spies de Wet's •,£,,? + surrendered, but the others continued their flight S revolvers TfcSv ™t* tered across the veldt. Dutoit's party wounded aidftgtSS M ntz oWett son-in-law. The rest escaped. . e «"- u "'iut>.Hej6