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.WARSH|PSS SHELL
MOORISH TOWN
FRANCO-sPANIsH FORCE CLEARS
CITY OF HOSTILE TRIBESMEN
AND GUARD CONSULATES.
During the Engagement Over One
Hundred and Fifty Natives
Meet Death.

London, Aug. IA special dis
patch received here from Tangier, de-
scribing the bombardment of Casa
Blanca, says that the French cruiser
Du Chayla and the Spanish gunboat
Don Alvaro de BaZan participated
with the Galilee in the bombardment
of the villages surrounding Casa
Blanca, which were destroyed by the
fire of the warships. During the
bombardment large reinforcements
of tribesmen came up and many OF
them were killed or wounded. The
Casa Blanca battery Joined In the fir
ing upon the foreign warships.
whereupon the guns OF the French
and Spanish cruisers were turned
upon the battery. which soon caused
the Moorish commander to send a
messenger to the French admiral re-
Questing his pardon. This was re-
fused and the admiral sent peremp-
tory order to the Moorish command
er to surrender himself to the French
consul.
According to another special dis
patch from Tangier. about $50 Moors
are said to have been killed in the
town, battery and villages around
Casa Blanca during the lombard
ment OF the foreign warships. The
Casa Blanca battery was reduced to
ruins by the warships' shells.
Landing Parties Are Fired Upon.
Tangier. Aug. THE French
cruiser Galilee was bombarding the
Moorish quarter Of Casa Blanca and
the neighborhood Of the city when
the last steamer. which has Just ar
rived here, left that port. The Kaby-
les attacked Casa Blanca and the
Moorish authorities appealed to the
commander OF the Galilee for assist
ance. He thereupon landed sixty
men and Spanish cruiser landed
forty. This landing party was fred
upon by the Babyles and seven
Frenchmen. including an officer, were
wounded. The combined Franco
Spanish force thereupon cleared the
city of hostile tribesmen, guards were
placed about the foreign Consulates
and then the Galllee opened fire with
her big guns upon the rebels.
Troops for Morocco.
Oran, Algeria. Aug. THE
French armored cruisers Glorio,
Jeanne dare. Conde and Guedon to-
day embarked detachments of artil-
lery and the foreign legation and
battalion OF sharpshooters and sailed
for Morocco.
Prepared for Action.
Madrid, Aug. THE garrison OF
Algeciras has been ordered to be
placed on war footing, with the
view of sending troops from there to
Morocco.
Berlin. Aug IA dispatch from
Tangler today says that the German
Charge at Tangier called the atten-
tion OF the French Charge d'Affaires
to the dangerous position OF foreign
ers at Mazagan, on the west coast OF
Morocco. and that the French official
directed a French cruiser to proceed
to Mazagan. The many Germans at
Mazagan. most of whom live outside
the gates. will be protected by the
French warships.
No Outside Power.
Paris, Aug Foreign Minister
Pichon and the Spanish Ambassa-
dor here, Senior Leon y Castillo, have
agreed to the Franco-Spanish note
informing the Powers signatory OF
the Algeciras convention, including
the United States, of the intention
OF France and Spain to keep within
the terms OF the convention. The
situation after the landing OF troops
at Casa Blanca will largely determ-
Inc the subsequent measures TO be
taken by France and Spain. No out
side power is expected to cooperate
with the two powers mentioned. The
French Government has no conhrma-
ton OF the reports that British or
German warships are on their way
TO Morocco.
Transport for Morocco.
Algiers, Aug. THE French
transport Nive sailed today for Mo
rocco with detachments of light cav