The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1907-08-17
ARE FLEEING.
TANGlER is FIRED UPON AND
ALIENS ARE DRIVEN TO
THE SHIPS.
FRENCH GARRISON IS TAKEN
Troops at Cape Jubi Are Surprised
and All Are Killed or Captured
Wholesale Slaughter
is Feared.

Tangier, Morocco, Aug. 10.-The
holy war IN Morocco has broken u
with full force. Friday Tangier was
attacked. From this city to Cape Nun,
along the entire western coast, n
Moors are in arms, determined to drive
out every foreigner.
In the interior the agitation Is
spreading rapidly. Tribes from the
furthermost corners of Morocco are
sending their fighting men to join the
cause of the Moors against the world.
Fresh fighting has occurred as Casa
blanca. Rabat, Mehediah, Mogadon
and Cafe Nun are threatened with i'm
mediate attack.
Foreigners everywhere are fleeing
to vessels in the haabors for safety.
At Cape Jubi, just across the Moroc-
can border, Moors attacked and raided
the town after surprising the garrison.
Every man was killed OF captured.
The attack on Tangier began at day
light, with heavy firing. So far no at
tempt has been made to invade the
city. Thousands of armed Moors are
gathered outside the city, and 1t Is
feared a charge may be made at any
moment. Every foreigner in the city
who is free to leave has boarded some
ship. Those who cannot leave have
armed themselves for desperate resist
ance when the expected rush on the
city comes.
The terrible fate of foreigners who
fell into the hands of Moors at Casa
blanca has rerved everyone with a de
termination to sell his life dearly Il
to avoid capture even at the price OF
suicide.
Wcn,er Carried Away.
Several foreign women were carried
off by the Moors, who attacked Casa
blanca. Just how many women were
carried off is not known. Horrible tales
of the brutality of the Moors are told
by fugitives from Casa Blanca who
| have reached Tangier. Men were
| ~butchered horribly, and m were
maltreated.
The Moorish soldiers and tribesmea
Joined in revenging themselves for the
| bombardnlent Of the town by footing
| and numbering everyone who fell int
their hands.
Among the women carried off ar6
| said to be two Jewesses, sisters OF a
| man under the protection OF the Brit
| ish consulate. This outrage may force
| Great Britain to take some action.
Arms and ammunition are being dis
| tributed by the consuls to all Euro
peans. Men are being hurriedly as
| signed to points of defense.
Against inc general uprising there is
a pitiably small force Of soldiers or
| sailors to contend. Some of the towns
| further south are absolutely without
| defenders, and there are no warshipS
TO take them off. 1t is feared all such
| HELPLESS ;,ersons will fall victims TO
| the natives. The Morocco authorities
| acknowledge their helplessness.
Fighting at casabIanea.
Six thousand Preach soldiers, land
ed at Casa Blanca to reinforce the ma
rines on guard there, have nad to fight
ever since their arrival. After a hard
struggle, marked by he fercest kind
| of hand-to-hand fighting, the MoorS
were driven out of the city. They have
made repeated assaults since to regain.
possession. Only the heavy guns OF
the feet have driven the natives back
Seven French soldiers and sailors
are known I have been killed and two
native officers were wounded. The
French have occupied every point OF
vantage ard hope to be able to check
the Moors.
A force of 5000 Moorish mounted
men attempted to rush the town, but
were repulsed after a hard fight.