The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1907-08-15
MOORS BEATEN BACK
FRENCH REPULsE ATTACKS ON
cAsARLANcA CAMP.
MANY NATIVES ARE SLAIN
Warships Effectively Support the Land
Forees-oeeupation Is Approved
Further Details of Bonn
bardment OF the City.

Casablanca.-The Moors Thursday
night renewed their attempt to invade
Casablanca, but we're repulsed with
heavy losses by the fire from the war
ships. All the consulates here are
now guarded by machine guns.
The total of the Moorish losses here
is estimated at 1000.
Attacks Twice RepuIsed.
Tangier - News has been re-
ceived here that Arab tribesmen,
who had gathered from the surround
ing country to the number of five or
six thousand, swept down upon Gen.
Drude's camp outside Casablanca
Thursday afternoon. They were
driven off with considerable loss.
Later they renewed the attack and
again were repulsed. The French
troops are in splendid condition and
spirits. The warships supported them
during this attack by keeping up a
steady shell fire on the horsemen.
When the French consul from Casa
blanca arrived here Friday he received
a letter from Muley Amin, the mill
tary governor of Casablanca, officially
approving the action of the French
forces and asking the aid of France
in infiicting punishment upon agita-
tors.
The latest advices received here do
not confirm the reported bombardment
of Mazagan. Advices from Mogador,
dated August Z, say everything was
quiet there then and that no trouble
was apprehended unless European
complications resulted from the bonn
bardment of Casablanca. Morocco
city is quiet.
Some Europeans Killed.
Further particulars of the lombard
ment of Casablanca show that when
Admiral Philiberts squadron arrived
off that port the armored cruisers
Conde and Gloire bombarded the out
skirts of the city while the Jeanne
Dare shelled the Arab quarter. So
soon as the foreign legion landed the
gates were battered down, the soldiers
took possession of the ramparts and
the streets were cleared by the in
fantry, with the use of rapid fire guns.
The Du Chayla before sailing for
Mazagan asked for some troops to
land there, but Admiral Philibert de-
clined saying he was unable to spare
them. He sent the Admiral Aube to
reinforce the Du Chayla.
The French warships Conde and
Galilee are at Rabat and the Du
Chayla iS still at Mazagan. Admiral
Philibert has issued a proclamation at
both places warning the natives that
the least act of hostility against
Europeans will result in the towns
being completely destroyed.
The sacking of Cape JUDY occurred
July 80.
Particulars of. Bombardment.
Paris. - Admiral Philibert's re-
port. to Marine Minister Thomson
says that August the Du Chayla lost
| five men killed and adds that there
were also a number of killed and
wounded among the Spanish forces.
The Moorish losses on account Of the
cross-fire of the Galilee and Forbin
were large.
The camp material and soldiers
were debarked at night by the aid
of the searchlights of the warships.
Special dispatches from Tangier es-
innate the Moors' losses in the 40
hours fighting at from 1,S00 to 1000
men.
A battalion of the Twenty,fourth
Colonial infantry at Perpignan has
been ordered to get ready for service
in Morocco.
Five Spanish gunboats are ready to
sail for Morocco from San Sebastian
and the Spanish cruiser Lepanto is
embarking marines at Cadiz for Cas-
ablanca and Mogador.