Evening star., 1907-08-06
B0MBARDC CASA BLANCA
French Respond to an Appeal
for Aid.
JOINT NOTE TO THE POWERS
Town Will Be Occupied by the Allied
Forces.
A COLUMN IS AFTER RAISULI
Moorish Commander in the Be-
leaguered City Is Ordered to
Surrender at Discretion.
A COLUMN IS AFTER RAISUL]

TANGIER. August 6-The French cruiser
Gailee was bombarding the Moorish quar-
ter of Casa Blanca and the neighborhood
of the city when the last steamer, which
has just arrived here. left that port The
kabyles attacked Casa Blanca, and the
Moorish authorities applied to the COM
mander OF the Galilee for assistance. He
thereupon landed sixty men, and a Spanish
cruiser landed forty. This landing party
was fired on by the Kabyles. and seven
Frenchmen, including an officer, were
wounded. The combined Franco Spanish
force thereupon cleared the city of hostile
tr1Sesmen: guards were placed about the
foreign consulates, and then the Galiee
opened fire with her big guns on the rebels.
London Version.
LONDON, August Ga special dispatch
received here from Tangier today, describ-
ing the bombardment of Casa Blanca says
that the French cruiser Du ChayIa and the
Spanish gunboat Don Alvaro De Bazan par
ticipated with the Galilee in the lombard
ment of the villages surrounding Casa Blan-
ca. which We're destroyed by the fire Of the
warships. During the bombardment large
reinforcements Of tribesmen came up and
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Casa Blanca battery joined in the firing on
the foreign warships. whereupon the guns of
the French and Spanish cruisers were
turned on the battery, which soon caused
the Moorish commander to send a mes
his pardon. This was refused. and the ad-
mlral sent peremptory order to the Moor
ish commander to surrender himself to the
French consul.
Note to the Powers
PARIS, August s. Foreign Minister
Pichon and the Spanish ambassador here,
Senior Leon y Castillo have agreed on the
terms of Franco-Spanish note informing
the powers signatory of the Algeciras con-
vention, 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 determine the
subsequent measures to be taken by France
and Spain. No outside power is expected
to cooperate with the two powers men,
toned The French government has no con-
firmation of the reports that British or Ger
man warships are on their way to Morocco.
Germany Uneasy.
BERLIN, August Ga special dispatch
received here from Tangier today says that
called the attention of the French charge
d'affaires to the dangerous position of for
eigners at MaZagan. on the west coast of
Morocco, and that the French official direct
ed French cruiser to proceed to Mazagan.
The many Germans at Mazagan, most Of
whom live outside the city, will be protected
by the French cruiser.
Troops Embarking.
ORAN, Algeria, August 6.-The French
armored cruisers Gloire, Jeanne dare
Conde and Gueydon today embarked de-
tachments of artillery and the foreign
legion and a battalion of sharpshooters, and
sailed for Morocco
Sharpshooters Sail.
ALGIERS. Algeria, August 6.-The French
transport Nive sailed today for Morocco
with detachments of sharpshooters, light
cavalry and spahis on board.
After Raisuli.
TANGIER, Morocco, August GA column
of troops from Alcazar Is marching in the
direction of Fahs, to cooperate with the
forces of Caid Bagdani. who is, seeking to
capture Rasui. the captor of Gen. Sir
Harry MacLean.
Garrison Gets Ready.
MADRID, August 6.-The garrison Of AL
geciras has been ordered to be placed on
war footing. with the view of sending
troops from there to Morocco.