The Washington herald., 1907-08-10

bayouets as an introduction. and then
shouting that they were French before
daring TO send a single man forward.
The correspondent presently quilted the
British consulate and went through the
streets with a picket FROM the French
cruiser Du Chayla- After describing the
destruction wrought by the bombariment.
he says be was unable 10 return 10 the
consulate owing 20 the darkness, and he
spent the aight az the house of Mr.
terneu, "a British resident on the water
front This was au important position.
and had guard Of fifteen French blue
jackets The correspondent saws.
Frenchmen Fire on Each other.
Tt was an exciting night. Shortly be-
fore midnight the guard on the terrace
overlooking The sea commenced heavy
iirlug, return sn0ls .aliug thickly. In q
few minutes two aen were killed. one
instantly, and the other bleeding 70
death IN Dir. Ferneu's drawing-room.
Three were wounded one splendid fell
low, the second officer OF the Galilee, in
command OF tile detachment, was shot
through both legs. but insisted upon
being dragged to more advanced POSI-
tion on the terrace. where he coStlnued
firing. The black night was illuminated
BY tie searchlights Of the three French
ships. which. however, did not disclose
whence the attacks came. We supposed
that "a party of Arabs had made their
way into port works inclosure on the
forcshore, where it was absolutely dark,
and also along the beach.
The wounded officer and his men had
spent their fire. Meanwhile re-euforce-
ments were called for and came, when Mr..
Ferneu and his family were momentarly
expecting the entrance of the slaughter.ng
Arabs. There were a few minutes of terri
bic suspense. The fusillade was inter
rupted by the disposition OF the new
tro0us, and died away. No Arab was seen.
II it quite certain now that there never
was an Arab attack, though, perhaps. a
single stray Arob shot may originally
have fallen on the terrace. The unfortu-
nate Frenchmen were being fired on bv
their own comrades in other positions.
and in the French and Portuguese consu-
lates the men there. unacqualnted with
guards fusillade for an Arab attack"
Germany Holds AIoof.
Dispatches from Paris. Madrid. and Gi-
braltar report preparations to send more
ships and troops to Morocco. or at least
to hold them IN readiness at convenient
points.
Germany continues to hold aloof. and
does not intend to take a hand II it can
be avoided. She Is perhaps watching with
some satisfaction the development of the
situation which may task the French
Spanish resources more severely than a
few days ago seemed at all probable.
1t Is impossible to withhold sympathy
from the Mo0rs themselves. Their pa
tTiotism, although Of a different type, is
as intense as that of the European ma
tons. and their suspicion and distrust
of foreigners and Christians rest upon
the most sacred traditions and belief.
Their hatred Of France emanates from
these sentiments. They believe that
France intends to seize their country.
and nothing would be more popular than
a holy war to prevent such absorption.
Mr.. Summers, agent of the British For
eign Bible Society in Spain and the Bar
barry States. who is now in England. says
that a holy war is always to be feared. The
idea Is ever present in the native mind.
Their rifles are often inscribed, For the
holy war God willing" What Is doubt
ful. hOwevergis whether the unity which
is essential to their national success can
be obtained They are divided into nu-
merous sects and br0therhoods. among
which rivalry is often bitter They also
lack a leader. Their puppet Sultan is a
cipher The one leader who might unite
q large section Of the Moors is Raisouli.
whose ant-European tendencies and con-
tempt for the nominal government of the
country would attract a large following.