The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1907-08-15
MO0RS ATTACK THE
CAsABLANcA CAMP
TWICE REPuLsEp BY FRENCH
WITH HEAVY LOSSES.
wARsHIps OPEN FIRE ON THEM
Reported Bombardment Of Mazagan
Not Confirmed Muley Amin
Approves Action OF
Europeans.

Casablanca, Aug. 10.-The Moors
Thursday night renewed their attempt
to invade Casablanca. but were re-
pulsed with heavy LOSSES by the FIRE
from the warships. All the consulates
here are now guarded by machine
guns,
The total Of the Moorish losses hare
Is estimated at 1000.
Attacks Twice Repulsed.
Tangier, Aug. 10.-News has been
received 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 % 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 horsAnen.
When the French consul from Casa
blanca arrived here Friday he received
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. @E .t
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.
More About Bombardment.
Further particulars Of the lombard.
ment OF Casablanca show that when
Admiral Philibert's squadron arrived
on that port the armored cruisers
Condo and Gloire bombarded the out.
skirts OF the city while the Jeanne
D'Arc 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
fantFy, with the use OF rapid fire guns
The Du Chayla before sailing fot
Masagan asked for some troops &c
land there, but Admiral Philibeft de
olined saying he was unable to spare
them. He sent the Admiral Aube tc
reinforce the Du Chayla.
/ The French warships Condo and
Galilee are at Rabat and the Du
Chayla is still at Mazagan. Admiral
Philibert has issued a proclamation al
both places warning the natives that
the least ACT of hostility against
Europeans will result In the towns
being completely destroyed.
Z The sacking Of Cape JUDY occurred
July 30.
Some Europeans Killed.
| Paris, Aug. 10.--Admiral Phillbert's
report to Marine Minister Thomson
says that August the Du Chayla lost
five men killed and adds that there
were also number OF killed ant
wounded among the Spanish forces
The Moorish losses on account. OF tht
cross-fire OF the Galilee and Forbir
were large.
The camp material and soldiers
were debarked at night by the ait
Of the searchlights of the warships.
Special dispatches from Tangier es
innate the Moors losses in the 4!
hours fighting at from 1880 to ZOO
men.
A battalion OF the Twentyfourtl
Colonial infantry at Perpignan hal
been ordered to get ready for SERVES
In Morocco.
Five Spanish gunboats are ready t
sail for Morocco from San Sebastian
and the Spanish cruiser Lepanto Il
embarking marines at Cadiz for Cas-
ablanca and Mogador.