Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-09-05
MULAI HAFIG SENDS TERMS
French Cabinet Said to Be Consider.
ing His Ultimatum.
DEMANDS RULERsHIP OF MOROCCO
Threatens 20 Preach Holy War Un-
less He Gets IL, WIN Restore
order IL Agreed To by
Powers.

PARIS, Sept. 4.--The Lbre Parole de-
clares that the cabinet has considered
proposition made to General Drude, com
manding the French forces at Casablanca,
by Mulai Hafg, that II the signatories of
the Algeciras convention recognize Mulai
Hafg as sultan he will undertake to re-
store order. He asks, as a pledge of good
faith, that the powers permit him to have
the arms and ammunition which are de-
tanned at Mogador, and says IL his propo-
sitlon is not accepted he will preach a holy
war The cabinet the Libre Parole adds,
has resolved to place the matter before the
powers, but at the same time It was de-
cided to send General Drude further
inforcements of artillery and colonial
troops from Senegal.
The news of Mondays sanguinary en-
gagement near Casablanca has shocked as
we'll as surprised France. The fighting de-
monstrated that the Moroccan situation is
steadily growing more serious and that al
though France is constantly victorious
! the dogged fanatical resistance of the
Moors. who appear to be mobilizing in
| large numbers, may necesstate a distinct
enlargement of the allies forces in order
/ to bring the fighting to an end. The
fierce assaults upon the enemy are be-
| lieved to be due to Frances failure to
annihilate the Moors during the early
stages of the expedition, a result which
| France was unable TO accomplish on ac-
| count of the restrictions imposed upon her
by the Algiciras convention.
NJ Regnault, the French minister at
| Tanger, left Paris today for Spain, where
he will consult with the Spanish officials
on the subject of the enlargement of the
action and cooperation of Spain and
! France
Premier Clemenceau today conferred
with War Minister Picquart on the de-
velopments in Morocco
\ dispatch was received during the day
| from Vice Admiral Philibert at Casablanca
reporting that new engagement occurred
Tuesday about seven miles south of Casa
blanca. The French cruiser Gloire partici
pated in the fighting, firing $50 shells at
! the Moors, who were dispersed and fed to
| the hills. This engagement followed a for
ward movement on the part of the French
forces. The admiral added that the other
posts Of Morocco were quiet At La Blache
the French cruiser Forbin has taken on
board party of refugees from Fee.
Report from Fight.
! CASABLANCA, Tuesday, Sept. 3.-Eight
Frenchmen were killed and seventeen
wounded in an engagement yesterday out
side the camp. The dead include Major
Provost of the first battalion of the foreign
llegion, and Lieutenant Benizzas of the
| second battalion of Algerian sharp shoot
ers. The Moors concentrated the largest
J force they had yet mustered IN this vicinity
! and returned to the attack again and again
after encounterng the deadly fire of the
| French artillery and machine guns. The
enemy's losses are described as enormous.
! The fighting was started by an attack
made by the Moors French scouting
party.
| About 5000 Moors participated in, Mon
days fight. The Moors. who were repulsed
| on all sides. made most impressive pic
ture as garbed. fantastically mounted on
white horses and carrying their banners in
the front line. they swept down from the
hills in splendid formation and charged
thundcrously to within about 400 yards of
the French camp, which for, a moment
seemed to be In danger of being over
ridden
As they advanced the Moors chanted in
unison verses from the Koran. The irregu-
lar Algerian cavalry encountered the first
shock OF the Moors, assault without yield
ing a foot from the position they occupied.
General Prude quickly deployed his forces
to the greatest advantage and the Moors
were subjected 10 nre OF sIot anu sleh
which soon left the ground strewn with
corpses.
Major Provost was slain while returning
to camp after the engagement which
opened at 5 a IN. and lasted seven hours
| It is estimated that in the engagements
of August 2S and September l about 800
AIoors were killed.
CADIZ. Spain, Sept. Am officer of the
Spanish lwarship Mumancia, now off Tan
gier. has arrived here. He reports that a
number of Spanish families have sought
refuge on the vessel and that alarm reigns
at Tangier.
TANGIER, Sept. 4.-Native advices re-
ceived here today say that Raisuli Is
camped with the Ben Istion tribe and has
declared to its leaders that he does-not in
tend 20 march either on Tangier or on
Tetuan