Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-08-02
europeans DIE IN
WAR OF Fanatics
ARABS SLAY MANY FOREIGN
ERs IN MOROCCO AND PLAN
A GENERAL MASSACRE.
HACKING OF ONE MAN
STARTS SLAUGHTER
Casablanca May Be Invaded by 2o,-
900 Tribesmen-Pasha May Pay
for Trouble with His Head-Cru-
ser on Way to Scene.


iser on Way to Scene.
Tangier, Aug. "A German ship
which arrived here Wednesday night
from Casablanca has brought details
of the massacre of many foreigners by
natives. DR.. Merle, who was passen-
ger, together with a number of Jews
and other refugees, Is the bearer of a
report to the French charge d'affaires
here showing that the slaughter of Eu-
ropeans was an outcome Of holy war
preached by the Arabs for the extermi-
nation of Europeans. 1t Is expected
that Casablanca will be invaded by TO-,
900 Arabs.
Chiefs Make Demand.
On Monday a number of Arab chiefs
entered Casablanca and demanded
that the harbor improvements works
cease The pasha of Casablanca point
ed out that this work was being done
with the sanction of the sultan, where
upon the chiefs replied that the sultan
was no longer their ruler, as he
obeyed the Christians. They then be-
all Jews and Europeans in the town.
Stone Alien; Kill Eight.
On Tuesday morning the natives be-
gan their attack by stoning a Euro
pean, and when this man tried to flee
he was surrounded and hacked to
pieces. This was the signal for an
other attack and as soon as the dan
pnr a nd
Spanish residents rushed to their re-
spective consulates for protection. At
least eight were murdered.
M. d'Euville, the French consul, de-
manded that the pasha provide an
escort for the recovery of the bodies.
The pasha pleaded at first that he had
no cartridges, but upon further repre-
sentations finally supplied an escort.
When this rescue party, however,
reached the scene of the attacks it was
charged by number of Arab cavalry
men and forced into flight.
Slay Foreign Laborers.
In the meantime, while the Jews
and Europeans were taking refuge on
board the German ship the Mussul
mans began to attack the laborers en-
ployed on the harbor works. They
fired on the shore boats and killed
several men, whose bodies subse-
quently were burned. One workman
who tried to swim off to a ship was
shot in the water.
There was one German and one
French steamer in the harbor at Casa
blanca when the German steamer
pulled out.
Pasha to Answer with Life.
Paris, Aug. 2.-The pasha of Casa
blanca will answer with his head to
the French government for the gen.
eral security of the city. This is the
ultimatum which the French cruiser
Galilee is conveying to Casablanca.
The French cruiser Forbin, now at
the Azores, also has been ordered to
proceed for Casablanca Immediately.
Action by the French government will
not, for the moment, go any further
than this. The GaliIee has been or
dered to take on board all Europeans
desiring refuge.
The French newspapers generally
demand that the government admin
lister lesson to the sultan. They de-
clare that the maghzen or governing
board is directly responsible for the
occurrences at Casablanca, as it per-
sists in maintaining the present pasha
there in spite of the protests of the
diplomatic corps at Tangier.
France Caught in a Trap.
The Eclair says it considers that
France has been caught in a trap and
that the occupation of Ouida by
France has only served to fan Mussul-
man fanaticism without demonstrating
the power of the government.
Advices received by the foreign
office here confirm the reports that
five Frenchmen, two Spaniards and
one Italian were killed and their
bodies thrown into the sea-
Demands of Arab Chiefs.
The foreign office has been informed
that the Arab chiefs at Casablanca
have demanded that the pasha destroy
the railroad tracks and put an end to
all work on the harbor improvements
Foreign Minister Pichon, who is at
present absent on vacation, will re-
turn to Paris at once.
In connection with the Moroccan
situation some newspapers declare
that during the recent maneuvers Of
French warships in the Mediterranean
the shells for the heavy guns were
found to be very defective, some of
them exploding prematureIy so feet
from the mouth of the pieces.