The Oskaloosa herald., 1907-08-08
FRENCH CRUISERS
SHELL CASADLANCA
MOORISH TROOPS START BATTLE
BY FIRING ON LANDING PARTY.
SIX FRENcHMEN HURT
Hundreds Of Natives Reported Slain
In 5ombardment, 5aycnet
Charge and Street
Fighting.

Tangier, Aug 7.-Casablanca, on the
Moroccan coast, has been bombarded
by French cruisers, the Moors are re-
ported to have been shot down in
large numbers and the town, since
last Sunday night, has been practically
In the possession of landing parties
from French and Spanish cruisers.
The first shots were fred by the
Moors. The Frenchmen responded
with bayonet charge and thes bonn
bardment of the native quarter with
melinite Shells The Frenchmen had
six men wounded, but no one killed.
No European residents were hurt.
The occupation Of Casablanca is
direct outcome of the native uprising
which resulted in the killing last week
of eight Europeans at Casablanca.
Both France and Spain are hurrying
other warships, with troops and
marines on board, to various points on
the Moroccan coast for the protection
of foreigners. Under the terms of
the Algeciras convention these two
powers are charged with the policing
of the seaports Of Morocco, and their
action at Casablanca has brought no
protest from any power. The states
of Europe have expressed their will
ingness that France and Spain restore
order in Morocco. No other countries
are involved.
Moors Attack Landing Party.
News of the fighting at Casablanca
was brought here by the steamer Ana
tole. On Saturday night the French
naval officer in command informed
the Moorish authorities that he was
going to land force for the protec-
ton of the French consul. Authoriza-
ton to do so was given. The force
went ashore Sunday morning at day
break. The Frenchmen were no soon
er on the beach than they were fired
upon by Moorish soldiers, and In this>
first encounter the French force sus-
tanned all its casualties.
The Frenchmen fought their way to
their consulate, and then signaled the
cruiser Galilee to lombard the native
quarter. The Galilee at once opened
up on the Moors. She was joined at
IL o'clock by the French cruiser Du
Chayla, and both vessels fred until
1000 rounds of ammunition had been
expended. This fire is said to have
been disastrous to the Arabs.
Fort Is Quickly Silenced!
The batteries ON fort at the mouth
of the harbor fired on one of the
French cruisers, but were quickly
silenced and reduced.
= A second French landing party went
ashore and Joined the first party at
the consulate. A third party, from
the Spanish cruiser Don Alyaro de
Bazan, was landed and occupied the
Spanish consulate. The European
quarter of Casablanca was not dam
aged.
The European residents of Casa
blanca are either at their respective
consulates or have taken refuge on
board of a German and English vessel
in the harbor.
France and Spain have agreed on
the terms Of a Franco-Spanish note
informing the powers signatory of the
Algeciras convention, including the
United States, of their intention to
keep within the terms of the conven-
| ton In dealing with the situation in
Morocco. The next measures to be
adopted depend largely upon what de-
velops at Casablanca as result of the
| occupation of that town.
Town Reported Surrendered.
Madrid, Aug. THE Impartial pub
fishes dispatch from its Tangier cor
respondent. saying 1t is reported that
the pacha at Casablanca has surren-
dered the town and that guards for
the protection of foreigners will be
landed as soon as possible at Mega
dor, Rabat, Saffi and Mazagan.
The Spanish battleship Numancia
has sailed from Farrol for Morocco
via Cadiz. In the event of more Span
ish troops being needed In Morocco
they probably will be supplied from
the garrisons at Ceuta and Melilla.
Hundreds Of Moors Killed.
Paris, Aug. Ia special dispatch
received here from Tangier says the
street fighting In and the lombard
ment of Casablanca, according to q
refugee who arrived from there on
the steamer Anatole, continued
throughout Sunday and was still in
progress when the Anatole left at six
o'clock Sunday evening The French
| ships fired a total of about 1000
shells. The number of Moorish dead
will run into the hundreds. A single
party of marines killed $50 Moors.
The Marabout Sidl Marouf was
| wounded