The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-08-24
Fears That the Whole Country
Will be AbIaze With a
holy War.
KILL THE FOREIGN DOGS
Constant Strain of Fighting Is Be-
ginning to Tell ON French
Troops.

PARIS, Aug. 21.-Today's dis
paches from Tangier show that the
situation throughout Morocco is be-
coming more serious.
There are fears that the whole
country will soon be ablaze with a
holy war, which will not be checked
until after an awful sacrifice of hu-
man life, as the native fanatics have
no fear for consequences when the
fever of war against unbelievers has
taken possession of them.
The interior is in ferment.
The rebels have proclaimed Mulai
HafiZ, the brother of the sultan. as
the true sultan. This has aroused,
the natives to a condition of wild ex-
element and they are crying for re-
venge on the foreign dogs"
Reports have been received at Tan
gier that Mulai Hafiz is at the head
of 1000 to 1000 followers, com
posed of fierce fanatics, who nave
been recruited from the most blood
thirsty tribes of the interior
A new Moorish army has appeared
before Casa Blanca, and another at
tack is expected.
French Ask Rc-enfOrccments.
The constant strain of fighting is
beginning to tell on the French
troops of Casa Blanca, who all sleep
with one eye open, with their arms
beside them. Re-enforcements have
been asked for by General Drude.
With his present force. he can re-
pulse attacks, but he cannot follow
up the enemy after he has driven him
from the outskirts of the town. He
wishes to pursue the natives and
teach them a lesson they will not
soon forget General Drude has just
repulsed another determined attack
| and his men need rest.
large force of the sultan S
troops has utterly routed body of
Kmass tribesmen, killing and wound
ing many of them and burning their
villages. The tribesmen were met
in the territory where Sir Harry Mae
| Lean has been held captive.
Later dispatches tell of panic at
Fee, by sensational incident at the
| Grand Mosque. While the noOn-day
prayers were being said, voice sud
denly shouted: May Allah render
our master, Mulai Mohammed, victo-
rious.'
Panic i'm Capital.
| "A panic at once lOllOWeu. Muidi is
the brother of the sultan and the
public proclamation of new sultan
In a mosque while there is sultan
on the throne has always been sig
nal for a revolution Those in the
mosque who heard the prayer for the
success of Mulai, which was uttered
by soldier, fled to the streets.
panic followed. People hurried
to their homes; shops were closed
and the Jewish population double
locked themselves in their houses
The soldier who created the panic
probably will lose his head. He was
arrested by soldiers and beaten until
his body was mass of wounds. In
this terrible condition he was thrown
into the cell of a filthy Jail. The
troops finally succeeded in restoring
order in the city.
The press in general throughout
France say that In case France de-
cided to send military expedition
to Fez the world must support her
as in no other way can the anarchy In
Morocco be crushed. The people are
growing tired of halfway measures
in dealing with .lorocco, which they
fear will only bring about disaster.
ne government may order reinforce
ments to Morocco at once.